Emergency responders, law enforcement officials and Protectors of Lake Lanier were given a hero’s welcome on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at Buford Dam Park, near the headquarters of the Army Corps of Engineers on Lake Lanier. The Partners in Public Service Appreciation Luncheon was a …
Category: Lake Lanier Travel
Freaked Out Deer
You’re minding your own business in the forest. You hear a twig snap. You stop. You wiggle your ears and your fluffy white tail. Then you hold still and wait… When you’re sure it was a false alarm and all is safe –BLAM!! — the …
2012 Gold Rush Days Photographs
This past weekend we had perfect weather in the perfect place for the perfect fall festival — Gold Rush Days in Dahlonega. OK, so it was hard to find a place to park, but if you’ve ever lived in Manhattan you know the solution: buy …
Dahlonega’s Gold Rush Days — October 20th & 21st
Gold Rush Days returns to Dahlonega the third full weekend in October each year. This year, Gold Rush is October 20th & 21st. Fall colors are peaking nearby … so the journey will be as delightful as the destination. I don’t want to tell you …
Road Atlanta’s Petit Le Mans
The Petit Le Mans begins on Saturday, October 20, 2012 at Road Atlanta. The race covers a maximum of 1,000 miles — approximately 394 laps — or a maximum of 10 hours, whichever comes first. In addition to the overall race, teams of two or three …
Peak Foliage Color Hits North GA Parks
Here’s the news Leaf Peepers have been waiting for! AMICALOLA FALLS STATE PARK — October 18, 2012 — WE ARE AT PEAK. Everywhere you look you will see wonderful color, whether you’re hiking our trails, driving up to the lodge or campgrounds, or sitting on …
Burt’s Pumpkin Farm
Ever wondered what happened to all the people you went to school with? Do you miss your former neighbors, coworkers or folks you used to hang out with? No worries. They’ll all probably be at Burt’s Pumpkin Farm in Dawsonville this weekend — picking pumpkins, …
Take the High Road to Stone Mtn Highland Games
Aye! This is the weekend you’ve been waiting for! Yes, it’s time to watch men toss cabers at the 40th Annual Stone Mountain Highland Games! Even if you’ve never heard the music of the Whistlebinkies or given your lassie a claddagh ring, you cannot help but enjoy …
Glades Reservoir Project Update
According to published reports in The Gainesville Times newspaper, Governor Nathan Deal is quoted as saying partnering with Hall County on the Glades Reservoir Project “needs to be explored.” Hall County Commission Chairman Tom Oliver sent a letter to the governor about the issue on …
Lanier’s Sawnee Campground Is Open All Winter
Ranger Andrea Wagner, Army Corps of Engineer’s campground manager for Lake Lanier, has good news for us. For the first time, one of the lake’s campgrounds will be open all winter. Sawnee Campground, near Buford Dam, will remain open from now until Sunday, March 24, …