Roads in Georgia are incredibly well maintained compared to the 15 or 20 other states I’ve been in recently. Great highways require constant maintenance and that means occasional delays might face those headed to enjoy the waters of Lake Lanier. The Georgia Department of Transportation …
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Come ‘Egg On’ the 2013 Spring Chicken Festival
Gainesville’s Square will be filled with chickens on Saturday, April 27th to celebrate the 2013 Spring Chicken Festival! The fun gets underway at 10:30 with the Chicken City Parade, followed by the Cook-off and live entertainment until 4 or so. The parade will include floats, vintage …
New Bridges Over Chattahoochee on Rt 20
If you’ve ever been stuck in traffic on Route 20 over the Chattahoochee River, you know the need for getting through that bottleneck more quickly. If you’ve ever fished under the existing Chattahoochee River bridge on Route 20, you know the need for conserving the river for …
Forest Service Recruits Youth for Summer Jobs
The US Forest Service office in Gainesville, in conjunction with the Greening Youth Foundation (GYF), is recruiting young people ages 15-19 for a summer Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) crew. YCC provides meaningful employment, job skills and educational opportunities through outdoor projects focused on managing natural and …
Slow Trains in Flowery Branch
Trains are cool. Who doesn’t love waving at a locomotive and hearing the engineer rip off a toot or two? On the horn. Trains are not cool, however, when you’re sitting at a railroad crossing as the world’s longest train is clacking along at the …
Bear on the Square Mountain Festival ~ April 19-21, 2013
Last year’s Bear on the Square Mountain Festival in Dahlonega, GA, was a blast. The celebration of all things mountainy was celebrated by thousands of fellow mountainy stuff lovers. Pictures from 2012’s Bear on the Square Mountain Festival For the 17th year, Dahlonega is doing …
GRAND-AM Racing at Road Atlanta
Road Atlanta makes history the weekend of April 19+20, 2013, when they host the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series for the very first time. You don’t have to know a Porsche from a poodle to have a good time … because of where you’ll be …
Four Campgrounds on Lake Lanier Reducing Hours
Four of the six full-service camping areas on Lake Lanier will be operated part-time during the 2013 season, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District. These parks will be open four days per week: Bolding Mill Van Pugh South Duckett Mill and …
Pictures from Byron Herbert Reece Farm & Heritage Center
The Byron Herbert Reece Farm and Heritage Center is a pleasant drive from anywhere near Lake Lanier. Hop in your vee-hickle and head north on Route 129. After you make it up to Blood Mountain, go down the hill past Vogel State Park; the center …
Lake Lake House Wanted for Movie Set
Here’s your big chance to break into Show Business! A couple of films are going to be shot on Lake Lanier in the near future. We cannot tell you the names of the pictures or who’s in them. That’s kinda top secret — even though …