Its still a bit Sullivan Countyish for my tastes. And by that, I do mean red. Before y'all get up in a roar, I grew up on other side of Boone in Snyder Creek.
If you want lake frontage, go Bristol 421 to S Holston. Or, as when I retire ... you ready? Pogue. Po-gee.
10 minutes from native harvest Rainbow. 20 minutes from Boone NC. And not anywhere near anyone in particular.
Watauga Lake is the most beautiful lake in the TVA chain, and one of the most beautiful Ive ever seen. Rivaling, gulp! Yellowstone lake.