Advice for visiting Copperhill and Ducktown, TN?

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Advice for visiting Copperhill and Ducktown, TN?

Monday, August 31st, 2009 | East Tennessee |

For Labor Day weekend we’re visiting Ducktown and Copperhill, Tennessee and the Burra Burra Mine.

The area is best known for a dubious reason. In the first half of the twentieth century, sulfur dioxide emissions from copper smelting wrecked the environment, converting the lush East Tennessee landscape into something more akin to the surface of the moon. It has apparently recovered to some degree due to replanting efforts and the passage of time. As I recall cranberry was one of the early re-inhabitants.

I’m always interested in advice for interesting places to visit. Any suggestions for places to eat or particular things to see?

2 Comments to Advice for visiting Copperhill and Ducktown, TN?

smijer
August 31, 2009

As i recall, not much to see in either town. There’s a little tourist center in one of them - I forget which - has the history of the place. My recommendation to you is to call ahead & book an ocoee rafting trip… The longest one you can get. Same day booking is tough this time of year, but there isn’t much in the world more beautiful than the ocoee & the surrounding hills & forest.
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Les Jones
August 31, 2009

I love the Ocoee, but our 3 and 4 y.o. will be with us, so no rafting for us this trip. We may go there so the kids watch the rafters and kayakers and we can take pictures, though. That’s good goofy fun.