I have no idea whose idea it was to begin the Cracker Fly-In 44 years ago, but it was a stroke of genius. As John Pittman — President of Chapter 611 of the Experimental Aircraft Association, Inc. (EAA) in Gainesville – told me, it is …
Category: Lake Lanier Travel
Tubing Accident on Lake Lanier
Early on Friday, July 6, 2012, Melissa Cummings of Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) told lakelanier.com that there were only two Boating Under the Influence (BUI) incidents on Lake Lanier on the 4th of July. There were no fatalities statewide. On other lakes, there was one …
Gainesville’s Cracker Fly-In
Like airplanes? Have I got a deal for you. The skies over Gainesville will have 150 of the coolest planes you’ve ever seen coming in for a landing at the 44th Annual Cracker Fly-In at Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport at 1137 Aviation Way. It all …
Deadly Tragedy Averted on Lake Lanier
Lake Lanier’s Sunset Cove is the place to go for a good time. Party central for boaters. Wednesday morning, July 4th, wasn’t much of a party for ten occupants of a houseboat that docked overnight at Lake Lanier Islands to avoid a storm. They used an …
Updated: 4th of July Fireworks Displays
Happy Birthday, America! This is the day we celebrate our independence by blowing off fireworks. No wonder we’re the greatest country on the planet. We rock. In case you didn’t get enough ammo to nuke your neighborhood, you can always watch “professionals” try to top …
Peachtree Road Race
In order to allow others to experience the thrill of victory, I did not enter this year’s Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta. (What’s your excuse?) Although we do not have an exact number, it is believed that approximately 1.53 bazillionty-nine crazoids entered the race for …
Four New Forsyth County Parks Open
In an economy when most news is about the closing of public parks, we’re happy to inform you that Forsyth County opened its fourth new park. The official opening date for Old Atlanta Park was June 29, 2012. The momentous occasion was marked by a …
Charges Filed in April 21st Fatal Boat Accident
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources reports that new charges have been filed in a fatal boat crash on Lake Lanier that occurred back in April of this year. Steven Brent Parker, 32, of Cumming, is charged with two felonies: homicide by vessel, and serious injury …
Fourth of July Fireworks!
The 4th of July is on a Wednesday this year. That’s just weird. Especially when it comes to figuring out schedules for Fireworks Displays. We are going to do our best to let you know where you can go to celebrate the birthday of the …
Seven Rules for Meeting Bears in the Woods
Modern single women are less likely to be afraid of meeting a bear in the woods than ladies from earlier times. Not because today’s single women are more brave — they’ve just had more awful dates with men who make bears appear to be civilized …