Concerns over hotel accommodations and lake access were reportedly enough for the NCAA Divisions I, II and III Women’s Rowing committees to move this year’s Women’s Rowing Championships for Divisions I, II and III from Lake Lanier to Eagle Creek Park in Indianapolis. The move was …
Category: Lake Lanier Events
Labor Day Weekend Weather for Lake Lanier
Weather forecasts for the Labor Day weekend on Lake Lanier call for a 30-40% chance of scattered thunderstorms with daily highs in the mid- to upper-80s. Summer might be officially over, but that’s perfect summer weather for many places. Click Here for the Five-Day Lake Lanier …
GarlicFest in Cleveland
Guys … are you wondering where to woo your honey this weekend? Maybe somewhere you-know-who never took her? Here’s your big chance! Head north to Cleveland and spend the day at LoganBerry Heritage Farm celebrating the garlic harvest at GarlicFest! (Laugh, but if you Google …
Drowning in Lake Lanier
Several trustworthy news media are reporting a drowning on Lake Lanier. AJC.com and Channel 2 News in Atlanta are quoting DNR spokesman Sgt. Mike Burgamy as saying metro Atlanta resident Jeffrey Nause, 44, dove into Lake Lanier from a sailboat that was near Lake Lanier Islands shortly …
Beginner Classes at Lake Lanier Rowing Club
Few sports are as elegant as rowing. Rowing can get you into shape and keep you there for the rest of your life. Rowing is also a terrific way to get college scholarships and travel the world. Begin your path to Olympic glory by taking …
Hall County Sheriff’s Charity Motorcycle Ride
How much would you pay to be able to ride your motorcycle through stop signs and red lights for an hour or two — with a police escort? Here’s your chance, and you don’t have to worry that your insurance company will find out about …
Wheeler Catches Bass Worth $8,333.33 per Pound
Jacob Wheeler won the Forrest Wood Cup bass tournament by landing 60 pounds of fish from Lake Lanier in four days. His prize came to $8,333.33 per pound — or $500,000 for those of us who fish better than we can multiply. Wheeler had won other tournaments …
$500K Prize Luring Wheeler in Forrest Wood Cup
Jacob Wheeler proved once again why it’s called “fishing” — not “catching” — with an impressive win on Day One of the Forrest Wood Cup bass tournament on Lake Lanier … followed by a rather average day … followed by another haul that put him …
Motorcycle Ride Raises Funds and Hope
You couldn’t find a more gentle, giving crowd anywhere in Georgia than the hundreds of motorcyclists who turned out to support the family who tragically lost their two little boys in a boat collision in July on Lake Lanier. We gathered together to encourage the …
Forrest Wood Update and Correction
We want to clear up a couple of errors in our August 8th story about the Forrest Wood Cup fishing tournament on Lake Lanier. • Forty-six of America’s best professional bass fishermen are in the tournament, not 78. • The top prize given to the …