The new pedestrian bridge leading to the “Springer Mountain Farms” timing tower has bloomed.
Pedestrian Bridge to Olympic Venue’s Timing Tower Blossoms
Tag: Lake Lanier Olympic Venue
Volunteers Needed to Remove Debris at Lake Lanier Rowing Club
The Lake Lanier Rowing Club is calling for volunteers to help remove debris that washed ashore when the lake flooded the cove by their boathouse.
The Old Clarks Bridge Goes BOOM!
If you’re ever on Jeopardy! and the answer is “They blew it up.” Here’s the correct question: “What happened to the old Clarks Bridge in Gainesville, Alex?” Yup. After months of construction delays, detours, noise, mud and watching big machines go Bang!!, the original bridge was …
Lake Lanier Olympic Venue Groundbreaking Ceremony
Dignitaries assembled at the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue (LLOV) to turn over more than a new leaf on November 12, 2015.  They congregated for the groundbreaking ceremony in honor of the renovations coming to the site at Clarks Bridge Park on Lake Lanier. Venue Manager Morgan House …
Groundbreaking for Lake Lanier Olympic Venue Renovations
The leaders of Gainesville-Hall ’96, which operates the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue, have wisely chosen to invest $10 million to renovate and update the site made world-famous by the 1996 Olympic Games. As the 20th anniversary of the Olympics approaches, new life is being breathed into the …
Corps Asks: OK to Host Rowing Regatta on Lake Lanier?
So, what are your plans for the Memorial Day Weekend in 2016? That’s a dumb question, unless you are planning next year’s National Championship Rowing Regatta (NCRR). This is tricky but I’ll try to make it understandable. The National Championship Rowing Regatta is organized and run by the American …
Lanier Olympic Venue to Host 2016 Pan Am Canoe Sprints
The glory of the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue has faded a bit since 1996, when we received Olympic-sized accolades and publicity as athletes, tourists and media arrived from all over the world. Then, money got tight and budgets even tighter. Newer venues offered nearer and more abundant …
Canada National Canoe Kayak Team Trials: April 25-27
The Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club has more good news for us. They’ll be hosting the Canoe Kayak Canada National Team Trials during the weekend of April 25th through the 27th at the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue. The races will begin at 8:30 AM.  Friday and Saturday’s races will …
New Clarks Bridge Bridge to Bridge Lanier
Our pal, Georgia Department of Transportation’s Spokeswoman Teri Pope, has an update for us about the new bridge that will be constructed near the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue on State Route 284, also known as Clarks Bridge Road. The $8.7 million construction project was awarded to …