From the Captain's DeskCome aboard our luxury Skipperliner cruise boat for a relaxing cruise on the Tennessee River. With the cooler weather, the Tennessee River and its residents start to change as we begin to see those gorgeous fall colors and migratory birds on the river. We run our Fall Color Cruises beginning Oct 31, and on special Saturdays - Oct 31st, November 7 and November 14 - we will run a special Fall Canyon Cruise in place of our regular daily cruise. This is one of my favorite times of year on the river - I hope you'll join me and not miss this fabulous show that Mother Nature provides for us. Wildlife Refuge cruises begin on December 21st. On December 2oth, we move the Blue Moon upriver to the Hiwassee Island Refuge for the winter. We offer a |
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special opportunity to join us for the trip upriver through the lock - a 5 hour trip with lunch. Once we settle in at our winter dock at Sale Creek Marina, we begin 3 hour Nature Cruises into the refuge to view the migrating Sandhill Cranes — and if we are lucky, a few Whooping Cranes also! Don't miss this special opportunity to get up close and personal with thousands of these wonderful creatures! Here is what it sounds like....  Hear the Birds!
Here are trip notes from our Naturalist, Rick Houlk, from these past few weekends. Hopefully our special visitors will stay around for a while so that you will have a chance for some fun sightings from Mother Nature. |
reserve the entire boat with our Private Charter program! |
| Birds and wildlife we are seeing on the River: Location: Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge Observation date: 1/21/09 Number of species: 19 Canada Goose 100 Gadwall 3 American Black Duck 2 Mallard 1000 Bufflehead 10 Double-crested Cormorant 10 Great Blue Heron 40 Black Vulture 3 Turkey Vulture 2 Bald Eagle 18 Red-tailed Hawk 1 American Coot 1000 Sandhill Crane 3500 Killdeer 2 Dunlin 15 Bonaparte's Gull 100 Ring-billed Gull 500 Belted Kingfisher 8 American Crow X |
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We Take You There
Blue Moon Cruises offers opportunities to enjoy the beauty of the Tennessee River and experience the natural world up close and personal.
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with Ocoee Adventure Company
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River with Ocoee Adventure Center
Ocoee River rafting, mtn biking, kayak instruction & lake tours - Ocoee Rafting with Big Frog Expeditions
Ocoee River whitewater rafting and tent camping for groups; biking, hiking, kayaking - Chattooga River with Southeastern Expeditions - Wild and Scenic Adventures - Section III and IV raft trips and overnight camping trips
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on the River
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The Birds
