The next Food Truck Friday at Lake Lanier Olympic Park will be June 15th from 5-8 PM. Stay and enjoy the sunset after the food trucks roll away at this kid-friendly event.
Category: Food
Culinary Tourism in GA or Where to Eat on Lake Lanier
This is the year of “Culinary Tourism in Georgia.” Let me boil that down for you, Bubba. “Culinary” is a snooty word that means relating to the kitchen or cookery. Most people just say “eating” but writers get paid more when we use big words. So … 2015 is …
Roscoe’s BBQ in Gainesville ~ Heavenly BBQ Made with Love
Every couple of weeks my friend Bob and I go out to lunch to tell lies to teach other and to tell everyone around us how we could run Georgia, America and/or The Entire Known World better than the [insert derogatory term here] who are making …
Dahlonega’s Gold Rush Days ~ October 18th & 19th
Gold was discovered near Dahlonega, Georgia, in 1828. Since 1956, Dahloneganians have mined for gold in the purses and wallets of visitors over the third full weekend of October during what we call Gold Rush Days. Works pretty well too. Please Note: Do not ask a …
Shout-Out to Outback Steakhouse in Gainesville
One of the best parts of being a travel writer is nobody has any idea you’re a travel writer until you tell them. Outback Steakhouse in Gainesville, Georgia, won’t have any idea that I was there until they read this online. All I want to …
Skogie’s on Lake Lanier Serves Great Food
Somebody should invent a game where players manage a small lakeside restaurant (like Skogie’s)that serves delicious food. You’d have to figure out how much food to order for crowds that may or may not show up over the next few days, because that depends on …
Spring Chicken Festival Chicken Cook-Off
Time to get your cluck on and make Chickenville — also known as Gainesville — proud! The 10th Annual Spring Chicken Festival Chicken Cook-Off in downtown Gainesville struts into town on Saturday, April 26th, from 10 am – 4 pm. Registration is underway for cook …
Dahlonega’s 2014 Appalachian Trail Fest ~ March 14-16
Dahlonega is loved for so many reasons. Summer weekends make it perfect for listening to old tyme music on the square. There’s the Bear on the Square Festival, dandy shopping all year long, cozy restaurants and Gold Rush Days. Dahlonega is best known to many …
Seminar: How to Do Business at Don Carter State Park
Our pal, President of the Lake Lanier Convention & Visitors Bureau Stacey Dickson, has a great deal for companies that would like to do business with Don Carter State Park on Lake Lanier in northern Hall County. The Lake Lanier Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) …
Gold Rush Days in Dahlonega
Every autumn I like autumn more. The intense heat of summer is past and the spectre of another bleak winter haunts those of us who don’t enjoy frolicking in the barren season of winter. The best part of autumn is Gold Rush Days in Dahlonega …