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Almost every time I went out on Lake Lanier to catch bass with my friend Don Poole, the world’s worst fisherman, I would hear him yell (in a Southern accent that Goober couldn’t understand), “GAR!!!GAR!!!” At first I thought it was some kind of genetic …
Monday, September 16, 2013, is going to be a wonderful day. When was the last time you took the day off, went to a glorious park and hung out with the likes of Georgia’s Governor Nathan Deal and the wonderful man who had Don Carter …
The South Hall Rotary Club meets each Wednesday at noon at Royal Lakes Golf & Country Club in Flowery Branch, up the road from the Chestnut Mountain Post Office. That’s not all they do, of course. For almost 28 years, they have helped our friends, …
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 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 …
Aqualand Marina on Lake Lanier bills itself as “the world’s largest inland marina.” OK, I can deal with that. Not like anyone we know owns a bigger marina. We have a more important issue. The weather. Sorry, but I am so sick of all the rain …