Michael Saya

The town of Davidson presents its own historic charm. Newcomers consistently find a warm welcome, a friendly blend of tradition and appreciation for new ideas. Davidson is known as the home of prestigious Davidson College and the town has a whiff of old New England about it. In fact, Money Magazine rated in the top 10 places to live. You´ll find excellent educational opportunities in Davidson, with Davidson Elementary being recognized as a NC School of Excellence in 2001 and 2002. Davidson College is home to a number of performing arts events each year, including musical and drama, guest speakers, and special symposia. The private golf community of River Run is located in Davidson. River Run offers a tennis complex, two swimming pools and a stately Jeffersonian-style clubhouse overlooking the signature 18th hole. Homes in Davidson range from $225,000 ? Multi Million Dollar Homes. For information of the Town of Davidson, Click Here.

Davidson College is located in the Town of Davidson. Davidson College invite you, whether you are new to Davidson or have been away for a number of years, to come soon for a real visit. Until you have stepped onto the beautiful campus of Davidson and experienced the Davidson community spirit, you can´t fully appreciate what sets our college apart from so many others. For information on Davidson College, Click Here.

At River Run offer's more than custom homes, The life style of the residents, many whom have relocated from across the country, have chosen River Run because of its casual and friendly atmosphere, the location in the Town of Davidson and the proximity to Charlotte and its international airport. With many of the relocating families, the excellent Davidson schools are a priority. To other active adult buyers, the varied, social, cultural and sports amenities offer a well- rounded lifestyle.

The River Run championship golf course is on nearly a thousand acres. River Run amenities include: (tennis and fitness center, walking trails, pools, and two clubhouses). The tennis center has 16 tennis courts (including 9 clay and 4 indoor courts).

River Run is close to varied restaurants, medical facilities, shopping, and with professional sports just minutes away from your door. Choose River Run so that you can leave behind the stress and traffic, noise, and congestion.

For information on the River Run Golf Course in Davidson, Click Here.

To help provide you with activities during your leisure hours, we offer nine (9) parks that contain a variety of activities. We have seven (7) tennis courts, eight (8) basketball courts, six (6) lighted ball fields, and a gym for basketball and volleyball. We offer many youth programs, including baseball from T-Ball to Colt leagues, softball from minor to junior leagues, basketball for boys 7-18 years old and for gifts 7-18 years old. We also have adult leagues for softball, basketball, and volleyball. Our War Memorial Building houses various civic groups and community classes. The War Memorial Center and Winnie L. Hooper Community Center offer summer programs for youths, well as special programs for adults. Our Ceramics House has a helpful and friendly staff eager to help you with this fun craft year-round.

The Town of Mooresville has a regulation par-72 golf course open to the public year-round as a self-supporting department of the Town. A P.G.A. golf professional manages the golf operation which has a driving range, snack bar, and pro shop, plus a conference/meeting room. Lessons, tournaments, and various clinics are staged throughout the year for a nominal fee. Tee times are required and can be set up online.

The Mooresville Golf Club has approximately 50,000 rounds played annually and adds greatly to the over-all recreational opportunities offered by the Town of Mooresville The course is located on West Wilson Avenue. For information on the Mooresville Golf Club, Click Here.

The Universal Technical Institute, Inc., is a nationwide provider of technical education training for students seeking careers as professional automotive, diesel, collision repair, motorcycle and marine technicians. Through this campus-based school system, Universal Technical Institute, Inc. offers specialized technical education programs under the banner of several well-known brands, including Universal Technical Institute (UTI), Motorcycle Mechanics Institute and Marine Mechanics Institute (MMI) and NASCAR Technical Institute (NTI). To Learn more about the Universal Technical Institute, In., Click Here.

The Mooresville Public Library provides educational, informational, recreational, and cultural resources for people of all ages and interests. In addition to current fiction and non-fiction books, the library offers magazines and newspapers, large-print materials, educational videos, foreign-language materials, books on tape, and our North Carolina collection. There is a trained staff to guide patrons in the location and use of all materials and reference services. Special services include story hours for pre-schools and day-care centers and a dial-a-story phone line 704-663-5774. Civic services performed by the library include tax-form distribution and voter registration. Further information may be obtained by visiting the library at 304 South Main Street or calling 704-664-2927.

Lake Norman in North Carolina is the largest man-made lake in NC, and is located in the northern part of Mecklenburg County, just 18 miles northwest of Charlotte. It is sometimes called an "Inland Sea," with over 520 miles of beautiful shoreline.

The Lake Norman area actually consists of several small towns and communities surrounding the lake and Lake Norman State Park. It is now one of the most rapidly growing and popular areas in North Carolina.

The Great River was named after the people who lived by it, the Catawba Indians, known in their own language as the Kawahcatawbas, "the people of the river." As the settlers began moving into the fertile lands along the Catawba, they brought with them diseases from Europe that the Catawbas had no resistance to, and in less than 175 years, their population dwindled from over 5,000 to less than 400.

