Joanna Cloud of the Lake Lanier Association wrote a letter to the editor of the Gainesville Times regarding the concept of a 1073′ full-pool level of Lake Lanier. We appreciate Joanna’s ideas, clarity and passion expressed so well, and the willingness of the Gainesville Times …
Category: Fishing
Update: Hit & Run Boating Accident on Lake Lanier
A Department of Natural Resources officer confirmed with lakelanier.com that a boating accident took place around midnight on Friday night, May 24, 2013, on Lake Lanier near Old Federal Park. Two people were injured when their Sea-Doo jet boat was heavily damaged after being struck …
Boating Tips for Holiday Weekends
Tip #1: Don’t Drink and Drive — Cars or Boats Those new laws governing blood alcohol limits while operating motor vehicles in Georgia — including boats — are now in effect. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources and TEAM Georgia remind you to refrain from …
Lake Lanier Association’s Annual Meeting
The Lake Lanier Association (LLA) is a nonprofit advocacy group whose goal is to keep Lake Lanier clean, full and safe. LLA’s 1,700 member households and businesses, representing over 3,000 individuals, promote community education and awareness about the state of Lake Lanier and what can be done …
Lake Lanier Promotes Safe Boating Week
National Safe Boating Week runs from May 18-24, 2013. Many of the stalwart defenders of our beloved lake gathered at Lake Lanier Islands’ Sunset Cove to inform folks about ways to boat safely. Statistics from the U.S. Coast Guard show that drowning was the reported cause …
May 18th: Lake Lanier Boating Safety Awareness Day
Lake Lanier is at full summer pool. Summer is right around the corner with sunburns, bass fishing, skiing, sailing, people watching, moonlight cruises, parties (or noisy neighbors, if you’re not invited) and the potential for boating accidents. [Please Note: I did not make any snarky comments …
New BUI Law Takes Effect on May 15, 2013
Georgia’s Senate Bill 136 becomes the law in our great state on May 15, 2013. Not a moment too soon, if it helps remove drunks from our waterways, especially Lake Lanier. Several state officials from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Department of Public …
Rains Raise E. coli Count in Chattahoochee
Concerns about high levels of E. coli bacteria in the Chattahoochee River in the Atlanta vicinity are being raised by a consortium that includes the: National Park Service Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority Cobb County Water System Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper and the Georgia Environmental Protection Division. …
Aargh. What is July 20th? Pirates Day!
Aye, bucko! July 20th is “Pirates Day on Lake Lanier!” Lanier gets as loony as Jack Sparrow himself over Pirates Day. Even the governor has offered our beloved band of merciful scoundrels his blessing. Click Here for Gov. Deal’s Pirates Day Proclamation Pirates Day will be …
Rainfall, Lake Lanier & Shoichi Yokoi
People! Listen up! Stop praying for rain for Lake Lanier! For now, anyway. We’ll call you when we need you next time. I mean, we’re all thankful. Don’t get me wrong. But enough is enough. We are a foot over SUMMER full pool and now …