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April 2015
3292 Thompson Bridge Road #250, Gainesville, GA 30506 Phone: (770) 287-1444 Fax: (770) 287-1445 E-mail lakesidenews@mindspring.com
Vol. 21 Issue 4
INSIDE THIS ISSUE What’s new at Lanier Islands An expanded menu at Sunset Cove, a new zipline canopy tour at LanierWorld and the possibility of a 4-lane slide that dumps riders into Lake Lanier are on the boards when Lanier Islands opens for the 2015 season. Page 2
SPLOST to fund LLOV projects Hall County voters’ support of new one cent Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax last month eased some anxiety for a local organization hoping to impress the world in 2016. SPLOST approval will pump $500,000 into the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue, site of the 2016 Pan American Championships. Page 16
Ketchikan, Alaska One of the least known sections of our most northern state is the region near Ketchikan along the famous Inside Passage from Northern Washington to Anchorage. Page 56 Also inside: Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Captain’s comments . . . . . . . .Page Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page COE column . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Cruising Wilsons . . . . . . . . . . .Page Curb Appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Dining guide . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Fishing report . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Glenn Burns . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Lake Lanier Olympic Venue . . .Page Lake levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Lanier map . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Marinas information . . . . . . . .Page Outdoor activity calendar . . . .Page Recreation guide . . . . . . . . . .Page Safety guide . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Sailing calendar . . . . . . . . . . .Page Shore Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Steve Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . .Page US Coast Guard Auxiliary . . . . .Page Vanderford’s travel . . . . . . . . .Page
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A new destination for the Lanier area will be available starting next month when the Atlanta Botanical Garden, Gainesville, opens its doors. Story, page 40.
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