You probably figure that I get free rooms and free meals at places like the fabulous State Park lodges in North Georgia. After all, I am world famous. (OK, so I’m not very famous, but these links are available globally. Lighten up.) That’s not working very …
Category: Lake Lanier Activities
February’s Events in North Georgia
There is about a zero chance of February being a bleak, wintery month if you’re willing to get outside and head to one of the fabulous state parks in North Georgia. If you can’t talk a friend into going with you, come anyway. You’ll meet …
Rain for Lake Lanier
You know it’s going to be a good day for Lake Lanier when Bill Maine and Joel Williams on WDUN in Gainesville say heavy rain is in the forecast. That’s been the case several days this week. Better yet … the weather will be sunny …
Are You Prepared for Driving in Snow?
Why, oh why, do otherwise perfect Southerners lose their minds and their ability to drive automobiles when they hear it might snow? Yes, snow might gently fall in our region tonight. That means by 9 PM there will be less milk and bread in stores …
Crawford Long Museum’s New Exhibits
Doctor Crawford W. Long began his medical studies in Lexington, KY, in the late 1830s. He became the first physician to use ether for surgical anesthesia. That milestone was accomplished on March 30, 1842. Dr. Long, a country doctor, became “the father of painless surgery.” The Crawford …
Shane Watson’s Lake Lanier Fishing Report (01-08-2013)
Trophy Stripers on Lake Lanier January is here and that means it’s time to drag big trout around for a trophy striper. Over the next four months, you will see most of your 35+ pound fish caught on Lanier for the year. That’s not to …
Gun Safety Seminar in Gainesville
Like it or not … buy a gun or not … there are lots of guns owned by people who don’t have a clue how to load, unload, clean or fire deadly weapons. That’s not a pretty picture. According to the National Instant Criminal Background …
Body Found in Lake Lanier
We regret to inform you of the death of Robert Armistead. According to the latest information provided to lakelanier.com by Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Communications/Outreach Specialist Melissa Cummings, Mr. Armistead was 55 and lived in Hoschton, GA. Shortly after 10 AM on Sunday morning, …
Polar Bear Swim Makes a Splash
Almost 100 hearty souls gathered by the Olympic Timing Tower at Clarks Bridge Park in Gainesville for the Polar Bear Swim sponsored by the Lake Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club (LCKC). The shrewd leaders of the LCKC have discovered what can only be termed a Jedi …
Polar Bear Swim on New Year’s Day
There are probably screwier activities than jumping off a perfectly safe, dry boat dock into frigid water when there is absolutely no need to do so. Okay, that’s a lie. Jumping into cold water in the middle of winter takes the frozen cake, in my …