Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club Paddlers Pass Competitors

Our pal Brenda Miller from the Lake Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club (LCKC) shared some good news with us about how our local paddlers fared at the USA Canoe/Kayak Sprint National Team Trials recently held in Oklahoma City. According to Brenda, seven of the eleven paddlers …

Lake Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club & U.S. National Team Trials

Our pal Brenda Miller tells lakelanier.com that paddlers from the Lake Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club (LCKC) are among those headed to Oklahoma City for the US National Team Trials on April 24-25, 2015. Twenty-one paddlers who call Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club their home team …

John Hunter Regatta on Lake Lanier

The Georgia Tech Crew and Saint Andrew Rowing Club are delighted to welcome you to the 29th Annual John Hunter Regatta at the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue and Rowing Center.  The Hunter is open to all college, scholastic, and youth rowing teams. Racing will be …

Lake Lanier Polar Bear Plunge New Year’s Day 2015

Don’t just tell your in-laws to go jump in a lake — go with them!  There’s room for one and all on New Year’s Day at the Polar Bear Plunge!  The chilly fun takes place at the rowing club at the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue …

Register for the 2015 Lake Lanier Polar Bear Plunge

As 2014 sinks into oblivion, Tiffany B. Potter is hoping we’ll let you know that the registration deadline for the annual Polar Bear Plunge, sponsored by the Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club (LCKC), is soon approaching. As you will no doubt agree, Tiffany B. Potter …

Lanier Olympic Venue to Host 2016 Pan Am Canoe Sprints

The glory of the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue has faded a bit since 1996, when we received Olympic-sized accolades and publicity as athletes, tourists and media arrived from all over the world. Then, money got tight and budgets even tighter.  Newer venues offered nearer and more abundant …

Lake Lanier Rowing Club’s ‘A Taste of Gainesville’ Returns!

Lake Lanier could use more lakeside dining, where you can enjoy a good meal, look at the lake, listen to live music and watch the sun go down.  Just when you need a dinner on the lake the most, the Lake Lanier Rowing Club (LLRC) hosts …

2014 USA Canoe/Kayak Sprint National Championships

The 2014 USA Canoe/Kayak Sprint National Championships will be contested at the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue in Gainesville, GA, beginning on Thursday, July 31st through Saturday, August 2nd. Organizers have chosen one of the world’s most perfect locations for the premier teams to battle one …

Clarks Bridge Road / Rt 284 Has Reopened

Our pal, Georgia Department of Transportation Communications Officer Teri N. Pope has good news for folks on the north end of the lake.  The summer detour that closed State Route 284 / Clarks Bridge Road near Lake Lanier’s Olympic Venue ended a day early and reopened before 9 …