The Forrest Wood Cup is the “Super Bowl of Fishing.” Seventy-eight of the greatest professional fishermen are going lunker hunting in Lake Lanier the weekend of August 9th through the 12th, vying for the Forrest Wood cup. After every bass is caught and weighed, the …
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Unicoi State Park’s Folk Life Festival
The Folk Life Festival at North Georgia’s Unicoi State Park is your big chance to learn to live like a pioneer — while retiring to a luxurious air-conditioned comfy room after dining on an all-you-can-eat buffet of scrumptious food that pioneers couldn’t rustle up if …
Georgia Mountain Fair, July 20-29
Nothing quite says, “Hi, ya!” like the friendly Georgia Mountain Fair in Hiawassee running July 20-29, 2012. This year’s festival has enough arts & crafts to make Martha Stewart faint. This year’s Mountain Fair has so much Country music, you’ll want to steal your best friend’s honey …
Gov. Deal Declares July 21st Pirates of Lanier Day
We’ve all met our share of pirates on the high seas of life, but the Pirates of Lake Lanier — arrrrrghhhh! — are the most hearty of them all. And they be good pirates, lads. There’s not a scurvy dog in their midst. (Ooops. Sorry. …
Weather Forecast for July 4th
Aren’t you glad our Founding Fathers didn’t declare America’s independence in the middle of the winter? Just one more reason why we live in the greatest nation on earth! Here’s today’s weather forecast for Lake Lanier: • Some sunshine with a thunderstorm or two possible …
Fourth of July Safety Tips
The Fourth of July is a happy time to celebrate the birthday of the greatest nation in the world: the United States of America. Unfortunately, celebrations get out of hand. July 4th is a day when average folks “have a couple of beers” in the …
Seven Rules for Meeting Bears in the Woods
Modern single women are less likely to be afraid of meeting a bear in the woods than ladies from earlier times. Not because today’s single women are more brave — they’ve just had more awful dates with men who make bears appear to be civilized …
Port Royale Marina on Lake Lanier
Port Royale Marina & Lakeside Community has been around ever since Lake Lanier was created. According to their literature, Port Royale is the largest floating boating center in the country. Formerly known as “Lan Mar Marina,” Port Royale has everything you’ll need to enjoy Lake Lanier … …
WERA Motorcycle Races at Road Atlanta
WERA Motorcycle Roadracing is back at Road Atlanta. The action is better than ever … including a six-hour endurance race. Ladies, do the guys in your life think that only boys can race bikes? Ha! C’mon out to Road Atlanta, Friday – Sunday, June 8th – 10th, and …
Where to Retire: Gainesville, GA
Where to Retire magazine has chosen … wisely. The Houston, Texas, based magazine in their July/August edition selected Gainesville, GA, as one of America’s best retirement spots for lakeside living. Well done, Where to Retire magazine. Well done! In their feature article titled, “Laid-Back Lakeside Living” …