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 ...

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 ...

Swirling rapids of Ocoee River framed by lush trees and rafters waiting to go in - Sandra Burm/Shutterstock Tucked away in southeast Tennessee is an unassuming town that's a gateway to one of the ...

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 ...

In late July 1996, more than 42,000 spectators gathered between the winding curves of U.S. Highway 64 and the mountainous ...

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: ...