These settlers built their cabins and farmed the land beside the Catawba River, but before long they were drawn into battle against the British Crown. In 1781, General Cornwallis proclaimed Charlotte to be "a damned hornet's nest of rebellion." At the battle site at Cowan's Ford, General William Lee Davidson, along with a band of Catawba Valley farmers were able to slow the advance of General Cornwallis. Early in the battle, General Davidson was shot and killed at the river bank. A monument honoring Davidson is located near the present site of Cowan's Ford Dam, but the exact location of his demise is under the waters of Lake Norman.

After the United States became an independent nation and the Civil War left the people demoralized in spirit, the people along the Catawba were simply existing. Ambitious James B. "Buck" Duke, president of the American Tobacco Company, saw a future in the textile industry in the Carolinas, using the waters of the Catawba to generate power needed to provide clothing for a growing nation. Buck and his brother, Ben, set out to learn everything they could about hydroelectric power.

Dr. W. Gill Wylie, who had already experimented with hydroelectric power in South Carolina with his Catawba Power Company, soon began discussions with the Duke Brothers while tending to their illnesses. Wylie introduced the Dukes to William S. Lee, a brilliant young engineer who was designing the Catawba Power Company's dams and power plants. Wylie needed funding, and Duke needed power. Duke, Lee and Wylie were looking at the larger picture ? electricity would attract business and industry to the region.

The Southern Power Company was formed and William S. Lee's dream of transforming an entire river valley into a hydroelectric system was coming true. In 1927, the Southern Power Company became the Duke Power Company, and by 1928, ten dams were completed with a dozen powerhouses, making the Catawba "the world's most electrified river." William Lee's grandson, Bill Lee III, had the honor of designing and completing the one final dam which would be the largest undertaking of all, creating not only the largest lake in the Duke Power system, but the largest lake in the Carolinas.

Homes, family farms, and entire towns would end up under water. The village of Long Island, once a bustling river town with three textile mills, would be completely submerged. Some land owners refused to sell their land, but traded it for land along the future lake. Those who kept it long enough did very well indeed.

The ground breaking took place on September 28, 1959. It took four years to finish the huge dam, and another two years to fill the lake. Named after retired Duke Power President, Norman Atwater Cocke, people predicted Lake Norman to be an inland sea. It is 34 miles long and eight miles across at its widest point. Its surface area of 32,500 acres has 520 mile of shoreline. Lake Norman is 760 feet above sea level, 130 feet deep at its deepest point, and holds 3.4 trillion gallons.

There are three generating plants on Lake Norman: Cowan's Ford, the original power station; Marshall Steam Station, a coal-burning steam-electric generating station on NC 150; and the William B. McGuire Nuclear Station near the east abutment of Cowan's Ford Dam.

Those who call Lake Norman the biggest thing to happen on a river since the flood of 1916 appreciate its contribution to flood control. Because the lake can handle enormous amounts of water flowing down from the mountains, the torrential rains of 1940 and 1970 did not create a terrorizing replay of the flood of 1916 which took lives, farms, homes, animals, crops, bridges and roads, and destroyed businesses that were never rebuilt.

The cities of Charlotte and Mooresville rely on Lake Norman for their dependable water supply. Duke's professional foresters manage the quality of the water, plant nearly 1.8 million new trees on the land each year, stock the lake with fish, and regularly spray the shoreline with non-chemical light oil solution to control mosquitoes. A 2,135-acre water refuge was built below Cowan's Ford Dam to shelter migratory ducks and geese in the winter. Duke Power provided 10 public access areas around the lake as well as 1,300 acres for duke Power State Park.

There was a time when people stood on highways around the lake offering lake lots for sale for $1,000. There weren't many takers back then. With the completion of I-77, the entire lake became more accessible to urban centers to the south and north. Slowly, development began creeping north to the part of the lake that had always been agricultural. Today in four counties that surround the lake, there are more than 25,000 residents who like calling Lake Norman home.

Cliff Champion is Back on Lake Norman! Located at Midtown Sundries Harbor-side.

Championship Yacht Charters is the largest upscale, luxury charter boat on Lake Norman.

This Somerset luxury boat will be fully enclosed and is available for year-round use and can comfortably accommodate 150 people and is scalable to meet you needs.

Main Deck - Fully Enclosed, 18' x 30' great room with fireplace, front & rear exterior sitting areas, private inside sitting area with fireplace, Heated & A/C
Event Deck (2nd level) - The largest entertainment deck on the lake. Fully Covered with 70' of enclosed area. Fireplace & Heaters for Winter, Open Air for Spring, Summer & Fall with options full enclosures for all weather cruises.

Cliff has had a big tragedy when lost one of thier own, Nathan Coppick

Championship Yacht Charters, Cliff Champion and the entire crew will continue its legacy on Lake Norman. Its future success is in Tribute to our lost boating family member, Nathan Coppick, who's life was ended way too young. Our Daily Thoughts & Prayers go to his family forever.

Nathan Coppick
1989 - 2008

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