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Tree huggers, unite at HemlockFest! It’s like Woodstock with food and water, without the mud and traffic, for a good cause. Presented primarily by the Lumpkin Coalition, HemlockFest is the most exhilarating way to preserve hemlocks for future tree lovers. “North Georgia’s hemlocks are in danger …
One of the hidden gems near Lake Lanier is the Elachee Nature Science Center in the Chicopee Woods Nature Preserve in Gainesville. Each year, Elachee educates 35,000 students and informs 30,000 visitors at the museum in the 1,400-acre preserve. Visit the Elachee Nature Science Center on Sunday, November …
In September, the Mobile District of the U.S. Corps of Engineers (USACE) released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and Water Control Manual (WCM) for the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin (ACF) for public review and comment. The USACE held the first of five public open houses …
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 …
Shane Watson’s Lake Lanier Fall Season Fishing Report Look for busting stripers and spots from Chestatee Bay down to the Dam. We have seen them busting on the surface out on the main lake and in the mouths to the middle of south end creeks. …
In the latest Lake Lanier Association newsletter, Executive Director Joanna Cloud says the continued installation of solar lights has been approved by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). We’re thankful for Nick Baggett and his USACE crew. More than 100 new solar lights will be …
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 …
We’re almost at the time for peak color for Georgia’s foliage, usually around the end of October or early November. Georgia’s State Parks has the best gift for leaf peepers since maple trees. They call it “Leaf Watch.” Leaf Watch posts regular updates to keep travelers updated on fall colors …
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. …
The Lake Lanier Olympic Venue at Clark’s Bridge Park in Gainesville will have the most delicious event of the year on Saturday, September 26, 2015 from 6-9 PM when the popular A Taste of Gainesville returns. Proceeds will benefit the Lake Lanier Rowing Club. The most civic-minded and …