Paris Landing State Park was wonderful. Approximately 1000 acres for people to engage in water sports, golfing, hiking, eating, or just basking in the sun.
They tell me that whether you want to fish for bass, catfish, crappie, bluegill, redear, or sauger, Lake Barkley and Kentucky Lake are the places to be. If the number of fishing boats that Rick and I have seen is any proof of this, locals must be telling the truth. Rick and I have seen literally hundreds of these boats.
After always cruising on oceans, where we primarily used Latitude and Longitude, we are learning the importance of “Mile Markers.” I guess that is why the rivers are more like highways. River mile numbers begin at zero and increase further upstream. The mouth of the Tennessee River begins at Paducah, KY (mm 0.0).
The Danville-Faxon Ferry crossing is located just north of mile marker 78.2. This means it is approximately 78 miles upstream from Paducah, KY. Rick and I entered the river at mile 25.4.
Tonight we are at Pebble Isle Marina (Mile 96.1) in New Johnsonville, TN.
