The very first Dale Hollow Lake Poker Run will be held from June 6-14th. During this 9 day event, participants will pick up a playing card at each of seven locations around the lake, to complete their “hand.” Sunset Marina will be one of these locations. Eighty percent of the registration fees will be returned as prize money. The remaining twenty percent of the proceeds will support the Nashville Ronald McDonald House. Please visit www.DaleHollowLakePokerRun.com for the most up to date information and details.
You can complete in 1 day, the weekend, or over the course of 9 days!
The choice is yours...enjoy our beautiful region by boat, motorcycle, or vehicle. 225 gorgeous miles of scenic highway or 61 miles by water.
Events around the lake each day.
Get your entry form to mail or reserve online today.
Pre-registration/gift $100, on-site registration/gift during the event $125.
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Long time patrons of Sunset Restaurant are familiar with the “Chef in the Kitchen”, William “Zoom” Miller. This year, patrons will be seeing more of “Zoom” in the Dining Room as well. Sunset Marina General Manager Tom Allen confirms that Zoom has accepted the position of Restaurant Manager beginning immediately. Sunset’s Restaurant Management position became vacant in October of 2008 when Brian Mueller resigned after eight years of service to join the staff of Mustard Seed Ranch in Cookeville, Tennessee. Zoom is already on the job and is actively preparing for the upcoming season. Opening day for Sunset Restaurant is Friday April 3rd when the restaurant will begin serving patrons on weekends. The full weekly schedule will begin in Mid-May. For those who are thinking that Zoom’s talents are best utilized in the kitchen, never fear. Zoom’s presence and influence will primarily remain in the kitchen. However, as Sunset’s Restaurant Manager, Zoom will be bringing his wide range of talent to the overall dining experience and he will be much more accessible to the customers and will be responsible for all restaurant operations. Zoom is putting together a staff that will assist him in continuing the quality dining experience Sunset’s Customers have grown accustomed to. Make plans now to visit Sunset Restaurant on Dale Hollow Lake for a unique dining experience. Sunset Restaurant serves lunch and dinner and on the weekends, breakfast is also served. Join us for excellent meals, friendly service, a relaxed atmosphere, and breathtaking views of the evening “SUNSETS”.
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Sunset Marina’s Crew has recently completed “Sassafras Hollow,” a very unique lakeshore cottage located at “Sunset East” just south of “R-Dock”. This beautiful cottage has three queen size beds and three sleeper sofas sleeping up to 12 people. Sassafras Hollow also offers a fully equipped kitchen, 2 ½ baths, fireplace, activity room, large front deck with an unparalleled lake view and so much more. Visit our website and click on “Sunset East” to get more information and see more pictures of this beautiful lakeshore cottage. This unique lakeview cottage and it’s predecessor, “Sassafras Point” is available for seasonal rentals should you or someone you know desire to rent one or both of these lakefront accommodations for a full season to accommodate your family, friends, coworkers and associates for a complete season of waterfront recreation. Covered boat slips are located on the water’s edge near your cottage for convenient docking of your personal boat. If you are interested in weekly or seasonal rental of these facilities, call today to make your reservation.
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( 3 / 418 )Here’s wishing you a Merry Christmas for 2008 and a Blessed New Year for 2009 from the Sunset Marina Crew on beautiful Dale Hollow Lake.
Thank you for a great summer. We pray that your family has a healthy, happy and blessed Christmas. Please remember Jesus (Luke 2) as you celebrate this season with family and friends.
P.S. It's official...Santa Claus is coming to town, and soon. Dock manager, Francis Copeland, aka Chummly, received the good news directly from the big guy himself while riding Sunset's fire boat in the Pickett County Christmas Parade.
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As all of you are aware, Dale Hollow Lake’s water level is lower than we have experienced in over 25 years. In fact, 1983 was the last time Dale Hollow fell below our present elevation of 634.00 feet above sea level. The previous low level of 632.84 was reached on November 14, 1983. All of the marina owner’s on Dale Hollow Lake met with officials from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers(USACE) at Dale Hollow’s Dam and visitor’s center last week to discuss the lake level situation. According to the USACE, they expect Dale Hollow to continue to drop to 633.00 by the end of December and possibly even lower if we do not receive significant rainfall. The USACE states that we are in the third year of a five year drought pattern.
The low water level presents many challenges for a marina and for you (the boaters). We appreciate your patience as we maneuver docks, boat slips, and gangplanks to adjust to the ongoing falling of Dale Hollow’s pool level. For your information, Dale Hollow Lake has a “Power Pool” of 20 feet. This means that the water in Dale Hollow from elevation 631 to elevation 651 is used for power generation. The lake also has what is known as a “Flood Pool” which is 12 feet in depth and runs from elevation 651 to elevation 663. This twelve foot flood pool is used during times of extreme flooding to hold back water in order to prevent downstream flooding in the towns along the Cumberland River. For your reference point, the front guardrail along Sunset’s Parking Lots is at elevation 655. Therefore, if Dale Hollow ever reached it’s highest point in flood stage, the parking lots would have eight feet of water standing in them.
The USACE’s ability to hold water and provide downstream navigation has been reduced by over 35% since Lake Cumberland’s Wolf Creek Dam and Center Hill Lake’s Dam is undergoing emergency repair. With this dam repair, Dale Hollow Lake is being used to store water in the spring and the USACE expects the reservoir level to reach at least 653 by June 1st, 2009 and Dale Hollow’s water is being relied on more heavily in the fall to provide hydropower and downstream navigation. The USACE stated that Dale Hollow has been the most important reservoir in the Cumberland River System in terms of managing water this past year and will be for several years to come.
I hope you find this information helpful and educational. Below are some helpful links to monitor Dale Hollow Lake’s pool level.
TVA’s Power Generation Schedule and Pool Elevation
Dale Hollow’s Elevation Graph
Dale Hollow’s Power Curve Graph
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