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Morgan House and his team at the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue (LLOV) hosted the 20th Anniversary Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival on Saturday, September 12, 2015. While area politicians, committees and local leaders fussed about using $300,000 from the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) to improve access for …
All good things must come to an end. So, eat, drink and be merry at LanierWorld on September 12th & 13th. That’s the final weekend of waterpark fun at Lanier Islands. It’s okay to weep in the Wave Pool on Saturday, but please don’t cry …
The 20th anniversary of the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in Atlanta will be celebrated at the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue, Saturday, September 12, 2015. According to information the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Information Center in Atlanta, this unique cultural and sporting event has expanded …
Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites Public Affairs Coordinator Kim Hatcher tells us Don Carter State Park was the recipient of the Resource Enhancement Award during the recent Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites Managers Conference. This prestigious honor was accepted by former park manager Will Wagner for improving land use …
Our pal, Joanna Cloud with the Lake Lanier Association (LLA), spent the better part of a year trying to remove an abandoned boat from Lake Lanier. The remnants of a 19-foot fiberglass-hull runabout that floated ashore near Lanier Park campground were removed on August 13, 2015. Sounds easy, …
Our friends with Georgia’s State Parks & Historic Sites have dozens of ways to spend a fun day at recreation areas all over our great state. Here’s the events schedule for August, 2015. Events Schedule for Georgia State Parks in Northern Georgia Full Moon Paddling Tour Saturday, …
Like many other “older Americans” I don’t know much about current rock singers and bands. Sure, everybody has heard of Tailor Parry and Katie Swift, but yoots today think Paul McCartney’s first band was Wings and the song, Free Bird, is the National Anthem of …
As of 7 AM on Wednesday, July 15, 2015, the official Lake Lanier water level at Buford dam was 1069.02 feet above sea level. Blustery winds and torrential rains blew across Lake Lanier last night, in addition to the “pop-up” summer showers that are common here in …
The Pirates of Lanier Charity Poker Run will gather on Thursday, July 16, 2015 at Lanier Islands to scallywag their hornswaggles and otherwise plan their party on the high seas of Lake Lanier. All for a good cause or two, matey. Seriously, all the proceeds from these …
We’ve finished updating our information on about 50 parks on Lake Lanier. Gathering the latest details on a few recreational areas is like trying to find people in the Witness Protection Program, but we’ve done our best. We hope you’ll relax lakeside at one of …