Our pal Teri Pope from GA’s Department of Transportation has dynamite news for folks driving to or from Lake Lanier this July 4th holiday. The DOT will restrict construction-related lane closures beginning at noon, Wednesday, July 3rd through 5 AM on Monday, July 8th. Sorry, but this doesn’t …
Category: Tourism
Summer Begins with Drowning on Lake Lanier
We regret to inform you of a drowning on Lake Lanier that occurred on Sunday, June 23, 2013, the second full day of summer. GA Department of Natural Resources Ranger Sgt. Mike Burgamy notified lakelanier.com at 4:35 PM that a 33-year-old white male from Lawrenceville …
Traffic Delays Near Lake Lanier Islands
Our friend Teri Pope with the Georgia Department of Transportation says traffic will shuffle at the intersection of State Route 13/Atlanta Highway at State Route 347/Lanier Islands Parkway, as part of the widening of SR 347. Weather permitting, the contractor will begin shifting traffic on …
Sister Hazel at Lake Lanier Islands
Sister Hazel is a band — which, in a cruel trick, is comprised of what appears to be five guys — based in that lesser Gainesville where all the old people live. Their sound is likened to a blend of folk, folk rock, pop, classic …
Stacey Dickson: Lake Lanier’s Answer Lady
Winners of the Jeopardy! quiz show know less about Lake Lanier than our friend, Stacey Dickson. Stacey is the president of the Lake Lanier Convention & Visitors Bureau. She is simply perfect for that influential position. Could Stacey correctly respond to this Jeopardy! question? This …
Boat Explosion on Lake Lanier was ‘Accidental’
Father’s Day strayed significantly off course for three people aboard a wooden 1957 Chris-Craft boat near Lake Lanier’s Buford Dam Park. The boat exploded and was consumed by flames. Prior to that, it was a beautiful day indeed. Authorities with Gwinnett County’s fire department say …
Will the Corps ‘Divest or Lease’ Parks on Lake Lanier?
There was a time when the word “budget” brought to mind folks who were poor and couldn’t afford goods and services that the rest of us took for granted. Now, if you’re not on some sort of budget you’re probably headed for financial doom when your …
Boat Explodes on Lake Lanier
“An antique wooden boat going up in flames,” is how one observer described the scene yesterday, Sunday, June 16, 2013, when a boat exploded and caught fire on Lake Lanier near Buford Dam Park. A caller to 911 also told authorities the boat exploded and began …
Ten Perps Sentenced in ‘Operation Something Bruin’
“Operation Something Bruin,” is a multi-agency initiative focused on the illegal poaching of bears and other wildlife in North Carolina and Georgia. In February 2013, state and federal wildlife officials in North Carolina and Georgia announced the results of a four-year undercover investigation focused on …
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 …