Tega Cay, South Carolina, Love where you Live?

  If you are familiar with my blog, by now you have all figured out....I REALLY love where I live!~

And if you are NOT, welcome, let me show you some

 Lake living! 

Everyday I truly look around and feel there is no other place in the world I would rather be.  

That is a great feeling too.  It is a small suburb surrounded near big city life.  We have the best of both worlds...if we want peace and quiet we have it.  But then we are a cars ride away from beautiful cities surrounding our area. Our closets city is Charlotte, North Carolina, which is 15 minutes away.

  One of our favorite things to do in the Summer is enjoy our Lake.  Lake Wylie that is.

The man-made lake was first formed when the Catawba Power Company built the Catawba Dam and Power Plant near India Hook, South Carolina in 1904. 

This dam impounded the Catawba River and created Lake Catawba, which was utilized to create hydro-electric power. In 1905 the Catawba Power Company became part of the Southern Power Company.

In 1924 the Southern Power Company raised the level of the dam and a built a new Catawba Hydroelectric Station to replace the original. This new facility opened in August 1925, increasing the surface area of Lake Catawba from 668 acres (2.7 km²) to 13,400 acres (54 km²). The Southern Power Company was merged with Duke Power Company in 1927.

In October 1960 the power station was renamed the Wylie Hydroelectric Station and the lake was renamed Lake Wylie, both in honor of Dr. Walker Gill Wylie, one of the founders of the original Catawba Power Company that had created the lake and become Duke Power.

  Not only is the Lake beautiful, the homes on the water are spectacular.

Let's start with the hot tour guide!~ 

Yes Mike is an awesome boater, he learned pretty quickly.  We have several launching stations in our area....some better than others, however Mike has done pretty well with all of them.

Next up the AMWAY house.  

If you have ever heard of AMWAY...let's just say this family had to be at the top of the Pyramid, as their home is spectacular. 

 And from what I hear, they are a super kind, generous family.  I would love to go inside their home to take a peek.  

Their grounds alone are spectacular.

They truly have a little slice of heaven here.

This house here is my favorite on the Lake...I love the stone and wood, and they have a very private setting.  Built in pool too.

This is one of the very few flat backyards in our area...they have a nice set up. I always notice flat backyards here, they are far and few between.

I have to be honest....this is my least favorite thing to do on the lake is tubing.  

By the end of it, I feel ill, and I am a nervous wreck the entire time.  This never stops anyone from having fun though.  Some times our friends even want to give it a try

 

This is my friend Lisa, my son Jack in the middle and Lisa's son.  She started off pretty cool...all I can tell you is by the end she was screaming to get off.  By the end of the night, she could barely walk,  She said every muscle in her body was killing her.

Hope you enjoyed our fun day of play on Lake Wylie!~ Tell me a little something fun about where you live.

Joining:

 Censtational girl for her FAVORITE things in my town linky party.