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July 2014

3292 Thompson Bridge Road #250, Gainesville, GA 30506 Phone: (770) 287-1444 Fax: (770) 287-1445 E-mail lakesidenews@mindspring.com

Vol. 20 Issue 7

INSIDE THIS ISSUE Marina proposed at park site The prospect of a Hall County lease of Bolding Mill Park will not detour the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from seeking marina proposals for the Lake Lanier park. A group opposing the potential marina vows it will be a “thorn in the side” of any developer who bids on the project. Page 41

Pirates of Lanier Poker Run Three non-stop days of fun on the water will benefit two Georgia children’s charities as the 6th Annual Pirates of Lanier Poker Run returns to Lake Lanier on the weekend of July 17-20. Page 2

Exciting White County It would take a book to reveal even half of the diverse entertainment opportunities available in nearby White County, but the first consideration should be a base of operations with great accommodations. Page 64 Also inside: Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Captain’s comments . . . . . . . .Page Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page COE column . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Cruising Wilsons . . . . . . . . . . .Page Dining guide . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Fishing column . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Glenn Burns . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Lake Lanier Olympic Venue . . .Page Lake levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Lanier map . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Marinas information . . . . . . . .Page Outdoor activity calendar . . . .Page Power Squadron column . . . . . .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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PHOTO BY ALAN HOPE

A worker has a bird’s eye view of Lake Lanier while working to upgrade power lines beside Thompson Bridge near Gainesville. The Dawsonville to Gainesville line has been in operation since before the lake was created, according to Georgia Transmission Corporation’s public affairs director Craig Heighton. Replacing the old wooden “H” poles with steel poles will “help ensure reliability in the area,” he said.

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Batten down the hatches for charity: Join the 6th Annual Pirates of Lanier Poker Run

is published by Lanier Publishing, Inc., 3292 Thompson Bridge Rd. #250, Gainesville, GA 30506 (770) 287-1444 Publisher/Editor Alan Hope Production Susan Nish Susan Daniel Creative, Inc. Senior Writer Pamela A. Keene Contributing writers Phillip Sartain, Roy Crittenden, Tommy Wilkinson, Millie Adcox, Mike Rudderham, Glenn Burns, Bob & Carolyn Wilson, Lisa Beers, Jane Harrison Steve Johnson Travel Editor Bill Vanderford Lakeside is published monthly by Lanier Publishing, Inc. based in Gainesville, GA, with distribution in some 300 locations around Lake Lanier and other areas. Opinions expressed by contributing writers are not necessarily those of Lakeside, its staff or its advertisers.

Manuscripts and photographs submitted will be considered for publication. Lakeside cannot be held responsible for such materials in case of damage or loss.

By Pamela A. Keene Three non-stop days of fun on the water will benefit two Georgia children’s charities – Camp Sunshine and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Hall County – as the 6th Annual Pirates of Lanier Poker Run returns to Lake Lanier on the weekend of July 17-20. And the grand prize winner with the best poker hand will walk away with a $5,000 cash prize.

Lanier Partners, organizers of the nation’s largest charity poker run, have brought back popular activities and added new events to the mix to make this year’s Pirates of Lanier Poker Run the best ever. “Our goal this year is to raise $400,000 for our children’s charities,” said Lanier Partners President John Woodruff. “With the number of boats already signed up and so many loyal sponsors, we are looking forward to an excellent event.”

This year, there will be seven card stops: Holiday Marina, Port Royale Marina, Gainesville Marina, Hideaway Bay Marina, Aqualand Marina, Habersham Pointe and Lazy Days Marina.

Participants only need five cards to compete. Registration is $200 for two poker hands, two T-shirts,

an event DVD and two people on the same boat. Super Deluxe registration is $300 for four poker hands, four T-shirts, an event DVD and four people on the same boat. There is no charge for additional crew; however, extra poker hands may be purchased for $50 each, no limit.

New this year, the group is presenting a Treasure Hunt, a chance for land-lubbers to participate for a $5,000 cash bounty, winner take all. Treasure maps may be purchased online for $200 each. Visit at least five locations – there are 11 total – to make up your best five-card poker hand.

Visit the website for complete rules at www.piratesoflanier.com.

On Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., there’s a special lunch stop at Fish Tales Lakeside Grille at Hideaway Bay. Tickets for the buffet-style event are $15 per person and may be purchased on site.

Fish Tales’ front lawn will feature live entertainment.

Here’s the schedule of events for the weekend: • Thursday, July 17, 6 to 10 p.m., Meet and Greet at Gianni’s, Lake Lanier Islands Resort; Treasure Hunt begins • Friday, July 18, 11:30 a.m.

to 3 p.m., “Cheeseburger in Paradise” Raft Up on the lake, donated by Norman’s Landing • Friday, July 18, noon until 10 p.m., registration at the Grand Hall, Lake Lanier Islands Resort, including Mandatory “Captains’ Meeting” (8 p.m.), Event Auction and “Welcome Party” at the Grand Hall, Lake Lanier Islands Resort • Saturday, July 19, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Poker Run on the lake • Saturday, July 19, 11 a.m. to

3 p.m., Fish Tales Lunch Stop and Entertainment • Saturday, July 19, 4 to midnight, Card playing in the “Casino” (4 to 9 p.m.), Afterevent Party, fireworks and Awards Ceremony, Sunset Cove, Lake Lanier Islands Resort.

Registration is limited to 300 boats.

MORE INFO: www.piratesoflanier.com

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9925 Jernigan Dr, Gainesville, GA

100 Longview Street, Dawsonville, GA

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U P D AT E D C O T TA G E with great views of the lake, single slip covered dock w/party deck. Renovated cottage and ideal weekender, 2 BD/1.5 BA, screened porch and fabulous entertaining deck all with lake views, easy walk to dock, updated kitchen & hardwood floors. Must see. $299K (Hall)

168 Park Cove Rd, Dawsonville, GA

Ready for summer in your new RUSTIC ELEGANCE craftsman LAKE HOME! ~ Just what everyone wants...the feel of a mountain cabin on the lake! Tongue and Groove vaulted ceilings, open floor plan, easy walk to double slip dock~finished terrace level ~3 BD/3 BA on Chestatee Bay~ REDUCED $629K (Forsyth)

Next to Port Royal Marina in Forsyth

FANTASTIC WATERFRONT VIEW & LEVEL LOT WITH GARAGE APARTMENT! on great water with great views and super easy walk to single slip dock w/ party deck. Totally renovated kitchen with new cabinets & appliances, 3 BD/2BA on main, screened porch, deck, tons of basement storage.

REDUCED $330K (Dawson)

Teresa Smith Lake Lanier Specialist • Lake Lanier Resident

770-654-4173 • 678-318-5026 teresakw@live.com We sell lifestyles...not just homes.

1762 Green Road, Buford, GA

Visit Our Websites at: www.LivingOnLakeLanier.com www.LanierAreaRealEstate.com POINT LOT ON DEEP WATER. 6 BR/4BA open floor plan w/master on main & full separate terrace level w/kitchen, living room, 2BR and 1 large bath! Over an acre lot! Dbl slip dock. Huge in-law suite on terrace level. Fabulous lake views and always deep water. $950K (Dawson)

3201 Arrowhead Dr, Gainesville, GA

The VIEW of a LIFETIME~grass to water Point lot ~Ranch, 4 BD/3.5 BA~ Master on Main~ Dock w/Double slip dock permit~ always deep water ~ $599K (Hall)

6349 Chesla Drive, Gainesville, GA

RANCH WITH NICE LAKE VIEWS and easy walk to Dock, 3 BD/2BA, multiple decks and fantastic outdoor living spaces, 2 car Garage plus 1 car carport, $330K (Hall)

Search from your mobile device for any property at anytime: Two Acre Gated Estate Featured in Architectural Digest. Gorgeous 5 BD/3.5BA luxury home w/salt water pool, 32 x 32 deep water dock, big lake views, 5-car garage, private location, more upgrades than can be mentioned. One of a kind dream home. $1.2M (Forsyth)

AWESOME SOUTH LAKE LOCATION! 4BR/3BA, South Lake Beauty! All new carpet, paint, full finished daylight basement with 2nd kitchen.Single slip dock near Buford Dam. REDUCED $450K (Gwinnett)

8915 Bay Lane, Gainesville, GA

5252 Trudy Circle, Gainesville, GA

http://app.kw.com Type in Code: KW1PLWBUI 5457 Hulsey Circle, Gainesville, GA

Ranch on 3 LOTS ON BIG WATER (almost an acre). ~ 2 fireplaces and kitchenette in terrace level ~ Boat house on deep water~fantastic sunroom with HUGE lake views~ 3 BD/4 BA~ Easy walk to dock and grandfathered picnic pavillion at water's edge. Motivated Seller, REDUCED $529K (Hall)

JUST LISTED! Ranch 3 BD/3 BA on Finished Basement, 2nd kitchen.

Easy Walk to Dble Slip Dock on Chestatee Bay. $399K (Forsyth)

CHARMING LAKE HOME on quiet, secluded lot w/year-round lake views on deep water. Single slip covered dock in tranquil cove. Huge deck, updated kitchen & living room, 3 BD/2 BA with basement storage area. REDUCED $415K (Hall)

6209 Tallwoods Ct., Flowery Branch, GA

6439 Deep Woods Ct., Flowery Branch, GA

7775 Chestnut Hill Rd., Cumming, GA

FOUR SEASONS ON LANIER, 4 BD/3.5 BA, Full Daylight Basement with Rec Room & Full Bath, Private Back Yard, Cul-de-sac location, $220K (Hall)

OWNER FINANCING/ LEASE PURCHASE OPTION ~ Sgl slip dock ~ Fabulous sunroom w/open water views ~ 4 BD/3.5 BA~Finished terrace Leve l~ Near GA 400~ HUGE PRICE REDUCTION $425K Bring all offers (Forsyth)

FOUR SEASONS ON LANIER-MOTIVATED SELLER, 3 BD/2.5 BA, Large level lot, enjoy swim & tennis community, REDUCED, Best price in the neighborhood, $188K (Hall)

Lot Listings on Lanier

Lot Listings on Lanier

Lot Listings on Lanier

Lot Listings on Lanier

3908/3914 Harbour View Ct, Gainesville, GA

5547 Hidden Harbour, Gainesville, GA

6313 Old Shadburn Ferry Rd, Buford, GA

6044 Wellington Ave, Gainesville, GA

2 Lots in Oak Harbour, cul-de-sac, SS dock. $139K-$169K (Hall)

6599 Garrett Rd, Buford, GA One of a kind South Lake Lot; sunset views, open water; SS dock. $479K (Gwinnett)

Fantastic Hidden Harbour Lot, Owner Financing; open water;SS dock permit. $349K (Hall)

6475 Julian Rd, Gainesville, GA 1 acre level waterfront lot w/low Corp line.

Build your dream home, permitted for SS Dock. REDUCED, $215K (Forsyth)

Excellent South End location, Deep Water, Double slip dock permit, $325K (Gwinnett)

6319 Old Shadburn Ferry Rd, Buford, GA Excellent South End location, Deep Water, Double slip dock permit, $299K (Gwinnett)

Stratford on Lanier, Great water view $65K (Hall)

5262 Trudy Circle, Gainesville, GA Lot with Killer double slip dock, buy now, build later. $275K (Hall)

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Sheila Davis

www.LakeLaniersFinest.com 770-235-6907 sdavis@nortonnorthga.com www.davisrenfroe.com

The Norton Agency 434 Green Street, Gainesville, GA 30501

“Selling Lake Lifestyles”

770.536.1250 We Sell More Lake Property

1,399,000 $799,000

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D L SO HUGE REDUCTION FROM $2,000,000! AMAZING DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY ON 9.5 ACRES! Includes a 4BR renovated home, guest house, pavilion and private dock.

Approved for 18 lots and 18 boat slips. See video tour @ www.1799Cleveland Hwy.info. FMLS# 7046198

EXQUISITE 4 SIDES BRICK RANCH ON FINISHED TERRACE LEVEL. Private lot w/ Sslip dock in year round deep water. Gated S/D in North Hall. 5BR/4.5B, Study, elevator, terrace level bar and billiards rm, sunroom, 4 FP’s. FMLS# 5207745 Video tour @ www.4436NauticalWay.info

$739,000

REDUCED! AFFORDABLE LAKE FRONT LIVING IN PRESTIGIOUS GAINESVILLE/ NORTH HALL N’HOOD! 5BR’s/3.5B picture perfect brick front home in sought after Mount Vernon Pointe! Finished terrace level with guest suite, ready for second kitchen. Large and private backyard with path to the lake and CORPS frontage for fishing, swimming, kayaking and more!

