We regret to inform you of the death of Robert Armistead. According to the latest information provided to lakelanier.com by Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Communications/Outreach Specialist Melissa Cummings, Mr. Armistead was 55 and lived in Hoschton, GA. Shortly after 10 AM on Sunday morning, …
Category: Lake Lanier Vacations
Polar Bear Swim Makes a Splash
Almost 100 hearty souls gathered by the Olympic Timing Tower at Clarks Bridge Park in Gainesville for the Polar Bear Swim sponsored by the Lake Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club (LCKC). The shrewd leaders of the LCKC have discovered what can only be termed a Jedi …
New Year’s Day Hikes in Georgia’s State Parks
They’re called “First Day Hikes” and they’re being held all across America on New Year’s Day. We hope you’ll be part of the hiking action in Georgia this year. In 2011, more than 600 Georgians kicked off 2012 on the guided hikes sponsored by America’s State Parks. …
Lanier’s Sawnee Campground Open All Winter
Ranger Andrea Wagner, U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s (USACE) 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. Ranger Wagner tells us Sawnee Campground, near Buford Dam, will remain open …
Database of Open Boat Ramps on Lake Lanier
Our friend Nick Baggett — US Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Lake Lanier Natural Resource Manager — kindly sent lakelanier.com links to the updated USACE website. Nick’s help makes the search for open boat ramps on Lake Lanier a simple process. You won’t have to rely on rumors …
Open Boat Ramps on Lake Lanier
Five years ago today, Lake Lanier sunk (sank?) to its lowest level — 1,050.79 feet above sea level. Today, Lake Lanier stands at 1057.28, according to USLakes.info. That’s 12.72 feet below “winter full pool” — even though USLakes.info says Lanier is down 13.72 feet. Depending …
Dock Warning from Lake Lanier Association
Our friends at the Lake Lanier Association (LLA) issued this warning to dock owners on Wednesday, December 26, 2012 — the fifth anniversary of Lanier’s lowest water level. Oddly enough, this alert is about rising waters, not about more record-low levels. From Lake Lanier Association: “Lake …
2012 Magical Nights of Lights Online Discount
We bring you glad tidings from Lake Lanier Islands and the Magical Nights of Lights. From now through New Year’s Eve, you’re invited to bring family and friends to the 20th Anniversary of the Magical Nights of Lights at half the regular cost. Fill your …
Drought Monitor Report (12-20-2012)
We’re all thankful for the recent rain over Lake Lanier. But what did it do to affect Lanier’s low waters? And what’s the forecast? The latest edition of the U.S. Drought Monitor — produced in partnership between the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, …
Shane Watson’s Lake Lanier Fishing Report (12-06-12)
Stripers and Crappie on Lake Lanier We’ve been doing well on the stripers using freelined trout and casting bucktails and leadhead flukes to surfacing fish. U-rigs are also working well. I’ve run a few fly fishing trips recently and these folks have done well on …