From the Campground

First I should tell you that all parties mentioned in this entry are friends, having met here on our Inaugural weekend. Now they plan their camping trips to Deep Valley together
Susan S. of Algood, Tn. Was declared the First Place Winner (out of one contestant) In the “Best Use of [...]

“The Atlantis of Dale HollowLake”
DHL possesses a gem in historian and well-published author, Darren Shell.  Darren , along with Randall Slayton, a scuba diver and Marcus Mitchell produced a DVD documentary “Journey to Old Willow Grove: The Atlantis of Dale Hollow Lake.”
This area of Tennessee was populated and towns incorporated starting in the [...]

I am often asked questions about the large numbers of frogs, especially at night when so many come out of hiding. More than once the question has been “Why there are so many ?” I am adding a new response to my repertoire. I grow them. Right along with the annual flowers. Sound [...]

The American Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus Leucocephalus) is the only Eagle unique to North America .In 1967 eagles were officially declared an Endangered Species. This declaration preceded the inception of the better known Endangered Species Act of 1973.. In 1987, the Army Corp. of Engineers received a proposal submitted by Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville [...]