Boat ramp within a mile. 3874 ALEXANDRIA, GAINESVILLE 30506 FMLS#5102457 VIRTUALTOUR@ www.Obeo.com/764251

$699,000

WANT TO GET-A-WAY, WHILE STILL BEING MINUTES TO GAINESVILLE? ENJOY RARE PRIVACY ON 3+/- AC POINT LOT WITH TWIN SLIP PERMIT! Long private drive leads you to this charming renovated 4BR/3.5B lake home with scenic panoramic views! Gorgeous stone patio and outdoor fireplace! Water all around you and minutes to I985, shopping and hospital. 1787 CLEVELAND HWY, GAINESVILLE 30506 FMLS#5250774

$699,000

$349,000

ALL BRICK 4BR/4.5B TWO STORY ON FINISHED TERRACE LEVEL IN CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTRY CLUB AREA. Great lake views of deep water quiet area and single slip dock. Golf cart path as Corps line is very close to water’s edge. Up to date and shows like a model! www.1039FarmhouseRd.info Gainesville 30506 FMLS#5256983

$749,000

BEAUTIFUL THREE FINISHED LEVELS WITH GENTLE WALK TO SINGLE SLIP DEEP WATER PARTY DOCK. 5BR’s/3.5B’s w/finished terrace level. Tasteful updating and an open plan for entertaining. N’hood pool. www.8555AnchoronLanier.info.

FMLS#5242050. Forsyth County.

FORSYTH COUNTY, RUSTIC AND WARM 4BR/3B LAKE COTTAGE ON GRASS TO WATER LOT! Open lake views and twin slip dock. 2006 built with vaulted ceilings and finished terrace level.

FMLS#5299981 www.9325LongHollowRoad.info

$779,000

FANTASTIC DEEP WATER LOT WITH TOTALLY UPDATED LAKE HOME! TWIN SLIP PARTY DOCK STEPS FROM HOME. 3BR/2.5B, finished terrace level. Screened porch and so charming! FORSYTH COUNTY. 8940 FIELDS WAY, GAINESVILLE 30506 FMLS#5236147

$549,000

$629,000

TRULY GET AWAY FROM IT ALL! FABULOUS PRIVACY ON .8 AC, PRISTINE AREA ON NORTH LAKE. All 3BR/2.5B brick ranch. single slip dock in open & deep water. FMLS#5297370 www.3338WilkersonDrive.info Gainesville

TRANQUIL SETTING AND GORGEOUS LAKE VIEWS! 4BR/3B, finished terrace level. 5 car garage! Twin slip party dock in great water. Just minutes to NGA Outlets. View video @ www.267sundownway.info. FMLS# 5272183

$344,900

$289,000

$615,000

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G N I D PEN ADORABLE 3BR/2B LAKE COTTAGE WITH SHORT LEVEL WALK TO SINGLE SLIP DOCK. Relaxing screen porch, fireplace and updated baths. Great location off Hwy 53 in Duckett Mill www.3626LodgehavenDrive.info. FMLS# 5281675

area.

DEAL! GET-A-WAY TO THIS COZY 3BR/2B CABIN WITH PRIVATE SETTING AND GRASS TO WATER SINGLE SLIP DOCK NEAR QUIET ROWING VENUE! This home is updated and ready for you or your weekly rentals! Dock can always push out in good water. Video tour @ www.3569StancilRoad.info FMLS# 5236044

JUST LISTED! SOUTH LAKE GRASS TO WATER VIEWS GENTLE WALK TO SINGLE SLIP DOCK! All brick 4BR ranch on finished terrace level.

Sunroom. Boat garage for golf cart! FORSYTH COUNTY. View video @ www.8135RockyRidgeRoad.info. FMLS#527267

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Sheila Davis

www.LakeLaniersFinest.com

The Norton Agency 434 Green Street, Gainesville, GA 30501

770.536.1250 We Sell More Lake Property

“Because places like these are rare, and the timing is just right” $2,300,000

JUST LISTED! GORGEOUS SUNSET VIEWS WITH CORPS LINE IN THE WATER IN POINT SOUTH! Outstanding three finished levels, all brick 5BR home with screened porch, theatre room and second kitchen. Beautiful pool, spa and firepit for entertaining. You’ll never want to leave! 5364 POINT SOUTH DRIVE, GAINESVILLE 30504 www.5364PointSouthDrive.info

$1,995,000

JUST LISTED! Gainesville's finest lake estate with outstanding open water views, private twin slip dock, pool with hot tub, 3 master suites, in-law apt, elevator and handicap accessible. 5 bedrooms/five and one half baths. Upscale Sidney on Lanier subdivision. Video tour @ www.2229sidneydrive.info

$1,875,000

BREATHTAKING PRIVATE 3 ACRE GATED ESTATE WITH NANTUCKET DESIGN, GUEST HOUSE AND TWO DOCKS! AMAZING LONG RANGE VIEWS AND 380 FEET OF SHORELINE! Main house has 4BRs, high end finishes, cedar shake & stone on three finished levels with two covered porches. 5 Car garage. 9055 KNOLL DR, GAINEVILLE 30506 Forsyth county FMLS#5148615

$1,495,000

YOU WILL LOVE THIS OUTSTANDING HOME WITH DEEP WATER AND BEAUTIFUL VIEWS OF CHESTATEE BAY! PRIVACY BEHIND GATES. THIS OPEN PLAN FEATURES RUSTIC ELEGANCE WITH EXPOSED BEAMS, CEDAR SHAKE, STONE & QUALITY IN CONSTRUCTION. 4BR/3.5B, guest suite above garage, theatre rm. Twin slip party dock. FMLS#5306097 www.9250ArbourlacLane.info

$1,200,000

$849,000

LIVE ON PENINSULA RETREAT WITH WATER ALL AROUND YOU! Upscale lake living with gentle grass to water views, pool and deep water twin slip party dock!

Enjoy three finished levels, 4 or 5BR's, main floor study, and terrace level 2nd kitchen, game room, guest suite, and fitness room. Pool house covered pavilion o'looks the lake and pool. FMLS#5253461 www.2557PemmicanRun.info. GAINESVILLE

JUST LISTED! EXECUTIVE BEAUTY AND ELEGANCE WITH THIS ALL BRICK THREE STORY HOME WITH POOL OVERLOOKING SCENIC LAKE LANIER! Beautiful lake views and upgradable to twin slip dock. www.3155WindingLakeDrive.info.

FMLS#5288402

$989,000

POINT LOT WITH INCREDIBLE PANORAMIC VIEWS AND NEW DEEP WATER TWIN SLIP PARTY DOCK! Built in 2002 this charming and elegant Cape Cod home has cedar shake and board and batten, two stone FP’s, finished terrace level, master suite on main, 3 screened porches, and firepit. 3991 MOUNT VERNON RD, GAINESVILLE, 30506 FMLS# 5093078

770-235-6907 sdavis@nortonnorthga.com www.davisrenfroe.com

$999,000 $899,000

REDUCED FROM $995,000. BEST VALUE! FOUR SIDES BRICK LUXURY LAKE HOME WITH THREE FINISHED LEVELS! DEEP WATER TWIN SLIP DOCK. Finished terrace level with mahogany bar, fitness room, billiards and family room.

FMLS# 5199142 Video tour @ www.8585anchoronlanier.info. Forsyth County.

ONE OF A KIND CUSTOM DESIGNED LOG HOME ON POINT LOT! WOULD MAKE A GREAT CORP RETREAT OR GET-A-WAY LODGE. Gated, spacious 5BR4B with 2 story vaulted GR, huge stone FP’s, TWIN SLIP DOCK! REDUCED FROM $1,299,000! 6438 CHESLA DR., GAINESVILLE 30506 FMLS# 5150233

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#1 Agent on Lake Lanier in 2012 and 2013 Luxury home has it all SOLD!

SOLD!

Luxury at water’s edge

SOLD!

Easy walk to lake, dbl slp pty dock, saline pool, Lighthouse Harbour n’hood. $1.19m

2 kitchens, sought-after Buford, 4 FP, double slip boathouse, high-end fixtures. $750K

Cul-de-sac lot

One-of-a-kind SOLD!

SOLD!

Panoramic lake views

Luxury home, easy walk to lake, dbl slp party dock, fin. terrace lvl w/wet bar. $750K

Gated luxury, all brick

SOLD!

Easy walk to deep water, double lot, dbl slip party dock, open floor plan, scr. porch. $650K

Timeless w/ great views OLD! OLD! S S !

D L SO

Year-round views, double slip dock, HW floors, screened porch, fin. terrace lvl. $525K

Forsyth County

Dbl slp pty dock, gourmet kit, 2 story fireplace, master on main lvl, huge deck. $565K

Lake home of the future SOLD!

SOLD!

SOLD!

Electronics/media showcase, 5BR, media room, deep water dock, fin. terrace level. $539K

Proven income producer

Sought-after Buford SOLD!

SOLD!

SOLD!

4 BR/3 BA, short walk to lake, drought-proof cove, recently updated, nice views. $499K

Like new OLD! OLD! S S !

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REDUC

HW flrs, granite counters, open flr pln, stone FP, covered ss dock, high ceilings. $450K

Gated comm., cul-de-sac lot, Forsyth County, high-end features, fin. terrace lvl. $549.5K

3 BR/3.5 BA, craftsman style, short walk to water, screened porch, 4 decks. $450K

4-sided brick, master on main, SS party dock, great wtr, 2nd kit. on terrace lvl. $450

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Deep water

Move-in ready, 2-story fam rm, screened porch w/FP, nice views, workshop. $425K

White picket fence

Builder's own luxury home in Buford.

Just steps to deep water, amazing lake view, space for a pool. Fin. terrace level, high-end finishes, great south lake location. $1.2 m

4-sided brick w/ views

Easy walk, SS dock, great water, year-round views, fully renovated, fin. terr. lvl. $425K

Gated swim/tennis SOLD! SOLD!

Lovely views, cov. single slip dock, updated kitchen, flat yard, finished terrace lvl. $375K

Grass to water

3 BR/2 BA, nice lake views, platform dock w/ permit, hand hewn log cabin. $270K

SOLD!

3 BR/2 BA, 2 slip party dock w/lifts, deep water, open floor plan, scr. porch. $350K

Two-story windows

Chalet style, fin. terrace lvl, workshop, dbl slip party dock, lots of deck space. $269K

Cresswind on Lanier

55+ comm., tons of amenities, HW flrs, upgrades galore, full bsmt, like new. $394.5K

Two docks ACT CONTR UNDER HOURS IN 48

Very close to water, deep water, 2 docks, gazebo next to lake, workshop, det. garage. $350K

Lot w/ dock in Forsyth

.59 acres, SS covered dock, nice cove, soil tests complete, easy to build on. $70K

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THE PATTI CHAMBERS TEAM Experience isn't expensive, it's priceless!

THE LAKE HOME YOU'VE ALWAYS DREAMED OF MAY NOW BE AFFORDABLE ... CALL US!

The Chambers Team 631 Dawsonville Hwy • Gainesville, GA 30501

www.PattiChambers.com • Office 770-503-7070

$1,450,000

$975,000

D E C U RED

D E C U RED

MAGNIFICENT WATER VIEW FROM EVERY WINDOW. This beautiful brick estate lake home is nesting on 1.25 acres in the Chattahoochee Country Club. Such a gracious and warm home offering exquisite craftsmanship. Features include a grand piano sized living room, dining room that seats 12, 5 bedrooms, 4 1/2 baths, den, 2 fireplaces, 2 staircases & a lovely glassed Florida Room overlooking the shores of Lake Lanier.

SOUTHERN LIVING AT ITS BEST in this spectacular Lake Lanier home on always deep water. 5BR/ 4.5BA, open floor plan w/gourmet kitch, top of the line appliances, study, dining rm, great rm w/vaulted ceilings, 3 FPs, master ste on main, hw flrs, screened porch. Fin terrace lvl w/bar, game area, BR, BA & lg gathering area. Beautifully landscaped yard, outdoor stone FP, waterscape & pond. Covered dock w/party deck.

$525,000

$699,500

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G N I T S LI SPECTACULAR LAKE FRONT LIVING near the Chattahoochee Country Club. This is a 3 or 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath home with large open rooms, in-law suite, expansive decks, gazebo with hot tub overlooking the private backyard and fabulous lake views. Enjoy the level walk to the single slip dock with party deck. It’s so easy to enjoy the best of Lake Lanier living in this wonderful home!

