KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency will be conducting boat registration and safety compliance checkpoints over Memorial Day weekend on several East Tennessee waterways.
Here are the following dates and times:
Saturday, May 25
- Boone Lake: from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the area of Friday Hollow
- Cherokee Lake: from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the area of Fall Creek
- Douglas Lake: from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the area of Dandridge
Sunday, May 26
- Watauga Lake: from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the area of the Butler Bridge
It is also National Safe Boating Week and TWRA wants to remind you to stay safe on the water. The agency said they have seen an increase in traffic on Tennessee's lakes and rivers.
TWRA wants you to be boater-education certified, to always wear your life jacket, never use alcohol or drugs and to know the rules of the water.
They also suggest that you make sure your boat is ready with properly working fire extinguishers and working navigation lights.
