First of all, I’d like to apologize to our friends at the Lake Lanier Rowing Club for not posting this story earlier. But … there’s still time to enjoy a huge event out on Lake Lanier’s Clarks Bridge Park at the site of the 1996 …
Category: Lake Lanier Events
Lake Lanier Association’s Annual Meeting
The Lake Lanier Association (LLA) is a nonprofit advocacy group whose goal is to keep Lake Lanier clean, full and safe. LLA’s 1,700 member households and businesses, representing over 3,000 individuals, promote community education and awareness about the state of Lake Lanier and what can be done …
Lake Lanier Promotes Safe Boating Week
National Safe Boating Week runs from May 18-24, 2013. Many of the stalwart defenders of our beloved lake gathered at Lake Lanier Islands’ Sunset Cove to inform folks about ways to boat safely. Statistics from the U.S. Coast Guard show that drowning was the reported cause …
May 18th: Lake Lanier Boating Safety Awareness Day
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 …
Groups Discuss Renovating Rowing Venue
Discussions are underway again to see what can be done to breathe new life into the site of the 1996 Olympic Rowing events at Clarks Bridge Park on Lake Lanier. Participants representing the city of Gainesville, Lake Lanier Rowing Club, Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club, …
Ronda Rich Speaks at Brenau on May 14th
Ronda Rich is to the South what surfing is to Hawaii’s North Shore. Ronda represents Southern women … as they should be and as they would be if they had Ronda’s gumption. Ronda is what the French call a “raconteur” — a captivating storyteller who …
Pix: Drifting at Road Atlanta
Formula Drift was founded in 2004. That explains their slogan, “Ten Years and Still Sideways.” Drifting is to racing what the tango is to dancing. Drifting is all wrong. Slower cars can win. Style is more important than being the first one to cross …
Drifters at Road Atlanta
Drifting — a sport that can be traced back to cars merging onto the New Jersey Turnpike — returns to Road Atlanta on Friday & Saturday, May 10 & 11, 2013. The version of drifting practiced by DriftAtlanta isn’t like those hostile Yankees in “fast …
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 …
Update: Rubber Duck Derby Moved to 11 AM
As the great poet [insert name here] once said, “The best laid plans of mice and men arfgh glaim flibmersh astray.” The Rubber Duck Fest planned for Saturday, May 4th, was washed out. Dang. Click Here for Why There’s Been So Much Rain BUT!!! The …