Lake Lanier: Dang-Near Full Pool

Quick!  What’s 15% of 12? That’s what I thought.  Most of us haven’t a clue.  With all the “new math” taught these days, the answer could be 472.6, for all we know. So, I cheated.  Used a calculator.  The answer is: 1.8. Lake Lanier is within …

Jobs Available at Lake Lanier Islands

Lake Lanier Islands (LLI) is the closest thing Atlanta has to Disney World. LLI’s 1,500-acre playground takes a lot of work — and a lot of workers — to run right. To join the hard-working crew at Lake Lanier Islands, apply for work during their …

lakelanier.com on Twitter

Are you as suspicious as I am when you’re invited to sign up for something online? I’m always worried that both the dollars in my bank account will go missing or that my cell phone videos of me frolicking with movie stars will go viral.  …

Body Found in Lake Lanier Identified

We regret to inform you that the body found on Lake Lanier near Bald Ridge Creek on Sunday, March 17, 2013, has been positively identified by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation crime laboratory in Decatur as 48-year-old George “Marty” Counts of Tucker. This confirmation came from Melissa …

Lake Lanier Association Supports Senate Bill 136

Our stalwart allies at the Lake Lanier Association, including Executive Director Joanna Cloud, have commended members of the Lake Lanier Legislative Caucus for drafting tougher boating laws that will save lives and make boating safer on lakes throughout the state. Senate Bill 136, which passed the Georgia …

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, …

Then the Rains Came to Lake Lanier

Seriously.  Did you ever believe we’d see Lake Lanier this full so soon? Amazing. January 1, 2013’s level was 1058 — twelve feet below 1070, the full-pool level for winter on Lake Lanier. February 1st we hit 1063.34.  Then, March 1st took us up to …

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 …

Progress on Lake Lanier’s Don Carter State Park

Don Carter State Park on Lake Lanier. Don’t be surprised if you’ve never heard of it — it’s still under construction.  Don’t be surprised if it’s your favorite place on the lake in a few years. Don Carter State Park — named in honor of Don …