No question – Abraham Lincoln is and will always be one of the most treasured Kentuckians.  Born in Hodgenville in 1809, Lincoln lived the first seven years of his life in our great Commonwealth.  Although his family moved North, he never forgot the importance of Kentucky – that being most evident during our Nation’s Civil War.

Why was Kentucky so critical during the Civil War?  We ranked 9th in population. We were a major producer of agriculture – including tobacco, corn, wheat, hemp and flax. Horses? You bet. And the Ohio River provided a great defense to the states to the North and access both North and South.

So yeah, Lincoln knew how critical Kentucky was, and that’s what we’ve captured with his quote on the July Tee of the Month – “I hope to have God on my side, but I must have Kentucky.“

Can we get an “amen”?

After the receding waters of the Biblical floods we roamed over this Free land, changing the landscapes with our presence. From the Dakotas down to Kentucky, we, the Buffalo, passed through the cooling limestone waters of the great river and into the Blue Licks State Park for the salt spring and down through the Cumberland Gap.

We know the sun will always shine bright on our old Kentucky home …
The Blue Moon of Kentucky?  Yeah, it’s still shining …
And there’s that drink …
Even before Kentucky was Kentucky, she shined bright.  And always will …
Kentucky has a flavor that’s all her own … now if only we could find a way to bottle it.

Shine On Kentucky!  Shine On!

February is the month of love, and there’s no greater love than that of a parent & child.

We’d like you to meet the Ellisons. They have a battle to fight and a story to tell. Nearly two years ago, the Ellisons lost their son, Finley William, to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). They have since dedicated themselves to fighting SIDS, with the hope that one day they’ll help to end it.

My Kentucky Tee is honored to play a small role in that battle by offering the Finley Valentine tee. $6 of every sale goes toward SIDS research via Finley’s Foundation. The Finley Valentine tee is available in red & pink from Jan 18 through Jan 28.

Please visit www.finley105.org to learn more and to see how you can help fight SIDS.

And to Dwayne, Crissy, Riley & Charlie – we’ve got our hands up with the Finley sign for you guys. Here’s to your family!

It could shape up to be another cold winter in Kentucky. But hey – polar vortex? Puh-lease. El Niño? Pshhh. Whatever you wanna throw at us, Old Man Winter, we can take it. No matter how bad it gets, we can take it. Because this is the Bluegrass, and everything is better in the Bluegrass. Even an endless winter.

For the geographical-sticklers out there, yes, we realize that the Bluegrass is technically a specific region of the Commonwealth (we see you, elementary school teachers). But let’s face it – Kentucky is known far & wide as the Bluegrass state, and January’s shirt says it loud and clear: Everything is better in the Bluegrass.

There’s magic in the Bluegrass, folks. You know it. You can see it in the scenery – soaked in sun or coated in snow. You can find it down any given Main Street in the state. You can hear it in the trumpet call to the post. You can feel it every time you come home to Kentucky from a trip outside of her arms. The Bluegrass is bone-deep, and we can’t get enough of it.

So let ‘em know – the Bluegrass makes everything better. Everything. Subscribe today …

The year was 1792.

The animals were plenty, the neighbors were fierce, and the landscape was even more beautiful than today (yeah, hard to imagine, we know). You could just as likely walk outside and take in a breathtaking view of creation as you could take an arrow to the arm. The American spirit was full of expansion and exploration, and no territory brought that out more than what was previously known as “Kentucky County, Virginia”.

Considered prime hunting territory for groups of Shawnee & Cherokee, Kentucky was also a bounty for early American settlers, who introduced tobacco, corn and hemp to the area. Some dude named Daniel Boone was out discovering what the land had to offer, and becoming one of its biggest advocates – and legends – in the process.

On June 1, 1792, this great state of ours joined the Union as the 15th state and officially became known as the “Commonwealth of Kentucky”. And so, with our inaugural “1792” tee, we recognize when everything that makes Kentucky awesome became official. We celebrate the bona fide beginning of the Bluegrass.

Celebrate with us. Subscribe today and wear your Kentucky history proudly.

– Matt, Mike, Trae