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There are at least a half-dozen boating clubs on Lake Lanier, as of mid-July 2014. If you like to be on the water, you’ll find lots of people who share your love of sailing, paddling, rowing, beaching, puttering or blasting around our Pond of Pulchritude. …
The weather has been perfect for renting a boat on Lake Lanier. We’ve updated our list of places that rent boats and double-checked all the information. There are at least seven locations for renting a boat on Lake Lanier. It’s easy to find the perfect toy …
Our friends at the Lake Lanier Association (LLA) aren’t pirates, but they know a few. In fact, LLA is promoting the Pirates of Lanier Poker Run. This is more than a mere opportunity to holler, “Aarrrghhhh!!!” at strangers, while wearing an eye patch and swashing …
Reporters and professional journalists must not insert their own opinions or biases into their stories. (Sure, they do it all the time, but officially they can’t.) Not being an actual reporter or professional much of anything, I have the liberty to tell you to drop …
There’s a bit of Walter Mitty in us all. Who is he? According to the website who2.com: Walter Mitty appears in the short story The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, written by humorist James Thurber and published in The New Yorker in 1939. Mitty is …
Hall of Fame Fishing Guide Captain Shane Watson knows where the fish are on Lake Lanier and he knows how to catch them. His amazing success today is inspirational. That success is even more inspirational when you read Shane Watson’s autobiography, Homeless to Hall of …
Four young artists are winners of the T-Shirt Art Contest in Georgia’s Youth Birding Competition, according to Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources. Art contest coordinator Linda May praised participants and stressed that the focus “isn’t just about art.” “It’s about getting kids interested in the outdoors …
The Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club has more good news for us. They’ll be hosting the Canoe Kayak Canada National Team Trials during the weekend of April 25th through the 27th at the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue. The races will begin at 8:30 AM. Friday and Saturday’s races will …
Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club (LCKC) will play host to the first-ever Gainesville/Hall Dragon Boat Challenge (GHDBC) June 7, 2014. LCKC says Dragon Boat racing is the second-most popular participation activity in the world, behind soccer. The GHBDC is designed for business, government agencies, churches …
Our friends at the Army Corps of Engineers office at Lake Lanier say they will temporarily close West Bank Park from New Year’s Day through Sunday, January 26, 2014, to allow for hunting in the area. The park is located on the southwest end of …