Join us in our mission to sustainably restore, preserve and protect historic Payne Hollow, in Kentucky, the homestead of Harlan and Anna Hubbard. Be our Champion! Your donation truly does make a difference and ensures that Payne Hollow is here for future generations to cherish.
“Anna and I were attracted by the very conditions which caused it to be abandoned. We are unique among its inhabitants, not farmers, nor fishermen nor shanty boaters in the accepted sense; yet closer to the earth than any of them, with true respect for the river and the soil, and for Payne Hollow. May it long remain as it is, not merely for our selfish enjoyment, but for the satisfaction it must give many people to know there is such a place. Few wild pockets are left along the river these days.” —Harlan Hubbard from Payne Hollow: Life on the Fringe of Society.
Harlan and Anna Hubbard lived together sustainably, removed from the industrial world, as stewards of their beloved Ohio River Valley landscapes. Through both of their shared and distinct talents—Harlan a visual artist and writer, and Anna a musician and journalist—the Hubbards’ myriad contributions to art, literature, and thoughtful living find magnificent expression in their handcrafted, self-sufficient homestead in Kentucky on the banks of the Ohio River from 1952 until their passing in the late 1980s.
“This is the day we begin a new venture, facing now the true direction.”