Frankfort is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kentucky and the seat of Franklin County. It is located along the Kentucky River. It is the 4th least populous state capital in the United States, and the 13th most populous city in Kentucky.

Before Frankfort was founded, the site was a ford across the Kentucky River, along one of the great buffalo trails used as highways in colonial America. English explorers first visited the area in the 1750s. The site evidently received its name after an incident in 1780, when pioneer Stephen Frank was killed in a skirmish with Native Americans; the crossing was named "Frank's Ford" in his memory. In 1786, the Virginia legislature designated 100 acres as the town of Frankfort and, after Kentucky became a state in 1792, it was chosen as capital.

Below: Murals in Frankfort, KY

Below: Both sides of a colorful stained glass sign in Frankfort, KY

Below: The sign about the Star Seed Sculpture, which represents our world as it sails through the firmament of stars. The base symbolizes our Sun. It is reminder that each time we circle it, another year has passed. Every ending has a new beginning.

Below: Karen Duquette obeyed the above sign, sat down, and told the Psychiatrist quite a story - especially since she was in dire need of some coffee, but the big green creature would not share the coffee with Karen.

Below: The sculpture below has a modular structure on a mosaic platform. The modules are group into two pairs of three, one group of primary colors (blue, rd, yellow) and the other of non-colors (black, gray, white). The intent was to provide a focus of how we perceive our environment.

Below: Karen Duquette with the Mother and Daughter sculpture that depicts a feeling of joyful dynamic interactions on an intergenerational bond.

Below: A Sculpture made with reused industrial pipes.

The city of Frankfort is located in the inner Bluegrass region of Kentucky. The Kentucky River flows through the city, making a turn as it passes through the center of town; the Downtown and South Frankfort districts are opposite one another on each side of the river. The suburban areas on either side of the river valley are known as East and West Frankfort.

Because of the city's location on the Kentucky River, it has flooded many times, with the two highest recorded floods occurring in 1937 and 1978. The North Frankfort levee, finished in 1969, and the South Frankfort floodwall, built in the 1990s, were constructed for flood protection. Five bridges cross the river in downtown Frankfort, including the St. Clair Street bridge and Capitol Avenue bridge.

Below: "World on a String" sign and painting. - We all live on this beautiful, alien planet, diverse in shapes and colors, and hold powers that allow us to life together despite differences.

Below: A Crack in the River - formed from a block of Indiana limestone, the solidity and strength of stone serves as a testament to resilience and endurance in the face of racial terrorism. It shows the Kentucky River as it flows through Frankfort and serves as a symbolic crack expressing the divisiveness of racism,.

Below: Karen Duquette taking photos in Frankfort, Kentucky

Below: Franklin County Court House, 222 St. Clair St., Frankfort, KY 40601

Below: Eggcited sculpture sign

Below: Karen Duquette making a new friend in Frankfort, Kentucky and giving him a much needed kiss.

Below: Monarch Throne

Below: There will always be a reason why you meet people. Either you need them to change your life, or you will change theirs. DO YOU SEE THE BIRD? Even the bird needed to meet this kind man. There is also green frog hiding in the photo.

Below: The Elegance of Simplicity Flaminio Antonio statue - The peacock with its tail folded instead of fully displayed represents how simplicity, a rare quality in today's society can be appreciated.

Below: Ready for Flight: A dragonfly resting on freshwater river grasses.

Below: This interactive, kinetic sculpture acts as a giant magnifying glass. Sunbeams pour through the optical lens as the viewer swivels the rings into position to catch the light, casting a stained glass reflection on the ground,

Below: A very long, amazing wall at VFW Auxiliary Post 4075 in Frankfort, Kentucky

Below: Lee and Karen Duquette stopped for an ice cream a Hoggy's in Frankfort, Kentucky, which had nicely painted murals on its walls.

For more history of Frankfort, Kentucky, go to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankfort,_Kentucky#20th-century (which is where information shown above came from - but there is a lot more to learn about Frankfort.

NOTE: Back when Lee and Karen Duquette were still full-time RVers, they were in Frankfort. Kentucky on October 6, 2011. This more extensive visit to Frankfort should be seen next -Kentucky's Capital city and more. Images are very different from these. There is a link at the bottom of that page back here.

then Continue on to Josephine Sculpture Park in Frankfort KY in 2011 and 2024