StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders The trees in the picnic area of Watauga Point provide a perfect frame for a sailboat gliding close to shore on Watauga Lake.

StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders Elizabethton’s April Rainbolt (L) and her daughter Savannah look on and laugh as Steeler, a black Lab, gets tangled up in his lead. Maggie May, a German Shepard, looks like she’s pretty amused too.

StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders A fisherman makes a cast from the jetty at Watauga Point as boats cruise by on Watauga Lake.

StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders The cooler temperatures, lower humidity, and the high overcast skies on Thursday made it a perfect day for Emma Lewis and Dylan Wagner of Elizabethton to make the hike up to Laurel Falls and hopefully get so great photos.

StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders A small flock of Canadian geese takes a pause in their migration flight on the shore at Watauga Point as boats slip silently by on Watauga Lake.

StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders With a little salsa music quietly playing on the sound system Yosana Lopez (L) and Ana Vallecillo, from Mountain City, get everything on the table to enjoy a picnic on the shore of Watauga Lake.

StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders Johnson City’s Brian Clark drives the ball into the net off of Christian Kazmark’s serve as Heather Ellis looks on at the Watauga Point Recreational Area Thursday.

StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders Haley Maturin, a traveling dietitian from out of state, takes an afternoon off to enjoy a little kayaking on Watauga Lake at Watauga point.

StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders Magnolia’s are blossoming all around Carter County and they are a sure sign of two things. First, Father’s Day is right around the corner and the start of summer is not too far behind.

StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders Cooler temperatures and passing clouds make for an ideal way to relax in the company of good friends like these four (from the left) John Stephens, Mia Kelso, Lexi Stephens and Savanna Langhorne, whom all made the trip down from Johnson County to enjoy a day on Watauga Lake at Watauga Point.