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Our friends with Georgia’s State Parks & Historic Sites have dozens of ways to spend a fun day at recreation areas all over our great state. Here’s the events schedule for August, 2015. Events Schedule for Georgia State Parks in Northern Georgia Full Moon Paddling Tour Saturday, …
Why only have one Full Moon Party at Lanier Islands in August? Not while Chris Hendley is in charge of promotions! Any dweeb in a pair of tassel-loafers can organize ONE measly Full Moon Party. Only Marketing Genius Chris Hendley and his team can deliver TWO Full Moon …
Firefighters are the guys who stand around at intersections all around Lake Lanier (driving women wild) hoping we’ll pop a few bucks into one of their giant firefighter boots to help families in distress. They’re all nice guys, but we do not want to see …
When — not if — researchers at Boston’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute find a cure for cancer, Bill Finan won’t get any media coverage for his contributions, year-after-year, helping to eradicate that dastardly disease. That’s just the way Bill wants it to be. Bill Finan is …
The July 2015 newsletter from our friends at the Lake Lanier Association is now available to download over the Internet. Please click on the link below for your copy. Here’s a sample of what you’ll find: Our annual meeting, held on April 18th, was the …
Most of us will never buy a new Ferrari. For that matter, most of us are still saving our money to install cassette-decks in our used Yugos. But that doesn’t mean we can’t go and watch really cool cars — that also lack tape decks …
Like many other “older Americans” I don’t know much about current rock singers and bands. Sure, everybody has heard of Tailor Parry and Katie Swift, but yoots today think Paul McCartney’s first band was Wings and the song, Free Bird, is the National Anthem of …
So, what are your plans for the Memorial Day Weekend in 2016? That’s a dumb question, unless you are planning next year’s National Championship Rowing Regatta (NCRR). This is tricky but I’ll try to make it understandable. The National Championship Rowing Regatta is organized and run by the American …
Ultrarunner and ultra vegan Scott Jurek and his wife Jenny hope to start a family soon. Before the fun begins, Scott wanted to cross one item off his bucket list. Run the entire dang length of the Appalachian Trail from Springer Mountain (a few hills …
As of 7 AM on Wednesday, July 15, 2015, the official Lake Lanier water level at Buford dam was 1069.02 feet above sea level. Blustery winds and torrential rains blew across Lake Lanier last night, in addition to the “pop-up” summer showers that are common here in …