About Us
Holiday Shores started in the late 60s, early 70s as a campground. Postcards were sent to neighboring counties advertising lots big enough for campsites and campers, providing access to Lake Tillery. Under the leadership of a board of directors, in the early 70s, the club house and bathhouses were built with the idea there would be a swimming pool at the clubhouse.
In the late 70s, families began buying lots and putting more permanent dwellings with wells and running water on them. There were annual meetings, agreement to pave the main road, and still ideas about building a swimming pool. The main road was covered with tar and gravel. This was the only thing that was affordable at the time and made a mess during hot summer days when the tar bubbled up and got on cars and shoes. There were community gatherings, workdays, and fellowship.
In the 80s, the big rocks on the banks were concreted over, the added concrete ‘ramp’ was poured to provide access to the ‘swimming area’ to prevent swimming around the boat ramp access. The North side community raised money from the residents living there for their road to be paved.
In the 90s and early 2000s, Montgomery County changed the zoning to R1 and prevented mobile homes from being put in Holiday Shores. The main road was given to the state for upkeep and paving down to the club house, and the top floor of the clubhouse was completed and furnished.
For the last 20 years, we have had several families move permanently to Holiday Shores. The community is growing. The residents here like living in nature and wish to keep it that way. We enjoy watching the wildlife, the sunsets and sitting at the water visiting with each other. We have a community watch, a newsletter, a little library, take part in projects and workdays and there is once again community gatherings and fellowship.
We hope that in the future we continue to live here, keeping Holiday Shores much like the surrounding Uwharrie National Forest. We want to continue to be a self-sufficient community that enjoys the scenery, nature, fellowship and community participation.
Cindy Martin
February 2021
