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The United States government “shut down” at 12:01 AM this morning. The temporary absence of funding for entities run by the federal government — including parks run by the Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) — will shut those entities down until funding resumes. We spoke with …
The Mountain Music & Medicine Show is about to join beepers, The Partridge Family, Ramblers, Atari Computers, Red Buttons and the American Middle Class. Gone. Over. Kaput. Things of the past. History. <sniff, sniff> Some folks will read this and say, “Shoot! I’m goin’ muddin’ with …
The U.S. Forest Service will let you wander in the woods of the Chattahoochee and Oconee National Forests for free on Saturday, September 28, 2013, as part of the 20th annual National Public Lands Day. It might be rough to leave Lake Lanier for a day, …
Clermont is a sleepy little town most of the year, tucked safely in the foothills in North Georgia. Once a year, however, Clermont transforms into a fall festival wonderland for Clermont Days! Friday afternoon, September 20, 2013, the Clermont Days Centennial Celebration kicks off at 4 …
Our friends at Right to Hike, Inc. hope to see you at their 6th Annual Ella’s 5K & Fun Run, presented by Georgia’s Own Credit Union. This year’s event will be held on Saturday, October 19, 2013, beginning at 9 AM at the Gwinnett Environmental and …
Almost every time I went out on Lake Lanier to catch bass with my friend Don Poole, the world’s worst fisherman, I would hear him yell (in a Southern accent that Goober couldn’t understand), “GAR!!!GAR!!!” At first I thought it was some kind of genetic …
Here’s your big chance to blow the dust off your old car and go racing! No, you cannot race your old beater, but it might get you all the way to Road Atlanta, not far from Chateau Elan in South Hall. This weekend, September 19-22, 2013, …
Monday, September 16, 2013, is going to be a wonderful day. When was the last time you took the day off, went to a glorious park and hung out with the likes of Georgia’s Governor Nathan Deal and the wonderful man who had Don Carter …
The 18th Annual Atlanta Dragon Boat Festival is scheduled for Saturday, September 14, 2013, at the Olympic Rowing Venue on Lake Lanier. Sorry, but you won’t have time to create your own dragon boat, if you don’t have one already. The 39-foot teakwood (or fiberglass) racers take …
Some kids like dolls and some kids like to play in the mud, but the coolest kids like to ride horses. Lake Lanier Islands invites all the cool kids to the 9th Annual Fall Horse Camp scheduled during Thanksgiving school vacation: Monday — Wednesday, November …