Lake Lanier is protected by rangers assigned by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division. It should be no surprise that the best lake in Georgia — Lake Lanier — is home to the 2012 State Ranger of the Year. DNR Ranger Cpl. Jason …
Category: Lake Lanier Vacations
Drought Monitor for Georgia (2-5-13)
Amazing how quickly things change — even situations we think might never change. Much needed rain crossed our state. Some of us believe it was an answered prayer. One thing is for sure: There was drought in North Georgia. Now it’s gone, according to one …
Lake Lanier is Rising Up!
After a scary storm in late January, Lake Lanier is rising up! Torrential rain from Wednesday, January 30, 2013 in our region — which spawned a deadly tornado in Adairsville, 60 miles northwest of Atlanta — is flowing into Lake Lanier under sunny skies. Full pool during …
News from Georgia’s State Parks
Georgia’s State Parks are among the nation’s best managed and most beautiful facilities. There are so many ways to enjoy a day or a week in them you’ll need help deciding where to go and what to do. The “2013 Guide to Georgia State Parks …
Fishing Boat Hits Rowing Shell on Lake Lanier
Rowing is an elegant sport. It’s marvelous to watch sportsmen working in unison as they glide a shell of a boat — that appears to be a large pencil cut in half from end to end — across Lake Lanier or the Chattahoochee River. Spectators often wonder …
Lake Lanier’s Corps of Engineers Website
I have good news and I have bad news. First, the bad news. All your old links to Lake Lanier’s Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Web pages are toast. Broken. 404. Vaporized and otherwise lost. Sorry. Here’s the good news! The USACE has updated …
Hungry Bears on Blood Mountain
At a safe distance, bears appear to be cute and cuddly. It’s hard to resist wanting to scratch their ears while saying “Who’s a fuzzy little bear?” in a high-pitched, goofy voice. Ravenous bears coming for your food while you’re camping overnight along the Appalachian Trail …
State Park Lodges in North GA
You probably figure that I get free rooms and free meals at places like the fabulous State Park lodges in North Georgia. After all, I am world famous. (OK, so I’m not very famous, but these links are available globally. Lighten up.) That’s not working very …
February’s Events in North Georgia
There is about a zero chance of February being a bleak, wintery month if you’re willing to get outside and head to one of the fabulous state parks in North Georgia. If you can’t talk a friend into going with you, come anyway. You’ll meet …
Crawford Long Museum’s New Exhibits
Doctor Crawford W. Long began his medical studies in Lexington, KY, in the late 1830s. He became the first physician to use ether for surgical anesthesia. That milestone was accomplished on March 30, 1842. Dr. Long, a country doctor, became “the father of painless surgery.” The Crawford …