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Light Up the Night
Written By: Jenny King | Issue: 2016/06 - June | Photograph By: Crossroads Chronicle
Carolyn Franz, president of the Friends of Lake Glenville, could not be more excited about the upcoming fireworks on Lake Glenville, set for dusk on Sunday, July 3.
This celebration was started many years ago and has since grown to be one of the biggest events the group sponsors.
Originally, the Fireworks on Lake Glenville started with friends who decided to have a fireworks display on the lake around the 4th of July. It has since grown from a few boats on the lake to hundreds of people in boats and cars along Highway 107 all watching as the professionally staged shoot lights up the night for miles.
In 1941, the west fork of the Tuckaseegee River was dammed and the resulting reservoir became what is now known as Lake Glenville. Over the years, its waters became a tourist destination for kayakers, canoers, waterskiers, and pleasure boat enthusiasts who found a cool retreat in the Southeast’s otherwise boiling summers, and its shores have housed a community of year-round residents who can trace their family trees back for generations.
Lake Glenville encompasses 1,450 acres and holds the distinction of being the highest elevation lake east of the Mississippi River. The Friends of Lake Glenville members number over 300 and their mission is to protect and preserve the lake. They are responsible for the organization and financing of this, their signature event, and rely exclusively on private contributions. They are the largest sponsor and are joined by Trillium, Hattler Properties, Signal Ridge Marina, and many homeowners’ associations in the area. This celebration costs well over $10,000 and the pyrotechnic display is one that draws folks from all over Western North Carolina. This year the show will again be land-based at The Point at Glenville Lake subdivision across the lake from Hattler Realty on Highway 107 North. Bring your boat or load up your car and enjoy the Fireworks on Lake Glenville, Sunday, July 3, at dusk.
For more information on The Friends of Lake Glenville, visit FriendsOfLakeGlenville.com.
