Lake Lanier Campgrounds

It’s time to go camping at one of more than a dozen Lake Lanier campgrounds! Lanier has almost 700-miles of shoreline, with bunches of islands that beckon to be explored in the middle of the lake.  (No campfires or overnight camping, please.) Some of the most …

2015 Spring Chicken Festival

You’re never too old to enjoy spring … especially at Gainesville’s annual Spring Chicken Festival! This year’s Spring Chicken Festival is going to be the best yet. There’s no way that anything could rain on this parade of food, fun, people and artwork on the …

Lake Lanier Association’s 2015 Progress & Goals

The Lake Lanier Association held its annual meeting on Saturday, April 18, 2015 at Port Royale and everything went swimmingly.  Ken Cook, local meteorologist and lake dweller, spoke to almost 400 people who braved rainy weather forecasts to attend the event. This is the group …

Lake Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club & U.S. National Team Trials

Our pal Brenda Miller tells lakelanier.com that paddlers from the Lake Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club (LCKC) are among those headed to Oklahoma City for the US National Team Trials on April 24-25, 2015. Twenty-one paddlers who call Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club their home team …

Elena Myers Races Like a Girl at Road Atlanta’s MotoAmerica

Don’t think girls can ride motorcycles?  Come to Road Atlanta over the weekend of April 17-19, 2015 and watch Elena Myers race like a girl in the big league MotoAmerica road races. It didn’t go over too well at the time, but when I met Darrell …

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, …

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 …

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 …