The Wave Pool at LanierWorld is Open This Weekend

LanierWorld Water Park is open this weekend for fun, sun and enjoying Lake Lanier’s finest attraction: the Wave Pool. LanierWorld says it best: Whether you are looking for the coolest lakeside spot for day play and nightlife, a sandy area to bask in the sun, or a …

Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club Paddlers Vie for Olympics

The Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club (LCKC) has retained the glory of the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue, where visitors from around the world experienced the 1996 Olympic Games. Members of LCKC honor the club’s global reputation for excellence.  A few are in Milan, Italy, preparing for the ICF Flatwater …

Deer Quota Hunt Applications Due in August 2015

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division (NRW) says its time to get online if you want to participate in a deer quota hunt this fall. Your online quota application must be received before midnight September 1, 2015, to be considered. NRW’s Chief of the Game …

LanierWorld Water Park at Lanier Islands is Open This Weekend

It’s not even the middle of August and folks are already kicking summer to the curb.  Not at Lanier Islands! LanierWorld Water Park is still open for the season on the weekends.  For a while, at least. As their website says, Whether you are looking for the …

LanierWorld Hours for 2015 Changing Soon

Can you believe it’s already August? Kids are back in school … leaving parents mourning and lonely without their children around them all the time. Hahahaha!  That’ll be the day. No, seriously.  Be kind to your kids now and they’ll let you play with your …

Events Schedule for Georgia State Parks ~ August 2015

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, …

What’s Better Than One Full Moon Party at Lanier Islands? Two Full Moon Parties!

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 …

Exciting SCCA Racing at Road Atlanta

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 …

The Monsters of Mock ~ Uniting Generations of Music Lovers at Sunset Cove

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 …

Corps Asks: OK to Host Rowing Regatta on Lake Lanier?

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 …