Dashboards and Saddlebags the Destination Magazine™ Issue 022 January 2013 | Page 25
The Catawba Queen
teams, so it’s not uncommon to
see NASCAR drivers like Rusty
Wallace, Sterling Marlin, and
Ricky Rudd in town.
The local visitor center is located
in the North Carolina Auto Racing
Hall of Fame, at 119 Knob Hill
Road. The hall of fame contains
over 35 racecars, assorted
displays, and a gift shop.
Credits
“Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love
Story” (CBS, 1999),”Vestige of Honor” (CBS,
1990), “The Lookalike” (USA, 1990),”A
Stoning in Fulham County” (NBC, 1988)
Lake Norman
The Catawba Queen riverboat is based at
Queen’s Landing, located at 1459 River
Highway in Mooresville, for hours, call
704-663-2628. For information about
the area, visit www.lakenorman.org or
www.racecityusa.org., or call the Lake
Norman Chamber of Commerce and Visitors
Bureau at 800-305-2508.
F
ilmmakers have discovered
the charms of Lake Norman,
the state’s largest man-made lake.
In Days of Thunder, Cole Trickle
(Tom Cruise) and sexy surgeon
Claire (Nicole Kidman) go for a
boat ride on Lake Norman when
they visit another couple at their
lakefront home. In Shallow Hal,
Lake Norman Regional Medical
Center stands in as the hospital
where Rosemary (Gwyneth
Paltrow) works with bur ned
children. And it’s where Hal’s
dying father leads him astray
with advice about women. Lake
Norman Fire Equipment, Inc.,
poses as the exterior for Sun
Records in “Shake, Rattle and
Roll: An American Love Story.”
World-class fishing, camping,
boating, and hiking along six
miles of nature trails are among
the recreational opportunities at
Lake Norman. You can even take
a riverboat cruise or a hot-air balloon ride to see the elegant homes,
charming bed-and-breakfasts, and
fine hotels and restaurants that
surround the camera-worthy lake.
Credits
“She Says She’s Innocent” (NBC, 1991) stars
Katey Sagal. Lake Norman’s other credits
include Shallow Hal (2001); “Shake, Rattle
and Roll: An American Love Story” (CBS,
1999); and Days of Thunder (1990).
From the Film Junkies Guide to North
Carolina by Connie Nelson and Floyd Harris.
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