Letters: What do you think about a whitewater park in Elizabethton? With our Question of the Week, we asked readers for their thoughts on a proposal to build a whitewater park in one of the rivers passing through Elizabethton. Here are some of the answers we received. Outdoor recreation adds quality of life I think this is an awesome project. Rafting on the Watauga is a wonderful family experience and would be an ideal river to end that trip with a big finale. Locals and tourists would really benefit from this addition. We have a few success stories in the area already; the investments in the Tweetsie Trail and the Tannery Knob bike park have managed to add a ton of value to this community and will only get better with time.