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North Georgia’s Soque River, roughly 30-miles in length, is a vital tributary to the Chattahoochee River. The health of these rivers contributes to drinking water quality for millions of people downstream in Georgia, Alabama, and Florida. The cold-water Soque River (pronounced “so-KWEE”) is also home to …
The 28th Annual John Hunter Regatta at the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue is scheduled for Saturday, March 29, 2014. The Georgia Tech Crew and Saint Andrew Rowing Club invite you to attend. This top-notch event is open to all college, scholastic and youth rowing teams. The …
Back when mothers tried to talk sense into their kids — hoping to talk them out of doing something crazy — they’d say, “If a hundred people jumped into a lake in the middle of winter — would YOU???” Kids who replied “Yes!” gathered on …
Nicholas Oliver, our media contact with USA Canoe/Kayak, put considerable effort into a review of the highlights of the flatwater sprint season of 2013, including what happened on and off the water. We congratulate everyone involved — especially our friends at the Lanier Canoe and Kayak …
Our friends who manage the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue at Clarks Bridge Park in Gainesville, GA, are looking for a Venue Manager, according to board member and terrific person Stacey Dickson. Here’s the Deal JOB DUTIES The Lake Lanier Olympic Venue Manager facilitates and implements …
Thirteen years ago, preliminary engineering studies began on the project to replace Clarks Bridge over Lake Lanier where the Chattahoochee River flows into the lake at State Route 284/Clarks Bridge Road near the Olympic Rowing Venue not far from where I once hit a …
A day after finishing 14th in women’s K-2 500m, Maggie Hogan (Oklahoma City, Okla.) and Kaitlyn McElroy (Oklahoma City, Okla.) placed 15th in the 200m distance. They placed 6th in their 200m B Final with a time of 40.574, which was +1.042 seconds behind the …
It took 16 years for the Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club to produce it’s first Olympian in Tim Hornsby who competed at the 2012 Games and is racing this weekend at the 2013 ICF ParaCanoe World Championships in Germany. New USA Canoe/Kayak Sprint High Performance …
The Gainesville/Hall ‘96 Foundation and its newly elected board of directors met for the first time on Friday, August 17, 2013, at the Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce (GHCC) offices in Gainesville. The non-profit organization’s goal is to restore the Lake Lanier 1996 Olympic Rowing Venue …
Aqualand Marina on Lake Lanier bills itself as “the world’s largest inland marina.” OK, I can deal with that. Not like anyone we know owns a bigger marina. We have a more important issue. The weather. Sorry, but I am so sick of all the rain …