'We have water in the lake'

Bu TRICIA NEAL, Staff Writer
Commonwealth Journal

Somerset August 31, 2007 05:39 pm

— “We have a message for those who haven’t discovered Lake Cumberland,” says U.S. Congressman Hal Rogers.
“We’re going to find you ... and make you feel particularly welcome.”
Rogers and Gov. Ernie Fletcher visited Somerset yesterday to announce the disbursement of $400,000 toward an outreach campaign to entice tourists, boat owners, and campers to Lake Cumberland next summer.
State officials have been encouraging boosts in tourism promotions since it was announced early this year that Lake Cumberland’s water level was going to be lowered to allow repairs to Wolf Creek Dam.
For more details, see Saturday's Commonwealth Journal.

Photos

The Governor’s Office for Local Development presented a ceremonial check in the amount of $400,000 to the Southern and Eastern Kentucky Tourism Development Association Friday. The money will be used to further promote tourism in the Lake Cumberland area. Pictured, left to right, are Somerset Mayor Eddie Girdler, Gov. Ernie Fletcher, Congressman Hal Rogers, and SEKTDA president Vicki Kidd.