Vacation Lifestyle
300,000 Service Area
Growth & Technology
Location/Getting Here
Directions to Here
Lake Cumberland!
Friends & Neighbors
The Center
“Hub” Community
Community Tours
-Historic Downtown
-Aerial Photos
-Country Drive
-Getting Around
So Much More!
Added Facts
Special Notes
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A compelling mix of a rural landscape with a “vacation lifestyle” that is as family-friendly as you can get!
Somerset and Pulaski County combine the "vacation lifestyle" that surrounds majestic Lake Cumberland, with a robust events calendar, family fun, even the Arts, in a community that still believes in being a good neighbor. We're home to one of the largest man-made lakes in the United States with more shoreline than the state of Florida. We're a retirement Mecca for baby-boomers seeking a moderate climate and an incredibly low cost of living. Somerset is the 42 multi-county "regional hub" for healthcare, entertainment, education, shopping, technology and recreation, so there’s a lot to do.
- The secret here is we are the epicenter of life for 300,000+ in our region, with the amenities centrally located here – so although we offer an open, relaxed, pastoral life which is wrapped in the traditional friendliness of Kentuckians, we also have many amenities that are unusual for a town of our population.
- If you consider our lower cost of living and milder four seasons, we compare favorably to the Finger Lakes of New York, Cape Cod, Myrtle Beach, or Florida – no harsh winters, or hurricanes either!
- And we're under 3 hours to 5 major cities and their International airports – about 90 minutes to Lexington.
Growth and Compelling Technology:
- More than $1 Billion in federal funds will be spent in Pulaski County through 2012 to build a connector Interstate – I-66, which will connect I-75 to I-65, plus a bypass is being constructed that will encircle Somerset.
- Six Kentucky colleges/universities offer courses and degree programs at our local Somerset Community College – learn more in Schools and Colleges.
- One of two super-Internet POP sites ("Point of Preference") in the state is here in Pulaski County – which allows for the same Internet technologies as in Silicon Valley, Washington, DC, New York City, etc., upon which to attract and build a high-tech job base – a Fortune 100 company, SAIC, is already here.
If you think this suggests a growing, dynamic future, and an ideal, safe place to live and have fun, we agree! There may be no a better place than Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital and Pulaski County to begin, or continue your career. Allow us to show you around!
Our Location & Getting Here:
Our
location is compelling – both because we are a regional “hub” set
amidst rolling hills and Lake Cumberland,
but we also sit strategically between I-75 and I-65 along what will
be Interstate 66 – a connector interstate under construction.
In 2008 Lake Cumberland Regional Airport completed a $3.5 million new terminal with an Airport Authority aggressively pursuing commercial flights to Nashville, Cincinnati, and Atlanta. Currently it services charter and corporate flights, and it offers excellent FBO facilities for private pilots and flying enthusiasts.
Lake Cumberland!
The “lake lifestyle” we enjoy at six marinas on Lake Cumberland
- We are a regional hub as well as “vacation community.” Cape Cod and the Finger Lakes of New York have harsh winters and high prices. Myrtle Beach or Florida’s coasts are overcrowded, and have hurricanes! Palm Springs is also pricey with desert heat. Our life is relaxed and a far better value in housing, taxes, and other costs.
- Somerset is "The houseboat
capital of the world." Speed
Boats, sailboats, jet skis, and don’t forget motorcycles and
ATVs (All-terrain vehicles) – Football Hall of Famer John
Elway,
and Baseball Hall of Fame's Johnny Bench, purchased boats from
Lake Cumberland Marine! (
) Be sure to take a houseboat tour
on Lake Cumberland with Dr. Mark Henry in Physician
Perspectives. - A cool place outfitted with rental cabins, a gourmet restaurant, marina, and docks that look like town streets, Lee's Ford Marina has permanent residents, some who cruise through the marina docks on mopeds! It's like a little town during the vacation season. The resort also offers lake view condominiums. Six other large marinas, such as Burnside Marina, complement multiple boat docks throughout our area and on Lake Cumberland – for fishing boats, speed boats, and jet skis.
