A possible buyer has surfaced, according to Nancy Bergfield, a realtor with Sirk & Company in Paducah. Bergfield confirms that the restaurant is under contract to be purchased, and the sale may close within 45 days but the buyer remains a mystery for now. No word on the price either, but it was listed at $735,000.
Ro Morse, who started Whaler's Catch in 1977 on North 13th Street says she's glad the building won't be empty any longer, and hopes "people continue to make memories of great food and great times" at that location.
John Harris bought the restaurant in 1991, and after a fire, moved it to the North 2nd Street location. After Harris' death in November of 2014, the family closed the restaurant.
