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Category: Recreation
Army Corps Raises Some Day-Use Fees for Lake Lanier
The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) manages Lake Lanier, the shoreline, scores of boat ramps and dozens of day-use parks and campgrounds. That requires taxpayer dollars and user fees. So … USACE is raising some day-use fees for a day at the park or launching a …
Smithgall Woods State Park Events: Bears, Falcons & Survival Skills
Smithgall Woods State Park in Helen, Georgia, offers fascinating classes on falconry, survival skills and meeting bears in the woods. Sign up soon. You might not get a second chance.
Celebrate New Year’s Eve at Lanier Islands!
Lanier Islands is preparing an epic New Year’s Eve party in the Grand Ballroom of the Legacy Lodge. Enjoy the sumptuous dinner buffet, beverages and live music by one of Atlanta’s favorite groups, Banks & Shane. Dance the night away and dance the year away with party favors and …
Winter Adventure Thrills & Chills at Lanier Islands
The only thing better than having great kids is having fabulous grandchildren. Round them all up and enjoy an evening together at Lanier Islands’ Magical Nights of Lights and the Winter Adventure! The Christmas light show winds along for many happy miles with sights that will …
Two Mile Creek Park Closed for Renovations until April 2016
We’re thankful for the plans by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) at Lake Lanier to renovate Two Mile Creek Park at 9200 Bethel Road in Gainesville. Two Mile Creek Park is now closed. When the park re-opens, probably in mid-April of 2016, there will …
Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club’s Polar Bear Plunge on January 1st
In the unforgettable words that typing instructor, Charles E. Weller, should have said, but didn’t: “Now is the time for all crazy people to come together to the aid of the Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club!” Yes, friends, it’s time for the 2016 Polar Bear Plunge. …
Christmas Carload Prices for Magical Nights of Lights!
Here’s some good news from Lanier Islands, just in time for Christmas! Special Christmas Carload Prices for Magical Nights of Lights! Up until now, taking the family to experience the Magical Nights of Lights extravaganza at Lanier Islands set you back $17 for adults and $10 for each …
Christmas on Green Street ~ Sunday, December 6, 2015
Christmas on Green Street is a charming way to celebrate the beginning of the Christmas season on one of the prettiest Southern avenues anywhere. The Hall County Historical Society cordially invites you to attend on Sunday, December 6, 2015, beginning shortly after 4 PM, when Green …
Live Nativity Returns to Lanier Islands for Christmas 2015
Just two amazing attractions at Lanier Islands — Magical Nights of Lights and Winter Adventure — are simply not enough, so the Live Nativity has returned this Christmas season at the South’s favorite lakeside resort. Three local organizations are presenting this gift to our community: Cross Pointe Church, Happy …