Big Bone Lick park may expand
State awaits appraisals of land before concluding the purchases
BOONE COUNTY - Big Bone Lick State Park could soon become much bigger.
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Big Bone Lick is considered the birthplace of North American paleontology. In the 1700s, French explorers discovered bones of giant mammals preserved in salt licks. In 1803, explorer Meriwether Lewis collected bones of mammoths and mastodons at the lick for President Thomas Jefferson. But the bones were later lost in the Mississippi River.
"It's known throughout the world," Marcotte said "It's known probably better in Europe than it is in Boone County."
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When he left Frankfort last year, Marcotte said he planned to try to raise corporate donations for the project along with a community group, Friends of Big Bone. Marcotte, who is now on the group's board of directors, said the fundraising efforts were delayed because the state has yet to buy the land.
"The longer we wait the more expensive construction gets," he said. "Eventually it'll come."
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"There's so much history there," he said, "and I just don't want to see it wasted."
Alright, so its barely news. This story just roffles my waffles.
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Ah, I remember Big Bone Lick. Passed it on my way to and from Michigan during the summers of 06 and 07. I remember my mother nearly swerving off the road and doing a double take when she saw the sign
