found your place by accident. pete and nancy could not have been  

friendlier.

you are guaranteed success with the attitude you both have, if you  

measure success by how you make people feel.

best of luck and thank you.

you will see us again soon...also when we got home, we called all our  

friends.

they enjoy our same tastes. we love what you're doing.

new friends,

terry & betsy cunningham, york st cafe

Nancy,

On behalf of the Freeriders Club, we would like to thank you and your crew for the hospitality, kindness and professionalism today.

Nothing but praise from everybody for the food that was prepared and even though the BBQ was gobbled up, you guys quickly had 

other menu items available.   

Today's turnout: 49 bikes and about 60-65 people, I reported to you 35 and 6 maybe's. You guys fed approximately 30 more people 

without a slowdown in service. 

Thanks again,

Jody Williams 

Freeriders Club

P.S. next visit I want to try your famous FreeRiders Chili  :)

I just wanted to send a note of thanks for the warm reception and good food you served up for us. Even though we told you about 30 people would be on the ride and around 60 showed up.(we need to start taking our shoes off when we count). The way we were treated and greated was great and I for one hope to make your place a regular stop whenever we ride Northern Kentucky. You are truly special people. Thanks again.

Pipeman

HI Nancy,

I will come out after I get the garden put in. I've heard so much about Jane’s Saddlebag.  My former mother-in-law, who is still a close friend told me she and a friend go out to your place now and again; she loves eating lunch there; her name is __________, she was raised on a farm with lots of animals, it makes her feel at home.

Charlene Prescott
Business Coordinator
Insight Media
May 6, 2008

BIG BONE RIDE & MONTHLY MEETING

By Edie Fernandez, Editor

   Patrick Caskey and I would like to invite you and your family, to tag along with us on the ride to our monthly meeting May 4, to Jane’s Saddlebag, located on the shores of Big Bone Creek, just three miles from Big Bone State Park.

   Jane’s Saddlebag, is a most unusual kind of motorcycle hangout, and probably my most favorite place to ride to in Kentucky. We take about 2 1/2 hours to make the 80+ miles, countryside ride, from the Harley shop. Certainly, we could take the Interstate and make it in about half that time, but we would miss out on the fun to be had zipping around the snaking back roads, only to slow down a bit to admire the striking landscapes that pop up around the turns and bends.

   The first time I, and a couple of friends visited Jane’s, I was a little startled when a I saw a man approaching us as we hopped off our motorcycles. I thought he had come to lecture us on entering the drive from the wrong direction, but to my surprise, Pete Blackmore had come from the old, and restored “Saddlebag” type house, to meet and greet us; a rare and gracious courtesy from by-gone days. Nancy, Pete’s wife, and just as hospitable, was busy cooking up a storm from behind the small kitchen counter, and instantly turned our way to welcome us in.

   Posted on a chalkboard menu was a list of homemade dishes, such as: The 1/3 lb. Wooly Mammoth Burger, Giant Sloth Brats, and the popular Ice Age Cappuccino Pie, all aptly named after the huge, and now extinct animals that roamed Big Bone over 10,000 years ago. On one occasion, when Pete and Nancy discovered I was returning to Jane’s with friends, I was honored by having a “Special of the Day” named “Lexington Edie’s Biker Chick Chips & Cheese”. Who knows? Maybe someday they’ll come up with a special dish named after our HOG club.

   Each time I have been to Jane’s, I have found something interesting and extraordinary. I’m always fascinated with Pete’s stories about the place and its history, or learning about Nancy’s accomplishments as a country singer, and published author of a delightful children’s book, The History of Big Bone Lick, a tale of the area as told by Tokey, the American Painted War Horse. And, there’s more; a gift shop with a hodgepodge of antiques and collectibles, a live farm animal petting zoo, an amphitheater, a life-size replica of a 1700’s flatboat, and a 100 year old mortise and tenon barn. As if that isn’t enough, there are Cornhole tournaments, Blues Festivals, and... It’s our good fortune that the yearly “DollyFest” will await us when we get there. In case you can’t make the ride with us and would like to join us later, the short route to Jane’s is on our Website on the 2008 Schedule page. If you want my route, email me at kyedie@yahoo.com.

   The meeting will begin promptly upon arrival, to allow plenty of time later to wonder around the farm.

   Please don’t forget to sign up on the board at the Harley shop, or at www.bluegrasshog.com. We need a head count to make sure Nancy has plenty of food for everyone.

   The chili is free, though you may make a donation for a very worthy cause (see article below), however, you will be responsible for paying for food ordered from the menu.