Department of Parks
Elk and Bison Buffet and Frontier Heritage Day March 24 at Kentucky Dam Village

GILBERTSVILLE, Ky. – Kentucky Dam Village will host its Elk and Bison Buffet and Kentucky Frontier Heritage Day on March 24.

The event will feature a special buffet from noon until 8 p.m. including homemade elk meatloaf, Italian elk sausage, slow-roasted steamship of buffalo, bison cubed steaks, bison chili and more. The buffet will also feature fresh fried chicken, fried catfish, Cajun stew, vegetables, assorted cobblers and pies.

The buffet for adults is $19.95 plus tax, and for children ages 12 and under, $9.95 plus tax. Children 5 and under are free.

At 4 p.m., guests can listen to a Kentucky Chautauqua program about Dr. Ephraim McDowell, the father of abdominal surgery. L. Henry Dowell portrays this famous Kentucky physician in this program sponsored by the Kentucky Humanities Council.

There will also be sessions on pottery making, cornhusk doll making and storytelling from 5-8 p.m. These programs are free.

For more information, call 1-800-325-0146.

Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park at Gilbertsville features a lodge, cottages, campground, golf course, convention center and full-service restaurant.

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