Summertime in Tennessee

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One of Tennessee’s picturesque paddlewheel vessels, the Watts Bar Belle at Fort Loudon Marina provides sightseeing and historical tours as well as dinner cruises.

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Get up close and personal with one of Tennessee’s famous walking horses at the 71st Annual Tennessee Walking Horse Nationals.

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See nature from a new perspective on a cruise along one of Tennessee’s many beautiful rivers and lakes.

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The Tennessee River Gore Explorer, the first catamaran of its kind in the southeast, provides a unique view of the wildlife and scenery of the Chattanooga riverfront.

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Get wet and wild in the rapids you’ll find at the Ocoee Whitewater Center, a world-class venue for rafting, kayaking and canoeing.

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Celebrate summer with great music, good friends, and tempting foods at Tennessee’s outdoor festivals and fairs.

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Ride the rides, indulge in the food, and make some Tennessee memories at a county fair.

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Summer means it’s time to wet a line. Tennessee’s many beautiful lakes and rivers beckon to fishermen of all ages, like this pair at Kentucky Lake.

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Go back to a simpler time with a visit to one of Tennessee’s drive-in theatres like the State Line Drive-In in Elizabethton.

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Fireworks light up the night sky at county fairs, festivals and many other summer events in Tennessee.

Cherohala Skyway
location: Highway 165, Tellico Plains
contact: 423-442-9147

Edgar Evins State Park
location: Hwy. 96, south of I-40, north of Smithville, Silver Point
contact:

Fall Creek Falls State Resort Park
location: 2009 Village Camp Rd., Pikeville
contact: 423-881-5241

Great Smoky Mountains National Park
location: 107 Park Headquarters Rd., Gatlinburg
contact: 865-436-1200

Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area
location: 100 Van Morgan Dr., Golden Pond
contact: 270-924-2000

Meadow Park Lake Old City Lake
location: 1437 City Lake Rd., Crossville
contact: 931-788-2034

Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park
location: 910 Riddick Rd., Millington
contact: 901-876-5215

Natchez Trace State Park
location: 24845 Natchez Trace Road, Wildersville
contact: 731-967-5340

Reelfoot Lake State Park
location: 3120 S.R. 213, Tiptonville
contact: 731-253-7756

Summertime in Tennessee

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