When you read the words “Sautee Nacoochee,” what comes to mind? 1) The ancient native-American phrase, “If we build an Alpine village, they will come.” 2) Simmering a romantic dinner with your significant other. 3) One of the country’s finest pottery museums. 4) The coolest place …
Category: Tourism
Results from Hawgin on Lake Lanier
The Gainesville Jaycees held their inaugural “Hawgin’ on Lanier” BBQ cook off and family fun day, Saturday, November 10th at Laurel Park on Lake Lanier. Grasshopper, the humble ninja, and I got a late start and didn’t arrive until after 2 PM. The cooking was …
An Opinion: The Illusion of Abundant Water
Where to begin? We peruse and scour global media to find stories that relate to Lake Lanier and those who appreciate all it offers. We cover legislative meetings, tragic accidents, cool places for burgers, water parks and idyllic spots to camp. We surf the Web …
Hawgin on Lake Lanier
The Gainesville Jaycees are proud to present “Hawgin’ on Lanier” on Saturday, November 10th at Lake Lanier’s Laurel Park. This inagural ”Hawgin’ on Lanier” is a sanctioned KCBS and GBC State Championship BBQ Competition. You know that means outstanding barbecue competition, but there will also be: music …
Veterans Day Thanks & Activities
My father, James W. Sutherland, valiantly served our nation during World War II as a B-25 pilot. My parents got married when Dad got a 24-hour pass. After that, they lived in basement apartments and someone’s garage, just to be together. America endured rationing, shortages, separations, …
Chicken Wings? From Buffalo? Really?
Associating Buffalo with BBQ wings is like pretending Las Vegas is the home of bluegrass or that Debutante Cotillions first began in Newark. The truth is if you don’t have a Southern accent, you cannot do BBQ. Case closed. Yes, I know. “Buffalo wings” (pronounced “wangs” …
Blairsville Plays Appalachian Trail Movie
We hope you’ll join us this Friday evening, November 9th, in Blairsville as the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) presents the National Geographic film America’s Wild Spaces: The Appalachian Trail as part of their 2012 membership drive. All proceeds from this limited engagement benefit the protection …
Keep Forsyth County Beautiful November 3rd
Our friends at Keep Forsyth County Beautiful could use your help for a few hours on Saturday, November 3, 2012. You’re invited to join their team of volunteers who happily clean lake, river and wetland locations around Lake Lanier. The 2012 Rivers Alive Cleanup will bring …
Stalk Your Family at Uncle Shuck’s Corn Maze
Promotional materials call Uncle Shuck’s Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch in Dawson County a “20-acre agri-tourism complex.” Sheesh. Don’t let that city-slicker lingo keep you away from a good-old time down at the farm. Hayrides (kissing optional), a corn maze that Lewis & Clark would …
Delayed-Harvest Trout Streams Open November 1st
Christmas arrives early in North Georgia for trout fishermen when five delayed-harvest streams open. John Lee Thomson, Wildlife Resources Division Trout Stocking Coordinator, said “Trout streams are designated as seasonal, year-round or delayed harvest, with different streams offering varying populations of rainbow, brown and brook …