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One of the best parts of being a travel writer is nobody has any idea you’re a travel writer until you tell them. Outback Steakhouse in Gainesville, Georgia, won’t have any idea that I was there until they read this online. All I want to …
There are two “catches” to the 50% discount on lodging at the Hike Inn atop Amicalola Falls State Park near Dawsonville, Georgia. The first “catch” is this discount is only available during August, 2014, until all the spaces are taken. The second catch is you …
The Hall County Sheriff’s office invites motorcyclists to blast through dozens of red lights while they smile, wave and stop traffic for you. Honest. They call it “Thunder in the Mountains” and it’s all for a good cause. Thunder in the Mountains is probably the best …
The Folk Pottery Museum of Northeast Georgia is a hidden gem that truly deserves more publicity than it receives. On a recent tour there, I was amazed at the replica of an old potter’s work area and the rugged wheel that was used before electric …
The Lake Lanier Association is hosting the 26th Annual Lake Lanier Shore Sweep on Saturday, September 27, 2014, to clean up trash on the shoreline of Georgia’s best lake. Ten locations have agreed to pitch in as volunteers pitch trash out of Lake Lanier. We’re …
School is back in session in North Georgia, but the fun around Lake Lanier rocks on. These seven fun activities on Lake Lanier can be enjoyed all year long. Amazingly fun activities abound on and around Georgia’s Great Lake. Try them all! Seven Fun Activities …
The e-mail from Christina Ernst of VIP Southern Tours intrigued me. We had mutual friends involved in Georgia’s tourism industry but we had never met. Christina invited me to join a group of travel writers touring North Georgia wineries. If you travel enough and write about …
On a warm summer night the week before school was to begin a group of 20 or so teenagers and young adults gathered in a secluded portion of a closed park to “party.” Law enforcement arrived to disburse the partiers who immediately scattered away. One young …
Those who are fortunate enough to live on the shore of Lake Lanier know their property increases in value if they have valid dock permits from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the authority delegated by the federal government to manage and regulate public use …
The 2014 USA Canoe/Kayak Sprint National Championships will be contested at the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue in Gainesville, GA, beginning on Thursday, July 31st through Saturday, August 2nd. Organizers have chosen one of the world’s most perfect locations for the premier teams to battle one …