Standing in the middle of town, I can't see why Jesse James and his gang had ever set foot in this place. It has too much flair and too many people for my taste. I had originally thought that Somerset, Kentucky would be a quiet hometown, considering it is just west of the Daniel Boone National Forest and at the edge of Lake Cumberland.

Sure, I figured there might be hikers or several tourists, but when I showed up last week, it was practically bursting at the seams with everyone under ...