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LIFE ON THE WATER Reader Destination
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Tell us your favorite destination on the water...we'll feature in an upcoming edition!
ann@lifeonthewater.com
Pre-Season 2009 Issue
LOTW Reader Destination:
City of Guntersville on Lake Guntersville
Facts
· Alabama’s #1 Intimate Getaway, Alabama Bureau
of Tourism & Travel survey 2002
· Located on Lake Guntersville, Alabama’s largest lake.
· 950 miles of shoreline, 69,000 acres of water
· Hosts more than 30 BASSMASTER fishing tournaments
· Has 3 sites on the North Alabama Birding Trail, including
habitat for the American Bald Eagle
· Named for John Gunter, the first white settler in Marshall
County. John Gunter married the daughter of Chief
Bushyhead of the Cherokee Nation. His descendants
became prominent leaders like Will Rogers, noted
humorist and playwright.
What to Do:
· State Parks: Lake Guntersville State Park
· Cathedral Caverns—a 14 acre underground world
· Buck’s Pocket—a 2000 acre canyon
· Marinas: Alred’s Marina, TN River MM 357,
full service, transients and liveaboards welcome 256-582-4400
· Signal Point Marina, TN River MM 358, full service,
transients and liveaboards welcome 256-582-3625
Information submitted by Lisa Socha, Marshall County Convention & Visitors’ Bureau by request.
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