WMTH Corporation
P.O. Box 51153
Bowling Green, KY
42102
(270) 781-6858
FAX 781-2949
Hwy 68-80 Heritage Trail Initiative
This initiative won a Kentucky Tourism Traverse Award for
Excellence in Marketing.
The Vision - by preserving and marketing the natural resources, scenic qualities, cultural sites and landscapes, U.S. Highway 68 will become a quality nostalgia, education, leisure and recreation tourism enhancement destination. (In 2007, the initiative was changed to incorporate Highway 68 only.)
Click here for the Highway 68 Initative Website.
The Goal - to create a greater awareness of U.S. Highway 68 by:
  • promoting the preservation of natural and scenic resources
  • encouraging the interpretation of historic resources
  • developing an awareness of the rich cultural heritage that exists along this historic route
  • addressing important safety issues
  • stimulating heritage tourism as an economic resource
The 400 Mile Sale is an annual event held all along Hwy 68. The event was created to celebrate the unique downtowns and communities all along this historic highway by having a 400 mile sale of "Antiques, Collectibles & Stuff". It has been a huge success and receives press from all over the United States with visitors coming from all over the United States and Canada. For more information about the 400 Mile Sale, click here.
Partners Involved:
    • Pennyrile Area Development District
    • Purchase Area Development District
    • Kentucky Arts Council
    • Kentucky Department of Agriculture
    • Kentucky Department of Travel
    • Kentucky Heritage Council
    • Kentucky State Parks
    • United States Forest Service
    • Tennessee Valley Authority
    • Kentucky Tourism Development Cabinet
    • Communities along the route