Come discover Lake Lanier with us!
On June 10, 2011, Hall County applied to the Savannah District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) for a proposed water supply reservoir on Flat Creek in the Upper Chattahoochee River Basin in Hall County. The application is for a Department of the …
The 28th Annual John Hunter Regatta at the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue is scheduled for Saturday, March 29, 2014. The Georgia Tech Crew and Saint Andrew Rowing Club invite you to attend. This top-notch event is open to all college, scholastic and youth rowing teams. The …
Our friends at the Gainesville-Hall County Economic Development Council (EDC) and the Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce report a successful 2013 for our area’s economy. They project positive trends for 2014 — increased capital expansion, continued job creation, major construction projects in the community — and a …
New Year’s Day 2014 was the 17th anniversary of the first Polar Bear Swim on Lake Lanier. That’s hard to believe … and I lived in California, a state with a high concentration of crazoids. We don’t expect this kind of thing in Georgia. Perfect families sitting …
Back when mothers tried to talk sense into their kids — hoping to talk them out of doing something crazy — they’d say, “If a hundred people jumped into a lake in the middle of winter — would YOU???” Kids who replied “Yes!” gathered on …
Lake Lanier might not be perfect, but it’s safer for swimming than the Parana River in Argentina. According to The Associated Press, it’s been hot in Argentina. Not surprising because it’s summertime there. To cool off from 100-degree temperatures near the town of Rosario, bathers went …
The only way you could get me to the edge of Lake Lanier at noon on New Year’s Day for the 17th Annual Lake Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club’s Polar Bear Swim and Chili Cook Off is … Yeah, no. There isn’t any way. None. …
Magical Nights of Lights at Lake Lanier Islands is famous for its gargantuan Christmas light displays. My family used to drive all over town trying to find a few houses that had lights on them. We probably drove 100-miles to see a dozen glitzy houses. …
Only one thing is better than driving through miles and miles of the coolest Christmas lights on the planet at Lake Lanier Islands’ Magical Nights of Lights. What’s that? Driving through miles and miles of the coolest Christmas lights on the planet at Lake Lanier Islands’ …
The Lake Lanier Association (LLA) is hosting a booth at the Atlanta Boat Show coming up January 9-12, 2014 at the Georgia World Congress Center. LLA is looking for volunteers to help us staff the booth during the show. Show admission fees will be waived …