First of all, I’d like to apologize to our friends at the Lake Lanier Rowing Club for not posting this story earlier. But … there’s still time to enjoy a huge event out on Lake Lanier’s Clarks Bridge Park at the site of the 1996 …
Category: Rowing
Boating Tips for Holiday Weekends
Tip #1: Don’t Drink and Drive — Cars or Boats Those new laws governing blood alcohol limits while operating motor vehicles in Georgia — including boats — are now in effect. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources and TEAM Georgia remind you to refrain from …
Lake Lanier Association’s Annual Meeting
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 …
Lake Lanier Promotes Safe Boating Week
National Safe Boating Week runs from May 18-24, 2013. Many of the stalwart defenders of our beloved lake gathered at Lake Lanier Islands’ Sunset Cove to inform folks about ways to boat safely. Statistics from the U.S. Coast Guard show that drowning was the reported cause …
May 18th: Lake Lanier Boating Safety Awareness Day
Lake Lanier is at full summer pool. Summer is right around the corner with sunburns, bass fishing, skiing, sailing, people watching, moonlight cruises, parties (or noisy neighbors, if you’re not invited) and the potential for boating accidents. [Please Note: I did not make any snarky comments …
Groups Discuss Renovating Rowing Venue
Discussions are underway again to see what can be done to breathe new life into the site of the 1996 Olympic Rowing events at Clarks Bridge Park on Lake Lanier. Participants representing the city of Gainesville, Lake Lanier Rowing Club, Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club, …
New BUI Law Takes Effect on May 15, 2013
Georgia’s Senate Bill 136 becomes the law in our great state on May 15, 2013. Not a moment too soon, if it helps remove drunks from our waterways, especially Lake Lanier. Several state officials from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Department of Public …
Rains Raise E. coli Count in Chattahoochee
Concerns about high levels of E. coli bacteria in the Chattahoochee River in the Atlanta vicinity are being raised by a consortium that includes the: National Park Service Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority Cobb County Water System Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper and the Georgia Environmental Protection Division. …
Rainfall, Lake Lanier & Shoichi Yokoi
People! Listen up! Stop praying for rain for Lake Lanier! For now, anyway. We’ll call you when we need you next time. I mean, we’re all thankful. Don’t get me wrong. But enough is enough. We are a foot over SUMMER full pool and now …
Pictures from Gov. Deal’s Signing of SB 136
April 23, 2013 will always be an important day for Lake Lanier. That’s when Governor Nathan Deal signed Senate Bill 136 into law, lowering the legal blood-alcohol limits for those who operate watercraft or hunt in Georgia. Many law enforcement officials, politicians and members …