Crystal Onyx Cave

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This video was from a visit back in 2019 just after the cave had opened back up. I was able to locate some old videos on a removable hard drive. We used to have on these videos on YouTube before deleting them.
I thought those on Rumble might enjoy them. "Cleon Turner found the cave in 1960, Ray Gossett financed the development and for five years they created trails, stairs and bridges. It opened for tours in 1965 and was owned or operated by Ray Gossett, Wesley Odle, Ed Hay and Ed’s widow Karen. In 2009 it was sold to Cumberland Cellular, which has the towers atop of the Knob, and they closed the cave.
Scott and Sara Sendtko had toured CRYSTAL ONYX Cave many times and in 2010 they returned for another visit. They were disappointed to see that it was closed. Because of the nature of their business, they had been thinking of moving to Kentucky. They had the good fortune to track down the owners and buy the cave.
It took four years to sell their place in Michigan and get established in Cave City. Then in 2014 they started working on rebuilding the cave. In 2015 they bought the campground and surrounding property. Over the years Scott has replaced the stairs, bridges and railings, lowered and re-gravelled the trails and installed all new LED lighting. He has also opened up new areas of the cave. It reopened on May 25, 2018 after being closed for nine years.
They have a great love of the cave and Scott feels it is his calling to rehabilitate the cave and share its beauty with his guests. "
Great information on their website. https://crystalonyxcaveky.com/about/

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