This year’s Business Awards were presented on Friday, May 10, 2012, by the Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce at their 104th Annual Meeting & Gala at the Chattahoochee Country Club on Lake Lanier. More than 450 Chamber members and guests were on hand for the presentations …
Category: Lake Lanier
Sardis Creek Park: Down 6.03 Feet
Sardis Creek is a large, relatively quiet park in the center of Lake Lanier. There’s a triple boat ramp, good fishing, some picnic tables and a Ranger station. Because it’s quiet, you’ll find often people fishing, canoeing and kayaking here.
Pictures from Drift Atlanta at Road Atlanta
Road Atlanta is hosting Drift Atlanta on Friday, May 11 and Saturday, May 12, 2012. What a fabulous idea! Drifting is so cool. I know. This isn’t stellar journalism. Drifting just brings out that primal urge to spin your tires, lay drags, peel out … …
Closure of Rural America’s Post Offices
Rural post offices across America — including the one in Hall County’s Chestnut Mountain — might remain open, according to a news release from the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) announced on May 9, 2012. The new strategy would adjust “window hours” for existing post offices by …
Lake Lanier App Released!
The Lake Lanier Convention and Visitors Bureau (LLCVB) “Best of Lake Lanier” mobile phone app has been released ahead of schedule. The app puts information at your fingertips about where to stay, eat or have fun on Lake Lanier — all recommended by LLCVB. This mobile …
2012 Canadian Olympic Trial Pictures
The members of the Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club (LCKC) are famous everywhere on Earth … except here at home. Why is LCKC famous? They’ve been National Champions TEN times and they’re currently the 2011 USA Canoe Kayak Sprint National Champions. Sure, they work out at …
Canadian Olympic Trials at the Rowing Venue
The Lanier Canoe Kayak Club (LCKC) is so famous (“How famous is it?“) that international groups cancel events at other venues just to come to Lake Lanier. That’s how LCKC scored the 2012 Canadian Olympic Trials being held the weekend of May 5, 2012. Lanier …
Moonlight Cruise on Lake Lanier?
The Super Moon is back! No, we don’t mean that “large” lady at Chastain Park in the spandex capris. We’re referring to what NASA calls “The perigee full moon [that] will be as much as 14 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter than other full …
Vote for Gainesville and Lake Lanier as the Ultimate Fishing Town
Gainesville and Lake Lanier are in the running for “Ultimate Fishing Town” in a contest being run by World Fishing Network. There is no cost to vote and you can even list your business for free on the Gainesville event page! Click the link below …
Spring Chicken Festival Cook-Off Winners
The winners of the 2012 Spring Chicken Festival Cook-Off have been announced by Executive Director Cindy Reed of Keep Hall Beautiful, the celebration’s sponsor. The Grand Champion award went to …