$925,000

$795,000

THIS NANTUCKET INSPIRED HOME is a true master piece and located only minutes from the chattahoochee country club & golf course. Unbelievably gorgeous 3.25 acres w/lake on 3 sides. Lovely porches overlook Lake Lanier & the private enclosed boat dock.

UNDER T C A R T N CO THIS IS A RARE FIND!! Beautiful remodeled lake home in a convenient city location. Beautiful water view. Boat dock slip, new decks plus handsome porch with new stone fireplace. Neighborhood pool.

MILLION DOLLAR VIEW!! What a wonderful retreat boasting lots of windows and natural light. Stunning great room with pine tongue and groove cathedral ceiling, 2 stone fireplaces and a perfect terrace level for easy lake living and entertaining.

$484,000

$449,500

NEVER BEFORE ON THE MARKET! This spectacular custom lake home was architecturally designed to capture panoramic lake views from every window and room! Stunning mstr BR on main, 2 FPs, open flr plan, cathedral ceilings & wrap around deck. Beautifully maintained and decorated. Big open water views, steps to cov SS dock always in drough proof water. Grassed to water's edge.

3.178 ACRES ON LAKE LANIER! Small weekend home on property which could be refurbished. Lots of privacy. Located in North Hall off Highland Road.

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WE LIVE AND PLAY ON LAKE LANIER Patti Chambers c 770.287.4879 • Bobby Chambers c 770.654.0533 Sally Chambers Kirchner c 770.538.5626 • Patsy Mercer c 770.540.6507 • Office 770.538.4010

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Brush piles are key for bass fishing summer success It’s no secret that a key to successful summer bass fishing on Lake Lanier is understanding man made brush piles. In our fishery dominated by spotted bass, finding and fishing deep brush is actually a staple technique nearly year round. This sub species of the black bass family gravitates to deeper water and the presence of good cover can cause large schools to congregate in a relatively small area. Find the right brush pile and the result can be a fishing bonanza that has to be experienced in order to be believed.

Brush means different things to different people. One angler I knew spoke frequently about fishing brush piles. It turns out he was talking about blow downs on steep banks. When I showed him what I meant by deep brush piles it changed his fishing habits in a big way. These come in all sizes and shapes. I’ve fished brush piles where good catches were the norm on most outings. I’ve also fished those that look really good but give up a fish or two without much reliability. Two themes most hot brush piles have in common are seasonally appropriate water depth and structure adjacency. While good water depth

Tommy Wilkinson Casting Lanier

can vary, 25 to 40 feet is a pretty solid range to focus on. During transition periods shallower cover at about 15 feet or so will hold fish but most migrate to deeper water when summer weather establishes a thermocline in the water column. Typically, the areas where bottom changes are sharper and more pronounced are attractive to gamefish. This gives easy access from shallow to deep water. If a point or submerged hump has a steeper side, this is area to focus your initial effort on. Points extending out into the lake will often be used as migration routes. If you’re interested in establishing man made brush piles be sure to contact the Corps of Engineers for rules and regulations. It could be an understatement to say that there are probably hundreds of brush piles in Lanier. If a point looks good

the odds are excellent that somewhere on it there’s a brush pile.

While these can be good, the very best ones are usually more obscure.

Conduct map recon for efficiency Finding the fish magnets on most pieces of structure is fairly easy. The obscure places require a little more research. You’ll need a lake map, a fine point pen that works on the map, a couple of marker buoys, and a depth finder.

High end depth finders are truly remarkable tools but if you’re using simpler technology don’t sweat it. They all detect brush piles; the most important thing is in knowing how to interpret the data your unit is showing. If you have a choice of map brands, always choose the one with the smallest contour interval. This will give you greater detail. A good map reconnaissance will allow you to plan a more efficient search. Atlantic Mapping Incorporated produces a quality product available in this area. When searching for new brush piles, it’s more efficient to idle with the outboard motor so plan on scouting out half a dozen before you return to the first one with fish

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catching in mind. If you only have one depth finder, mount it on the bow with the transducer attached to the lower unit of the electric motor. You’ll find just as many brush piles but it won’t be quite as fast. Search underwater real estate using a zig-zag pattern.

Drop a marker buoy when the brush pile begins to scroll across the screen. I prefer the “H” shaped buoys to those with round spindles because the wide center allows for a faster wind up of line. After you mark the spot, shut the outboard down and take a survey using your electric motor.

Now you’re looking for details of size and nearby depth changes. If your unit is GPS capable, this is a good time to save the location. If you’re not GPS equipped don’t worry. An old school method called triangulation has been around a long time and it will allow you to quickly get back on a spot even quite a distance off shore. It relies on two reference points roughly 90 degrees apart and a known depth. Pick two distinct shoreline features; these can be homes, trees, docks, or anything easy to remember along with the depth of the brush pile.

By aligning your points and keep-

ing an eye on your sonar, you can quickly return to your hot spot.

Notes on your map are helpful for this. I recommend making depth notations as if the lake is at full pool and adjusting when you fish taking the actual lake level into account. A difference of five feet in depth can throw you off target by a significant distance in some places.

Show them a swim bait OK, you’ve located half a dozen really good looking brush piles. Now it’s time to see if anyone is home. Several different approaches will get the job done.

This time of year I recommend you resist the urge to start fishing near the brush itself right away. A large lure presented on or near the surface can cause some of the biggest bass present to charge up from the depths for what appears to be an injured baitfish. Stop shy of your target where a long cast will over reach the submerged brush pile by 10 or 15 yards.

Have a rod rigged up with your favorite swim bait or topwater plug. Retrieve these over and near the hot zone. Don’t spend a lot of time working these over any one brush pile but do make several See Fishing, page 11

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Continued from Page 10 casts over each spot prior to approaching.

Some guys win tournaments doing this.

When you actually fish the brush a vertical presentation is a sound choice. If you’re not glued to a screen with GPS location, drop your marker buoy several yards to the side. Straight tail finesse type plastic baits are most commonly used to tempt spotted bass in the brush. Local favorites are the Finesse Worm by Zoom and the Houdini Worm by Yum. Robo Worms are also sold locally and have a cult like following. Your favorite shade of green will probably work just fine. Pick a color you have confidence in and fish it hard. Rig this “shakey head” style which means “weedless on a specialty lead head.” A lead head weight of 3/16th ounce is a good choice. Ensure the body is straight with no kinks. Drop the bait all the way to the bottom in and around the brush. Keeping the slack barely out of the line, impart a subtle shaking motion with the rod tip. Remember to punctuate the action with pauses and that often less motion is better than more.

Sometimes fish hold just over the top of a brush pile; good sonar units will identify this. When you spot them, reel the worm up and try a presentation at the same level.

I’ve seen this work well when bumping the bottom fails to pay off.

Get lively with live bait If just catching a whole bunch of fish

sounds like fun that has to be had, break out the live bait. When using these techniques, remember that catch and release is important to maintain the quality of our fisheries. Dropping a live shad or spot tail shiner down beside a brush pile is sure to draw an immediate strike from any predator fish in the area. You’ll catch bass, small linesides, catfish, and more. While you can buy shad or smaller herring at some bait shops, the quantity you’ll need makes it cost prohibitive. Gathering the bait in numbers is a do it yourself project. Spot tail shiners are the most convenient because they are hardy enough not to require a bait tank for survival. A live well or larger aerated bait bucket will accommodate a number of spot tails nicely. Look for these baitfish in the shallows near sandy shorelines. Simply beach the boat and toss a handful of bread or cracker crumbs in the water. They typically make their presence known immediately as a school swarms the crumbs. To catch them use very small hooks baited with tiny dough balls. I’ve had the best success with size number 14 hooks used for tying trout flies. Fresh bread will help your catch rate because it holds together better. Simply drop your dough ball into the swarming school and keep a sharp eye on it. You’ll quickly notice these little guys are lightning fast.

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Lake level: Just over 1071 or about full pool.

Surface Temp: High 70s. Summer is here.

Clarity: Normal. Clear in main lake areas with light color in upper tributaries.

Bass fishing is good and the bite is solid. As you might suspect from this month’s article, fish have gravitated to the brush. Be prepared for topwater action off points and humps early and late in the day. A medium size topwater plug such as the Chug Bug or your favorite will get a lot of attention from surface feeders. As always, keep two rods rigged for fast action. If Murphy pays a visit, drop his rod and grab the backup. It doesn’t have to be a topwater. A half ounce Rooster Tail cast into the action will get hammered. Or, go old school with a popping cork and baitfish imitating fly. Don’t forget to keep a swim bait or larger topwater plug tied on for casting over brush piles. This technique is working and will often elicit strikes from the larger bass in the school. After you play this out with or without strikes, move in on the brush and probe with your favorite finesse style worm rigged “shakey” style on a specialty lead head. These are common today but I cling to the “specialty” moniker because a newcomer can choose the wrong style which would be best suited for plastic grubs. Expect this pattern to continue like a broken record for the next month or so. Having said that, it could be fun to explore cover in the coves and pockets very early or late in the day with a buzz bait.

Make it come into contact with objects as much as possible.

Striper fishing has also been good and dependable. Down rods baited with lively herring will get the attention of hungry linesides. If you don’t have a good (meaning big and $200-plus) aerated bait tank which is a prerequisite to using herring, go old school (again) with large shiners. You can also use small to medium size bluegill (a.k.a. bream) that you catch yourself. Stripers still eat them. Park off creek mouth points or main lake points over 60 to 75 feet of water and drop baits down to 30 or 35 feet. If you spot fish deeper on your graph, it can pay to drop down to just above that level.

Just be aware of any submerged timber that can quickly foil your efforts and bring snags to every rod with deep bait. So, keep an eye on the graph. It’s time to break out the umbrella rigs and lead core outfits. Trolling can be a highly effective tactic if you’re striking out with live bait. When it comes to the U-Rig think about rigging with one ounce baitfish imitating bucktail jigs or shad bodies. If you’re trolling lead core with a single jig, go with a one and a half ounce weight trailed behind eight to nine colors of line. This typical summer pattern should also remain solid over the next month or so.

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Assessor’s office working on appeals

By Jane Harrison The Hall County Tax Assessor’s office expected to begin onsite inspections of property appraisals submitted for appeals the first week this month. Chief Appraiser Steve Watson reported about 10 days before the June 30 deadline that his office had received 1,650 appeals on all classes of property addressed in notices mailed out May 16. This compares with a total of about 2,700 last year.

The appeals include grievances of lakefront property owners with reassessed property values, including boat docks, that are much higher than they expected. The reappraisals have caused an outcry from shore dwellers who claim they were singled out this year. Close to 7,000 lakefront properties were reassessed for the first time in many years and their valuation adjusted to reflect potential fair market value.

The appeal form allows property owners to choose one of four options for review. Watson said most chose to have their appraisal reviewed by the Board of Equalization. The BOE is an independ-

ent review board whose members are selected by the Grand Jury when there is a vacancy and paid a nominal fee.

The Georgia Department of Revenue website explains what to expect after a property owner chooses to have a BOE review: The county board of assessors reviews each appeal and may change the assessment and send a new notice. The property owner may appeal the assessment in the amended notice within 30 days.

This second appeal made (by) the property owner or any initial appeal which is not amended by the board of assessors is automatically forwarded to the BOE. A hearing is scheduled and conducted and the BOE renders its decision at the conclusion of the hearing. If the taxpayer is still dissatisfied, an appeal to Superior Court may be made.

Watson said his staff began working on appeals as they came in. He added he will not need additional staff to handle demand.

“The staff we have is more than adequate … You don't do this sort of thing without a significant amount of pre-planning.” Georgia

Mass Appraisal Solutions and Services, contracted by the county to conduct the original reappraisals, is assisting with appeal review.

Many lakefront property owners cried foul and threatened lawsuits in letters to the media, internet campaigns, and county tax public hearings after receiving notices their property values were reassessed at higher values.

Watson emphasized in an email to Lakeside News that lake front properties were “not singled out; they were just included in the process.”

“Lake front property has been severely undervalued” after years without timely reviews, he said.

“For whatever reason, previous leadership chose not to update lake front property even though all other classes of properties were getting updated. What we’re paying for now is the failure to keep lake front properties in line with the market in the past.”

