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Flint Riverkeeper Gordon Rogers says the Georgia Water Coalition published its “Dirty Dozen” for 2015 “to come together to correct pollution problems, eliminate the wasteful use of our tax dollars and restore our streams, rivers, lakes and coastal waters.” The Dirty Dozen Report applauds the Georgia Department of …
One of the hidden gems near Lake Lanier is the Elachee Nature Science Center in the Chicopee Woods Nature Preserve in Gainesville. Each year, Elachee educates 35,000 students and informs 30,000 visitors at the museum in the 1,400-acre preserve. Visit the Elachee Nature Science Center on Sunday, November …
Prices for the glorious Magical Nights of Lights and thrilling Winter Adventure at Lanier Islands have risen for 2015. “Admission is per person and prices vary based on days.” That means we don’t pay one price per car anymore, but admission on Family Value Days is cheaper than …
In September, the Mobile District of the U.S. Corps of Engineers (USACE) released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and Water Control Manual (WCM) for the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin (ACF) for public review and comment. The USACE held the first of five public open houses …
We all make mistakes. Even Lanier Islands made one. Ford failed with the Edsel (named after Henry Ford’s son). Steve Jobs failed with the Lisa computer (named after his daughter). Coca-Cola failed with “New Coke.” Lake Lanier Islands messed up when they cut back on their beloved Magical Nights …
Shane Watson’s Lake Lanier Fall Season Fishing Report Look for busting stripers and spots from Chestatee Bay down to the Dam. We have seen them busting on the surface out on the main lake and in the mouths to the middle of south end creeks. …
Few of us have any clue about the meaning of the Water Control Manual (WCM) and the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) recently released by the US Army Corps of Engineers that impacts Lake Lanier. Thankfully, we have Lake Lanier Association Executive Director Joanna Cloud. Even so, Joanna …
In the latest Lake Lanier Association newsletter, Executive Director Joanna Cloud says the continued installation of solar lights has been approved by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). We’re thankful for Nick Baggett and his USACE crew. More than 100 new solar lights will be …
Summer is over but Lanier Islands is holding job fairs to hire 300 seasonal employees to keep Lake Lanier’s biggest and best resort hopping for the rest of the year. Lanier Islands has a secret! They’re going to restore the old Magical Nights of Lights — a holiday tradition for …
Get some exercise. Help fund the non-profit group Right to Hike’s efforts to keep walkers, runners and hikers safe. Meet your new best friend and maybe … just maybe … meet Taylor Swift. Sign up for Right to Hike’s Ella’s Run 5K or adopt a pet …