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The Founder

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Rick Egedi, the founder of Sheltowee Trace Adventure Resort, has been running the rivers of Kentucky since 1981 and takes great pride in his excellent safety record. After running a canoe livery on the Rockcastle River for several years, Rick founded Sheltowee Trace Adventure Resort in 1983. He started out running rafting trips on the Big South Fork, and canoe trips on the Upper Cumberland. Today, Sheltowee Trace Adventure Resort offers rafting on 2 different rivers, numerous canoe and kayak trips, lodging, as well as a number of other adventure activities.

Passing the Torch

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After 37 years Rick has decided it is time to start transitioning the company to his eldest daughter, Dania.  Dania has been with the company for 25 years and has been instrumental in its growth. 

You will still see Rick on the Cumberland Star Riverboat over the next couple of years, as well as around the resort, as he helps to keep everything running smoothly during this process.  

Rick already has several new projects in the works and we are excited to see the new opportunities this will open up for him, the resort and the local area. 

We are a Family Run Business

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Smurff's oldest daughter, Dania now runs the company. His youngest daughter, Keila, runs the retail store and is the principal buyer for our retai.  Dania and her husband, Doug, now have 2 children - Daniel (age 13) and Katie (age 11).  All of Smurff's four children, Dania, Ricky, Michelle, and Keila have all been involved in the business at various points as guides, trip leaders, bus drivers, reservationists, and whatever else needed to be done. It doesn't take long though, for most of our employees to feel like family, and we have a tendency to treat our guests that way as well. We hope that you will enjoy the atmosphere down here. We work hard to make STAR a nice place to just relax and hang out. So, if you are in the area, come by, say hi, and maybe we'll even see you on the river!

How did we get our name and what does it mean?

Sheltowee Trace Adventure Resort takes its name from the Sheltowee Trace Trail, a 265-mile footpath that extends from Pickett State Park in TN, northeast through the Daniel Boone National Forest to North of Morehead, KY on KY 377. Sheltowee (translated as "Big Turtle") was the name given to Daniel Boone by the Shawnee when he was adopted into their tribe. Seventeen miles of the Sheltowee Trace run along the shores of the Cumberland River, along the 5-mile canoeing section of the Upper Cumberland and also our summer raft trip. It also runs along the Yamacraw to Alum Ford canoeing section of the Big South Fork.

Sheltowee Trace Adventure Resort is concessioned by the Kentucky Department of Parks, licensed by the U.S. Forest Service, permitted by the National Park Service and inspected by the U.S. Coast Guard.
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