The volunteers who have planned the 2013 Dahlonega Trail Fest (Friday, March 22nd — Sunday, March 24th) have done a fabulous job. Want proof? Click Here for the Trail Fest Schedule Updates from the Dahlonega Trail Fest’s Facebook page [click here] have been frequent and helpful, …
Category: Lake Lanier Travel
Lake Lanier Rowing Club Hosts Sprints
You’re invited to row, row, row your boat to the 1996 Olympic Rowing Venue to take part in the 2013 Lanier Sprints Regatta. Your pitiful rowboat won’t have any chance of winning, but you’re invited anyway. Rowing is an elegant sport performed by non-whining athletes who …
SCCA Racing at Road Atlanta
What a perfect weekend for racing at Road Atlanta, just east of Lake Lanier on Route 53, near the intersection with Route 211, not far from my house! Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) racing is back in town and they brought sunny skies and …
Ever Wanted to Shoot a Turkey?
Well, here’s your big chance! Time to blow the dust off our “weapons of mass destruction” and blow away a few turkeys. Legally. While we are still allowed to have guns in America … except if you live in President Obama’s former hunting grounds of …
Lake Lanier Association Supports Senate Bill 136
Our stalwart allies at the Lake Lanier Association, including Executive Director Joanna Cloud, have commended members of the Lake Lanier Legislative Caucus for drafting tougher boating laws that will save lives and make boating safer on lakes throughout the state. Senate Bill 136, which passed the Georgia …
GA State Parks Offer Special Deal for Tent Campers
Forget Five-Star hotels. State Parks in Georgia offer tent sites just north of Lake Lanier with bazillions of stars! Tent camping is inexpensive, restful and exhilarating. The new GeoCamp program makes sleeping outside almost as cheap as when cowboys made their homes where the buffaloes roamed and …
Shane Watson: Early Spring Striper & Crappie Fishing
Shane Watson Guide Service Report 3-10-13 Over the last week or so, the striper blow-ups have been amazing on live bait. We have caught many stripers on freelined bluebacks and on gizzard shad. Spro McSticks and bucktails are also working very well on stripers, spots, …
Go Catching on Lanier ~ Not Just Fishing
Some people catch fish. Others, in the same boat using the same bait, do not catch fish. Do you know why? Of course not. Neither do I. That’s why we never catch fish. Now, thanks to the friendly fisheries biologists at Georgia’s Department of Natural …
Boating Safety Law SB 136 Passes Unanimously
A proposed new law, Senate Bill 136 (also known as the “Kile Glover Boat Education Law” and “Jake and Griffin Prince BUI Law”), unanimously passed the Georgia State Senate on Friday, March 1, 2013. Senate Bill 136, if passed by the House, will: • reduce …
99% of Lanier’s Boat Ramps Open
As of today, March 5, 2013, 103 of Lake Lanier’s 104 boat ramps are open. Only one, the right lane at Bald Ridge Marina is closed — but the left lane at that spot is open. If having one boat ramp closed bums you out, …