The 45th Annual Cracker Fly-In at Gainesville’s Lee Gilmer Airport is the best July 4th weekend deal in North Georgia. Need a cool place to take the kids on Saturday, July 5th, 2014, that won’t cost more than your first car? For $3 per adult …
Category: Lake Lanier Events
July 4th 2014 Fireworks on Lake Lanier
Many Americans have forgotten our nation’s history. Some people think the 4th of July is when we commemorate the day Lewis & Clark discovered Plymouth Rock and celebrated the first Thanksgiving with Benjamin Franklin. Pffft. Here in Georgia we know Independence Day is all about fireworks …
Celebrate the 4th of July at Lake Lanier Islands
Unfortunately, organizers had too many celebrations to pack into the 4th of July at Lake Lanier Islands. So, they decided to celebrate Independence Day for FOUR days instead! There is so much food, so many bands and so many things to do this 4th of July …
7 Lessons Learned at Lane Southern Orchards
On Thursday, June 12, 2014, I had lunch with David Lane of Lane Southern Orchards in Fort Valley, along with six travel writers touring cool places in Georgia. Lane Southern Orchards (LSO) is famous for growing and selling peaches and pecans. Rightfully so, but that’s …
Lanier Convention Bureau Honors Don Carter
You may have never heard of the Lake Lanier Convention & Visitors Bureau (LLCVB) or LLCVB President Stacey Dickson. They focus on telling folks near and far about all the reasons why Lake Lanier is a wonderland that everyone should visit. Often. Stacey and her …
Digging the Olympic Venue Pedestrian Tunnel
Thru-traffic was shut down on Clarks Bridge Road/SR 284 back on May 26, 2014, near the parking lots of the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue and Clarks Bridge Park. That closure will remain in place until July 26th, which should be enough time to construct the new Olympic Venue …
‘Legacy on Lanier’ Magazine Wins Award
Sometimes it takes years to become an overnight sensation, and earn awards and accolades for excellence. Sooner or later, superior work is always rewarded. Lake Lanier Islands Resort partnered with the creative team at Accent Creative Group on the design of its custom publication, Legacy …
Fatality at Road Atlanta Motorcycle Races
What began as another weekend of world-class WERA motorcycle racing ended with a fatality at Road Atlanta. According to Hall County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Deputy Nicole Bailes 29-year-old Andrew White from Dallas, Georgia, was participating in one of the WERA motorcycle events on Saturday, …
Seminar: Dealing With Difficult People
The only unfortunate aspect of the Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce’s next Small Business Success Seminar — Ten Steps for Dealing with Difficult People — is it won’t be held in a room that can hold 20,000 people. Jim Kerlin, owner of Sandler Training, is expected …
Celebrate National Trails Day: June 7, 2014
National Trails Day (NTD) is the culmination of many years of efforts from the American Hiking Society (AHS). The annual National Trails Day, always on the first Saturday in June, is dedicated to promote outdoor activities in hundreds of locations around the nation. Each year NTD …