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Debbie Fletcher

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This entry was posted on 9/6/2010 12:39 PM and is filed under uncategorized.

I have taken advantage of a long weekend to catch up on my scrapbooking.  I have now completed 3 scrapbooks full of Jocassee memorabilia.  I'm so grateful that the story of the Lodge and the girls camp continues on.  Anna Simon of the Greenville News recently wrote a beautiful article on our last 2 dives.  I have spent some time today re-reading the countless emails I have received over the course of the years - many from folks who knew the old Valley - and many more who never got to see it.  I'm always grateful when someone takes the time to email me.  I love hearing from you!

I'm headed up to Jocassee on 9-12 as the guys dive on the steel bridge and the girls camp.  I think I will don my scuba gear and join them on the deco line for a bit.  I have met some of the nicest people in these divers.  I'm very blessed with some wonderful friends.

I was given the name of an elderly couple who might be in possession of the sign that hung under the eaves of the front porch at Attakulla Lodge.  It has been confirmed that the sign was rescued before flooding.  I have written them to find out if they have it.  I would like to at least see it again - and would love even more to buy it from them.  I just mailed that letter a couple of days ago.  I'll let you know what I find out.
 

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    • 9/6/2010 2:11 PM Kim Miller wrote:
      So glad that you are keeping the Lodge and the rest of "Old Jocassee" alive for those of us who never got the chance to know and love it ourselves! The first time I ever saw the Lake, I had two very powerful emotions : Awe, because the Lake was even more beautiful than I could have ever imagined it would be, and an overwhelming sadness that I couldn't explain - at least until I read your book and learned about Jocassee Valley before it was flooded. Each time I see it, I am reminded that this incredible beauty was bought at a great sacrifice to the people who lived and died on the equally beautiful land that now lies beneath the Lake!
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    • 9/7/2010 10:20 AM Donna Rachels wrote:
      I know just what you mean,Kim! I can't imagine living in a place like Jocassee Valley and watching it simply go away, never to see sunlight on it again.Even though Debbie has beautiful memories, sometimes it feels necessary to touch a tangible part of those memories. It's nice that she has been able to do this in part, thanks to the divers who have brought up some artifacts.Wish I could have experienced Attakulla in her heyday!
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      1. 4/5/2011 8:57 AM Kim Miller wrote:
        I agree! I've even watched the "Graveyard Scene" from "Deliverance" over and over to try and get some idea in my mind as to how a part of the valley looked as the waters were rising. (You can see Bootleg Mtn. in the background just before John Voight spots the cemetery and the moving of the coffins.) It still seems so surreal to me - I'm sure it's even more so to Debbie!
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