The Gainesville Jaycees are proud to present “Hawgin’ on Lanier” on Saturday, November 10th at Lake Lanier’s Laurel Park. This inagural ”Hawgin’ on Lanier” is a sanctioned KCBS and GBC State Championship BBQ Competition. You know that means outstanding barbecue competition, but there will also be: music …
Category: Lake Lanier Vacations
Stalk Your Family at Uncle Shuck’s Corn Maze
Promotional materials call Uncle Shuck’s Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch in Dawson County a “20-acre agri-tourism complex.” Sheesh. Don’t let that city-slicker lingo keep you away from a good-old time down at the farm. Hayrides (kissing optional), a corn maze that Lewis & Clark would …
Fall in GA: Moonshine, Pumpkins & BBQ
Snowed yesterday in Denver. New England is bracing for another “Perfect Storm” caused by Hurricane Sandy. Winter will take its first whack at us on Sunday. There’s only one way to prepare … PARTY!!! Last weekend we had Gold Rush Days in Dahlonega. That’s like …
Lake Lanier Legislative Caucus Meeting
The Lake Lanier Legislative Caucus met at the Northeast Georgia History Center in Gainesville on Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 3 PM. The meeting of the newly formed group was open to the public. The Republican State Senator from Buford, Renee Unterman, skillfully directed the meeting, …
Payback for Heroes Is … A Picnic
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 …
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 …
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, …