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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 …
Have a memorable meal with family and friends on Thanksgiving and make plans to hit the Winter Adventure and Magical Nights of Lights at Lanier Islands beginning on Friday, November 27th, 2015. There’s free admission for Military, Law Enforcement and Firefighters! Magical Nights of Lights returns …
The leaders of Gainesville-Hall ’96, which operates the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue, have wisely chosen to invest $10 million to renovate and update the site made world-famous by the 1996 Olympic Games. As the 20th anniversary of the Olympics approaches, new life is being breathed into the …
Hall County filed a Clean Water Act Section 404 Permit Application for a proposed Glades Reservoir project with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Savannah District in February of 2007. The initial proposal was for an 850-acre reservoir on Flat Creek. The project was expected to …
Prices for the glorious Magical Nights of Lights and thrilling Winter Adventure at Lanier Islands have risen for 2015. “Admission is per person and prices vary based on days.” That means we don’t pay one price per car anymore, but admission on Family Value Days is cheaper than …
We all make mistakes. Even Lanier Islands made one. Ford failed with the Edsel (named after Henry Ford’s son). Steve Jobs failed with the Lisa computer (named after his daughter). Coca-Cola failed with “New Coke.” Lake Lanier Islands messed up when they cut back on their beloved Magical Nights …
Summer is over but Lanier Islands is holding job fairs to hire 300 seasonal employees to keep Lake Lanier’s biggest and best resort hopping for the rest of the year. Lanier Islands has a secret! They’re going to restore the old Magical Nights of Lights — a holiday tradition for …
Get some exercise. Help fund the non-profit group Right to Hike’s efforts to keep walkers, runners and hikers safe. Meet your new best friend and maybe … just maybe … meet Taylor Swift. Sign up for Right to Hike’s Ella’s Run 5K or adopt a pet …
Nothing says “The South” as much as Waffle House, NASCAR, Southern belles, fried okra, friendly neighbors and Gold Rush Days in Dahlonega, GA, celebrated over the third full weekend each October. Don’t hate me, but Gold Rush Days has an even better selection of food than Waffle House. …
Update: Hall County Sheriff Deputy and Public Information Officer Nicole Bailes reported late Friday afternoon, September 25, 2015, that the body found in Lake Lanier on 9-23-15 has been publicly identified as 61-year-old Michael Gilmer of Flowery Branch. The cause of death is still pending autopsy …