Our friend Teri Pope with the Georgia Department of Transportation says traffic will shuffle at the intersection of State Route 13/Atlanta Highway at State Route 347/Lanier Islands Parkway, as part of the widening of SR 347. Weather permitting, the contractor will begin shifting traffic on …
Category: Lake Lanier Events
Sister Hazel at Lake Lanier Islands
Sister Hazel is a band — which, in a cruel trick, is comprised of what appears to be five guys — based in that lesser Gainesville where all the old people live. Their sound is likened to a blend of folk, folk rock, pop, classic …
Stacey Dickson: Lake Lanier’s Answer Lady
Winners of the Jeopardy! quiz show know less about Lake Lanier than our friend, Stacey Dickson. Stacey is the president of the Lake Lanier Convention & Visitors Bureau. She is simply perfect for that influential position. Could Stacey correctly respond to this Jeopardy! question? This …
Artsy ‘Girls’ Night Out’ on Lanier
Thinking you need a little more culture in your life? Thinking of going to an actual museum? Wanna pretend you love art — when all you really want to do is toss down a few cold ones while you pose as a cool artist on …
Lake Lanier Islands is Hiring
Now that there’s actually water in Lake Lanier, everybody is swarming to the lake. Lanier is one of America’s most popular lakes, mostly because there is nothing as beautiful and/or inviting in many other states — especially the flat and wheaty ones that are in the …
Motorcycle Racing (& Riding) at Road Atlanta
WERA Cycle Jam returns to Road Atlanta this weekend, June 7-9, 2013. You know you’ll see some of the fastest bikes being thrashed around one of America’s best road courses by people who have absolutely zero sense of danger and who live to thrill …
Southern Living Loves Lake Lanier (Of Course)
Southern Living Magazine chose wisely. Our own Lake Lanier was listed among the 20 best lakes in the South in one of their recent editions. Are we surprised Lake Lanier made the list? Heavens, no. Are we surprised they mentioned all the other, lesser, lakes? …
Learn to Row, Row, Row on Lake Lanier
There’s more to rowing a boat than effortlessly floating gently down your average stream, although that’s a fun way to spend a few hours with a favorite friend or two. Rowing is one of the most elegant of Olympic sports. Teams — called “crews” …
Clear Sailing for Memorial Day Holiday Weekend
Melissa Cummings of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Law Enforcement Division provided the official Memorial Day holiday weekend statistics for incidents in Georgia. These figures include information for the entire weekend, Saturday, May 25 through Monday, May 27, 2013. We are thankful there were …
Lake Lanier Association Letter to Gainesville Times
Joanna Cloud of the Lake Lanier Association wrote a letter to the editor of the Gainesville Times regarding the concept of a 1073′ full-pool level of Lake Lanier. We appreciate Joanna’s ideas, clarity and passion expressed so well, and the willingness of the Gainesville Times …