October will be here in no time. If you’re one of the bazillion or so people in Georgia who go out and “look at the leaves” rather than watch football, I have good news for you! “Leaf Watch 2012” — brought to you by Georgia’s State …
Category: Lake Lanier Vacations
The Mountain Music Festival at Vogel State Park on 9-8-12
One of the best times to visit Vogel State Park — 233 of North Georgia’s most beautiful acres in the mountains — will be on Saturday, October 8, 2012, from 10 AM until 5 PM. That’s the date for this year’s Mountain Music and Arts & Craft …
Skogies — Fine Enough Dining on Lake Lanier
The one thing that Lake Lanier needs — besides more water — is more lakeside restaurants. Skogies Lakeside Restaurant on Lake Lanier gets my vote for the best waterfront eatery on the north end of the lake … maybe the entire lake. My visit was …
Labor Day Weekend Weather for Lake Lanier
Weather forecasts for the Labor Day weekend on Lake Lanier call for a 30-40% chance of scattered thunderstorms with daily highs in the mid- to upper-80s. Summer might be officially over, but that’s perfect summer weather for many places. Click Here for the Five-Day Lake Lanier …
Hall County Sheriff’s Charity Motorcycle Ride
How much would you pay to be able to ride your motorcycle through stop signs and red lights for an hour or two — with a police escort? Here’s your chance, and you don’t have to worry that your insurance company will find out about …
Forrest Wood Update and Correction
We want to clear up a couple of errors in our August 8th story about the Forrest Wood Cup fishing tournament on Lake Lanier. • Forty-six of America’s best professional bass fishermen are in the tournament, not 78. • The top prize given to the …
Calculate Which Boat Ramps are Closed on Lanier
Water levels in Lake Lanier rise and fall daily, depending on variables such as rainfall and the amount of water required downstream to keep snail darters darting. Lower levels create uncommon hazards to skiers, swimmers and especially to those who rely on the 104 public boat ramps …
Help Wanted: Perfect Person for Sales Job
Yup. It’s true. No, you don’t have to go door to door selling electric spoons or subscriptions to Motorcycles & Lace magazine. You don’t have to buy enough make-up to try to paint all the women in New Orleans a different hue. You don’t have …
Unicoi State Park’s Folk Life Festival
The Folk Life Festival at North Georgia’s Unicoi State Park is your big chance to learn to live like a pioneer — while retiring to a luxurious air-conditioned comfy room after dining on an all-you-can-eat buffet of scrumptious food that pioneers couldn’t rustle up if …
North Georgia Zoo & Petting Farm
First things first. You can just forget about any of that impartial journalism nonsense in this story about the petting zoo owned by my friends. The North Georgia Zoo & Petting Farm — also known as Wildlife Wonders — is the coolest zoo this side …