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 …
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Next ‘Boating Safely Course’ on Lanier: July 13th
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 …
Learn to Row, Row, Row on Lake Lanier
There’s more to rowing a boat than effortlessly floating gently down your average stream, although that’s a fun way to spend a few hours with a favorite friend or two. Rowing is one of the most elegant of Olympic sports. Teams — called “crews” …
Lake Lanier Association Letter to Gainesville Times
Joanna Cloud of the Lake Lanier Association wrote a letter to the editor of the Gainesville Times regarding the concept of a 1073′ full-pool level of Lake Lanier. We appreciate Joanna’s ideas, clarity and passion expressed so well, and the willingness of the Gainesville Times …
Boating Tips for Holiday Weekends
Tip #1: Don’t Drink and Drive — Cars or Boats Those new laws governing blood alcohol limits while operating motor vehicles in Georgia — including boats — are now in effect. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources and TEAM Georgia remind you to refrain from …
Bridge Near Lake Lanier Washed Away
Hall County declared a local state of emergency Sunday evening, May 19, 2013, after downpours poured down seven inches of water over the weekend. Lake Lanier — which was already over its full summer pool level of 1071 feet — rose by 1.24 feet to …
Trail Days: The Biggest Appalachian Trail Festival
If you cannot imagine what it’s like for a town of 900 or so people to throw a party for 20,000 folks for five days, come to Damascus, Virginia, and find out how they do it. Trail Days — which officially runs from May 17th …
Groups Discuss Renovating Rowing Venue
Discussions are underway again to see what can be done to breathe new life into the site of the 1996 Olympic Rowing events at Clarks Bridge Park on Lake Lanier. Participants representing the city of Gainesville, Lake Lanier Rowing Club, Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club, …
Update: Rubber Duck Derby Moved to 11 AM
As the great poet [insert name here] once said, “The best laid plans of mice and men arfgh glaim flibmersh astray.” The Rubber Duck Fest planned for Saturday, May 4th, was washed out. Dang. Click Here for Why There’s Been So Much Rain BUT!!! The …
Rainfall, Lake Lanier & Shoichi Yokoi
People! Listen up! Stop praying for rain for Lake Lanier! For now, anyway. We’ll call you when we need you next time. I mean, we’re all thankful. Don’t get me wrong. But enough is enough. We are a foot over SUMMER full pool and now …