Michael on the Map presents
Michael at theLake
In this series I will be traveling to the towns of northeastern Georgia and western North and South Carolina, sharing my adventures and discoveries as I meet the locals who make up the area. Hop in my Jeep and let’s hit the road!
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Take 5: Lake Rabun and Lakemont
earing up for this month’s lake escapades, Spring continued to provide its ever-exciting series of weather manifestations, larking us once again. On what was to be my day of travel, suddenly, we were set upon with big, fluffy snowflakes. The following day was to reach the 70s, so it didn’t require much of a thinking cap to decide to wait a sleep to take it to the lake. Oh, the dichotomy. It was already warm enough for a pleasantly brisk boat ride by the time I left the cabin that morning and set out for another day of adventure, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark in tow (more New Wave from my exceedingly 1980s catalogue of music). Also, I have basically stopped washing the Jeep at this point, living in the woods as I do. Cars are a bit shinier at the lake. Oh well. There are a total of six lakes that today follow the original course of the Tallulah River basin through northeast Georgia, all originally created by Georgia Power to generate hydroelectricity for Atlanta. Three of those are found here in Rabun County; Lake Burton reaching the furthest north, followed by Seed Lake in the middle, and Lake Rabun the most southern of the set. A serpentine 835-acre reservoir, Lake Rabun twists itself through the splendor of the north Georgia mountains, appearing from above like a snake at full slither. This lake has a lot to boast about,
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