April 9, 2018
You may never have heard of Breaks Interstate Park, but you’ll recognize the voice of the man who narrates a new documentary about the region, which covers 4,500 acres to the east of Elkhorn City, Kentucky.
Starting Monday, television personality Mike Rowe, of “Dirty Jobs” and “Deadliest Catch” fame, narrates “The Breaks: Centuries of Struggle.”
In 1767, Daniel Boone discovered a passage through the 125-mile stretch of Pine Mountain and dubbed it “The Breaks.”
Breaks Canyon, which cuts through an expanse of relatively unspoiled Appalachian wilderness, is one of the deepest in the eastern United States. It is sometimes referred to as “The Grand Canyon of the South.” Hey, who knew?
The award-winning film documents the history of the area and tells the story of six men who have called the area their home and struggled to protect this American treasure.
The documentary is scheduled to air on Kentucky PBS:
❚ KET: 9 p.m. April 9.
❚ KET2: 10 p.m. April 10.
❚ KET: 2 p.m. April 15.
❚ KETKY: Midnight May 9.
❚ KETKY: 7 a.m. May 29.
❚ KETKY: 6 p.m. May 29.
❚ KETKY: 5 a.m. May 30.
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“The Breaks: Centuries of Struggle” was produced by Friends of Breaks Park in collaboration with the University of Pikeville.
Andrew Reed, director of film and media arts and assistant professor at the university, co-directed the film with Curt Mullins Jr.
