Yeah have not been to tims in a few years and Normandy is 15 min away to two ramps, 20 min to the dam ramp. Even on most summer weekends it is really a fishing lake, not a play lake like tims. During the week it is dead. Today at the three main ramps there were a total of maybe 20 vehilces, not all with a trailer, the other two off beat one zero vehicles so maybe 15 boats on that whole lake and i saw maybe six. As long as they never 'improve' with marinas, booze, food and such it will stay that way for a long time. Bonus 90% of the shoreline is tva land so you can get out and do what you want. I plan on camping this summer at a perfect spot ive been day visiting.
I'm planning mon or tues next week and as always, open invitation.