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The July 2015 newsletter from our friends at the Lake Lanier Association is now available to download over the Internet. Please click on the link below for your copy. Here’s a sample of what you’ll find: Our annual meeting, held on April 18th, was the …
Most of us will never buy a new Ferrari. For that matter, most of us are still saving our money to install cassette-decks in our used Yugos. But that doesn’t mean we can’t go and watch really cool cars — that also lack tape decks …
Like many other “older Americans” I don’t know much about current rock singers and bands. Sure, everybody has heard of Tailor Parry and Katie Swift, but yoots today think Paul McCartney’s first band was Wings and the song, Free Bird, is the National Anthem of …
So, what are your plans for the Memorial Day Weekend in 2016? That’s a dumb question, unless you are planning next year’s National Championship Rowing Regatta (NCRR). This is tricky but I’ll try to make it understandable. The National Championship Rowing Regatta is organized and run by the American …
The Pirates of Lanier Charity Poker Run will gather on Thursday, July 16, 2015 at Lanier Islands to scallywag their hornswaggles and otherwise plan their party on the high seas of Lake Lanier. All for a good cause or two, matey. Seriously, all the proceeds from these …
First things first. The Lake Lanier Olympic Venue (LLOV) at Clarks Bridge Park will host a Wake Surfing competition, sponsored by the INT League of Georgia, on Saturday, July 11, 2015. If you’re like me, that’s about as clear as the bottom of Lake Lanier …
Our friends with the Lake Lanier Canoe Kayak Club (LCKC) will have their paddles in the water in Toronto, Canada, at the Pam American Games. We know they’ll make us proud. LCKC’s Brenda Miller tells us the USA Canoe/Kayak and the United States Olympic Committee named …
There’s a big fancy bunch of gardens in Hall County near Lake Lanier that has lots of pretty flowers and an identity problem. If this oasis had a Facebook page, its relationship status would be “It’s Complicated.” They’re Secret Gardens. The gardens used to be …
Today is July 4, 2015 and it’s raining outside. Everybody’s wondering if the weather will cancel 4th of July fireworks tonight. Relax. My son-in-law works at the Weather Channel. He’s the smartest guy there. Probably. I’ve been watching the Weather Channel for so long, the …
It’s time to celebrate our nation’s Independence Day on the Fourth of July! How do we celebrate this milestone in American and world history? Fireworks, parades, cook-outs, fireworks, sunburns and more fireworks! Now that one of Georgia’s new laws for 2015 allows for real firecrackers and …