Georgia’s Governor Nathan Deal signed into law Senate Bill 136 lowering the legal blood-alcohol limit for boaters and hunters from the former level of .10 to .08. The new law also increases penalties for those caught boating while intoxicated. Other provisions in the law …
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Cpl. Shawn Elmore: DNR Boating Officer of the Year
Cpl. Shawn Elmore earned the title of 2012 Georgia Boating Officer of the Year for his outstanding performance as a boating safety officer for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division. Cpl. Elmore went beyond the general call of duty: search and rescue, …
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Lake Lanier Rowing Club Hosts Sprints
You’re invited to row, row, row your boat to the 1996 Olympic Rowing Venue to take part in the 2013 Lanier Sprints Regatta. Your pitiful rowboat won’t have any chance of winning, but you’re invited anyway. Rowing is an elegant sport performed by non-whining athletes who …
GA State Parks Offer Special Deal for Tent Campers
Forget Five-Star hotels. State Parks in Georgia offer tent sites just north of Lake Lanier with bazillions of stars! Tent camping is inexpensive, restful and exhilarating. The new GeoCamp program makes sleeping outside almost as cheap as when cowboys made their homes where the buffaloes roamed and …
Boating Safety Law SB 136 Passes Unanimously
A proposed new law, Senate Bill 136 (also known as the “Kile Glover Boat Education Law” and “Jake and Griffin Prince BUI Law”), unanimously passed the Georgia State Senate on Friday, March 1, 2013. Senate Bill 136, if passed by the House, will: • reduce …
99% of Lanier’s Boat Ramps Open
As of today, March 5, 2013, 103 of Lake Lanier’s 104 boat ramps are open. Only one, the right lane at Bald Ridge Marina is closed — but the left lane at that spot is open. If having one boat ramp closed bums you out, …
Lake Lanier Association Seeks Meeting Input
Our friends at the Lake Lanier Association (LLA) — a helpful non-profit group that seeks to preserve and protect Lake Lanier for everyone — would like feedback about their annual membership meeting. LLA has historically held its annual meeting on a weekday evening during May or June …
Lake Lanier’s Dock Permits & Asteroids
Yes, there is still a possibility for you to get a permit for a dock on Lake Lanier. Yes, there is a possibility that a huge asteroid will strike Earth on February 15th. No one knows which of these two occurrences is more likely than …
DNR Ranger of the Year Serves Lake Lanier
Lake Lanier is protected by rangers assigned by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division. It should be no surprise that the best lake in Georgia — Lake Lanier — is home to the 2012 State Ranger of the Year. DNR Ranger Cpl. Jason …