This small town in the Cumberland mountains was built around a dam, and the resulting reservoir is a haven for swimming, ...

Norris Lake might be in East Tennessee, but it's among the great lakes - in a manner of speaking. The local lake was named one of the best lakes for swimming in the country, even beating out a couple ...

Tennessee has a variety of lakes perfect for a paddle or a swim, but if you're squeamish around snakes, these are some lakes ...

I’ve already visited some of Tennessee’s best state parks, and this time around, I wanted something lakeside. I always find I’m most relaxed when water is involved in my vacations, and since I had a ...

Editor’s note: This is the third in a three-part series about eastern Tennessee. I’m relaxing on a seven-bedroom, 80-foot luxury houseboat with 20 new friends drinking red wine looking out over ...

John Marquis has some advice for people wanting to kayak Norris Lake during Memorial Day weekend. Marquis called Memorial Day weekend “one of the busiest times” for boat and water sports activity. The ...

"Since 2009, volunteers from the counties surrounding Norris Lake have been showing up to help with these clean-up efforts," said Stephanie Wells, Director of the Anderson County Tourism Council. "We ...

UNION COUNTY, Tenn. — The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency said it received a call Monday afternoon about an angler who caught an alligator in Dotson Creek, on Norris Lake. It said Rick Roberts, ...