Ray Henry of The Associated Press reports the feud over sharing Georgia’s water between Alabama, Florida and the great state of Georgia has not yet been settled. Now the federal government is involved. [Insert muttering here.] An early version of the 2013 Water Resources Development …
Category: Lake Lanier Travel
Ronda Rich Speaks at Brenau on May 14th
Ronda Rich is to the South what surfing is to Hawaii’s North Shore. Ronda represents Southern women … as they should be and as they would be if they had Ronda’s gumption. Ronda is what the French call a “raconteur” — a captivating storyteller who …
Pix: Drifting at Road Atlanta
Formula Drift was founded in 2004. That explains their slogan, “Ten Years and Still Sideways.” Drifting is to racing what the tango is to dancing. Drifting is all wrong. Slower cars can win. Style is more important than being the first one to cross …
Drifters at Road Atlanta
Drifting — a sport that can be traced back to cars merging onto the New Jersey Turnpike — returns to Road Atlanta on Friday & Saturday, May 10 & 11, 2013. The version of drifting practiced by DriftAtlanta isn’t like those hostile Yankees in “fast …
Rains Raise E. coli Count in Chattahoochee
Concerns about high levels of E. coli bacteria in the Chattahoochee River in the Atlanta vicinity are being raised by a consortium that includes the: National Park Service Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority Cobb County Water System Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper and the Georgia Environmental Protection Division. …
Aargh. What is July 20th? Pirates Day!
Aye, bucko! July 20th is “Pirates Day on Lake Lanier!” Lanier gets as loony as Jack Sparrow himself over Pirates Day. Even the governor has offered our beloved band of merciful scoundrels his blessing. Click Here for Gov. Deal’s Pirates Day Proclamation Pirates Day will be …
Update: Rubber Duck Derby Moved to 11 AM
As the great poet [insert name here] once said, “The best laid plans of mice and men arfgh glaim flibmersh astray.” The Rubber Duck Fest planned for Saturday, May 4th, was washed out. Dang. Click Here for Why There’s Been So Much Rain BUT!!! The …
Rainfall, Lake Lanier & Shoichi Yokoi
People! Listen up! Stop praying for rain for Lake Lanier! For now, anyway. We’ll call you when we need you next time. I mean, we’re all thankful. Don’t get me wrong. But enough is enough. We are a foot over SUMMER full pool and now …
Lake Lanier Full? On May 1st?
I confess. I was a doubter. I didn’t believe Lake Lanier could rise 14′ in a few months. But I hoped and prayed. Are you as amazed as I am that Lake Lanier is above full pool? The US Army Corps of Engineers, as you …
Shane Watson: Great Spring Fishing on Lake Lanier
Shane Watson Guide Service Report 4-25-13 Since my last report, the stripers, crappie, and spots have been biting well on Lake Lanier most mornings and afternoons. Freelined bluebacks out over the channel, on points, and on deeper humps have produced well. A white bucktail and …