Lake Cumberland

Boating on Lake Cumberland is like no other lake in the country.  On a crisp fall day like today traffic is scarce with the exception of a few fishermen.  When I am on the lake I feel like I have walked back in time to what the natives must have felt like looking at the hills of Kentucky melding with the foothills of the Tennessee smokies.   This is the only place that I get quiet.  I don’t turn the stereo on in my boat and cellular phone service is so sporadic I do myself a favor and leave it at the cabin.   It is so rare for me not be connected I have to go through a brief period of panicked withdrawal before I can appreciate the quiet still.    

This is the time of year that the skiffs and wooden boats dominate the lake.   It is rather nostalgic, the quiet still of the lake, nothign but forest and a few wild goats in view, and wooden boats that have passed the test of time.   Everytime I encounter one of the wooden wonders I  am intrigued and perhaps a little envious.   I have decided I am interested in stopping the envy by becoming an owner myself.  My next few posts are going to be lists that I have compiled through my research about wooden boats and boat kits.  I have been pretty amazed out how much is out there if you really look.  I will try to review the list quarterly and make sure it continues to be up to date.

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