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Old Butler Days 2011
Old Butler Days celebrates the original town of Butler that was moved when the Watauga Dam was built and the lake created. Local residents and visitors meet each year on the grounds of the Butler Museum for an old-fashioned good time. |
Fourth of July 2011 Watauga Lake
The Fourth of July is all about having fun. No stress. Just picnics, swimming, boating, grilling and playing. What better place tha Watauga Lake to share these activities with friends ad family. |
Old Butler Days 2010
A large crowd turned out for the 2010 Old Butler Days on the grounds of Babe Curtis Park at the Butler Museum. |
2010 Watauga Lake 4th of JulyFourth of July is the busiest weekend on the lake. The Boat Parade brings out many boats and events throughout the lake offer local fireworks, food and fun . . . |
2010 Watauga Lake Clean Up
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20th Annual Native American Cultural Festival at Sycamore Shoals
From June 4th to June 6th, the Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park hosted the 20th annual Native American Cultural Festival. The event was filled with lectures, dances and exhibitions and, this year, beautiful weather on the grounds of Sycamore Shoals. |
Watauga Lake Triathlon 2009The 5th annual Watauga Lake Triathlon was held on a dry morning in the midst of a rainy week. Campers at Pioneer Landing were in a great position to watch the 1000 meter swim . . . Click here to learn more . . |
Trade Days Festival in Trade TN
The 21st annual Trade Days Festival was held June 26 - 28 this year. Trade Tennessee is a very small town with a rich history. The Trade Gap is where pioneers such as Daniel Boone started their treks west and Trade is where Native Americans and pioneers conducted business. Click here to learn more . . |
2009 Watauga Lake
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2008 Watauga Lake TriathlonThe 4th annual Watauga Lake Triathlon took place nearly a month earlier this year than last year's event. The warm waters and clear late summer weather made for a great event . . . |
2008 Johnson County FairThe Johnson County Tennessee Fair is the real deal. Rides and games for small children, brightly colored prizes, good, local music and a celebration of the agriculture so important to the area . . . |
2008 4th of July at the LakeThe Fourth of July was celebrated in style at Watauga Lake. The annual Boat Parade just concluded when a brief rainstorm arrived in the area but all was clear again by fireworks time. Visitors and residents celebrated with picnics, parties, boating, fishing and fireworks . . .
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Iris Festival May 17, 18 2008Greeneville, Tennessee"The Greene County Partnerships Iris Festival was created in 1995 and has become the community's major festival of the year, featuring artists, craftsmen, food vendors and entertainers from across the country. "The festival was designed to offer great local and regional talent, and was promoted as a juried arts/crafts festival. As a juried festival, participating artists and craftsmen must meet certain criteria and can only sell handmade items. All applications go before a committee, which studies submitted photographs and information before accepting or denying each applicant. This insures that all items are handmade and eliminates duplication of arts and crafts . . . " |
Memorial Day 2008at Watauga LakeMemorial Day weekend was filled with warm temperatures, blue skies and the return of many visitors to Watauga Lake. See how visitors to three of the lake's most popular sites, Pioneer Landing, Cove Ridge Marina and the Butler Bridge spent what many consider the first weekend of the summer season . . . |
Watauga Lake TriathlonSeptember 13 2008The dates have been set for the 4th annual Watauga Lake Triathlon . The event will start with the swim at 9:00 at the Sugar Grove Church near Pioneer Landing. |
Sue the Dinosaur at the Gray Fossil Site and Museum
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2007 Doe River Gorge Fall Color Train ExcursionFollow the track of the old Tweetsie Railroad through the beautiful Doe River Gorge near Elizabethton Tennessee and Watauga Lake. You will ride along the path that was partially hand cut in the 1880s to bring the train that opened up travel to many mountain people . . . |
2007 Shady Valley Cranberry FestivalPhotos from the 2007 Cranberry Festival in the beautiful mountain valley town of Shady Valley Tennessee. See scenes from the parade, the historic school building and the town festival which celebrates the valley's early days as a large cranberry bog . . |
2007 Watauga Lake TriathlonThe Watauga Lake Triathlon is a relatively new event in the area. The lake in late September and early October is the perfect setting for this athletic event. Athletes must swim, bicycle and run either alone or in teams . . . |
Overmountain Victory Trail CelebrationSycamore Shoals State ParkElizabethton TennesseeSeptember 22-23 2007In 1780, the Overmountain Men marched to South Carolina and defeated British Major Patrick Ferguson and his men at King's Mountain. This turned out to be a turning point in the outcome of the Revolutionary War. Each year on the anniversary of that March and victory, the Sycamore Shoals State Park, where the Overmountain Men mustered and set out for the battle, celebrates that event . . . Read more . . . |
Watauga Lake 4th of July Boat Parade
The Watauga Lake Fourth of July is the busiest boating day of the year on the lake. See the large houseboats lavishly decorated for the parade. Find the location, history and details in this article. |
Old Butler DaysLocal residents, visitors and returning "Old Butler" citizens pay tribute to the community of "Old Butler" Tennessee which was sacrificed in the 1940s for the flood control benefits of the Watauga Dam and Lake. This year's celebration was under beautiful blue August skies . . . |