When I filmed my video “A Walk In Cloverport Kentucky,” I spent about a half hour walking across the beautiful blue bridge into downtown and I was floored by what a beautiful community I encountered. I walked past a really nice restaurant/bar with an immaculate red sports car outside. The lights in the establishment were on, the tables looked ready for patrons, but I didn’t see anyone inside. I walked down for several blocks and was frightened by some movement in an empty storefront. It turned out to be a couple of cats who were probably as surprised to see me as I was to see them. As I passed my new feline friends, I crossed to the other side of the street, and walked back. I was able to see more of the beautiful homes and got the water tower up in the mountains on my video. As I walked by the restaurant and could see the beautiful blue bridge, a cyclist rolled by. I said hello and was able to get in a quick question.

“Is it always quiet like this,” I asked. “It sure is,” he replied. He was very nice and very friendly but his time in downtown was maybe all of 30 seconds. So between seeing a cyclist for 30 seconds, seeing a red car outside a lit up restaurant with no one in it, and being startled by a couple cats in an empty storefront, I can say I visited my first ghost town in Kentucky.

Cloverport has very real potential. All it needs is people.

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