Dahlonega, GA, knows how to throw a party! Their latest shindig was the Bear on the Square Mountain Festival, held over the weekend of April 20, 2012. You might be happy to know that we do not have any pictures from the mountain dancing or …
Category: Lake Lanier Events
2012 Spring Chicken Festival
Saturday, April 28, 2012 is the date of Gainesville, GA’s most fowl day: The Annual Spring Chicken Festival! There’s food, music, vendors, food, a 5k race and … yup, more food! The Chicken Cook-Off takes place from 10 AM – 4 PM in Roosevelt Square. Prizes …
Bear-y Good Times in Dahlonega
The 16th Annual Bear on the Square Mountain Festival held in Dahlonega, GA, the weekend of April 20, 2012 rocked. There was more music than you could shake a banjo at, and plenty of seriously cool doodads to purchase and marvel over for years to come. …
The Bear on the Square Mountain Festival in Dahlonega
The Bear on the Square Mountain Festival in Northeast Georgia’s quaint village of Dahlonega starts Friday, April 20th and runs through Sunday the 22nd. The organizers made the costly decision to offer free music the whole weekend at the MainStage concert tent in Hancock Park. …
Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce’s “Hackers Holiday”
Hackers? To many of us they’re bandits who break into computers and steal our identities or smokers coughing out a lung next to us in line at Wally World. “Hackers” is also a term used for people who play golf like you and me. (The …
Father Perishes Trying to Save Son
A father died a hero’s death in an attempt to save his son from drowning at Lake Lanier on Saturday, April 14, 2012. While spending time with his family, Jose Alfredo Benitez, age 40, went into the water to assist his son, 14-year-old Carlos Amaya, who was …
Bald Eagles on Lake Lanier
Those of us who have lived near Lake Lanier for very long will not be surprised that a new nest of bald eagles has been documented. The magnificent birds have been sighted over our 38,000-acre lake for years, but this is the first confirmed nest, according …
Gibbs Gardens in Ball Ground, GA
Ball Ground, GA, is less than an hour’s drive from downtown Gainesville. If you’ve never been there, you might want to plan a day trip that includes Gibbs Gardens, a gem for all those who love flowers and landscaping. Imagine 300-acres of Eden-like beauty set …
Franklin, NC’s Appalachian Trail Festival, March 30th – April 1st
Historic Franklin, NC, will host the April Fool’s Trail Days this weekend in honor of Appalachian Trail thru-hikers. (No, this isn’t a joke. Probably.) Franklin is a mere 11 miles from the AT and is the perfect haven from the often cold, rainy weather in early …
Good News from GA’s Deputy Commissioner for Tourism
Georgia’s Deputy Commissioner for Tourism Kevin Langston presented many encouraging facts on March 28, 2012 at a luncheon — sponsored by the Lake Lanier Convention & Visitors Bureau — at Lanier Charter Career Academy. Georgia is divided into nine separate tourism regions. The most beautiful, obviously, includes Lake Lanier …