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Rick Lavender of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources provided this preliminary boating information report to lakelanier.com. This report contains statewide statistics and has specific totals for incidents on Lake Lanier over the Labor Day holiday weekend, August 31-September 2, 2013. Statewide Drownings – 1 Boating …
There many ways to be a winner, no matter how many points you score or how well you can handle a ball. That’s just one of the healthy messages expressed by Special Olympics Georgia. Rock your boat for a good cause at the 14th Annual …
The summer of 2013 was a bit of a washout for Lake Lanier, but look on the bright side! We don’t live in Texas. The rain was probably our own fault. We all prayed for rain and we got rain. And more rain … and …
Florida’s Governor Rick Scott hopes his whining will produce water. That’s the only reasonable explanation why he has filed another lawsuit in the Water Wars with Georgia. Floridians are demanding water from Lake Lanier to feed their slimy friends (the oysters) in Apalachicola Bay. Citizens of …
Friday, August 23, 2013 was one of the nicest days in ages to be on Lake Lanier — especially for the unveiling of 20 navigation lights that have been placed on the lake. The solar-powered lights provide a visual warning about hazards in the lake to nighttime …
Summer has returned to Georgia, just in time for the Labor Day weekend — when everybody will head to Lake Lanier. A spokesman for Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources, Lt. Col. Jeff Weaver, says, “While the Labor Day holiday weekend is not typically as busy …
Shane Watson Guide Service Report (8-22-13) Since my last report our boats have been out daily. We’ve caught stripers up to 37 pounds on downlined bluebacks fished 40-80 feet deep in the mouths of creeks and out over the main channel. We are still catching …
The official homepage of the United States Army — www.Army.Mil — shared a bit of good news about Lake Lanier. The Georgia chapter of Safari Club International will treat Soldiers from the Warrior Transition Battalion, veterans and their families to a free weekend fishing excursion …
The Gainesville/Hall ‘96 Foundation and its newly elected board of directors met for the first time on Friday, August 17, 2013, at the Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce (GHCC) offices in Gainesville. The non-profit organization’s goal is to restore the Lake Lanier 1996 Olympic Rowing Venue …
The first of 20 solar-powered lights have been placed on existing hazard markers on Lake Lanier, under a pilot program from the Lake Lanier Association (LLA). I know what you’re thinking. “Solar powered? On Lake Lanier? This summer? Hahahah!” Sure, rain-powered lights would make more …