Lake Lanier Olympic Venue Groundbreaking Ceremony

Dignitaries assembled at the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue (LLOV) to turn over more than a new leaf on November 12, 2015.  They congregated for the groundbreaking ceremony in honor of the renovations coming to the site at Clarks Bridge Park on Lake Lanier. Venue Manager Morgan House …

HemlockFest 2015 ~ Woodstock for Tree Huggers

Tree huggers, unite at HemlockFest!  It’s like Woodstock with food and water, without the mud and traffic, for a good cause. Presented primarily by the Lumpkin Coalition, HemlockFest is the most exhilarating way to preserve hemlocks for future tree lovers. “North Georgia’s hemlocks are in danger …

Fall 2015 Lake Lanier Association Newsletter

In the latest Lake Lanier Association newsletter, Executive Director Joanna Cloud says the continued installation of solar lights has been approved by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).  We’re thankful for Nick Baggett and his USACE crew. More than 100 new solar lights will be …

Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club Paddlers Vie for Olympics

The Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club (LCKC) has retained the glory of the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue, where visitors from around the world experienced the 1996 Olympic Games. Members of LCKC honor the club’s global reputation for excellence.  A few are in Milan, Italy, preparing for the ICF Flatwater …

Events Schedule for Georgia State Parks ~ August 2015

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, …

Local Athletes Paddle in 2015 Pan American Games

Our friends with the Lake Lanier Canoe Kayak Club (LCKC) will have their paddles in the water in Toronto, Canada, at the Pam American Games.  We know they’ll make us proud. LCKC’s Brenda Miller tells us the USA Canoe/Kayak and the United States Olympic Committee named …

Updated Information on Parks on Lake Lanier

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 …

Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club Paddlers Pass Competitors

Our pal Brenda Miller from the Lake Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club (LCKC) shared some good news with us about how our local paddlers fared at the USA Canoe/Kayak Sprint National Team Trials recently held in Oklahoma City. According to Brenda, seven of the eleven paddlers …

Lake Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club & U.S. National Team Trials

Our pal Brenda Miller tells lakelanier.com that paddlers from the Lake Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club (LCKC) are among those headed to Oklahoma City for the US National Team Trials on April 24-25, 2015. Twenty-one paddlers who call Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club their home team …

“Paddle-Ability” for Disabled Veterans at Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club

Our friends at the Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club (LCKC) are beginning a new program this spring for para-canoe. It’s the “Paddle-ability” program and it will meet on Saturdays throughout the year. Paddle-ability will introduce paddle-sport opportunities to disabled veterans in our community.  The focus will be on each person’s ability …