(December
7, 2011) Join us for the
ribbon-cutting on Friday, December
9th at 4PM in Paris Landing State
Park! Light UP the Lake is FREE and
open every night in December. Make
plans now to build a display for
your business or organization in
2012!
Special thanks to Joan
Williams, Rick Paschall, Tim
Caldwell, Jeff Utley, Johnny Green,
Bruce Gargus and the whole staff at
Paris Landing State Park!
And thank you to the following Light
UP the Lake supporters: Lowe's Home
Improvement, Paris Landing Tourism
League, Sally Lane's, Paris Landing
Volunteer Fire Department, Henry
County Highway Department Litter
Prevention, Paris Parks and
Recreation, Henry County Sheriff's
Office, Chamber Tourism Committee,
Jeff Seaton, Jennifer Morris, Dave
Cullen, & Anne Cullen.
View more... Eight Mile
Run Planned at Paris Landing State
park
(December 6, 2011) Paris
Landing State Park will once again
be featured in the State Parks
Running Tour, with the eight mile
“Over the River” race planned for 11
am on Saturday, December 10, 2011,
at the Park. Race day registration
cost is $13, from 9:45 am to 10:45
a.m. in the Inn lobby.
Special awards will be given for the
top 3 overall male and
female.
Meal tickets will be available for
runners and their supporters for
$7.50 each, including drink and tax,
for the buffet lunch at the Park
restaurant.
“Featuring our
beautiful Paris Landing on the State
Park Running Tour is a cooperative
effort of the tour, Race Director
Mike Bell, Paris Landing State Park,
the Friends of Paris Landing State
Park and the Chamber,” according to
Chamber President Butch Powers,
Foundation Bank. “We are especially
grateful to our sponsor, Bone and
Joint Specialists, for their
generous support.”
For
more information or to volunteer to
help work the race, call the
Paris-Henry County Chamber of
Commerce at 731.642.3431. Tennessee
River Trail Launch Video: This video is of the Tennessee River Trail Launch, held at Loretta Lynn's Ranch in Hurricane Mills, TN. View Video Here Paris Landing State Park:
The ribbon-cutting
for Light
UP the Lake has been rescheduled for
December 9th at 4PM. Please join us!
BoatUS
Collegiate Bass Fishing Open
Presented by Pepsi to Debut on
VERSUS
(August 15, 2011)
Coverage continues of the largest
collegiate bass fishing events in
the nation with action from Paris,
Tennessee. Day one coverage of the
2011 BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing
Open presented by Pepsi begins on
Sunday, August 21, at 2:00PM EST on
VERSUS, part of the NBC Sports
Group.
Full Story...
Careco
Collegiate Video
(August 1, 2011) This
is the kickoff to the television
series covering college bass fishing
this year as well as a look at the
past, there is some coverage of your
event on Kentucky Lake as well as
some history on college bass
fishing. This year's televised
coverage from Kentucky Lake will
premier on the 21st of August for
day 1 coverage and day 2 coverage
will start airings on the 28th
of August.
View Video Here...
Kentucky Lake Water Fun Run
2011
John Wambles, the Peddler,
and Loria Plunk, Arrowhead
Homes, are long-time
volunteers at the Fun Run.
Over 425 people played this
year.
Registration staff included
(from left) Judy Eddelman,
Marsard Island, Michele
Webb, Grove School, Stacia
Puckett, Paris Surgical
Specialists, and Chip
Anderson, Bone and Joint
Specialists.
Anna and Kim Martin, Mansard
Island, sold t-shirts
Lines got long inside the
event tent!
Galia Greer, left, and Susie
Umstead, were assisted by
William Umstead.
Over 200 people enjoyed the
shade at Paris Landing State
Park as door prizes were
announced.
Ken Kizer receives a door
prize from Chamber President
Butch Powers
Eastern
Kentucky Repeats as Open Champions!
(July 5, 2011) It's
not often in a sport as competitive
as collegiate bass fishing that a
team wins back-to-back tournament
titles; although that's exactly what
the Eastern Kentucky University
(EKU) bass team accomplished today
by winning the 2011 BoatUS
Collegiate Bass Fishing Open
presented by Pepsi for the second
year in a row.
Full Story...
Triton Boat
Owners Tournament Returns to Henry
County
Over 500 Triton boat owners and
their families began their annual
tournament last night with a meal
and organizational meeting at Paris
Landing State Park.
Triton boats and Mercury outboards were the order of the day!
Cash prizes for this tournament are accompanied by boat giveaways.
Over 500 anglers and families met to get organized.
National Coverage of PARIS!!!! Associated Press; Fort Worth Star
Telegram; Dallas Morning News;
Myrtle Beach Sun News, Sc; Cleveland
Plain Dealer; Pittsburgh Post
Gazette; Arkansas Democrat Gazette;
Birmingham News;
More...
Did You Know...
There's not many places you can go to find
hunting, fishing and wildlife watching in
such high quantity and quality as the
Tennessee NWR. In 2008 the refuge had
1,100 hunters, approx. 200,000 fishermen and
an estimate of 122,000 wildlife watchers
visiting the refuge.
