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Our friends at Georgia’s State Parks have many special events and bargains for visitors this December. Cozy campfires and peaceful beauty are just two reasons you’ll enjoy visiting Georgia’s State Parks during winter. There are several specials to make a last-minute escape easy on your wallet. Dates …
Our friends with the Green Mountain Club (GMC) in Vermont have some life-saving tips about hiking the Appalachian Trail and the Long Trail that can help us too, when we hike during hunting season in the vicinity of Lake Lanier. I especially liked GMC’s suggestion not …
Once again, the U.S. Forest Service is waiving fees at most of its day-use recreation sites. The fee waivers for the weekend of November 9-11, 2013 are in honor of the Veterans Day holiday weekend, in cooperation with other federal agencies under the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement …
Bored with your boring life? Does it make you crazy to read about all the fabulous vacations your less deserving friends post pictures of on Facebook? Did you force yourself to freeze your platinum card in a bowl of ice so you won’t freak out …
The National Park Service has chosen Bill Cox as superintendent of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (CRNRA), a 48-mile stretch of the river north of Atlanta. “I consider it a privilege to return to the National Park Service where I began my public service …
Northeast Georgia becomes even more beautiful when trees gloriously shed their leaves in autumn. That’s nature’s way of taking our minds off the fact that winter is approaching. Here’s your big chance to let you-know-how while away his hours watching football so you can go …
The beautiful Don Carter State Park on Lake Lanier is open, in spite of the shutdown of the federal government. Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites are not affiliated with the National Park System and will remain open even with the federal government experiencing a …
The United States government “shut down” at 12:01 AM this morning. The temporary absence of funding for entities run by the federal government — including parks run by the Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) — will shut those entities down until funding resumes. We spoke with …
The U.S. Forest Service will let you wander in the woods of the Chattahoochee and Oconee National Forests for free on Saturday, September 28, 2013, as part of the 20th annual National Public Lands Day. It might be rough to leave Lake Lanier for a day, …
The weather will be perfect for this year’s Shore Sweep — 75 degrees and sunny. The folks from the Lake Lanier Association need help scouting out the shoreline in advance of the big day, Saturday, September 28th. If you are available to drive your boat …