Friends & Neighbors:
“Somerset is a smaller town but continually growing, as well as the regional center for business, recreation, entertainment, and shopping for surrounding counties – here you get the unusual benefit of having a ‘smaller town lifestyle’ but with larger city benefits. This is an ideal combination for many.” - Allen Anderson
“Some communities are what I would call ‘closed’ – your family has to have lived here for generations before you are accepted. Somerset is not that way. I find it to be a community that embraces anyone.” - Hilma Prather
“The lake provides a scenic backdrop for our area. But one of the most important benefits is the safety. There isn’t a single part of Somerset that I would be concerned about my daughter being in. To me, that is a major plus for parents to know.” - Don Moss
“I lived in Dallas and Houston for a couple of years. I found life in those larger cities – even in their suburbs, to be impersonal and not neighborly or welcoming. I returned to Somerset to get that back. I wanted to live in a place where there was a ‘sense’ of community.” - Fire Chief James Latham
 Allen Anderson |
 Hilma Prather |
 Jack McNeely |
 Donald Moss |
Tyler Jasper |
 Ron Swartz |
 James Latham |
Bill Neikirk |
Michael Simpson |
We Can Entertain You!
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The Center is the epicenter of art/culture/entertainment for southern and eastern Kentucky – located right here in Somerset. More than an entertainment and cultural facility, with Somerset Community College and partnerships with six Kentucky colleges and universities, their remote campus sites and The Center’s Distance Learning facilities allow for students living here to earn degrees up to PhDs. The Center Training Department is also equipped with mobile computer labs, and has facilities in 30 counties to project training classes by remote – truly a resource for our region.
Features of the Center:
- Hosts concerts, fairs, trade shows, and art festivals. State-of-the-art meeting rooms and facilities with the latest technology is available for use and meetings for visiting companies on retreat at Lake Cumberland, as well as regional corporations for banquets and company gatherings. Center Brochure (PDF)
- Serves 42 counties in southern and southeastern KY
- Distance learning and satellite networks for adults/employers/youth
- Economic, Education, and Rural initiatives
- 750-seat Theater
- Huge Banquet Rooms and Tech-enabled Meeting Facilities
- Philharmonic, Broadway Shows, Children’s Theatre, Home Shows
- Take a Tour of the Center and View Brochure in Life in Pulaski County
Pulaski County: The “Hub” for our Region
700,000’ Toyotetsu America, Inc. employs 900,
stamping and welding automotive parts for auto manufacturers, and
Martin
Shearer of our Economic Development Foundation, and Jack
Keeney at our Chamber, are in
Economic Development
If you’re a physician considering a practice opportunity, or a healthcare professional considering a permanent position, how much thought have you given to the economy of the community you are evaluating? We’re the hub for industry and commerce for a huge region that spans 42 counties in southern-central Kentucky. We are ahead of our state and region in population and job growth. Interstate 66 will connect I-75 and I-65 and run through Somerset, and growing industrial, technical, and rail parks. A promising economic future means a secure future - check it out in Economic Development.
Community Tours:
- Historic Downtown square has a quaint "roundabout" with charming art and sundry shops. The 2008 Pulsaki County Library is set amidst historic homes and hills, a 2010 County Courthouse, and Somerset High School and its school district. A brisk morning walk and a stop into one of the coffee shops make for a great start to the day!
- We are the (Pulaski) County Seat – the county municipal offices are here, so many basic necessities like getting your license renewed or building permits, are easy to do, and add to the convenience of life here.
- We can drive to a state park with one of only two waterfalls in the world that make a "Moon bow" (the other is in Africa!), past fresh produce stands, a weekend “mountain cabin,” and past horse farms and ranches. Imagine a relaxing, cool fall day with the warm sunshine and the top down in your convertible…
So Much More in this Online Job Tour®!
Meet Kathy Sears and Nelson Weaver in Real Estate, and take a ride with Dr. Mark Henry (with daughter Sarah) on his houseboat – the middle photo is its living room, in Physician Perspectives
Additional Facts:
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Left Photo Courtesy Burnside SP
The
“Moon bow” at Burnside State Park – there’s only one other, at
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, Africa.
And there’s only one Lake Cumberland!
Special Notes: Unless otherwise noted, all photos you see were taken specifically for this presentation – we're grateful to friends and neighbors who took part in the production of our Online Job Tour – they care about our community and want to recruit the very best medical professionals! This says a lot about how they will support your career if you choose us! Special thanks to Jared Nugent, pilot, for taking us up into the skies for our aerial photos!
