St. Mary Municipal Court. US 61 and SR U run into St. Mary. Maps drawn toward the end of the 18th century showed the area of the city, at the time known as Sainte Marie's Landing. After several ownership changes; towards the end of 1839 an enterprising young man bought the tract of land which contained the city and had a landing for boats.
â¢ SIZE: The big lake covers 55,000 acres. It has 1,375 miles of shoreline, longer than the entire state of California. It stretches 92 miles from end to end. â¢ DOCKS: There are 70,000 boat docks on the lake, and many of them provide good hiding places and shade for the bass.
Boaters and lake activists can find much to discover as Norris Lake covers 33,840 acres of water and 809 miles of shoreline including 50 miles of island shoreline. Norris Lake is a combination of to rivers, the Clinch and the Powell River. Norris Lake stretches 72 miles up the Clinch River and 56 miles up the Powell River. At its widest Norris Lake is 1.2 miles wide.