Everybody knows it’s against the law to drink and drive — even when driving a boat on Lake Lanier. Everybody knows how stupid it is to drive like a lunatic and take life-threatening chances on the water. Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division, …
Category: Lake Lanier Travel
Sprint World Cup Recap (5-21-2012)
Here are the results from the 2012 ICF Sprint World Cup No. 1 races in Poznan, Poland that took place Friday-Sunday, May 18-20, 2012, courtesy of USA Canoe/Kayak. Maggie Hogan (San Diego, Calif.) and Kaitlyn McElroy (Oklahoma City, Okla.) wrapped up their successful weekend with a third place …
LanierWorld’s Water Park is Open!
The LanierWorld Family Fun Park at Lake Lanier Islands is not as big as Disney World or as exotic as the Hawaiian island of Kauai, but it’ll do on a hot summer day when the kids (or you) deserve a break. Wild Waves combines the serenity of …
How to Get a Speeding Ticket
The HEAT — Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic — will be on those who choose to break the law. For the ninth straight summer, police from 159 Georgia counties and the Georgia State Patrol will be conducting the 100 Days of Summer H.E.A.T. campaign. Law enforcement …
Contra Dancing in North Georgia
I know. You’ve never heard of “contra dancing,” right? Makes you think of what happens when guerrilla warriors and/or banditos get ripped and party. It’s okay. Contra dancers understand. Here’s the deal: A contra dance is the most fun you can have in public without …
Boating Safety Course: May 19, 2012
Lake Lanier’s U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 29 will present “About Boating Safely,” on Saturday, May 19, 2012. This one-day, seven-lesson course teaches: • Rules of the road • Knowing the boat • Navigating the waterways • Legal boating requirements and • What to do in an …
New Priorities for Corps’ Park Rangers
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) on Lake Lanier, in response to several fatal accidents and low water levels on the lake, made two announcements. As of May 20, 2012, the Corps will suspend the review of upgrades to existing private docks and permit requests for new …
Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce Business Awards
This year’s Business Awards were presented on Friday, May 10, 2012, by the Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce at their 104th Annual Meeting & Gala at the Chattahoochee Country Club on Lake Lanier. More than 450 Chamber members and guests were on hand for the presentations …
Pictures from Drift Atlanta at Road Atlanta
Road Atlanta is hosting Drift Atlanta on Friday, May 11 and Saturday, May 12, 2012. What a fabulous idea! Drifting is so cool. I know. This isn’t stellar journalism. Drifting just brings out that primal urge to spin your tires, lay drags, peel out … …
Closure of Rural America’s Post Offices
Rural post offices across America — including the one in Hall County’s Chestnut Mountain — might remain open, according to a news release from the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) announced on May 9, 2012. The new strategy would adjust “window hours” for existing post offices by …