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Sunday afternoon, June 30th, I decided to stay home and not ride my motorcycle, as I did all day Saturday. The weather radar said the coast was clear. Sure, there were thunderstorms in little green, yellow and red blotches around Georgia, but this is summertime. …
Winners of the Jeopardy! quiz show know less about Lake Lanier than our friend, Stacey Dickson. Stacey is the president of the Lake Lanier Convention & Visitors Bureau. She is simply perfect for that influential position. Could Stacey correctly respond to this Jeopardy! question? This …
There was a time when the word “budget” brought to mind folks who were poor and couldn’t afford goods and services that the rest of us took for granted. Now, if you’re not on some sort of budget you’re probably headed for financial doom when your …
The latest edition of The Index has been released by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Floodplain Management Office. This informative newsletter will be especially interesting to those who pay attention to the issues surrounding the Upper Chattahoochee River Basin (UCRB) Project. The UCRB Project is …
One of the most common questions we are asked is: “Are there any dog-friendly parks on Lake Lanier?” On June 3, 2013, the Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) office at Lake Lanier provided the latest list of parks that allow or restrict pets. In general, parks …
Max, Fluffy, Spot and Sasha are welcome to join you and other dog owners in Georgia’s state parks this summer. That way you’ll both get some exercise and have fun outdoors … in addition to having quality time together. Camping What could be more fun …
Southern Living Magazine chose wisely. Our own Lake Lanier was listed among the 20 best lakes in the South in one of their recent editions. Are we surprised Lake Lanier made the list? Heavens, no. Are we surprised they mentioned all the other, lesser, lakes? …
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 …
The Byron Herbert Reece Society is sponsoring a Southern Literary Trail “Trailfest” event Saturday, May 18, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Reece Farm and Heritage Center, one mile north of Vogel State Park on Highway 129. Admission is free and the public is …
If you cannot imagine what it’s like for a town of 900 or so people to throw a party for 20,000 folks for five days, come to Damascus, Virginia, and find out how they do it. Trail Days — which officially runs from May 17th …