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The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) manages Lake Lanier, the shoreline, scores of boat ramps and dozens of day-use parks and campgrounds. That requires taxpayer dollars and user fees.  So … USACE is raising some day-use fees for a day at the park or launching a …
High water on Lake Lanier and debris floating into the lake are closing parks and endangering boaters.
Yes, we need rain or everything but Justin Beiber and cockroaches will die. Â I get it. Â But when it rains for 14 of 15 days in Gainesville (October 26 – November 9, 2015), it’s time for some sunshine, please. Thankfully, Tuesday, November 10th was sunny …
Few of us have any clue about the meaning of the Water Control Manual (WCM) and the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) recently released by the US Army Corps of Engineers that impacts Lake Lanier. Thankfully, we have Lake Lanier Association Executive Director Joanna Cloud.  Even so, Joanna …
In the latest Lake Lanier Association newsletter, Executive Director Joanna Cloud says the continued installation of solar lights has been approved by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).  We’re thankful for Nick Baggett and his USACE crew. More than 100 new solar lights will be …
We’ve finished updating our information on about 50 parks on Lake Lanier. Gathering the latest details on a few recreational areas is like trying to find people in the Witness Protection Program, but we’ve done our best. We hope you’ll relax lakeside at one of …
The Lake Lanier Sailing Club (LLSC) will host what they are calling “The biggest regatta on Lake Lanier in all its glory!” — The Reggae Regatta — the weekend of June 19, 2015. Don’t know the difference between a mizzen gaff, a lugsail and a jib-headed …
It’s time to go camping at one of more than a dozen Lake Lanier campgrounds! Lanier has almost 700-miles of shoreline, with bunches of islands that beckon to be explored in the middle of the lake.  (No campfires or overnight camping, please.) Some of the most …
The Lake Lanier Association held its annual meeting on Saturday, April 18, 2015 at Port Royale and everything went swimmingly. Â Ken Cook, local meteorologist and lake dweller, spoke to almost 400 people who braved rainy weather forecasts to attend the event. This is the group …
The best sales on the stuff you need always seem to happen when you don’t need that stuff anymore. Â Winter clothing goes on sale in March and summer clothing goes on sale in October. Â The best time to buy motorcycle tires is in February. Â But …