Spring Break Fishing on Lake Lanier with Shane Watson (3-30-15)

Spring Break Fishing on Lake Lanier with Shane Watson The fishing on Lake Lanier has been very good overall, since my last report.  Our boats have done very well on freelined bluebacks out over the channel and on points and humps.  There are some nice stripers …

Apology to Walter Daves & The Sautee Nacoochee Center Contra Dances

Our pal, Walter Daves, is an amazing guy.  Folks at the Sautee Nacoochee Center Association (SNCA) — located in urban Sautee Nacoochee, not far from Sautee, Georgia — describe Walter as: “Sautee Contra Coordinating Committee member, Tuesday Learn and Dance caller & sometimes Saturday big dance caller, …

Hall County Fire & Rescue to Replace Marine Rescue One

If the red boat on the right looks like a ski boat, that’s because it was originally designed to be a ski boat before it became the Hall County Fire & Rescue’s primary emergency response vessel for Lake Lanier.  Honest. That 23-foot, 2005 Yamaha with twin jet-propelled …

John Hunter Regatta on Lake Lanier

The Georgia Tech Crew and Saint Andrew Rowing Club are delighted to welcome you to the 29th Annual John Hunter Regatta at the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue and Rowing Center.  The Hunter is open to all college, scholastic, and youth rowing teams. Racing will be …

Lake Lanier Islands Hiring 500 Summer Workers

“This summer, you’re getting a job! And I mean it!”  You’ve heard those words so many times, you’re starting to believe you-know-who really means it.  If you have to go to work, you might as well work at Lake Lanier Islands.  They’re hiring workers to …

Ms. So Yang Kim Perishes in Lake Lanier Boating Accident

We regret to inform you of the death of Ms. So Yang Kim, 29-years-old, from Buford, Georgia.  Ms. Kim was in a rented boat with a 34-year-old man named Young Tae Shim, also of Buford, whom DNR Sgt. Lee Brown believes was her husband. The investigation into …

Tips for Catching Striped Bass on Lake Lanier

After record-breaking snow and ice, on Monday, March 16, 2015, some areas experienced record high temperatures.  Just in time for colder weather and rain later in the week.  We need two things: new ways to keep from succumbing to cabin fever and tips for catching …

Culinary Tourism in GA or Where to Eat on Lake Lanier

This is the year of “Culinary Tourism in Georgia.” Let me boil that down for you, Bubba.  “Culinary” is a snooty word that means relating to the kitchen or cookery.  Most people just say “eating” but writers get paid more when we use big words. So … 2015 is …

“Paddle-Ability” for Disabled Veterans at Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club

Our friends at the Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club (LCKC) are beginning a new program this spring for para-canoe. It’s the “Paddle-ability” program and it will meet on Saturdays throughout the year. Paddle-ability will introduce paddle-sport opportunities to disabled veterans in our community.  The focus will be on each person’s ability …