The Lake Lanier Association (LLA) is a nonprofit advocacy group whose goal is to keep Lake Lanier clean, full and safe. LLA’s 1,700 member households and businesses, representing over 3,000 individuals, promote community education and awareness about the state of Lake Lanier and what can be done …
Category: Public Safety
Lake Lanier Promotes Safe Boating Week
National Safe Boating Week runs from May 18-24, 2013. Many of the stalwart defenders of our beloved lake gathered at Lake Lanier Islands’ Sunset Cove to inform folks about ways to boat safely. Statistics from the U.S. Coast Guard show that drowning was the reported cause …
May 18th: Lake Lanier Boating Safety Awareness Day
Lake Lanier is at full summer pool. Summer is right around the corner with sunburns, bass fishing, skiing, sailing, people watching, moonlight cruises, parties (or noisy neighbors, if you’re not invited) and the potential for boating accidents. [Please Note: I did not make any snarky comments …
1 PM Explosion Will Rock GA 20 & 316
If you’ve ever wanted to know how far traffic could possibly back up at the intersection of Georgia Routes 20 & 316, this is your big day. Our Department of Transportation (DOT) will set off a controlled blast there today at 1 p.m. to remove imbedded rock …
Rainfall, Lake Lanier & Shoichi Yokoi
People! Listen up! Stop praying for rain for Lake Lanier! For now, anyway. We’ll call you when we need you next time. I mean, we’re all thankful. Don’t get me wrong. But enough is enough. We are a foot over SUMMER full pool and now …
Pictures from Gov. Deal’s Signing of SB 136
April 23, 2013 will always be an important day for Lake Lanier. That’s when Governor Nathan Deal signed Senate Bill 136 into law, lowering the legal blood-alcohol limits for those who operate watercraft or hunt in Georgia. Many law enforcement officials, politicians and members …
Cpl. Shawn Elmore: DNR Boating Officer of the Year
Cpl. Shawn Elmore earned the title of 2012 Georgia Boating Officer of the Year for his outstanding performance as a boating safety officer for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division. Cpl. Elmore went beyond the general call of duty: search and rescue, …
Ever Wanted to Shoot a Turkey?
Well, here’s your big chance! Time to blow the dust off our “weapons of mass destruction” and blow away a few turkeys. Legally. While we are still allowed to have guns in America … except if you live in President Obama’s former hunting grounds of …
Lake Lanier Association Supports Senate Bill 136
Our stalwart allies at the Lake Lanier Association, including Executive Director Joanna Cloud, have commended members of the Lake Lanier Legislative Caucus for drafting tougher boating laws that will save lives and make boating safer on lakes throughout the state. Senate Bill 136, which passed the Georgia …
Go Catching on Lanier ~ Not Just Fishing
Some people catch fish. Others, in the same boat using the same bait, do not catch fish. Do you know why? Of course not. Neither do I. That’s why we never catch fish. Now, thanks to the friendly fisheries biologists at Georgia’s Department of Natural …