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Winners of the Jeopardy! quiz show know less about Lake Lanier than our friend, Stacey Dickson. Stacey is the president of the Lake Lanier Convention & Visitors Bureau. She is simply perfect for that influential position. Could Stacey correctly respond to this Jeopardy! question? This …
Father’s Day strayed significantly off course for three people aboard a wooden 1957 Chris-Craft boat near Lake Lanier’s Buford Dam Park. The boat exploded and was consumed by flames. Prior to that, it was a beautiful day indeed. Authorities with Gwinnett County’s fire department say …
There was a time when the word “budget” brought to mind folks who were poor and couldn’t afford goods and services that the rest of us took for granted. Now, if you’re not on some sort of budget you’re probably headed for financial doom when your …
The latest edition of The Index has been released by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Floodplain Management Office. This informative newsletter will be especially interesting to those who pay attention to the issues surrounding the Upper Chattahoochee River Basin (UCRB) Project. The UCRB Project is …
“Operation Something Bruin,” is a multi-agency initiative focused on the illegal poaching of bears and other wildlife in North Carolina and Georgia. In February 2013, state and federal wildlife officials in North Carolina and Georgia announced the results of a four-year undercover investigation focused on …
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 29’s Public Affairs Officer Roy Crittenden told lakelanier.com today that about 180 people have taken their Boating Safely course since February 2013. He is thrilled with that number, but it’s not high enough. Officer Crittenden wants you to take the …
Thinking you need a little more culture in your life? Thinking of going to an actual museum? Wanna pretend you love art — when all you really want to do is toss down a few cold ones while you pose as a cool artist on …
Now that there’s actually water in Lake Lanier, everybody is swarming to the lake. Lanier is one of America’s most popular lakes, mostly because there is nothing as beautiful and/or inviting in many other states — especially the flat and wheaty ones that are in the …
WERA Cycle Jam returns to Road Atlanta this weekend, June 7-9, 2013. You know you’ll see some of the fastest bikes being thrashed around one of America’s best road courses by people who have absolutely zero sense of danger and who live to thrill …
One of the most common questions we are asked is: “Are there any dog-friendly parks on Lake Lanier?” On June 3, 2013, the Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) office at Lake Lanier provided the latest list of parks that allow or restrict pets. In general, parks …