Another day on Tellico Lake

The days and nights are getting chillier, with a high today in the low 60's, and last night getting down to 47. Tonight suppose to be colder. (However, suppose to be warming back up in a few days.) Three of us have heaters on our boat. The fourth has heavy blankets! Today we continued to poke around Tellico River, which still makes up Tellico Lake. Still see some very nice large homes along the shores in some areas, and undeveloped areas as well. Along the island that Fort Loudoun State Historic Area is on, there is a small tunnel bridge for SR 360 on the southeast side of the island. I wasn't sure it would be large enough to get our boats through, but today I found out. Curious, as we went by it again today, I had to find out. I fit. Only a few extra feet to spare on each side, but plenty of height for my antennas (14' air draft) to clear! Also found several boat manufacturers on Island Creek. Yamaha, SeaRay and MasterCraft! Yamaha is on the main channel of Island Creek, while the other two are on a smaller cove where Island Creek enters Tellico River. Mystery Girl and C-Traveler did most the exploring today on these side creeks and branches, and anchored on the south side of Jackson Island. Staying mostly on the main channel of the Tellico and Little Tennessee Rivers, SeaSpray and Sunbeam continued up to Turtle Cove to anchor. They are only a mile or two from the Fort Loudoun lock, while we are still 10 miles away.Read more