When it comes to real estate it’s all about location, location, location. The most sought after mountain property is that which borders a national park or forest combined with prime waterfront.

Such properties are extremely rare and incomparable. Telliquah is such a place. Nestled on the quiet side of the Smoky Mountains in East Tennessee, Telliquah was the summer gathering place for the Cherokee nation. It was sanctuary, where families came to strengthen family bonds by playing games. It was a place so abundant and beautiful it was believed to be the first place made by the creator.

Today, Telliquah is the ultimate gathering place where families strengthen bonds and play games on over 2 million acres of unspoiled wilderness. With miles of pristine mountain rivers and unprecedented access into the Smoky Mountains via the brand new Cherohala Skyway, Telliquah is a paradise for the outdoor enthusiast.

Telliquah is for those who earned the right to acquire the finer things. Telliquah is the real thing... an historic, geological, archaeological, and natural wonderland. Unlike typical master-planned “communities”, Telliquah is uncontrived and authentic...incomparable!

Those who are fortunate enough to call this home will fly fish rainbow trout right outside their door, canoe for miles to Tellico Lake, take scenic drives along the skyway to sunsets and cool waterfalls cascading within a few feet of their vehicle.

There’s so much to explore it would take years to find it all. Yet it’s all right outside your door, only a mile from a vintage mountain town where shops, museums and eateries are cropping up every year. Telliquah is like Telluride... 25 years ago. If only we knew then what we know now.

Imagine a place so rare only 32 families will call Telliquah home, all with front row seats on the Tellico River. Cross over a signature covered bridge to your quaint mountain getaway to begin a new chapter in your family’s legacy. Your rustic getaway will be quaint in size so as to not overwhelm the limited riverfront. It’s the one place you will keep forever, a family heirloom to be passed down from generation to generation.

It is well known that the treasures of the world are only sold by auction...a rare Gauguin, the President’s rocking chair, Queen Anne’s china. Telliquah is a national treasure and, on May 5, 2007, twenty-five heirloom home sites will be made available for sale to the public, seventeen to be sold by absolute auction...no minimum bid – no reserve.

A select few opportunity-seeking bidders will set the price for these one-of-a-kind properties. Once the last is sold, there will be no more...unless sometime in the future a family decides to sell their treasure to a waiting list of eager buyers who will compete for the rare chance to own here. What price then?

Don’t miss this dream come true. Register now to become one of the select few who will bid in the most comfortable environment possible to buy real estate...a premiere absolute auction event.

Residents come home across a magnificent gated covered bridge, and, for a backyard, they have the 640,000 acre Cherokee National Forest. Their driveway is the Cherohala Skyway, a National Scenic Byway that winds through fifty miles of spectacular unspoiled National Forest.

While Telliquah Preserve is next door to wilderness, it is also right next door to the quaint mountain village of Tellico Plains with its fine museum, library, gourmet bakery, and several galleries. In fact, Tellico Plains has become a gathering place for artists like nationally-known basketmaker and woodcarver Ken Dalton and for musicians of all kinds. Some have even taken to calling this place Sedona East.

Yet all this charm and serenity is only an hour from Chattanooga and Knoxville and three hours from Nashville and Atlanta.

Natural wonders, endless adventure, easy access, casual culture and your own private riverside retreat – truly this is the opportunity to own a piece of paradise.