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eneath glistening, glassy surfaces, stories and legends unfold of
lost relics, graveyards and secrets.
Here we go into the depths-and
on the surfaces-of four lakes in
the mountains of Virginia, Tennessee
and the Carolinas.
SOUTH CAROLINA: Lake Jocassee
Brooks Wade skims the surface of Lake Jocassee in the mountains of Oconee County, South Carolina, stopping at waterfalls
and pointing out beautiful vistas, where
green mountains melt into bluish-green
water.
And then comes "Deliverance."
Wade and his wife, Kay, like to spin
stories of that eerie and controversial
movie, made in 1972 as the lake was being
made-with bodies exhumed from graves
and buildings torn down.
"The history stands alone," Brooks
Wade says. "But I think it's not just the
history but the awesome physical beauty
of the place."
The Wades operate Jocassee Lake Tours
(864-280-5501), launching at the Devils
Fork State Park, which, according to Kay
Wade, takes its name from how creeks
come together in the shape of a pitchfork.
Besides "Deliverance," the Wades
also share the story of Attakulla Lodge-
a 19th-century structure still standing,
about 300 feet below the surface. "It's the
only significant structure at the bottom of
the lake," says Brooks Wade.
Kay Wade delivers her "Deliverance"
goods with gusto, reeling how you can see
graves moved in the movie, as well as how
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the construction of the lake in 1972 was
captured on film.
"I seriously tell people more than they
ever want to know," Kay Wade says with
a laugh. "When we go out, we normally
just kind of go to a mid-lake rundown of
what people are looking at, and I point
out the quarry that was shown in the first
few minutes of 'Deliverance,' being blown
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