He added that other properties have already been reviewed in prior years and were also reviewed for this year. State law reSee Appeals, page 29

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Continued from Page 11 When a spot tail grabs the bait, just yank it out of the water. Try to get at least twenty shiners per angler for starters. You’ll be really surprised how fast you go through these; nearly every one equals a strike. If you opt for shad, one advantage is that multitudes can be caught with a cast net. You will need a large capacity bait tank to keep them in good shape however. To find schools of shad, scout the shallows in the very upper reaches of creeks and look for telltale dimples on the surface.

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Live bait fishing can be a great way to get the whole family hooked on the sport. It’s worth mentioning that people would be surprised at how many brush piles are located off points in parks all around the lake. If you’re fishing from the bank try casting in these areas. Many brush piles are within reach. Instead of fishing vertically, you’ll be casting a swim bait over the cover or crawl-

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In closing, it’s no secret that fishing deep brush piles can put a lot of fish on your line especially during the hottest months. They can be real gold mines for bass. I hope you’ll go out there and strike it rich!

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LAKE LANIER OLYMPIC VENUE Try summer fun at the LLOV Boathouse

By Jane Harrison Ever thought “I bet I can do that!” when you see a stand up paddle boarder gracefully stroking across Lake Lanier? You can find out this summer at the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue, where SUP boards, canoes, and kayaks, and rowing shells are all part of summer fun at the boathouse. On weekends, the Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club provides 1-2 hour rentals on paddle craft. An LCKC member will outfit you in a life jacket, take the vessel to the dock, give you brief instructions, and help get you situated on the water. Some folks find the most difficult part of SUP boarding is simply standing up after balancing on all fours on the 2?-3 feet wide board. After getting up, it’s surprisingly easy to propel yourself with the long paddle, especially in calm water near the boathouse. Get hot or tired of standing? Just carefully settle down on the wide board and dip your feet in the water. But then, there’s the matter of getting back up!

SUP boarding is just one activity to try at the boathouse this summer. Check out all the fun opportunities to get out on the water under your own power with LCKC and the Lake Lanier Rowing Club: LCKC Canoe/Kayak/SUP Rentals • 1-6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through September • Rental cost: 1-hour $15 SUP, 1-person kayak, canoe (maximum 3 adults or 2 adults, 2 children under age 10); $25 double kayak. 2-hours: $25 SUP/1-person kayak/canoe; $40 2-person kayak.

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Brothers Tim and Bill Jones, from Flowery Branch, return to the LLOV boat ramp after their first experience on stand-up paddle boards.

tranquil paddle with an LCKC instructor. All equipment provided. Children younger than 18 must be accompanied by parent.

• Dates: July 11, Aug. 8, arrive by 7:30 p.m.; Sept.

5, Oct. 10 arrive by 6:30 p.m.

• Cost: $15 Recreation Membership LCKC recreational membership allows access to boathouse during open hours and LCKC activities and use of recreation (plastic) boats. Recreation members participate in Moonlight Paddles free. Recreational members must be 21 years of age unless they are accompanied by an adult in a family membership.

• Annual cost: $100 individual, $125 family maximum 4-members; $25 each additional person.

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Contact: John Ferriss Phone: 770-287-0077 Email: LLRC@mindspring.com Address: Lake Lanier Olympic Venue 3105 Clarks Bridge Rd., Gainesville, GA 30506 Website: www.LakeLanierRowing.org Club offerings: Recreational and competitive rowing for ages 13 to 80+. Beginner to elite offered through regularly scheduled practices, classes, and camps hosting of local, regional, national and international rowing regattas.

Calendar of events: Sept. 2 - Class 3 Learn to Row Begins

Lake Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club Contact: Office Administrator, Brenda Miller; LCKC President, Lee Cole Phone: 770-287-7888 Fax: 770-287-3444 Email: info@lckc.org Website: www.lckc.org Address: Lake Lanier Olympic Venue 3105 Clarks Bridge Rd., Gainesville, GA 30506 Club offerings: Recreational and competitive canoe and kayaking for ages 12 and up. Beginner to masters programs offered through regularly scheduled practices, classes, and summer camps. Also hosts local, regional, national and international competitions.

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USACK Championship set for Olympic venue

By Jane Harrison About 350 of the nation’s best sprint flatwater paddlers will race in the USA Canoe/Kayak National Championship July 31-Aug. 3 at the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue. The event, hosted by the Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club, is returning to LLOV for the eighth time. The host team expects to put 70 to 80 of its athletes into boats in the sprint and masters championships.

“It is a great opportunity to be able to host the Nationals at our home venue,” said Lee Cole, LCKC president and championship coordinator. “It offers the affordability for more LCKC paddlers to participate and their families to be able to attend.

The paddling community is quite small in the U.S. and it brings old friends back to Lanier, and opportunities to form new friendships with paddlers and their families from around the country. It is such a great venue and everyone loves to race at Lanier.”

The local club aims to reclaim the championship crown after losing its 10 year reign in 2011. “It will take a lot of hard work as there are several very competitive clubs in the U.S.,” Cole said. Those include the Gig Harbor Canoe & Kayak Race Team which will be striving for its third consecutive team title. The Washington-based team first won in Oklahoma City in 2012 and followed up with a trophy

last year on its home waters.

LCKC achieved its last championship victory at LLOV and expects having the event back home will enable more of its athletes to participate. The club’s ranks have swollen this year with a “big group of young athletes that are training very hard this summer with the goal of claiming the national championship,” Cole said.

LCKC needs about 100 volunteers per day to run a smooth event. “We need volunteers in non-official positions, such as in safety boats on water, helping in boat control to dry boats and carry boats, help on the venue with clean-up, boat holders, help with food service for volunteers and officials, runners to help post results. We try to split some positions into morning and afternoon shifts,” Cole said. Volunteers receive a free lunch and commemorative tshirt. Contact LCKC at 770-287-7888 or nationals@lckc.org to volunteer.

LCKC will also allow spectators to rent kayaks to tour the course during practices before the races begin.

An awards banquet is planned for Saturday evening, Aug. 2 at the Gainesville Civic Center. National championship team awards and club trophies will be presented.

See USACK, page 17

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Dragon Boat Challenge has small launch, big enthusiasm

By Jane Harrison The first Gainesville/Hall County Dragon Boat Challenge launched June 7 with small numbers but great enthusiasm. Nine teams from area clubs and businesses raced in the benefit for the

Hall County Special Olympics Program.

Teams sponsored by Wrigley’s, ZF Industries, Average Joe Boot Camp, Magnolia Dental, Cleveland Dental, and Hall County Schools competed with

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Be part of USACK National Championship • Volunteer: 100 volunteers per day are needed to pilot safety boats, hold canoes and kayaks at starting buoys, post results and perform other non-official tasks. Volunteers get a free lunch and commemorative t-shirt. Contact LCKC at 770-287-7888 or nationals@lckc.org.

• Tour the course: Spectators, friends and family members of athletes can see the course from an athlete’s perspective with a $10 kayak rental and tour of the Olympic channel. Rentals are available on practice days before racing begins.

• VIP Tickets: View races from the air-conditioned Centennial Legacy VIP Room on the first floor of the Olympic tower. Lunch and snacks provided. Purchase $25 per day tickets by July 23 at www.lckc.org/2014nationals.

• General admission: See the action free of charge from the LLOV grandstands. Parking fee may be required.

• Attend awards banquet: Make a dinner reservation to see presentation of National Championship awards and medals Saturday evening, Aug. 2 at the Gainesville Civic Center. Reservations are $38 per person and are available through July 10 at www.lckc.org/2014nationals.

For updates and scheduling information: www.lckc.org.

experienced dragon boaters from Wun Fun Crew and the Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club at the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue.

Teams paid $600 each in the LCKC-organized event that director Jim O’Dell hopes will grow.

He anticipates a bigger turn out next year after participants tell others about the fun.

“It takes a lot of good team work” for 20 paddlers in a long boat to stroke in unison, said boot camp leader Ron Combs. He said

his crew had lots of fun.

Challenges flew as Wrigley’s boaters declared they would “chew up the competition” and ZF countered “we’ll chew you up and spit you out.” The good naSee Dragon, page 52

and get fit in the Lake Lanier Rowing Club Juniors Summer Camp. The camp is open for enrollment all summer. “It’s a very laid back, come learn to row, kind of a camp. There will be some decent workout sessions but most of it is predicated on teaching fresh athletes how to row,” said Junior Coach Brian Ransom.

• Camp days are Wed.-Fri. 9-11 a.m. and Sat. 10:30-12:30 a.m.

• Cost: $50 a week or $200 for the full summer.

Contact: blransom@ mindspring.com Learn to Row Learn to Row for summer’s last hurrah. The Lake Lanier Rowing Club ends its summer instructional program with Class

Three open to ages 14 and older.

Requires a reasonable level of fitness and ability to swim and tread water for 10 minutes.

• Final class: Sept. 2-20, Tuesday and Thursday evenings 6:30 to 8:30, and Saturday morning, September 20, 8 am to 10 am row during LLRC members’ regular rowing session.

• Cost: The $100 fee can be applied toward club membership.

Adult/Collegiate Rowing College rowers returning to Lake Lanier this summer can keep their strokes up with a LLRC summer-only membership.

The club welcomes adults who already know how to row to join the club and train with the masters in regular practices.

• Summer Continued from Page 16 Group Rentals Plan a team building exercise, family reunion, or just a fun excursion with family and friends by renting canoes, kayaks and dragon boats from LCKC. Call or email LCKC for rates and schedule.

Children’s Day Camps Children age 7-14 learn to paddle canoes and kayaks in camps that focus on fun, fitness and friendship.

• Camp sessions: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

July 7-11 & 14-18.

• Cost: $130 LCKC members; $160 non-members.

Information on LCKC activities: www.lckc.com, 770-2877888, info@lckc.org.

Youth Rowing Summer Camp Teens 13-18 can get out on the water, learn a new sport, have fun

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July 2014

ENJOY A SAFE SUMMER ON THE LAKE!

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Inattention and improper lookout are major factors in accidents The U. S. Coast Guard recently released their 2013 Boating Accident Statistics report and it revealed some stunning information. In the table listing the 30 “Contributing Factors to Boating Accidents,” No. 1 was “Operator Inattention” and No. 2 was “Improper Lookout.” Another interesting stat: “Alcohol Use” was No. 5.

There were a total of 4,062 accidents reported, with 567 were due to Operator Inattention and 396 were due to Improper Lookout. Combined, these two factors represented 24 percent of the total number of accidents.

Injuries caused by the top two contributing factors also represented 24 percent of the total injuries.

These numbers should make us ask ourselves “just what is a “proper lookout,” while “operator inattention” is easier to define. In the Coast Guard Auxiliary’s monthly safe boating courses offered at our Operations Center at Lake Lanier, we discuss these two topics in detail.

If you visualize yourself at the wheel on the starboard (right) side of the boat, you have a clear view ahead

Roy Crittenden USCG Auxiliary

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and to your right as well, but you don’t have a good view off the port (left) side of your vessel. That’s the area where your “lookout” is needed.

Contacting USCGA in an emergency on Lanier The USCGA Operations Center with watch stander is open from mid-May through September, weekends and holidays, from 1 p.m. until 7 p.m., and can be reached by VHF/FM marine radio on Channel 16 or by cell phone by calling 770-967-2322.

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If you are boating alone, you’ve got to provide both “lookout” and “operator’s full attention” duties. You simply cannot afford to be fiddling around with your radio, GPS, radar, looking aft talking with your passengers, petting your dog, etc., while underway at speed.

When the Auxiliary is underway performing a safety patrol, regatta patrol or search and rescue mission, the Coast Guard requires a certain number of crew depending on the size of

the patrol boat. One of that crew has the responsibility as “lookout.”

The next time you leave the boat ramp or slip, please keep these factors in mind. We have case after case every year on Lake Lanier where these two factors play major roles in recreational boating accidents.

Please don’t become one of these statistics. It’s a problem that has an easy fix and it doesn’t cost a dime.

Roy Crittenden is the Public Affairs Officer for Flotilla 29.

Safe boating course set for July 12 Flotilla 29 of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, Lake Lanier, announces a one-day, seven-lesson “About Boating Safely” course. The course is scheduled for Saturday, July 12, 2014. This course also serves as a PWC certified course for children under the age of 16. This course will be given at the Coast Guard Auxiliary Operations Center, 6595 Lights Ferry Rd., Flowery Branch, Ga., on the left just before the entrance to Aqualand Marina.

Classes run from 8:30 a.m.

until 4:30 p.m. and cost is $35.

Discounts available for additional family members.

