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 ...

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 ...

Norris Lake continues to be one the great lakes – in a manner of speaking. The East Tennessee lake was named one of the best lakes for swimming in the country, even beating out a few of the actual ...

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 ...

ROCKY TOP, Tenn. — Norris Dam State Park covers more than 4,000 acres in Anderson County with its dozens of campsites, over 21 miles of hiking trails and its location on Norris Lake drawing in outdoor ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency has announced that the primary public access point to Norris Lake in Claiborne County will be closed for several weeks for improvements ...

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, ...