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Our Mission

Based in Chattanooga, the Tennessee Valley Canoe Club brings together a diverse population of people who are interested in canoeing, kayaking, and related activities; to increase the knowledge, safety, and appreciation of paddle sports; and to support conservation and preservation of recreational waterways.

We believe in treading lightly and quietly
We respect the rights of private landowners

whose land we pass through

We strive to leave no trace
Tennessee may be in our name,

but Georgia rivers and creeks are in our hearts.

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EARLY YEARS

1967 – 1990

PADDLING GEORGIA RIVERS AND CREEKS

SINCE THE BEGINNING

Founding members Jean Dolan and Don Bodley on the Chattooga River, 1969

Photos and newsletter clippings from TVCC archives

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EARLY YEARS

1967 – 1990

PADDLING GEORGIA RIVERS AND CREEKS

SINCE THE BEGINNING

Photos and newsletter clippings from TVCC archives

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EARLY YEARS

1967 – 1990

PADDLING GEORGIA RIVERS AND CREEKS

SINCE THE BEGINNING

Photos and newsletter clippings from TVCC archives

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EARLY YEARS

1967 – 1990

PADDLING GEORGIA RIVERS AND CREEKS

SINCE THE BEGINNING

Photos and newsletter clippings from TVCC archives

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Photos and newsletter clippings from TVCC archives

EARLY YEARS

1967 – 1990

PADDLING GEORGIA RIVERS AND CREEKS

SINCE THE BEGINNING

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Photos and newsletter clippings from TVCC archives

IN 1996 TVCC BEGAN THE ANNUAL CONASAUGA RIVER CLEANUP

TVCC CONTINUES TO REMOVE DEBRIS AND TRASH FROM GEORGIA RIVERS AND CREEKS TO THIS DAY

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TVCC Newsletter, February 2010

TVCC MEMBER CAROL VIERA SPELLS OUT OUR RIVER ETHOS IN “RIVER COURTESY – MUST READING FOR ALL PADDLERS”

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Photos and newsletter clippings from TVCC archives

2000-2024

TVCC CONTINUES TO PADDLE AND PROTECT

GEORGIA RIVERS AND CREEKS

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Photos by Eric Fleming, BG Smith, Dan and Mike Henry

CARTECAY RIVER

ETOWAH RIVER

COOSAWATTEE RIVER

CONASAUGA RIVER

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Photos by Eric Fleming, BG Smith, Dan and Mike Henry

OOSTANAULA RIVER

WEST AND SOUTH CHICKAMAUGA CREEKS

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TVCC members support local outfitters and small businesses

TOCCOA RIVER

TALKING ROCK CREEK

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Each year, Tennessee Valley Canoe Club sponsors approximately 15 trips on Georgia Waterways, with 10 to 30 paddlers participating in each trip.

That’s approximately 400 paddlers purchasing local fare, patronizing small businesses, and monitoring the health and welfare of Georgia rivers.

MOST OF THE PARTICIPANTS IN THESE RIVER TRIPS

LIVE IN TENNESSEE

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Thank you

for protecting our

Freedom to Float in Georgia

WE ARE TVCC!!