Course contents include: • Know your boat • Before getting underway • Navigating the waterways • Operating your vessel safely • Boating’s legal requirements • Boating emergencies • Enjoying watersports • State of Georgia regulations Successful completion of this course may result in a reduction in your boat’s insurance premium.

MORE INFO: Joe Edwards, Flotilla Commander Flotilla 29 • 404-775-2608 • edwards0387@bellsouth.net

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Crazy crossing and college champs Back when I was selling and brokering yachts, my neighbor told me about a new yacht that was new to the market. It was called Carri-Craft. It had a catamaran hull with twin Lehman diesels and Genset. The layout below was similar to today’s houseboats, but with an upper enclosed command bridge. The yacht was certainly unique and interesting. They were built in Berlin, WI on a floating assembly line. At the end of the line they were floated on a custom made trailer and delivered.

About six months later and after my neighbor purchased a 45’ model, I was at the Chicago Boat Show, held at McCormick Place. It was the middle of winter, and the windy city was cold.

While inspecting all the new boats I came upon the Carri-Craft booth and they had catalogs on their new 57’ yacht. It looked interesting and extremely roomy and convenient. One of the salesmen came up and started to point out all the benefits of the new 57footer and then he said “Do you want to take a demonstration ride? We’ve got one ready to go down in the harbor.” I said “You’ve got to be kidding it’s the middle of winter and ice is on Lake Michigan.” He said “No, I’m not kidding.” I said “Let’s go.” We got on board and there were several clients preparing for the cold sea trial, one was from Surinam. I’m sure he thought we were all crazy. The sea trial went well. The interior and the enclosed command bridge were warm and cozy.

One of the people on board had just retired from the J. Walter Thompson Advertising company where his account was Uncle Ben’s Rice. He said he was getting Carri-Craft’s Florida sales and would be bringing two 57footers down the Mississippi and then across to Clearwater. I went back to Clearwater and didn’t think much more about it until I got a call that two Captains were needed to bring two 57’ CarriCrafts from New Orleans to Clearwater. So, fellow Captain Tuffey Parker and I were off to New Orleans for the delivery trip.

We arrived at the marina and the owner who had been on the ice breaking sea trial said Tuffey would Captain the boat he and his family were on and I would take the other one. The owner hired a Captain’s mate to help me for the

Mike Rudderham Captain’s Comments

trip. Being Cajun Tuffey immediately nicknamed him “Frenchy.” I figured he could handle the job.

The next morning after we had checked the boats and warmed up the engines and were about to cast our lines and get underway, I couldn’t find “Frenchy.” I went below and found him seated in the galley with a bottle of scotch.

I explained that was a no-no and got rid of the scotch. It was rough in the Gulf so we decided to take the I.C.W. and hope it calmed down the next day. Somewhere in Mississippi or Alabama we passed a tug pushing a barge and it picked up some flotsam from the bottom and sheared my outboard rudder off. We weren’t taking on any water and the engines were OK, so we reduced speed and proceeded to Pensacola. The owner called the factory and had a rudder and parts air shipped.

Tuffey was in the engine room to pull the bolts through and I was treading water pushing the rudder in place. A situation like this is why you have dowels and tapered wooden bungs on board. When the bolts go you use them to retain watertight integrity.

We also had a boating magazine writer traveling with us. He was getting a little restless because of the repair delay. We stopped at Apalachicola that night and feasted on great seafood. The Gulf was still rough and we decided to proceed to Carrabelle and make our crossing from there.

A 57’ Chris-Craft Constellation was moored next to us in Apalachicola and the writer jumped ship and decided to cross the Gulf to Clearwater with him.

He later said he had never been so sick and the salon furniture was flying back and forth and breaking up. He also said it would probably be his last crossing.

We arrived in Carrabelle and anticipated an early morning start to our crossing. Tuffey said, “You lead the next morning.” I was going to check and see if it had calmed down. “Frenchy” was at the helm when he realized how

rough it was. He tried to turn around in the channel and almost broached the boat. I grabbed the helm, went out in the rough Gulf turned around and went back to the marina. We decided the next day would be a safe crossing. The Gulf calmed and we decided on a night crossing.

Tuffey and I decided we would run parallel 75 to 100 yards abeam. I took the first watch while Frenchy rested (like he really needed it). Tuffey created the entertainment talking with the Campeche shrimpers, telling them how great their girlfriends were. It kept me from seeing ghost ships. I let Frenchy take a late night watch, and I went below. Several hours later I took over the helm and Tuffey was several miles to starboard. Seems Frenchy is a shallow water sailor and was trying to get closer to shore. I corrected and we made the rest of the trip with no surprises.

We hadn’t secured our lines well when Frenchy took off. Four or five weeks later a large ChrisCraft ran aground entering Clearwater Bay. Who was the Captain?

You guessed it, “Frenchy.” I must confess, on the many deliveries myself and other Captains have made, we found the Gulf rough so we could follow the I.C.W. and stop at ports with great seafood.

The boats got there OK with well-fed Captains and crew.

UGA fishing champs In the last year or two I’ve hit on topics of high school and college fishing tournaments. UGA’s Byron Kenney from Griffin, GA and Will Treadwell from Buford, GA showed them how it’s done two times. They won the FLWSEC College Tournament at Guntersville Lake in Alabama, and the Boat U.S. College Championship at Pickwick Lake, Ala. At the Boat U.S. College Tournament they landed 10 bass weighing 49.84 pounds. This was almost four pounds more than the second place team from Tennessee Tech.

I’m sure we will be hearing from these fishermen in the future tournaments. Congratulations guys.

Take some kids or a veteran fishing this summer.

Be courteous, practice safe boating and I’ll see you on the water.

Mike Rudderham is a veteran marine surveyor with more than 40 years experience in the marine industry.

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When sunglasses fog up, it’s one of those days It is early morning and the sun has been up for about an hour. When you walk out the door to get into your car, your sunglasses immediately fog up. You know it’s going to be one of those days you wish you could hang out by the pool. It’s already stiflingly hot.

Far above the ground, where you see the jets flying, it is very cold. As the sun continues to bake the ground, the air over the ground begins to heat up, becoming lighter and very buoyant. A column of warm, sticky, tropical air begins to rise.

With the air around this column being very cold, it begins to rise faster and faster until the water vapor in the air condenses to form a cloud. Our cloud stops rising as it encounters a layer of warm air. Overnight, the heat we absorbed all day escapes and rises. It forms what we call a “cap.” Our little cumulus cloud tries to climb higher but there is no longer any cold air around it to help push it upward. By early afternoon a weakness forms in the cap and the air rushes upward at tremendous velocity. The cloud continues to grow with huge towering branches of cumulus clouds. Trillions of water droplets begin to get supercooled, remaining liquid below 32 degrees.

Some water droplets begin to freeze into small hailstones. Gravity begins tugging at the hail pulling it toward the ground. On their way, they collide with the supercooled water droplets and grow larger. But the updrafts coming from the ground are relentless. They bring the hailstones back up, high into the cloud, coalescing into

even larger and larger hailstones. The rain and the hail begin to collide Glenn in the stronger upper Burns level winds. And then it begins with the first Lanier crack of lightning.

Outlook A summer storm is born and it’s a big one.

In the middle of this storm the updraft of warm and humid air continues to supply the storm with energy.

It continues to grow larger. Looking down from space, our satellite imagery shows what looks like a large cotton ball, towering over surrounding clouds. Our radar shows a large core of hail and very heavy rainfall. As we switch modes on the radar to show wind velocities, we can see straight-line winds on the edge of the thunderstorm at 60 mph. We are also detecting hail the size of quarters. The National Weather Service radar operator issues a Severe Thunderstorm Warning. Our storm is now reaching its mature stage. All hell is breaking loose on the ground. Rain, hail, high winds and severe lightning, as many as 100 strikes in 10 minutes are occurring.

As the rain and hail continue to fall, the air below the storm begins to cool. The updraft of hot humid air that was once feeding the storm with energy is being overwhelmed by the rain and hail-cooled air. It is scrounging for energy but there is none. When the storm can no longer continue there is a last downward rush of cold air. The air rushes toward the ground at nearly 80 miles per hour. As it hits the ground it fans out in all directions, causing roof shingles to peel away, lawn furniture is scattered everywhere and several trees

SOLUNAR TIMES FOR LAKE LANIER

LAKE LANIER WATER LEVELS NOV 1 1070.92 2 1070.95 3 1070.97 4 1070.94 5 1070.90 6 1070.84 7 1070.82 8 1070.78 9 1070.78 10 1070.79 11 1070.76 12 1070.69 13 1070.64 14 1070.59 15 1070.54 16 1070.57 17 1070.61 18 1070.60 19 1070.59 20 1070.54 21 1070.50 22 1070.45 23 1070.45 24 1070.49 25 1070.46 26 1071.04 27 1071.31 28 1071.29 29 1071.31 30 1071.34 31 AV 1070.78 MAX 1071.34 MI 1070.45

DEC 1071.36 1071.34 1071.28 1071.14 1071.02 1071.10 1071.35 1071.50 1072.02 1072.18 1071.96 1071.91 1071.74 1072.02 1072.14 1071.96 1071.74 1071.55 1071.34 1071.12 1071.17 1072.20 1072.93 1072.98 1072.94 1072.70 1072.48 1072.68 1072.69 1072.45 1072.24 1071.91 1072.98 1071.02

JAN 1071.95 1071.70 1071.41 1071.28 1071.17 1070.99 1070.86 1070.73 1070.61 1070.59 1071.17 1071.43 1071.44 1071.30 1071.19 1071.09 1070.92 1071.02 1071.09 1070.03 1070.97 1070.94 1070.87 1070.80 1070.87 1070.94 1070.91 1070.94 1071.91 1070.86 1070.87 1071.09 1071.95 1070.59

FEB 1070.92 1071.00 1071.03 1071.04 1070.99 1070.96 1070.89 1070.96 1071.03 1070.04 1071.16 1071.30 1071.19 1071.11 1071.22 1071.32 1071.26 1071.25 1071.15 1071.04 1071.07 1071.20 1071.28 1071.16 1071.00 1070.79 1070.60 1070.43

MAR 1070.46 1070.52 1070.52 1070.48 1070.43 1070.43 1070.41 1070.47 1070.51 1070.48 1070.44 1070.45 1070.35 1070.31 1070.38 1070.67 1070.83 1070.89 1070.85 1070.84 1070.85 1070.92 1070.99 1070.99 1070.90 1070.83 1070.79 1070.86 1070.92 1071.01 1070.99 1071.05 1070.67 1071.32 1071.01 1070.43 1070.31

are blown down in this wet microburst.

From the time the storm first formed to its last death throws, 45 minutes have passed! This was a typical “pulse type” thunderstorm frequently found during the month of July. This is why you need to pay particular attention to the weather

APR 1070.89 1070.78 1070.55 1070.38 1070.38 1070.51 1071.68 1072.01 1071.91 1071.66 1071.56 1071.64 1071.73 1071.86 1072.07 1072.01 1071.88 1071.88 1072.05 1072.12 1072.00 1071.87 1071.73 1071.59 1071.42 1071.50 1071.57 1071.40 1071.50 1071.58

MAY 1071.35 1071.14 1071.20 1071.25 1071.19 1071.14 1071.10 1071.00 1070.96 1071.03 1071.08 1071.00 1070.95 1071.02 1071.11 1070.98 1071.04 1071.18 1071.18 1071.14 1071.14 1071.09 1071.04 1071.09 1071.12 1071.05 1071.02 1070.97 1070.97 1070.94 1071.01 1071.52 1071.08 1072.12 1071.35 1070.38 1070.94

JUN 1071.12 1071.07 1071.03 1070.97 1070.94 1070.92 1070.95 1070.99 1070.94 1070.95 1070.93 1070.90 1070.89 1070.94 1070.95 1070.96 1070.92 1070.91 1070.86 1070.81 1070.83 1070.84 1070.84 1070.81 1070.79 1070.78

forecasts and have a weather app or weather alert radio when you want to spend a day on the lake.

Be safe this July my friends. Summer storms can be deadly.

Glenn Burns is chief meteorologist for WSB-TV in Atlanta.

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Young sailors enjoy taste of the sport through UYC junior sailing program

By Pamela A. Keene How many of us wish we’d started a hobby as children, instead of discovering boating, tennis, photography or something else as an adult? Thanks to University Yacht Club, nearly three dozen kids won’t find themselves as adults wishing they’d started learning to sail as a kid.

