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, …
Category: Swimming
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 …
More Battles Waged in Water Wars
Ray Henry of The Associated Press reports the feud over sharing Georgia’s water between Alabama, Florida and the great state of Georgia has not yet been settled. Now the federal government is involved. [Insert muttering here.] An early version of the 2013 Water Resources Development …
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. …
Aargh. What is July 20th? Pirates Day!
Aye, bucko! July 20th is “Pirates Day on Lake Lanier!” Lanier gets as loony as Jack Sparrow himself over Pirates Day. Even the governor has offered our beloved band of merciful scoundrels his blessing. Click Here for Gov. Deal’s Pirates Day Proclamation Pirates Day will be …
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 …
Lake Lanier Full? On May 1st?
I confess. I was a doubter. I didn’t believe Lake Lanier could rise 14′ in a few months. But I hoped and prayed. Are you as amazed as I am that Lake Lanier is above full pool? The US Army Corps of Engineers, as you …
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 …
Gov. Deal Signs SB 136 at Lanier’s Holiday Marina
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 …
Four Campgrounds on Lake Lanier Reducing Hours
Four of the six full-service camping areas on Lake Lanier will be operated part-time during the 2013 season, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District. These parks will be open four days per week: Bolding Mill Van Pugh South Duckett Mill and …