Christmas at Moose Lake Filming Locations
Great American Family's Christmas at Moose Lake was shot in 12 days around Somerset, Kentucky: on Lake Cumberland, on the Fountain Square and at a family apple farm. Here is where, and what you can visit.
Christmas at Moose Lake was filmed in Somerset and Pulaski County, Kentucky, over 12 shooting days in the spring of 2026. The crew worked on Lake Cumberland, on Somerset’s Fountain Square and at a family apple farm in the nearby community of Nancy.
The Great American Family movie premieres on Sunday, November 15, at 8 p.m. Eastern. Britt Robertson, Ryan Paevey, Kevin Dillon and Natasha Henstridge star, and Jennifer Tadlock directed.
Christmas at Moose Lake filming locations at a glance
- Pulaski County Park: the first day of the shoot.
- Lake Cumberland: several days at a rental property on the lake.
- Downtown Somerset: the Fountain Square, The Mole Hole, The Emerald Hound and First Baptist Church.
- Haney’s Appledale Farm, Nancy: two shooting days.
- A downtown apartment: one of the last shoots on the schedule.
The list comes from the Commonwealth Journal, Somerset’s newspaper, which reported from the shoot in April 2026.
Is Moose Lake a real place?
No. The Commonwealth Journal calls Moose Lake a fictional community, and the network’s synopsis does not say which state it is in. The water the crew filmed beside is Lake Cumberland. After the first day at Pulaski County Park, the production spent the next few days at a rental property on the lake, and it went back to a lake rental in the second week.
The paper does not name the property, so there is no address to share. The crew itself stayed at Lee’s Ford Marina, which was in its off season.
Downtown Somerset and the Fountain Square
The most visible sign of the shoot was probably a Christmas tree. Somerset’s community tree was put back in its place on the Fountain Square in spring, just so it could appear in the film.
The downtown day also used three other places: The Mole Hole, The Emerald Hound and First Baptist Church. The report does not say which scene was shot at each one. A downtown apartment was booked for one of the final shoots.
Haney’s Appledale Farm
The second week began at Haney’s Appledale Farm in Nancy, and the crew returned there for one of the last days. The farm dates back to the 1870s and has passed through five generations of the same family. It grows more than 25 varieties of apples and runs a market, a pie shop and a café.
This is the farm’s second holiday movie. It also appeared in Christmas at the Amish Bakery in 2023, which was brought to Somerset by the same location manager, Charlie Louthen.
Why Somerset?
Louthen grew up in the Somerset area and now scouts locations for productions in Kentucky. He told the Commonwealth Journal that the people making the film called, asked him to read the script and wanted to know what he thought. His answer: “Well, that’s Somerset.”
The town leaned in. Somerset’s tourism director said more than 500 local people applied to be extras. At one point 32 crew members and 11 principal cast members were in town, eating in local restaurants and using a local caterer. Executive producer Blake Babson said in the network’s announcement that shooting in Somerset gave the film a beautiful backdrop that added to its heart and charm.
When was Christmas at Moose Lake filmed?
In the spring. The Commonwealth Journal reported on April 7, 2026, that the filmmakers had arrived three weeks earlier and that the 12-day schedule had started the week before. Great American Media’s announcement on April 16 described the film as still shooting in Somerset.
That is why the Christmas tree went up at Easter, and why grass shows through the snow in the network’s cast photo.
Can you visit the filming locations?
- The Fountain Square is the public square in downtown Somerset. The Mole Hole, The Emerald Hound and First Baptist Church are all downtown.
- Haney’s Appledale Farm is open to the public. Its website lists the market, pie shop and café as open Monday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
- Pulaski County Park is a public county park.
- Lake Cumberland is the main reason people visit this part of Kentucky. Somerset’s tourism office calls it one of America’s most popular vacation lakes.
- The lake house and the apartment are private and have not been named.
Somerset also got its own screening. WKYT reported that a showing at The Virginia, a downtown venue, on Saturday, November 14, sold out before the television premiere.
Who is in Christmas at Moose Lake?
Britt Robertson plays Alyssa Dawson, who returns to her family’s lake house for Christmas after a breakup. Ryan Paevey plays Sean, Kevin Dillon plays her father and Natasha Henstridge plays Donna. Christian Shupe and Megan Ashley Brown are also in the cast. The film was produced by Third Coast Film and MJT Studios with Wrigley Media Group.
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