Day 71 – Green Turtle Bay to Duncan Bay on Kentucky Lake - September 15, 2011

We departed this morning and headed through Barkley Canal and into Kentucky Lake.  For about the next 40 miles, the entire east side of Kentucky Lake is known as the Land Between The Lakes or LBL (the lakes are Barkley Lake and Kentucky Lake).  President Kennedy created the LBL in 1963 as a recreational and environmental education area.  Boaters love it because of the undeveloped shoreline, the secluded coves and the wildlife.  We picked up a LBL fall brochure while we were at Green Turtle Bay and the activities and events they have planned cover everything from visiting the planetarium, learning about the red wolves, taking an autumn color canoe trip, viewing elk and bison and learning about the bald eagle.

We have our anchorage in Duncan Bay to ourselves, although we do get visits from fishermen.  We have seen two bald eagles and last night while lying in bed, we heard what we assume were coyotes howling.

             Miles: 12.4      Bridges: 1        Locks: 0

the beautiful shoreline of the Land Between The Lakes

the shoreline of the LBL as we head toward Duncan Bay

it is easy to see why the LBL attracts so many people

a bald eagle watches over Duncan Bay

Duncan Bay

Boreas at anchor in Duncan Bay