12/18/2024
When people gathered to cut the ribbon for Green Pond Landing on December 19th, 2014, they had no idea what it would mean for Anderson County. It has turned into an economic engine!
The Green Pond Landing Project is a collaboration between Anderson County and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Sport Fish Restoration is administered by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the Natural Resource Trustee Council for the Lake Hartwell PCB Settlement.
On its 10th birthday, December 19, 2024, the fishing tournaments will have generated an astounding $116M in economic impact! This amazing decade has featured the following:
~Three Bassmaster Classics
~Two TBF High School World Finals & National Championship
~Two Bassmaster High School National Championships
~Bassmaster & TBF Junior World Championships
~Two Ray Scott Championships
~Three BASS Nation Championships
~Association of Collegiate Anglers National Championship
~Bass College Series National Championship
~Two Fishers of Men National Championships
~Two National Professional Fishing League tournaments
~Three ABA Military Championships
Anglers from 48 states, four Canadian provinces, and 12 foreign countries have fished Lake Hartwell out of Green Pond Landing. In addition to European and Asian anglers, four African countries have traveled here to compete.
The day after the anniversary, Anderson County Parks, Recreation & Tourism Division Director Glenn Brill will retire after a 20-year career. Glenn Brill arrived here in December 2004 to found our Convention & Visitors Bureau; he remembers, “Nobody was talking about our lake.” We’ve come a long way since then!
