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Old 01-01-2018 | 02:42 PM
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Lake Mead, Trinity and Shasta are all good spots if you're willing to travel.
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Old 01-01-2018 | 03:54 PM
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Lake Keowee in South Carolina is beautiful.
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Old 01-01-2018 | 04:16 PM
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Is there size speed and noise limitations on Lake Keowee. I never thought to take my boat there thinking it wouldn't be aloud. We have a family house there with a dock but has a pontoon boat in it. Boat haven't been used in years
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Old 01-01-2018 | 05:16 PM
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Gloc is close and has a shoot out now so should be interesting
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Old 01-01-2018 | 05:55 PM
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Tennessee River from Land Between The Lakes in Kentucky to Wilson Lake in Alabama and all points in between. Pickwick always has a cool crowd tied up in Dry Creek. Bay Spring is super clean, quiet and not well known.
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Old 01-01-2018 | 05:59 PM
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Originally Posted by 1989mach1
Is there size speed and noise limitations on Lake Keowee. I never thought to take my boat there thinking it wouldn't be aloud. We have a family house there with a dock but has a pontoon boat in it. Boat haven't been used in years
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Old 01-01-2018 | 06:45 PM
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There is lots to do on Lake St. Clair and there is easy access to Lakes Huron and Erie.
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Old 01-01-2018 | 09:04 PM
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Lake Charlevoix is the place to be, connected to Lake Michigan and several options for day boating in awesome water.
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Old 01-02-2018 | 07:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Wharf Rat 1
Where in N.C. is Lake Norman?
lake Norman is near Charlotte, NC
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Old 01-02-2018 | 10:50 AM
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Two of our favorites:
Lake Norman, NC, just north of Charlotte
--several good restaurants/hot spots on the lake, sizable lake, LOTS of nice houses to look at (lots of NASCAR money in the area)
--book a house via VRBO.com to stay on the lake

Smith Mountain Lake, VA, western part of the state, near Roanoke
--movie "What About Bob" was filmed there, GREAT scenery, several good restaurants/hot spots; lake was made by adding a dam in the mountains, 200 feet deep in places...
--sometimes called "Lake Tahoe of the East"
--book a condo at marinerslanding.com to stay on the lake or VRBO, but some counties on the lake disallow short term rentals (Southerners that hate Yankees, yeah really)
--plenty of moonshine in the area as that's where some of the 'fake-reality TV shows' on the topic are filmed; shows are fake but the moonshine is GOOOOOOOD
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