Gainesville, GA, will soon join other communities around the world in the competition for the best Bridge to Nowhere. Googling “bridge to nowhere” gets 1.4 million hits, but we think no Bridge to Nowhere compares to our Bridge to Nowhere. What is known to outsiders …
Category: Lake Lanier
Mister B — A Humble Hero — Turns 90
The stories of Gene Beckstein — the beloved “Mister B” — and Gainesville’s “Good News at Noon” exemplify what God can do through a humble servant who has more faith in God’s greatness than his own. People who do not believe in God have no …
Georgia Politicians Seek Lower BUI Limits
Drivers in Georgia are deemed to be Driving Under the Influence (DUI) if their blood/alcohol level is .08%. DUI charges can be filed at lower levels if drivers are involved in an accident. Boaters in Georgia are deemed to be Driving Under the Influence (DUI) if …
HGTV’s “Elbow Room” Wants You on Lake Lanier!
Chip Wade (which sounds like it came from a random name generator) might be coming to your home on Lake Lanier! One thing is for sure: He is not coming to my home on Lake Lanier. Chip is the host of the TV program, “Elbow …
Kile Glover’s Family Asks for Prayer
CNN.com reported on Tuesday, July 10, 2012, that the family of Kile Glover is asking for prayer for his recovery. Kile Glover is an 11-year-old boy — reported to be the stepson of R&B singer Usher Raymond — who was seriously hurt when a Jet …
Lake Lanier’s Media Circus
More than seven million people visit Lake Lanier each year. Some are rich and famous, most are simple folks enjoying some time on or around one of Georgia’s most beautiful playgrounds. When there are drownings or accidents we grieve with those involved and we pull …
Driver in Lake Lanier Jet Ski Crash Identified
News services from around the world are reporting on a tubing accident that occured around 3:30 PM on Friday, July 6, 2012, near Lake Lanier’s Van Pugh Park. A Jet Ski operated by Jeffrey S. Hubbard struck an inner-tube being pulled by a pontoon boat. Two …
2012 Cracker Fly-In Pictures
I have no idea whose idea it was to begin the Cracker Fly-In 44 years ago, but it was a stroke of genius. As John Pittman — President of Chapter 611 of the Experimental Aircraft Association, Inc. (EAA) in Gainesville – told me, it is …
Tubing Accident on Lake Lanier
Early on Friday, July 6, 2012, Melissa Cummings of Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) told lakelanier.com that there were only two Boating Under the Influence (BUI) incidents on Lake Lanier on the 4th of July. There were no fatalities statewide. On other lakes, there was one …
Deadly Tragedy Averted on Lake Lanier
Lake Lanier’s Sunset Cove is the place to go for a good time. Party central for boaters. Wednesday morning, July 4th, wasn’t much of a party for ten occupants of a houseboat that docked overnight at Lake Lanier Islands to avoid a storm. They used an …