Lake Lanier Rowing Venue Timing Tower In 1996, the Olympic Games came to Hall County, GA. We were ready to host the world’s best rowers at the Olympic Rowing Venue at Clark’s Bridge Park on the shores of the Chattahoochee River. The Lake Lanier Rowing Club …
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Lake Lanier Water Levels — First Day of Spring 2012
Lake Lanier rowing venue — Robert J. Sutherland “Spring is sprung. Da lake is riz. I wonder where da boaters is?” (We are a freelance writer. We are not a poet. Sorry.) Winter is officially behind us. Today is the first day of spring — …
Pictures from Dahlonega’s Trail Fest
Dahlonega, GA — one of the world’s coolest unknown places — rocked in a different way on Saturday, March 17th as the town welcomed Trail Fest 2012. Vendors, thru-hikers and dreamers collected for the afternoon to enjoy the beautiful day and one another. Representatives from …
Racing at Road Atlanta
Road Atlanta, voted one of America’s Best Road Courses by Car and Driver, isn’t exactly ON Lake Lanier, but it’s one of our favorite neighbors. We’re always amazed at the number of local folks who have not been to the track. Even if you’ve …
The Len Foote Hike Inn at Amicalola Falls
Let’s begin with the bad news: The only way to get to the Len Foote Hike Inn is by walking five-miles on a moderate trail. Now for the good news: The only way to get to the Len Foote Hike Inn is by walking five-miles …
Photography on Lake Lanier
From time to time, lakelanier.com will highlight local businesses. These posts are unsolicited and presented for free in order to show appreciation for folks who provide goods and services to lovers of Lake Lanier. Angela Wilson Photography came to our attention recently. Angela’s shoot at Lower Pool Park …
Storms Raise Lake Lanier’s Levels
The storms in early March brought tragedy to many communities and families in the South. We send our condolences to all who suffered losses. Lake Lanier was the beneficiary, however, of quite of bit of rainfall. For that, we are thankful. On Sunday, March 4th, …
Dahlonega’s Appalachian Trail Fest
Dahlonega has been selected by the Appalachian Trail Conservancy to be an official Appalachian Trail Community, due to its proximity to Springer Mountain, the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail. In recognition of this honor, Trail Fest will be held in Dahlonega during the weekend of March 16th …
GA State Parks Lends Gear to First-Time Campers
Now there is no excuse not to take the family camping, thanks to an ingenious program from Georgia’s State Parks Department. First-time campers can try out borrowed gear from one of the leaders in sporting goods, REI. “We realized that some people like the idea …
Lake Lanier? A Spring Break Destination?
Sure, Lake Lanier might be the most delightful body of water in America — maybe even the entire galaxy. But Lake Lanier for Spring Break? Ummm, maybe not. Not that we want to pick on our friends at LivAbility.com for recommending our perfect lake as a …