Sometimes you have to earn your supper — even after you pay for it. That’s the deal at the Len Foote Hike Inn — a paradise within the Eden of Amicalola Falls State Park, near Dawsonville, GA. The Hike Inn welcomes hungry hikers who trek the …
Category: Lake Lanier Vacations
Gainesville Times’ Weather App
Reading newspapers is as foreign to yoots [Please Note: This term entered the American lexicon via the ancient movie, My Cousin Vinny, and is roughly translated “youths.” Thank you.] as wearing wristwatches or making their beds without threats of violence. We, however, are not among those …
Where to Retire: Gainesville, GA
Where to Retire magazine has chosen … wisely. The Houston, Texas, based magazine in their July/August edition selected Gainesville, GA, as one of America’s best retirement spots for lakeside living. Well done, Where to Retire magazine. Well done! In their feature article titled, “Laid-Back Lakeside Living” …
Sunken Treasures and Brad Wiegand
Accidents happen. After much discussion about why the houseboat and other flotsam sank into Lake Lanier near Clarks Bridge Park and Laurel Park in Hall County near Gainesville, GA, more attention is being put into removing the hazardous eyesore. Just in time to keep the passageway …
Hot Air Balloons in Helen, GA
Tired of Kansas and that old witch down the street? Grab Toto and head to Helen, GA, for the 39th Annual “Helen to the Atlantic Balloon Race & Festival” beginning Thursday, May 31, 2012 through Saturday, June 2nd. Tell the boss you have a serious case …
Safe Memorial Day Holiday on Lake Lanier
Lake Lanier was packed over the Memorial Day weekend. The weather was perfect and we all needed a break. Thankfully, Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources Supervisor for Lake Lanier Sgt. Mike Burgamy reported only “a few arrests and … a few boating incidents” but no deaths or …
Holiday Accidents on Lake Lanier
Thankfully, there have been no drownings on Lake Lanier, as of 11 AM, Memorial Day 2012. Drownings were reported on two of Georgia’s other lakes: one on Union County’s Lake Nottely and the other on Lake Allatoona. Click Here for Drowing on Lake Allatoona The Georgia …
Drive Sober or Get Busted
Last year, the GA State Patrol investigated 312 accidents over the Memorial Day Holiday weekend. There were 13 fatalities; alcohol was a factor in six of them. In cars and trucks, eight out of nine people killed were not wearing seat belts. That is why …
Riding Shotgun with DNR Rangers
When I was asked if I wanted to ride-along with DNR Rangers patrolling Lake Lanier, I said, “Heck, yes!” Thought I’d be so cool. Mister Media Man zooming across the lake with Dirty Harry and Marshall Dillon in a speedboat with a siren. Oh, yeah. …
Surviving Memorial Day Weekend on Lake Lanier
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, …