Riding a motorcycle on the back roads of the 9 Lakes Region is a spring pastime. Each road, curve, and byway offers a visual tapestry of colors woven by budding trees, greening grass, roadside wildflowers, and the striking backdrop of mountains and lakes. As beautiful and pastoral as the landscape is, the thrill is in the…
Extreme Adventure and Adrenaline Junkies won’t want to miss two spring events happening in the 9 Lakes Region. Spring thaws and rains swell the rivers and tributaries leading to some world class paddling on the Obed Wild and Scenic River in Wartburg. The label of wild and scenic is awarded by congressional designation. Obed’s 45…
Every spring, groups organize clean-ups across the region to pick up the shorelines of the 9 Lakes. On Saturday March 24, The Norris Lake Project partners and volunteers will be teaming up with Beach Island Marina, Hickory Star Marina, Norris Landing, Flat Hollow Marina, Indian River Resort Marina, Whitman Hollow Marina, Powell Valley Resort for…
Launched in 2016, the TN Whiskey Trail has brought together the heritage of whiskey making and the “love/hate” struggle to produce and sell distilled beverages in Tennessee. Early settlers brought their native techniques for whiskey making as they migrated into the mountains of East Tennessee. Because of readily available corn, mash became a preferred drink of…
Winter Adventures on the OHV Trails: Winter is great time to escape to the 9 Lakes Region for an outdoor adventure! The region is home to some of the best OVH trails in Tennessee and offers varying types of rides from white knuckle climbs to gentle rolling scenic experiences. Ride Royal Blue, Brimstone ATV resort…
Cherokee Lake Users Group, a 501 c3 organization and students from Carson Newman University’s Operation InAsMuch will be teaming up on Saturday, Nov 4 to host a clean-up of the islands and shorelines on Cherokee Lake. Cherokee Lake was just named to the 100 Best Bass Lakes list and is a favorite lake for fisherman,…
“Momentum is building for the 2nd. Annual Cherohala Skyway Festival to be held Saturday, October 28,2017 at the Charles Hall Museum & Charles Hall Field in Tellico Plains,” states President of the board of directors for the Charles Hall Museum and event coordinator, Pam Hall Mathews. Admission and parking are free. The festival hours are…
The 9 Lakes of East Tennessee are home to multiple regional and national competitive bass tournaments. There is a great reason that anglers flock to the area. Douglas and Cherokee Lakes have landed on Bassmaster’s Top 100 best Bass Lakes. Melton Hill Lakes boasts the state record for suageye and muskellunge. The tailwaters of Norris Lake produced…
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