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where to stay Benham Schoolhouse Inn, with guest rooms in renovated classrooms, sits in the shadow of Black Mountain a short drive from Kingdom Come Parkway (100 Central Ave., Benham; 606-848-3000).

where to eat Magee's Bakery (212 Market St., Maysville; 606-564-5720). Ramey's Diner (214 E. Main St., Whitesburg; 606-633-1966).

what to read Shuck Beans, Stack Cakes and Honest Fried Chicken, a book by Corbin native and onetime music critic Ronni Lundy, explores the links between country music and country cooking. Lundy intersperses her recipes for fried country ham, killed lettuce and apple stack cake with recipes from Dwight Yoakam and other Kentuckians.

what to buyThe Sustainable Mountain Agricultural Center, Bill and Michael Best's nonprofit seed bank and research facility, sells seeds for heirloom bean plants (859-985-8648 or www.heirlooms.org). Integration Acres will overnight fresh pawpaws and frozen pawpaw pulp to your doorstep (740-698-2124 or http://www.integrationacres.com).