For the fourth year, UYC has hosted its summertime Junior Sailing Program for the children and grandchildren of members and friends of the club. For two one-week periods in June this year, 39 youngsters have spent time learning to sail, tie sailing knots, learn water safety and work together as teams at the club, located in Big Creek on the south end of the lake.

“About 50 percent of our kids are back for at least the second time,” said accomplished sailor Susan Reddaway, who oversees the program. “And almost all of our instructors are U.S. Sailing certified to teach; we even have a couple of them who were former students and are now junior assistant coaches.”

The participants sail on Optimist Prams and Sunfish, with some of the more advanced students learning to sail Lasers. They also spend some time on the water with club members on larger boats during the week.

Reddaway and her siblings grew up sailing on Lake Lanier. Over the years, she has gone to national and international

competitions. “I enjoy helping young people learn about this fabulous sport,” she said. “It’s something they can do for their entire lives and laying a foundation for them as youngsters will help them both in their on-the-water lives and in the way the handle their lives as they grow up. The things we teach – teamwork, responsibility, sportsmanship and cooperation – will stay with them their entire lives.”

Holiday, Sunrise Cove slipholders see upgrades

By Pamela A. Keene Over the past couple of months, slipholders at both Holiday Marina and Sunrise Cove Marina have been noticing dock upgrades.

At Holiday, Dock S on the south side of the marina has been completely rehabilitated to offer 50-foot, high-roof slips to accommodate the large number of cruisers on the lake. “This is part of our ongoing work on the south side of the marina near the pavilion and bath house,” said Alex Laidlaw with Westrec, owners of Holiday

and Sunrise Cove.

“We’ve also repaved and re-fenced in this part of the marina, creating a very private and protected area for our slipholders.”

At Sunrise Cove, Westrec has replaced Dock A that was heavily damaged during the winter snow storms. It now has 12 high-roof 42-foot slips and concrete decking. “This is the first covered dock we’ve built at Sunrise in quite a while,” Laidlaw said. “We’ve created a very private upscale dock.”

Sunrise Cove's A Dock, which was damaged during a winter storm, has been rebuilt and features 42-foot slips and concrete decking (left).

PHOTOS BY ALAN HOPE

Jackson Hutton and Benjamin Kaplan prepare their Opti to join other participants at the UYC Junior Sailing Program.

Holiday Marina's S Dock, right, has undergone complete rehabilitation and now offers 50-foot high roof slips.

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LLOV getting two new docks

By Jane Harrison Two new docks and gangways are expected to be installed at the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue in September, possibly in time for one of the venue’s largest annual events.

LLOV Venue Manager Morgan House said a $54,000 down payment was made to Boat Dock Works of Gainesville for the 120 foot docks and approaches made of non-splintering, slip proof material.

House told Gainesville Hall ’96 board members at their June meeting that installations may be complete before the September 13 Hong Kong Atlanta Dragon Boat Festival, which attracts thousands to the venue.

The venue’s governing board also discussed facility rental

fees, the proposed 2015 budget, and potential events, including ideas about a 2016 20th anniversary celebration. Board members expressed enthusiasm about organizing a community wide commemoration of the 1996 Olympic canoe/kayak and rowing events at the venue. They talked about how they might pitch the anniversary to national media and launch a month of celebratory events.

Sinking, slippery docks foot rowers at a recent regatta.

• Appeals Continued from Page 12 quires the county to valuate properties in line with fair market value. He emphasized, “State law governs everything we do.”

He stated that once valua-

tions are where they need to be, future increases will not be so dramatic. “However … lake front property is more volatile than other property and change can come quick.”

ASPS summertime activities abound Even though the United States Power Squadron places great emphasis on boating education and safety, we are also a fraternal organization enjoying many social activities both on the water and off.

For instance, we have at least six monthly raft-ups or cruises on Lake Lanier not only to enjoy being on the water during a beautiful summer day, but also to enjoy being with people who enthusiastically share a love for boating and who have become friends. The raft-ups usually include several larger cruisers, a sail boat or two, the occasional houseboat and some smaller boats. In this case, size matters only when selecting the anchors to hold us in place during a fun afternoon.

In addition to local boating activities, there are several other trips planned for this summer, one to the Finger Lakes and Erie Canal in New York, two seafood trips to Florida, one for deep sea fishing and the other for inshore scalloping, and a Potomac River cruise this Fall to visit Washington, DC, Mount Vernon, and several other places of interest along the way. Usually, we plan a

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Squadron While zipping through the water with the wind and spray in your long weekend trip to a nearby face is great fun, there is nothing lake in the autumn, too, for some quite so comforting and satisfying boating, picnicking and enjoying as truly knowing how to return the scenery with friends. In recent everyone safely to the dock with years we have visited Lake the boat unscathed.

Chatuge, a very special place in Check out our ad elsewhere in the nearby Georgia mountains, the Lakeside News for informaand this fall we have an exciting tion about classes we have comtrip planned for Lake Jocassee in ing up and how to get in touch.

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Lake Lanier, timed to coincide Have a fun summer on the with the peak of fall colors, to water … safely! And, don’t forconclude our cruising season to- get to wear that life jacket, too! gether.

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It’s all in a name, especially on the water Bob and Carolyn Wilson, aboard Sea Island Girl, continue Lakeside's long running series of cruising adventures which began in the mid-1990s. To date we've had the Johnston family, Jean and Bill Bayman, and Mechelle and Bill Cooksey all contribute to the series. Bob and Carolyn boated on Lake Lanier until leaving for their adventure in 2002.

After many years on the water we are continually being amused by the names inscribed on the transom of the hundreds of boats that we see. While some are historically nautical, some are downright humorous and others are so convoluted that it is difficult to interpret any intended meaning, and even worse, it makes it even more difficult to hail them on the radio.

I remember when we bought Gypsy Common, our 38-foot Island Packet. The previous owner had the name beautifully displayed, but the name seemed a little strange. Well it turns out that in Europe wandering gypsies commune in a common area generically referred to as the Gypsy Common which gave us something to hang onto, and it made an interesting story. It

day Money was owned by NASCAR great Dale Earnhardt.

Some super-yachts have made a Bob & great gift as was the case with Carolyn Tiger Woods giving his 155-foot Wilson Privacy to his wife Elin to become their secret hideaway from Cruising the media. Recently I read online Wilsons that Elin has considered changing the name of her yacht to Alimony.

Foreign vessel owners often would be less expensive to keep the name, and reportedly it is bad confuse us. The French Canadians tend to be the first to come to luck to change a boat’s name, so mind. The names chosen sound a we kept it.

Boat names give you some in- little strange, and when you cousight into a person – their occupa- ple that with their accent it becomes quite difficult at times to tion, their heritage or their communicate with them. I have philosophy. Take for example: made attempts to call out their Out to Lunch, Home Office or Field Office, names most likely to names using some French words I learned in grade school, and more be seen on a sports fishing boat.

Gaelic Wanderer would be a good often that not I have received a few expletives in return having name for a sailboat owned by an made a mess of things and embarIrishman. And for the philosophers, Theseus Paradox might be rassed myself in the process.

There are some really great appropriate (translated, that could mean if you change the name of a names out there, but there are others that are so over used that we boat, is it the same boat?).

Mega-yacht owners are a little often hear two boats competing more ostentatious. When you see for attention in the same harbor, i.e. do you want Angelina or AnBlue Neon you may automatigelina the Yawl? And there are far cally know it is country music too many Margaritavilles’, After star Alan Jackson’s boat and although a bit more nebulous, Sun- Hours’ and My Ways’, and not

There’s always a story behind boat names.

enough originality, i.e. Blew Too Much, Lazy Bones, or Fantasea.

There must be some truth to the old saying, “It’s all in a name,” or at least that is what the Shire Council Mayor of Bland, Australia thinks. In an effort to increase tourism in his region, Neil Pokoney joined forces with the neighboring community of Boring, and the small village of Dull, in the Scottish Highlands. It provided everyone with some comedic and fun relief and hopefully it will enhance their efforts to attract international visitors.

So when it comes time to name your next boat we hope that you will give some serious thought as to what would be a proper name. It is always a fun exercise when the creative juices

are flowing but remember that you will probably end up monogramming hats, shirts, possibly towels and cups with your boat name. So make sure that the name is pronounceable, easily read and that it reflects an image that you will be proud of for years to come.

In Lieu Of was the name on the Catalina 34 sailboat we had on Lake Lanier, and it’s still on the lake. She is a great boat but we remember laughing when we first saw the name: “Yeah, In Lieu Of everything else,” we have a new boat. I loved the name and hope you will christen your new boat with a name that you can love as well.

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Lakeside Calendar July 2014 July 3 – Annual Third of July Fireworks at Cumming Fairgrounds, 235 Castleberry Rd., Cumming. Gates open at 8 p.m., fireworks at 9 p.m.; dance contest for all ages held at 10 p.m.

July 3 – Dawson Day & Sparks in the Park at Rock Creek Sports Complex, 445 Martin Rd. in Dawsonville including activities, food and more. Starts at 5 p.m., live entertainment at 6 p.m., fireworks begin at dark.

July 4 – Glorious Fourth of July in Demorest features arts and crafts as well. This old fashioned celebration of the nations’ independence has been a tradition in Demorest since 1890. Info: 706-778-4202.

July 4 – Fabulous Fourth at Mall of Georgia in Buford, the 12th annual event kick off at 5 p.m. featuring fun activities for the entire family including children’s rides and inflatables, live music, food and beverage concessions and the largest fireworks display in the county.

July 10-27 – “Driving Miss Daisy” performed by the Gypsy Theatre Company at the Sylvia Beard Theatre in the Buford Community Center, 2200 Buford Hwy., Buford.

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Aug. 1-4, 8-11 – “The King And I” presented by the Habersham Community Theatre at 1370 Washington St. in Clarkesville.

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Aug. 2 – 11th Big E Fest & ETA (Elvis Tribute Artist) Competition at Cornelia’s Grant Reeves VFW, Post 7720 at 1 p.m. Admission: $15; VIP first Five Rows, $20.

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Brenau College July 17-Sept. 12 – Women’s Work exhibition in Simmons Visual Arts Center, Sellars Gallery, focuses on history of fiber arts in North Georgia. July 17 reception, 5:30-7:30 p.m. includes a panel discussion. Light refreshment will be served.

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Thru Sept. 7 – Lanier World Water & Carnival Attractions that include Family Fun Park, Big Beach, Sunset Cove, Landlubber’s Lagoon Carnival and Boardwalk.

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Proposed north lake marina still in works despite protests

By Jane Harrison The prospect of a Hall County lease of Bolding Mill Park will not detour the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from seeking marina proposals for the Lake Lanier park. The Corps plans to start accepting bids this month from developers interested in building a marina on the lake’s northern Chestatee River shore.

A group opposing the potential marina vows it will be a “thorn in the side” of any developer who bids on the project and make plenty of noise at public hearings. As the “Save the Chestatee” organization is sharpening its resistance, Hall County officials and the Corps are looking into an agreement for the county to operate at least a portion of the park. County and Corps officials said regardless of a possible county lease, Corps marina plans remain in the works.

District 2 Commissioner Billy Powell said he planned to propose county lease of the park, located in his district, at the commission’s June 23 work session. He, Commission Chair Dick Mecum, Parks & Leisure Services Director Mike Little, and Assistant County Administrator Marty Nix met with Corps’ operations project officials Tim Rainey and Chris Lovelady for about an hour and a half at the park on June 17.

County and Corps officials indicated they are interested in pursuing a lease arrangement. Questions remain about how much of the park would be leased, what roles each entity would

have, and how the Corps could keep an official visitation count. The number of visitors figures into allocation of Corps funds for Lanier parks.

There was no question about the Corps’ intention to seek marina bids.

“I get the impression the Corps wants a marina there, no matter,” Mecum said. He added the county “really wouldn’t develop anything and would run (the park) as it is,” which he described would be similar to the county’s operation at River Forks Park. But, he said, the property belongs to the Corps and it could put in a marina if it wants.

Save the Chestatee leader David P. Day believes marina development could still be a “toss up” if the county leases the park. “We’re hoping the county leases the whole thing … I don’t know of a single county-leased park where the Corps has come back and done something else,” he said.

Day, who lives near the park and walks there on weekdays, started contacting local and Corps officials after reading about marina plans in February. He set up a website, printed “Save Bolding Mill” signs, and has spoken with nearby lake-goers, including a crowd at the Harbour Point community clubhouse. He said he’s not found anyone who wants a marina.

As of mid-June about 200 names appeared on the opposition group’s petition at www.savethechestatee.org.

