hen writer Michael Frome of Holiday magazine visited Kentucky’s Lake Cumberland, he was inspired to write: ‘The islands

and the irregular rim of cliffs and green hills, unbIemished by man, make the scene seem more like a romantic Swiss lake than like Kentucky.” Lake Cumberland, which is located In the dead center of southem Kentucky’s finest vacation area, is the hub around which a year-long succession of outdoor activities revolves. The lake is part of the chain of lakes in Kentucky and Tennessee and is undeniably one of the most beautifut lakes in the country. It offers 1,255 miles of shoreline— one of the biggest man-made lakes—and with an average water depth of 90 feet, it is one of the deepest of the lakes in the Tennessee and Cumberland River valleys.

The setting was therefore ideal for a very special hot-boat gathering in May. “The Awakening of the Horses” was the name provided by Scott Boldt, a Donzi owner and enthusiast frQm Columbus, Ohio, who organized a weekend union of 35 Donzi Classics, C Series, Regazzas and other members of the Midwest Donzi Club. There have been