Paul, I'm actually at Norris right now. I'm 21 on my 22nd straight summer down and each year we stay in the deluxe cabins at the state park at the dam (Norris Dam State Park). Good places to stay, not crappy at all or run down and it's about a 5 minute drive down the hill to the marina. We don't go past the main lake over to Powell or Flat Hollow at all so I can't say exactly how the riding is, but there is more than plenty of places around the dam to find calm water. Plus I think more access to more marinas than the other side; Twin Cove, Sequoyah, Stardust, Shanghai, Sugar Hollow, and Springs are the ones we go to for lunch, plus wings & Corona close to the marina at Seqouyah on Friday night is a plus.
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