This past weekend we had perfect weather in the perfect place for the perfect fall festival — Gold Rush Days in Dahlonega. OK, so it was hard to find a place to park, but if you’ve ever lived in Manhattan you know the solution: buy …
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Road Atlanta’s Petit Le Mans
The Petit Le Mans begins on Saturday, October 20, 2012 at Road Atlanta. The race covers a maximum of 1,000 miles — approximately 394 laps — or a maximum of 10 hours, whichever comes first. In addition to the overall race, teams of two or three …
Right to Hike’s 5th Annual Ella’s Run
Right to Hike, Inc. (RTH) is one of our favorite non-profit organizations. Right to Hike was founded to honor Meredith Hope Emerson, who lost her life while hiking Blood Mountain in North Georgia on New Year’s Day 2008. The primary goals of RTH are to contribute to the things Meredith …
Pictures from the Kyle’s Knights Motorcycle Ride
Juvenile diabetes came a few miles closer to a cure today as dozens of people took part in a motorcycle ride that raised money to fight the disease. Kyle Renz, 9, has had Type 1 diabetes since he was one year old. He says it’s “Weird …
Gainesville’s Art in the Square Festival
Gainesville’s Art in the Square Festival returns on Saturday and Sunday, September 15th & 16th, for the ninth consecutive year of majestic artwork and sensational music. This is a juried art show, which means you cannot sell your child’s fingerpainting … unless the work is …
Dragon Boat Race Pictures
If anyone went to the Olympic Rowing Venue on Lake Lanier on Saturday, September 8th hoping to see the speedboat drag races, I hope they stayed to watch the Dragon Boat races anyway. Dragon Boat races are not merely multicultural events — like watching people from New …
Taste of Gainesville — Lake Lanier’s Favorite Feast
Forget football — are you ready for some feasting? You’re invited to join the Chattahoochee Cannibals (relax … it’s an “oldies” band) and other hungry folks for the 14th Annual Taste of Gainesville shindig. The Lake Lanier Rowing Club hosts this fabulous event to raise money …
2012 Cracker Fly-In Pictures
I have no idea whose idea it was to begin the Cracker Fly-In 44 years ago, but it was a stroke of genius. As John Pittman — President of Chapter 611 of the Experimental Aircraft Association, Inc. (EAA) in Gainesville – told me, it is …
Little Hall Park: Down 6.24 Feet
It’s a rainy day on the lake which comes after a rainy weekend. The rain is more than welcome ad we hope the lake doesn’t drop much more before the height of the summer.
WERA Motorcycle Races at Road Atlanta
WERA Motorcycle Roadracing is back at Road Atlanta. The action is better than ever … including a six-hour endurance race. Ladies, do the guys in your life think that only boys can race bikes? Ha! C’mon out to Road Atlanta, Friday – Sunday, June 8th – 10th, and …