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 …
Category: Lake Lanier Islands
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Special Olympics’ Polar Plunge on 2-16-13
Saturday, February 16th is the day for The Polar Plunge — the largest fundraising effort benefiting Special Olympics. Many states across the nation participate in this annual event through the efforts of their Law Enforcement Torch Run program in order to raise funds to enhance Special …
Database of Open Boat Ramps on Lake Lanier
Our friend Nick Baggett — US Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Lake Lanier Natural Resource Manager — kindly sent lakelanier.com links to the updated USACE website. Nick’s help makes the search for open boat ramps on Lake Lanier a simple process. You won’t have to rely on rumors …
2012 Magical Nights of Lights Online Discount
We bring you glad tidings from Lake Lanier Islands and the Magical Nights of Lights. From now through New Year’s Eve, you’re invited to bring family and friends to the 20th Anniversary of the Magical Nights of Lights at half the regular cost. Fill your …
Nights of Lights 2012 Discount for LLA Members
Our friends at the Lake Lanier Association (LLA) serve our community all year long. We owe them a debt of gratitude for their efforts to keep the lake safe, pure and full. We’re happy to announce that LLA is offering the members of its not-for-profit …