The Lake Lanier Association (LLA) is a stalwart ally in the fight to keep Lake Lanier full, clean and safe. Lake Lanier Association’s Executive Director Joanna Cloud does a marvelous job pursuing the goals set by the non-profit group’s board of directors. To help set future …
Category: Rowing
Unicoi State Park’s Folk Life Festival
The Folk Life Festival at North Georgia’s Unicoi State Park is your big chance to learn to live like a pioneer — while retiring to a luxurious air-conditioned comfy room after dining on an all-you-can-eat buffet of scrumptious food that pioneers couldn’t rustle up if …
Guide to Olympic US Canoe & Kayak Team
Do you think canoes are just for paddling with your honey in the moonlight? Do you think kayaks should be outfitted with sensors to detect banjo music? Sure, you’re right. But there’s more! Pretty soon your eyeballs will be glued to your big screen TV to …
Free Georgia State Parks Newsletter
Georgia is obviously the most beautiful and perfect state in America. (Hawaii is a close second.) Although every part of Georgia is like spending time in a park, there are some spots even more beautiful and wonderful than the rest of Georgia! (I know. Hard …
Weather Forecast for July 4th
Aren’t you glad our Founding Fathers didn’t declare America’s independence in the middle of the winter? Just one more reason why we live in the greatest nation on earth! Here’s today’s weather forecast for Lake Lanier: • Some sunshine with a thunderstorm or two possible …
Seven Rules for Meeting Bears in the Woods
Modern single women are less likely to be afraid of meeting a bear in the woods than ladies from earlier times. Not because today’s single women are more brave — they’ve just had more awful dates with men who make bears appear to be civilized …
Agencies Unite to Fight Boating Under the Influence
Law enforcement agencies from the Gwinnett County Police Department and Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division have agreed to a new level of teamwork and cooperation to maximize their resources and presence on Lake Lanier. Their combined Boating Safety Initiative will allow law enforcement …
Gainesville Times’ Weather App
Reading newspapers is as foreign to yoots [Please Note: This term entered the American lexicon via the ancient movie, My Cousin Vinny, and is roughly translated “youths.” Thank you.] as wearing wristwatches or making their beds without threats of violence. We, however, are not among those …
Where to Retire: Gainesville, GA
Where to Retire magazine has chosen … wisely. The Houston, Texas, based magazine in their July/August edition selected Gainesville, GA, as one of America’s best retirement spots for lakeside living. Well done, Where to Retire magazine. Well done! In their feature article titled, “Laid-Back Lakeside Living” …
ACRA Regatta at Lake Lanier’s Rowing Venue
The American Collegiate Rowing Association (ACRA) National Championship Regatta was hosted by our friends at the Lake Lanier Rowing Club over the Memorial Day Holiday weekend. ACRA expected 1,300 competitors, 500-700 coaches and hundreds of spectators. Teams from 62 schools in 29 states — as …