One quality that sets Buchanan Resort apart is its rich family history. When you visit Buchanan Resort today, you are likely to run into members of the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th generations of the family. John Buchanan started the resort in the 1940s to share his sense of hospitality and love of Kentucky Lake. In the coming months, we hope to show you how his vision started, grew, and became what it is today. Here are just a couple of the old photos we’ve unearthed.

Founder John Buchanan in one of the first fishing boats he rented. This is how it all started in the '40s.
As you can see, fishing really was the backbone of the early years. Bream, crappie, catfish, bass–Kentucky Lake was full of fun possibilities then as it is now. Stay tuned for more old pictures and more interesting historical tidbits.























