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The Town of Lula (pronounced by locals as “LOO-lerr”) hosts the Second Annual Lula Fall Festival on Saturday, September 26, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. This celebration of the arts and culture of Northeast Georgia will be held in the revitalized downtown area near the train …
It’s time for the Annual Mountain Music Festival at Vogel State Park in the shadow of the Appalachian Trail’s Blood Mountain. Tell your friends, family, boss, and besties who are getting married that “something came up” or that your dog ate your Google Calendar.  Ditch them all …
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 …
Hawgin’ on Lanier has nothing to do with crowded boat ramps.  It’s your chance to taste the finest smoked pulled-pork BBQ from 50+ of the country’s best professional cooking teams. Come have a saucy time at Hawgin’ on Lanier, a KCBS and Georgia BBQ Championship competition, at Laurel …
It’s summertime, summertime, sum-sum-summertime at Lanier Islands! That means it’s party time at LanierWorld. The Fourth of July will be here before you know it. The Islands will explode with fun during a four-day celebration. Come see the rocket version of fun-in-the-sun at its LanierWorld beach, …
Ladies and gentlemen!  Start your quacking!  It’s time for the 17th Annual Rubber Duck Derby sponsored by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Hall County. Waddle your family over to the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue at Clarks Bridge Park in Gainesville, GA, on Saturday, May 16th, 2015 to root …
You’re never too old to enjoy spring … especially at Gainesville’s annual Spring Chicken Festival! This year’s Spring Chicken Festival is going to be the best yet. There’s no way that anything could rain on this parade of food, fun, people and artwork on the …
Our pal Mr. Chris Hendley is now the Director of Special Events & Promotions for Lanier Islands. Â There are not many ways to improve the premier destination on Lake Lanier … except for Chris Hendley. Chris spent the past 15 years serving the Georgia Force …
Truett Cathy, the revered founder of Chick-fil-A and Christian gentleman, received his final reward on September 8, 2014, the day he entered heaven. His work here continues — especially at the amazingly family-friendly Rock Ranch in Georgia’s Upson County, about an hour south of Atlanta (below …