Signers cited concerns about increased boat traffic and accidents

near the proposed marina site between two private community marinas, Harbour Point and Marina Bay, already permitted for more than 500 boat slips. They also commented about the potential for more traffic on the narrow park road, litter, noise, and general disturbance of the park’s peaceful nature.

“No one up here wants more boats. At some point it has to be limited,” said Day, adding that the parking lot adjacent to the park’s free boat ramp fills up on weekends. Boaters launch into a cove fronted by an island and frequented by vessels launched from the other marinas.

“They’ve got cigarette boats and houseboats coming out,” said James Martin, who lives on nearby Cool Springs Road and hauls his pontoon to Bolding Mill every weekend. He added it’s hard enough for him to get his “rinky dink” boat in and out now.

He said he wouldn’t use a marina. He doesn’t want boat slip fees, more people, more rules, and security guards “asking what you’re doing.”

More people is exactly what the Corps wants at Bolding Mill, which is on the Corps list of parks that need more visitation, decreased spending, or both to remain feasible to operate.

A marina could bring in more visitors and offer fuel services to the northern stretch of lake that currently has one gas dock authorized only for private community and emergency use.

The number of visitors “plays an important role in the budget process”

David P. Day, organizer of a group opposing a marina at Bolding Mill Park, stands at the possible marina site, located on a section of the Chestatee River arm of Lake Lanier across from an island and between two private community marinas.

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for the parks, Rainey said. Low visitation numbers put operation in jeopardy. Volunteers this season enabled the Corps to cut costs and continue operating the 90-site campground with hot showers, laundry facility, swimming area, and playground. The adjacent 17 acre day use area, the potential site for a marina, has restrooms, picnic pavilions, and the boat ramp. Rainey planned to consult with the Corps’ district office about “finding a mechanism” to lease to the county and maintain some Corps responsibilities so they can officially count Bolding Mill visitors. He said current arrangements at River Forks and Laurel Park, leased by the county, do not allow the Corps to get credit for visitation.

Mecum mentioned that the county could help increase visitation through advertisements, something the Corps cannot do. The Corps is eyeing the combination of a county lease that might allow them to count visitors and a marina as a one-two method to boost visitation, reduce Corps cost at the park, and maintain funding allo-

cations.

The Save the Chestatee instigator said campers at Bolding Mill tell him they will not return if a marina is built. Campground volunteer Rae Cowart, who checks in campers, said “They don’t want (a marina).”

Whatever happens with a county lease or marina development will not come soon. Mecum said the Corps seems in “no hurry” about Bolding Mill’s future. Rainey admitted it will take time for the district office to consider county and marina plans. He expected marina bids would be accepted for 45 days, followed by two months of evaluations. Next would come public hearings.

Day predicted that opponents to a marina will embark on a “fire and brimstone, shock and awe” campaign to halt a marina. Regardless of the county’s contention it cannot stop the Corps from pursing a marina, he said commissioners would feel the heat not only from constituents but due to an increased burden on county law enforcement and emergency services he believes a marina would require.

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Families enjoy paddle trip at Don Carter State Park on Lanier

By Jane Harrison Visitors to Don Carter State Park can explore the shoreline by water, take a dip at the beach, and learn a new skill in a Learn to Canoe class. Offered on weekends by Interpretive Ranger Clint Eller, the 2? hour session tours secluded coves where wood ducks nest and great blue herons feed.

A dozen visitors, most of them first time paddlers on family outings, stroked on tranquil waters on a Saturday in June. As fish splashed beyond the boat ramp, parents and their children got ready to board canoes and sit-ontop kayaks for a short journey led by “Ranger Clint.”

“A day on the water is better than a day off any day of the week,” Eller told the group circled-up on the boat ramp to hear his instructions. The park’s first interpretive ranger, an experienced paddler, herpetologist, and all-round outdoorsman, told them about wood ducks which nest in trees, giant turtles “that sometimes pop up beside the boat,” and bald eagles seen hunting along the Chattahoochee River section of Lake Lanier.

Eller explained the tour would take them through a quiet cove to

a “swampy area” with a wood duck nest box, and then would skirt the opposite shore before crossing the channel to head for the beach. There, they would disembark near the sand, cool off and play in the water. He had a dry sack for their snacks, lunch, and stuff.

Jay and Iris Lawson, of Gainesville, brought their three sons, Jim, Riley and Joe, for a Father’s Day weekend activity. Jay said he read about the class in his search for family-oriented outdoor recreation and requested it for dad’s day. Eller outfitted each participant in a life jacket, demonstrated basic strokes, and helped launch them in canoes or kayaks.

Jay and boys, Riley and Joe, boarded a canoe, while Iris and Jim set out in a kayak. After a few awkward strokes getting their act together in a cove, the family embarked on a trip unlike others they’d had together.

AJ and Erika Parker, of Gainesville, stepped into a canoe with daughter, Taylor, age 7, having a special day with her parents while two other siblings stayed with grandparents. “This is the place to bring kids. There are

multiple things they can do,” said AJ, whose family frequents the year-old park. “I want my kids to get out and not be afraid.”

Soon Taylor, situated in the middle with her paddle, was helping dad “motor” while mom steered from the back of the boat.

Although they had never paddled together, the trio looked like they’d shared a canoe before.

A visitor sharing the canoe with Eller got extra insight into wildlife sightings and human activities on the park’s water and trails. Turtle eggs were beginning to hatch on shore, where yellow bellied sliders are the predominate species. They share the banks and quiet coves with river cooters, chicken turtles, and common snapping turtles. Deer and about a dozen kinds of snakes inhabit the park. Anglers, some casting from kayaks, were catching a mess of “pan fish” (bream and crappie) and gutting, scaling and hosing them off at the park’s fish cleaning station before frying them up. Before mid-day, you see more canoes and kayaks floating the calm water adjacent to the walk-in campsites than motor boats.

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“People don’t always want to just go out on their own,” Eller said. “They want to be shown things, to do things.”

He hopes to extend the discovery on the water this month with paddling trips to a picnic spot and a longer tour up the river. Families touring with Eller last month indicated they might be back for an extended journey.

Riley Lawson said his favorite

part of the trip was playing at the beach. After a couple of hours in a canoe, his mother, Iris, switched to one of the park’s new sit-ontop kayaks. “I like it better … it’s so much easier,” she said. Taylor Parker exited the canoe and talked excitedly about coming back to Ranger Clint’s Junior Ranger Camp. Before departing, her parents, AJ and Erika, tried paddling double in a canoe and stroked in graceful unison. They left with the joy of discovering a new outdoor activity for themselves and their kids.

PHOTO BY JANE HARRISON

Paddlers explore the Chattahoochee River channel as the head toward the beach at Don Carter State Park.

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Tri the Mountains, Blue Ridge. 600 yard swim, 18 mile bike, 5K run, 7 a.m. July 20, Lake Blue Ridge Marina, 355 Marina Rd. Individual $85, team $125. No race day registration. www.gamultisports.com, 770-926-2367.

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Tugaloo Triathlon, Lavonia. 1.5K swim, 42K bike, 10K run, 8 a.m. Sept. 13, Tugaloo State Park, 1763 Tugaloo State Park Rd. Individuals $85 USAT members, $97 non-USAT; teams $130; add $20 after Sept. 7. www.gamultisports.com, 770-926-2367, jim@gamultisports.com.

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Appalachian Jam, Dahlonega. Traditional mountain music players perform around downtown square, 2-5 p.m. Saturdays through Oct. 11. www.dahlonega.org.

AMP Cycling Series, Dawsonville. USA Cycling sanctioned bicycle races on race track at Atlanta Motorsports Park, 20 Duck Thurmond Rd. Various categories/distances; races start 5:15 p.m. Tuesdays through Sept. 2. $13-$33. www.ampcyclingseries.com.

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Junior Ranger Adventure Thursdays, Gainesville. Children age 6-12 learn about the outdoors, earn Junior Ranger Badge, Thursdays 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Don Carter State Park, 5000 N. Browning Bridge. Rd. $5, plus $5 parking. www.gastateparks.org. 678-450-7726.

Ranger Clint’s Roving Adventures, Gainesville. Flag down interpretive Ranger Clint Eller between classes for fun insights on live animal sightings, artifacts, and interesting stories about the park, 9-5 a.m. Saturdays through July 26, Don Carter State Park, 5000 N. Browning Bridge. Rd. $5 parking. www.gastateparks.org. 678-450-7726.

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• Splash Aquatic Club: Competitive swimming groups for Rookie (age 4) through Masters (age 18 and older to improve fitness, develop better technique, or train for competition.

Gainesville/Hall residents $30-$60, non residents $40-$80.

Cumming Aquatic Center • Location: 201 Aquatic Circle, Cumming • Information/registration: (770) 781-1781 www.cummingaquaticcenter.com (register online) • Lessons: Swimming and water safety program ranges from toddler-age in Parent Child Aquatics Program to teens and adults in Learn to Swim and Adult Aquatics Program. Private or semiprivate lessons available. Fees and schedules vary. Competitive swimming and diving programs, Masters Swim Team also available. Lifeguard certification offered.

Brenau University • Location: Brenau Fitness Center, 500 Washington St., SE, Gainesville • Information/registration: www.brenautigers.com, Blaire Bachman, (770) 534-6279, bbachman@brenau.edu.

• Lessons: Custom private swim lessons for all ages and abilities. Four 30-min. lessons $100; advanced level-four one-hour lessons $150. Brenau Masters Swim Team offers practice and competitive program for swimmers of all levels, high school age and older. $60/month.

University of North Georgia Gainesville Campus • Location: 3820 Mundy Mill Rd., Oakwood • Information/registration: http://ung.edu/recreational-sports/gainesville/aquatics/index.php, (678) 717-3605 • Swim lessons: For ages 3 (must be potty trained) and older range from introduction to water skills to swimming and skill proficiency. Check website for dates.

Georgia Mountain YMCA

Other Boater Education Opportunities (Certification exam not included) • Ladies & Boating: Introduction to boating for ladies only, includes boating trip on lake and instruction in driving, docking, “rules of the road.” Rescheduled from last month at Gainesville Marina, 2145 Dawsonville, Hwy., Gainesville. Call to find out new date and time, register with CJ at 770-536-2171.

• Professional Tutoring: On-line or in person tutoring designed to prepare individuals for exams required for certification and licensure for maritime jobs by instructor Steve Johnson, retired US Coast Guard, experienced ship navigator, deck officer, and USCG license instructor for Sea School. www.navteach.com, stevejohnson@navteach.com, (770) 312-0989.

• Advanced Boating Classes in piloting, marine communications, and other boating skills offered periodically by the Atlanta Sail and Power Squadron. www.atlantasboatingclub.com.

Vessel Safety Checks • U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary certified vessel examiners perform safety inspections on recreational boats, personal watercraft and paddle sport vessels. Free.

When/Where: All inspections 9 a.m.-noon unless otherwise noted: July 12, East Bank (Gwinnett); July 26, Little Hall (Hall); Aug. 5 6 p.m. Bass Pro Shops (Gwinnett); Aug. 9, Laurel Park (Hall); Aug. 23 Tidwell Park (Gwinnett); Sept. 5 State Patrol Post (Cumming); Sept. 14 Old Federal Park (Hall); Oct. 2 10 a.m. Bass Pro Shops (Gwinnett); Nov. 3 10 a.m. State Patrol Post.

Info: http://a0700209.uscgaux.info, drv2600@gmail.com.

• Atlanta Sail and Power Squadron offers vessel safety check-ups by appointment. http://atlantasboatingclub.com/vessel-safety-check/vessel-safety-check-signup.

Contacting USCGA in an emergency on Lanier The USCGA Operations Center with watch stander is open from mid-May through September, weekends and holidays, from 1 p.m. until 7 p.m., and can be reached

by VHF/FM marine radio on Channel 16 or by calling 770-967-2322.

NOTE: Please contact Lakeside on Lanier News to list additional boating and water safety classes. lakesidenews@mindspring.com.

• Location: 2455 Howard Rd., Gainesville • Information/registration: http://www.hallcountyymca.org/programs/youth/swim-sportsplay/swim-lessons/ 770-297-9622.

• Swim lessons: For all ages and levels, parent-child swim, Masters Swim Program, water fitness, water safety, life guard certification. Fees and times vary.

SAFE RIDER pledge spells out PWC Safety Driver inattention and ignorance about boating “rules of the road” are chief causes of personal water craft accidents, according to a PWC industry official. The Personal Watercraft Industry Association seeks to reduce PWC mishaps with its nationwide Safe Rider program, which spells out how to responsibly operate the vessels.

