M/V ILLUSIONS TX
TO TN CRUISE
Tammy, Mitchell, and Will Magill
Mathew and Mitchell Magill
One of our favorites of the large, pretty homes on the Tennessee River
Another favorite home on the Tennessee River
Sea Trial the dinghy in the FLYC harbor
Polly, David, and Jim worked out of this Office building
The swimming pool was up on the hill behind the main clubhouse
The fuel dock at Fort Loudoun Yacht Club
The outside grill area; the office building is in the background
The Rooster Dock, with places to eat under cover, a bar, televisions,
fans, etc.
At the edge of the Rooster Dock we saw catfish, carp, and turtles in
abundance
The main clubhouse, side view, Ft. Loudoun Yacht Club
Across the cove from the main clubhouse there were covered slips and boat
houses, too
An overall photograph of Fort Loudoun Yacht Club from the entrance on the
Tennessee River
Our friend from our 1998 cruise, Dick's, house in a cove just off the
Tennessee River
Ron and Eva Stob and their boat, Li'l Looper, at Tellico Village Country
Club
Ron and Eva on their way to get fuel and to meet us in their cove on
Tellico Lake
That was Ron and Eva's dock; their home was up the steep hill on the right
Ron and Eva's cove; we anchored down at the end on the left
M/V ILLUSIONS at anchor at Mile 6 on the Tellico River
Beautiful scenery - Tellico River
Looking upstream at Notchy Creek
Looking towards North Carolina and the Smoky Mountains
The Smoky Mountains are usually obscured by clouds and "smoke"
The Sequoyah
Birthplace Museum had a dock on the water so we could dock and walk to the
museum
The dock was just fine for M/V ILLUSIONS
The Sequoyah
Birthplace Museum, Vonore, TN
The small boat passage south of the Indian museum
The foundations of the old Tellico Blockhouse
Looking back at Fort Loudoun, built in 1756
One of the wide spots in Lake Tellico; see the Smoky Mountains in the
background
The memorial to the Cherokee Nation near the site of their former town
named Chota
The abandoned trestle at Mile 31, upper limit of navigation on the Little
Tennessee River
Chilhowee Dam on the Little Tennessee River
M/V ILLUSIONS anchored at the foot of Chilhowee Mountain
High rocky bluff on the RDB, Little Tennessee River, about Mile 28
Tellico Harbor Marina, near Vonore, TN (mailing address Maryville, TN)
We tied up next to the restaurant building, Tellico Harbor Marina
Angela in front of the Visitor's Center for Fort Loudoun
Angela found rabbits and squirrels to photograph at Fort Loudoun
The fort only protected the British from 1756 to 1760
That squirrel could run across the tops of those pointed stakes!
Inside Fort Loudoun; Tellico Lake in the background
The blacksmith shop, Fort Loudoun
The bakery, Fort Loudoun
Reconstructed bunkhouses and meeting rooms, Fort Loudoun
Sunset over Baker Creek, Tellico Lake
The clubhouse, pool, and marina for the subdivision, Foothills
Pointe
Huge homes on Tellico Lake. Bat Creek was on the other side of that
ridge.
A new home under construction on Tellico Lake
Homes on Bat Creek, off Tellico Lake
David exploring in the dinghy, Bat Creek and Tellico Lake
We followed a creek under two bridges and away from the lake until we
could go no further
Angela gave me the camera for once
The clubhouse at Lake Tellico Yacht Club was enormous
Our favorite house on Tellico Lake
Anchorage Number Six, near Tellico Dam
Fort Loudoun Marina, near the dam on Ft. Loudoun Lake
We went through there in the dinghy and found a water skiing lake, Ish
Creek
There was a lot of wildlife on the water skiing lake
We were surprised to see a red fox on the bank
of the lake
A very pretty home overlooking Ish Creek
M/V ILLUSIONS at anchor in Ish Creek off the Tennessee River
Ish Creek on Saturday afternoon was crowded with boats, children, and
swimmers
That was the largest yacht at Fort Loudoun Yacht Club
Lloyd and Lisa Archer
David and Angela at Puleos Grille
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