Buffalo Night at Barren River is Feb. 5

Published 12:00 am Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Buffalo Night is time to go back in history when the buffalo roamed the “Barrens.”

The Driftwood Restaurant at Barren River Lake State Resort Park will be offering a buffet on Feb. 5 with an assortment of buffalo dishes including carved steamship rounds, BBQ buffalo brisket, buffalo stew and buffalo meatloaf with hunter’s sauce.

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The buffet will also include traditional dishes such as fried chicken and catfish, salad bar, a variety of vegetables and a variety of desserts.  The buffet will be served from 4-8 p.m. CST. The cost is $17.95 for adults and $8.95 for children 10 and under. (Beverages and tax not included.)

The band ‘Brushfire’ will be performing Bluegrass music in the restaurant.

Barren River Lake State Resort Park near Glasgow has a lodge, cottages, Driftwood Restaurant, golf course, fitness center, gift shop, fishing, picnic areas and hiking trails. The resort is located 44 miles southeast of Bowling Green. Take I-65 to the Cumberland Parkway east, to US 31E south.

The Kentucky State Park System is composed of 51 state parks plus an interstate park shared with Virginia. The Department of Parks, an agency of the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet, operates 17 resort parks with lodges — more than any other state. For more information on Kentucky parks, visit our website at http://www.parks.ky.gov