Tennessee River
The Tennessee River is formed at Knoxville, Tenn., by the junction of the Holston and French rivers, flowing south and southwest to its confluence with the Ohio River at Paducah, Ky., a distance of 650 miles.
The Complete Listing of Marinas and Locks on the Inland and Gulf Intracoastal Waterways
A Fall Cruise of the Tennessee River
If we needed a reason to cruise from Chattanooga to Knoxville in October, we found one in a newspaper headline: “Experts Predict Good Display of Fall Colors.” And later, an even better reason in a quote from a foreign visitor, engraved on a boulder along Knoxville’s Riverwalk: “Looking up and down the river, I wondered […] Read More
Corps Opens Nickajack Lock to Public
The Nashville district of the Army Corps of Engineers opened Nickajack Lock to the public on May 23. The lock will be accessible to visitors seven days a week, from 9 a.m. to dusk. The district restricted access to the lock following September 11, 2001, as a security precaution, but district officials now support allowing […] Read More
Profile: Island Cove Marina & Resort in Harrison, Tennessee
Island Cove Marina Manager Terry Kelley had just been served lunch on March 2, 2012, when he answered his phone to hear “We have been destroyed!” A few minutes later he arrived at the marina to find tornado devastation. “Docks sunk, turned upside down, boats blown off trailers, boats destroyed, nine docks lost, power lines […] Read More
Quimby’s Cruising Guide, Through the Years
Mildred Quimby was driven by curiosity and a unique appreciation for rivers and boating. It started with family canoe trips on the Baraboo River in Wisconsin and resulted in a legacy that continues today in the pages of Quimby’s Cruising Guide, which she produced single-handedly for 20 years. Born in 1913 in Reedsburg, Wis., Quimby […] Read More
Lovin' the Loop, Part 6
It’s 4 a.m. when we wake to a nightmarish sound of grinding metal and straining diesel engines. Suddenly, we’re blinded by a powerful searchlight. Anchored 200 yards off the mighty Mississippi, we’re tucked into the mouth of Little River Diversion Channel, 130 miles south of St. Louis. The huge towboat pushing a long, wide […] Read More
Boat Bums and River Rats on the Cumberland
If love makes the world go round, it can also cause boat trips. A September family wedding in the Nashville area made the perfect excuse for travel up the Cumberland River. As dedicated boat bums will do, we allowed two to three months for this trip. In mid-August, we left our home […] Read More
Fairline Boats Comes to Tennessee
Fairline Boats has announced the appointment of a used authorized dealer in Tennessee. Aquaknox Marine Sales, trading as Fairline Tennessee, will operate from its offices at Shanghai Resort Marina in Lake Norris, located close to the Tennessee River. This appointment is part of Fairline’s continued commitment to building its worldwide dealer network in 2014. […] Read More
Time and Again
Two-and-a-half decades. A quarter of a century. Two-dozen-plus-one boating seasons. No matter how you slice it, 25 years is a pretty long time, and HeartLand Boating has been on the water for every one of them. Rather than unleash a history lesson on how and why “Mid-America’s Premier Boating Publication” came into […] Read More