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 … …
Category: Lake Lanier News
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 …
Hiking, Hope and Healing
Our sister website, AppalachianTrail.com, is constantly on the lookout for vital information about the AT. We add stories all the time. Best job in the world, frankly. During that quest — and as the father of two beautiful daughters and the grandfather of “The Princess” — …
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 …
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 …
Worrying Signs for Lake Lanier Water Levels?
I hate to be a pessimist, but things could be looking better for the water levels on Lake Lanier this year. March was wet, but that was an unusual month for us this year. According to a climatologist in the USA Today: “Georgia is one …
Applications for Lake Lanier Dock Permits
High and Dry — Robert J. Sutherland The Army Corps of Engineers is once again reviewing applications for the limited number of docks allocated to Lake Lanier. The process was halted when the lake’s levels dropped precipitously in 2007. In 2010, permits were reviewed for …
Forsyth County’s 2012 Spring-Summer Activity Guide
Here’s the most up-to-date information on recreational activities and camp programs in Forsyth County. The Forsyth County Parks and Recreation Department’s 2012 Spring-Summer Activity Guide is tremendously helpful and easy to use. You’ll refer to it often when you want to know about camps, athletics and …
Lake Lanier Water Levels — First Day of Spring 2012
Lake Lanier rowing venue — Robert J. Sutherland “Spring is sprung. Da lake is riz. I wonder where da boaters is?” (We are a freelance writer. We are not a poet. Sorry.) Winter is officially behind us. Today is the first day of spring — …