sports & recreation
Local clubs offer whitewater clinics and excursions
By staff | 3:46 pm, 07/24/2007
Two of the oldest paddling clubs in the Knoxville area will hold their whitewater clinics in June.
Both the East Tennessee Whitewater Club and the Chota Canoe Club offer topnotch instruction, with excellent follow-up. A one-year membership is included in both of the clubs' clinic fees. After the schools, both clubs schedule weekend trips that give beginners a chance to paddle with experienced boaters.
Later in the summer, both clubs offer additional courses in basic safety and advanced swift-water safety.
Golf courses blanket East Tennessee
If you’re looking to play a round of golf in the Knoxville area, your biggest challenge will be determining which one to choose.
More than 60 courses dot the Knoxville and Smoky Mountains area, offering a wide range of difficulty and prices.
“I think public golf-wise, we offer several very good golf courses,” said Eric Rebmann, president of the Knoxville chapter of the PGA.
Outdoor attractions beckon visits throughout East Tennessee
By cooper | 10:52 am, 06/07/2007
Whether summer fun means biking or hiking, canoeing or camping, bird watching or backpacking, swimming or skiing, rafting or riding horses, East Tennessee has plenty of parks in which to play.
The nation’s most-visited national park is virtually in our backyard. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park offers more than 850 miles of maintained trails, ranging from short ones to strenuous treks that may require backcountry camping.
