The Ocoee area of Polk County thrives off its namesake river lying just to the east in the Cherokee National Forest. Renowned as a premier whitewater destination, the Ocoee River celebrated 20 years ...

The 1996 Olympic Summer Games in Atlanta, included one venue outside the state of Georgia. The Canoe and Kayaking venue was hosted in Tennessee on the Ocoee River 27 years ago. But the actual planning ...

There are few places in the country where average Joes and Janes can play Olympian for a day, but Tennessee’s Ocoee River is one of them. This waterway hosted the whitewater events for the 1996 ...

The Ocoee Whitewater Center, which was the venue for canoe and kayaking slalom during the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta has been deemed a total loss due to a fire early Tuesday morning. According to the ...

It started with a simple “what if” question while Atlanta officials were working on a bid to host the 1996 Summer Olympic Games. A group of amateur kayakers from the city began asking themselves: ...

OCOEE, Tenn. — The Ocoee River stretches 93 miles through Tennessee and Georgia and beneath the water, lies a rich history, of white-water rafting. A history that most didn't know existed. In the ...

For the first time since the 1996 Olympics on the Ocoee River, kayaking world championships will be held in the United States the first week of September, and again the competition will be in easy ...