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my marina 40 Houseboatmagazine.com In 1951, Ralph Moore purchased a section of land on the western shore of the Tennessee River at approximately mile marker 30. This land was undeveloped and could have been utilized for any number of projects. In fact, for many years after its purchase, cattle and sheep grazed upon this diamond in the rough. Moore, a developer and homebuilder by trade, constructed a four-unit cottage, a bait shop and a campground. A few years later, Moore added a restaurant and grocery to the grounds and soon to follow, a gift shop. This property, known as "Moore's Camp," had become the second tourist-re- lated facility on a very young and yet undiscovered Kentucky Lake. The business developed primarily as a result of family vacationers, who continued to return with their children and grandchildren every season. Over the years Moore's Camp established itself as a family tradition. By the 1970's the "camp" had become a full-service resort facility and was renamed Moors Resort & Marina. The busi- ness was family-owned and operated by the Moore family until 1986. That year, a group of investors from western Ken- tucky and northwest Tennessee bought Moors Resort with hopes of promoting expansion and development in this area of the country. In 1990 they hired Mark Wood to manage the resort facility. He was no stranger to the lakes, having been employed in tourism-related businesses since the 1970's. In October 2002, Mark and Kathy Wood saw a dream become a reality when they became the sole owners of Moors. Paradise Found Kentucky Lake has blossomed over the years and devel- oped into a vacationer's paradise. While Kentucky Lake is known as the "Crappie Fishing Capital of the World," many nationally-recognized tournaments and organizations come for bass fishing as well. Let's not forget the leisure-time fisherman either, because nothing relieves stress as much as getting into a boat and sitting in calm water dangling a line, whether anything happens to bite or not. Fishing is one of The Versatile Moors Resort & Marina By Roy Sparks Ralph's Vision