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Sailboats sit at on* of the marinas at Lake Murra
Visitors can swim at the dam recreation area untl
Camping Hii
If you want to head out to Dreher trash bags
Island (or rough it somewhere else) sleeping bags
there are several things to make sure tent, air mattres
and bring. pillows
Keep in mind that there is an electric food, drinks, pot
outlet and water hookup next to eveiy toothbrushes/pa
tent site. While some may not consider 2 towels for evei
it roughing it to use all of the amenities, wash clothes, si:
they are still nice to have. There are shower shoes
also bathroom areas where you can hairbrushes
take a shower. With all of this in mind, deodorant
the best thing to do before you head dishtowels
out is to make a list. scrub brush
The following is a list that has proven paper towels
effective through several camping trips: plastic table clot
hatchet
nonstick spray or butter clothesline
frying skillet first aid kit
spatula blankets
matches, charcoal
something to place over a campfire Camping at 1
to cook with you around $12:
flame been camping t
dishes ahead and have
candle Generally, you p
baby wipes go to the site wl
lantern up and then go 1
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impersonator who gained fame in John abuse at the ha
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Garden of Good and Evil. What makes because she wai
Chablis's fame interesting is that, unlike Chablis bega
?ther female impersonators, she owes she was 14 and
very little of her success to the gay go to school dres
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Dreher Island will cost fhe driveway and tl
i night. If you've never holding lines and i
here, you should call boat should be don<
them mail you a map. luck. People are no
ick out a site you like, Secondly, if yo
len you get there, set near the dam, use c
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tie was born a bouncing Chablis' hum01
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was fearless enough to to kill her. Chablis
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by the prostitutes she knew,
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about living as a woman, then
prescribing her estrogen.
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Carolina for the time she sj
that congregate* on Bombe
lake ensure
everyone
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teOUS. If Jet skis ar<
fishing, visible and shou
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have more op
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fishing have boaters, so give 1
casting poles, way t0 them.
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oat to load or jn an accident1
brakes.
get all of the Also, if you a
ifore they hit is not your persi
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door policies. Chablis and the club's Kickin' Chicken," "B-enaa s joeeiy
:er got into a physical altercation Surprise," "Bitchin' Biscuits" and
he told her to leave after letting "Titillating Taters." In her recipe for
f her white friends in. Chablis was "Great Auntie Chablis's Original
ted and her bail was set at $250. Homemade Pecan Pie," Chablis tells
le case was dropped, and Chablis readers how to shoplift a pecan pie recipe
lot allowed in The Playground, from a Betty Crocker cookbook,
i didn't bother her since the club -Hiding Mv Candv is a must for
I shortly afterward. anyone who has a sense of humor and
an open mind. Once people get past the
ding Mv Candv is made up of more feet that Chablis is a female impersonator,
ust the tawdiy details of Chablis's they can enjoy her autobiography for
also features a section filled with what it is: a funny story.
biology sophomoro Alison Hays and Wlnthrop University freshRobbie
Compton swim In Lake Murray.
I boater slams the clean up after you're done. Insects attract birds, birds
make noise. Catching fish in a noisy area is not an
remember the dock eaSy task.
While on the lake, be courteous. If you see a group
ieif* ? jfe j6 in a cove fishing, don't race up with the radio blaring.
>at holding vour iet A lot of P60^6 skiandg0 on 46 lake> *&***&
t children, so be cautious at all times. The Game Warden
enjoy the view, use has the right to search any boat, so don't drink and
Traffic on a swaying drive, and make sure to have all erf" the proper equipment.
There isn't a test for driving a boat. Don't let this be
oits or picnic areas, an excuse.
Lnglish
-mer in many of Columbia's drag beauty tips and a section explaining the
ncluding Menage, Matrix and The meanings of some of her slang, such as
In fact, she said The Edge was her "smell it," "busting a nut," "incognegro"
ae favorite workplace. and "24-hour girl."
le Columbia nightspot Chablis had One of the funnier parts of the book
ned relations with was the is a section called The Doll Does Dinner."
round, which she said practiced It includes such recipes as "Brenda's
ma Electric ana lias ana uses nve carenuiy. Aiier me interstate mere are
's to create hydroelectric power, a lot of back roads and small signs. At
>r students who want to get away, Dreher Island, you can check in for $12
ke offers a little bit of everything, per night for a tent site,
iam has two entrances, one to a There are plenty of places close to
ming and recreation area and one the water with electric outlets and running
ir and boat entrance. water close to the site. Bathrooms and
le swimming side is generally open showers are less than a few feet away,
the end of September and gives but they are hidden by trees and don't
i with the pavement blues a chance destroy the view,
k them away. There is a makeshift Originally, the land where the lake
, and, on weekends, veiy little space was built was home to over 5,000 people,
for late-comers. When the land was acquired, more than
n the side with a boat and car 2,323 graves, 193 graveyards, six schools
ice, there's a small pier for fishing and three churches were removed. The
everal barbecue pits and covered dam, when it was built, was the latest
There is a $2 entrv fee. hut also earthen dam in the world to be used for
ng spot s close to the water. power purposes.
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ike Murray, a prime spot
for recreation, fun
you need About 15 miles and 30 Sunsets
JK minutes away from campus,
nent, Lake Lake Murray offers a place to quite a view over
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ay, arm us swim, nsn, camp ana ooat. uie WttLCI- ,
Ilion gallons For those
iter could with access to a
de you with a place to get away, boat or jet ski, the loading area at the
wut 15 miles and 30 minutes away dam has three driveways and a dock to
ampus, Lake Murray offers a place tie up to. There are also several marinas
m, fish, camp and boat. The dam, and sailboat clubs in the area,
is more than a mile long, provides About 45 minutes from campus, there
n of the lake and the Columbia is a campground area known as Dreher
le. * Island.
le dam's construction began April To get there, get on Highway 378
. The lake is owned by South towards Spartanburg. Follow the signs