Our part of the interview starts at 4:13.

“I have a hobby and it is magic. For years I have entertained at the Hugh Edward Sandefur Training Center Annual Christmas Party. It always a rewarding experience to me. They are sweet people who enjoy being entertained.” Norris O. Priest

Today around 1:55 pm we had the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus train grace our side yard here at the Bed and Breakfast.

 Tell us about your latest circus experience?

The collection of photographs and multimedia stories that they created about the lives of Henderson Kentucky people were absolutely incredible.

Below is a picture of Norris and his Bow Tie collection.  The photo by Mountain Workshops participant and photojournalist Katherine McLean.

Here caption for the picture was:

Norris Priest displays a passion for life. “I have no complaints, honey,” he says. “I’ve been blessed with a wonderful life.” Norris owns more than 100 bow ties and has worn one everyday since high school graduation, he says. “It’s a gentleman who wears a bow tie,” he says. “Not a day goes by someone doesn’t comment on it. I guess it’s the entertainer in me that enjoys the attention.” In his free time, Norris rides his bike around downtown Henderson, often stopping to perform magic tricks. (Photo by Katherine McLean)

Be sure to see all the stories created by Mountain Workshops time in Henderson KY and the multimedia presentation below.

Yes, we here at the L&N Bed and Breakfast in Henderson Kentucky believe we are a family kind of place. Make a reservation with us today! 

What made this so interesting is that 50 years ago when they got married they spent their honeymoon touring the same places they did on their anniversary in the same 1932 Ford Coupe.

The were just having a great time touring in their 1932 Ford Coupe.

We were proud that they included the L&N Bed and Breakfast on their anniversary.

How can we help you celebrate a special occasion in your life? 

Carl and Jodi Sellmyer of Bloomington, IL had this to say about their stay.

My wife and I had the good fortune to attend the Bluegrass In The Park Festival in Henderson this past weekend.  We simply could not have had a better time.  From the Thursday Del McCoury concert through the Friday and Saturday riverfront festival the air was filled with music.  It was a really rich experience for us to enjoy all of the top quality music and to actually meet and visit with many of the performers.  The festival volunteers were well organized and deserve the community’s thanks and respect for all their hard work.  The Saturday breakfast was very good and I know that takes a lot of effort too.  The food from the vendors was also very good.  We appreciate all the improvements which have been done to the city and the riverfront.   We stayed at the L&N Bed and Breakfast.  Our hosts Norris and Mary Elizabeth Priest treated us like royalty.  Everyone we met treated us as a friend and it really made our visit special.  We offer your community a very sincere thanks!

Your Hosts Norris & Mary Elizabeth Priest

Yes, we are the Priest’s with the Vaughn Insurance Agency in Henderson KY and also own Henderson’s premier Bed and Breakfast the L&N Bed and Breakfast Ltd.

Thank you for coming by and seeing what we have to offer.

We stayed at the very comfortable and hospitable L&N Bed & Breakfast with Mary Elizabeth and Norris Priest. Having found it by chance on the Internet, we were not prepared for the wonderful welcome we received and the excellent breakfast. Norris recommended Rookies for our evening meal, and we were pleased with the food and the service.

Rightly very proud of your town, Mary Elizabeth and Norris encouraged us to do more than just the sculpture walk before we headed onwards to the Audubon museum. What we found was a pleasant array of historic buildings and something familiar to us from home — a Carnegie library (Henderson County Public Library). Both of us work in libraries in the UK, so we made ourselves known to Director Donald Wathen, who was very welcoming and kindly gave us a tour of your interesting library. At a time when we are concerned about the drop in usage of libraries in the UK, it was heartening to see a thriving and busy library. We arrived just as Tai Chi was finishing and a genealogy class in progress. You also provide an amazing range of resources for the size of library.

How we wish we could have stayed longer, but the visit to the museum called and this completed our visit here. What a fantastic museum and the sculptures on the walk are such a wonderful idea.

I hope you print this to show how proud you should be of your hospitality and town and to thank those we met along the way who made our visit happy and memorable.

Julie and David Potton

Belper, Derbyshire

United Kingdom

(See this letter to the Henderson KY newspaper as it appeared in the Henderson Gleaner on October 30, 2010)

From the Henderson KY Gleaner Newspaper September 11, 2010