Boatgating: Tailgating with a Twist
Tailgating. The American football fan’s favorite pastime. Lucky for us, college football season is coming in hot, and right along with it-tailgating. This season-whether you’re yelling “Go Vols” or “Roll Tide” the Carefree Boat Club is ready to show you a unique twist on one of the greatest traditions today – boatgating! That’s right, the […]
Don’t LEAF Us Behind: Keep Boating in the Fall!
What comes to mind when you hear fall mentioned? Most likely multicolored leaves sprinkling the landscapes, representing your favorite team at tailgating events, or enjoying a steamy pumpkin spice latte. These activities pretty well embody the common man’s ideal fall experience, but what if you were able to enjoy all these activities- the Carefree way? […]
Your Labor-free Labor Day
Labor Day. The first Monday in September. A day dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. In other words, America’s day-long “thank you” to its invaluable work force. To complete the occasion, The Carefree Boat Club is inviting you to kick your feet up and let us do the work this upcoming […]
The Zajonc Family: Boating, a Family Tradition
If you own a boat, one challenge of using it is that all the effort involved getting it ready, taking it to the lake, launching it, and getting the kids safely on board is tough to do with one person. This is especially true if you have to do it while wrangling three small children […]
The Bernhardt Family’s Year-Round Boating Staycation
One of Erin Bernhardt’s favorite memories is of the time her family (she, husband A.J., and daughters Anna and Morgan) took a boat out on New Year’s Day a couple of years ago. “We had the surprise of a 70-degree warm spell, she says, and on short notice we were able to get a boat […]
The Dorn Family: Loving the Boating Life
When Shannon Dorn first heard about Carefree Boat Club, she didn’t even need to hear the whole sales pitch. She was all in! Her husband, Matthew, is a surgeon with little free time, and they needed a good way to make use of the time he has to have fun and build memories with their […]
Mom Can Drive a Boat, Too
Let’s face it: The kids are getting older, and they’re past the age where hanging out at the pool all summer is fun and exciting. They’re looking for something a little more challenging than the slide and the diving board, and you’re on the hunt for activities that will keep your kids busy this summer […]
Explore Watauga Lake from these marinas
Watauga Lake is the best-kept secret of the Tri-Cities lakes! Its more remote location makes it much less used than the other lakes with pristine views and a mostly-undeveloped shoreline, most of which lies in the Cherokee National Forest. It’s also the second-biggest lake in the area after South Holston Lake with a large wide […]
Many options for Boone Lake marinas in and around Johnson City
Boone Lake is one of the most popular lakes in the area due to its central location in Johnson City. The lake is a long, winding reservoir that extends into Piney Flats and the outer edge of Kingsport. Despite ongoing TVA work that has left the lake lower than usual as of December 2017, there […]
Boat rentals and more at South Holston Lake
You can enjoy a day on South Holston Lake without investing in boat ownership! If you don’t own a boat or are selling the boat you have, rentals or boat clubs are a great alternative for your next adventures out on the water. Many of the marinas on South Holston Lake have boats and other […]