BBQ Picnic for Lake Lanier’s Heroes

Lake Lanier’s bluest skies and warmest mid-November temperatures welcomed hundreds of men and women to the 2nd Annual Partners in Public Service Appreciation Luncheon at Buford Dam Park on Lake Lanier, held on Thursday, November 14, sponsored in part by the U.S. Army Corps of …

Work Delayed on New Bridge Near Olympic Venue

The construction of the new bridge on Clarks Bridge Road / State Route 284 Bridge at the Lake Lanier Olympic Center has been rescheduled to begin before Thanksgiving. According to Georgia DOT District Construction Engineer Harold Mull, “Crews are moving equipment and materials to the project …

Bill Cox: Chattahoochee National Rec Area Sup’t.

The National Park Service has chosen Bill Cox as superintendent of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (CRNRA), a 48-mile stretch of the river north of Atlanta. “I consider it a privilege to return to the National Park Service where I began my public service …

Mural Painted on Rowing Venue’s Timing Tower

An Argentine mural artist known as “Jaz” has jazzed up the timing tower at the Olympic Rowing Venue at Clarks Bridge Park at the northern end of Lake Lanier. Franco Fasoli — which, if you say it with a Spanish accent, is every bit as cool …

Politicians Reopen Corps Parks on Lake Lanier

Parks and services provided by the Army Corps of Engineers at Lake Lanier will return to normal soon. The morons we elected to run the United States government waited until the last possible moment to fund America — temporarily — and allow federal agencies and …

David Nichol Wins Bass Tournament on Lanier

Gainesville’s David Nichol won the Bass Fishing League (BFL) Regional tournament on Lake Lanier, which was held over the weekend of October 12th, with a three-day total of 15 bass totaling 47 pounds, 2 ounces. This regional tournament featured the top 40 boaters and 40 …