The organization launched its second annual Safe Rider program this summer to educate users of PWC on safety and asking them to sign a pledge committing to the safe and responsible operation of their vessels. The pledge can be accessed online at bit.ly/SafeRider or on the front page of www.pwia.org.

“Our mission is to advocate for a safe and enjoyable experience on any personal watercraft,” said David Dickerson, executive director of PWIA. “Bringing the Safe Rider campaign to PWC users for a second year in a row will help us to continue to reach a larger audience with the message that PWC fun and safety go hand in hand.”

PWIA first launched the Safe Rider program in 2013 with an inaugural on-water event at Port Royale Marina in partnership with state legislators and local businesses. The Safe Rider’s pledge form asks that all PWC riders agree to the take the following steps towards safety and fun on the water: • Scan the water for hazards and other boats • Avoid aggressive maneuvers • Follow local boating laws, including rules to prevent the transfer of invasive species • Examine your equipment • React to conditions • Insist on a safe distance from other boats, swimmers and fixed objects • Drive sober • Evaluate weather and waterways • Respect the environment by avoiding fuel spills and operating close to marine life Dickerson said that because of the maneuverability of the small vessels, drivers need to scan the water consistently to avoid collisions. He added that simple knowledge of and conformity with rules of the road are also key to preventing PWC accidents.

The PWIA website includes information on instructional courses and downloadable safety materials, including a brief handbook titled Riding Rules for Personal Watercraft and PWC Orientation Checklist.can also be found at www.pwia.org.

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Rick and Jane Marton: Ambassadors for Lake Lanier Shore Lines

loves the water so much and really needs to be on the water.”

From the fascinating to the remarkable, Lake Lanier harbors Jane logged 10 years in the USCGA, teaching water safety many personalities and places along its shores. Lakeside presclasses side by side with Marton ents “Shore Lines” – stories about people who live, work and play around the lake and the places that make the area special. and serving as crew with him.

The year they met – 1982 –

By Pamela A. Keene volunteered to do ride-alongs was life-changing and memorable he slogan “A day on the with Corps rangers on the 3 to 11 for the couple in a handful of p.m. shift. “Every Friday night, water is always a good ways: they met and married, and I’d meet Ranger Tim Rainey (now then Rick was furloughed from day,” was never more Buford Dam Project Operations true for anyone other than Rick United Airlines. During that time, Manager) to patrol the lake,” Rick he went back to college to earn Marton. Known around Lake said. “He’s such a great guy and I his degree. And to replace his job Lanier as “Captain Rick,” the Michigan native and 25-year vet- really have enjoyed watching his with United, he trained and becareer flourish over the years. He came a firefighter. eran of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary has always lived on the gave me a strong foundation “I’d been a volunteer fireabout the lake and helped instill a fighter for about four years and I water, and he doesn’t intend to special love of this wonderful re- was looking forward to being a change that any time soon. source. We’re still good friends to full-time fireman,” he said.

The proud owner of “Little this day.”

Toot” spends most days on the “However, as fate would have it, Rick’s dedication to the lake lake, either doing patrols for the my phone was ringing when I got and water safety led him to earn USCGA or cruising to find and home from my first shift and his 100-ton USCG Masters Lipick up shoreline garbage and everything changed again. It was lake trash. He’s even been known cense. It has enabled him to beUnited Airlines calling to send us to instigate salvage projects to re- come immersed in the lake as a to New Orleans to open the office much-sought-after captain. He move old boats, out-of-repair there, so I retired from firefightspent seven years as one of docks and more. ing after only one shift. I did at Captain Rick is a familiar face Robert Estrada’s TowBoatUS least get to see some action; we to lake-goers because of his ongo- captains and four years driving were called out to a fire. I’ll say Tommy Bagwell’s large houseing involvement with the Lake this about 1982 – it was a very tirboat that frequently takes elected ing, and wonderful, year for us Lanier Association Shore Sheep officials and area dignitaries on and his bright red “Little Toot” both.” the lake. that looks like a tug boat.

Rick and Jane packed up and He spent 14 years as the capHowever, he doesn’t limit his moved to New Orleans, where tain of the Upper Chattahoochee search for debris to the annual they spent about 18 months and trash pick-up. “We’ve been doing Riverkeeper’s Chota Princess, Jane earned her master’s degree. monthly trips around the lake be- used by Elachee Nature Center to Then United called again and the cause there’s so much territory to educate school children and procouple headed to Charleston – ancover,” he said. “It’s been very re- vide nature excursions on the other ideal location for Marton, warding working with all the vol- lake. right on the water. There, he After a four-year stint in the unteers and also with the Corps of founded a flotilla of the USCGA US Air Force, Marton took a job Engineers.” at Lake Moultrie, S.C., and the He’s the official volunteer who in customer service with United couple taught corporate waterAirlines. He moved across the checks on aids to navigation and safety classes. “She taught better country, at one point ending up in than anybody I’d ever seen,” Rick puts out low-water markers for Florida, where he met Jane, who the Corps. His loyalty to the said. “Because of teaching high Corps and the work it does to pre- had been teaching high school school, Jane’s a natural.”

English and history there for 17 serve Lanier is evident.

After 11 years in Charleston, years.

In fact, back in 1997, when the couple was sent to Portland, “Our first date was sailing on Rick and Jane moved to Lanier, Ore., for Rick’s job. It was there, Rick’s Hobie Cat,” Jane said.

Marton’s introduction to the after 18 months on the West “Today, I call myself a reluctant 39,000-acre lake came honestly. boater, but I fully support all that He knew he needed to be on the Rick does because I know he water as much as possible, so he

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Rick and Jane Marton aboard Little Toot.

Coast, that he decided to take early retirement. In late 1996, as he and Jane thought about where they’d like to settle, one of Jane’s sons – who was living in Atlanta – showed her Lake Lanier.

“We only saw a little sliver of the lake, but it was all I needed to see,” Jane said. “I bought a chart of the lake, took it back to Rick and we pretty much decided on the spot to move here.”

By the end of the summer of 1997, the couple purchased a 1.5acre lakefront lot in Cumming with a charming barn-cottage on the property. As they built their home, they lived in the 100- yearold cottage, which still stands and is periodically rented to long-term tenants. They also have an easy walk to their dock where currently they keep three boats, all painted red – Little Toot; Big Red, a jet boat; and Red Lightning, his “newest old boat,” a motor whale boat that came off a Navy Ship.

While Rick and his wife Jane are headed to Florida when their Cumming lake-front home sells, they are still soaking up every

minute of the lake lifestyle at Lake Lanier. They’ll move to Shell Point, an active-adult community in Fort Myers. It’s located on a river and is pretty much within spitting distance of the Gulf of Mexico.

“We’re taking Red Lightning with us,” he says. With its open design it will be perfect for river and open-water excursions.

“We’ll start down there with one boat, but I’m sure that won’t last for long,” he said with a smile.

Jane is accustomed to Rick’s penchant for unusual boats. “We’ve never really had a normal boat,” she said.

For Rick and Jane, leaving Lake Lanier will be bittersweet.

But everyone who knows them is confident that they’ll quickly acclimate to their new home.

They’ll become involved in the community and share their positive and outgoing personalities.

And for Rick, being on the water with Jane and Red Lightning at his side, he’ll be right at home.

“You know,” he said, “this will be just another chapter in our lives, another adventure to experience.”

July sizzles at Lake Lanier Islands

By Pamela A. Keene The Fourth of July weekend is just the beginning of a funfilled month at Lake Lanier Islands. From July 4 through 6, the resort’s Lanier World will be celebrating America’s independence with live entertainment and special activities. On those three days, Lanier World’s admission will be $15 per person, daily.

A huge fireworks show will cap off the evening of July 4.

On Saturday, July 5, the film “Captain America” will be

Rick and Jane Marton aboard Little Toot.

shown at Big Beach.

July’s Full Moon Party takes place on Saturday, July 12, starting at 5 p.m. at Sunset Cove. The cover charge of $15 per person begins at 5 p.m. and includes live entertainment.

Two wine cruises on the Island Princess are slated for Sunday, July 13, and Sunday, July 27.

The cost is $60 per person and $110 per couple for the threehour cruise. Reservations are required by calling 770-945-8787.

Make plans to attend the “Monsters of Mock” from 2 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, July 26, at Sunset Cove, with an all-day concert of tribute rock bands.

And to end the month, the featured Beach Flick on Saturday, July 26, is “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids” at Big Beach.

MORE INFO: 770-945-8787, www.lakelanierislands.com

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Lake Lanier Marinas Info AQUALAND MARINA Hours of operation: Dock open 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun.Thurs.; 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Fri./Sat. Phone: 770-967-6811 Website: www.aqualandmarina.com Location: 6800 Lights Ferry Rd., Flowery Branch Types of slips available: Houseboats, covered cruisers, & all types of open slips plus covered & open dry slips, totaling 1,725 wet docks and 460 dry docks Store: Yes Store/Dock hours: Dock open 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 7 days a week Types of fuel: Non-ethanol, 90 octane Price of fuel: (as of 6/25/14) $4.99 On-site eatery: Dockside Grill Take-out menu: Sandwiches Restaurant description: Casual Menu: Famous “Docker Burger,” sandwiches, salads & seafood grilled & fried.

Phone: 770-363-2318 Security: 24/7, gated Additional amenities: Self service work yard with deep draft well & marine travel lift, houseboat launching ramp, pump-out station, bathhouses with showers, laundry facilities, wet slips with private gated parking. Sales of new boats by Coast to Coast Yacht Sales, brokerage services by Marine Max, rental boats & cabins by Lanier Aqua Rentals.

AQUAMARINA LAZY DAYS Hours of operation: Office/Dock, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Mon.-Fri.; 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat./Sun.) Phone: 770-945-1991 Website: www.ILoveMyMarina.com Location: 6700 Lanier Islands Pkwy, Buford Types of slips available: Concrete Wet Slips from 50 125 foot covered & 100 foot open slips; 554 covered dry stack spaces up to 36 feet Types of fuel: 90 Non-ethanol marine fuel treated with ValvTect; diesel Price of fuel: (as of 6/25/14) $4.99 non-ethanol; $4.39 diesel Security: 24/7 surveillance monitoring Full Service Department: Barefoot Boating, 770-8205949 Boat Club: Carefree Boat Club, 770-361-5501 Additional Amenities: Free pump out for customers, trailer storage, dock carts, ice available, boat detailing service; Dry Stack - smartphone app to control launch/retrieval of boat, Pre-Fueling service, wash racks; Wet Slips - gated/private parking, golf cart valet service, inslip pump out, weekend newspaper delivery BALD RIDGE MARINA Hours of operation: Office, Mon-Fri, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., marina has 24/7 access.

Phone: 770-887-5309 Website: www.baldridgemarina.com Location: 1850 Bald Ridge Marina Rd., Cumming Types of slips available: Covered & uncovered.

Store: Sandwich shop; some boating supplies Store hours: Seasonal Types of fuel: 90 Non-ethanol; diesel Price of fuel: (as of 6/25/14) $5.10; $4.50 diesel (Dock open 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Mon.-Thurs.; 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Fri.; 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Sat.; 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Sun.)

On-site eatery: Lenny’s Sub Shop Eatery hours: 10 a.m.-8 p.m., 7 days a week Menu: Sub sandwiches, salads and more; Party Packs (deli sandwich, chips and deluxe cookie) Restaurant description: Casual Phone: 770-888-6473 Security: 24/7 security, gated Additional amenities: Full-service department, parts department, boat body work, yacht repair & Marine Max Stovall sales dock. Boating supplies/commissary/dry goods/retail clothing items.

GAINESVILLE MARINA Hours of operation: Office, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon.-Fri.; 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat./Sun. Phone: 770-536-2171 Website: www.gainesvillemarina.com Location: 2145 Dawsonville Hwy., Gainesville Types of slips available: 600 slips, dry stack covered up to 25', wet covered & uncovered up to 80'.

Types of fuel: 90 recreational, non-ethanol Price of fuel: (as of 6/25/14) $5.07 (Dock open 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon.-Fri.; 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat./Sun.; Pay-at-thePump, 9 a.m.- ‘til 30 minutes before dusk, 7 days a wk) On-site eatery: Skogies Menu: Barbecue, seafood and American fare.

Phone: 678-450-1310 Security: 7 days a week Additional amenities: Parts department, land service shop, recreational room, bath house, pumpout station.

Sales of new, used and brokerage boats. Bennington Pontoon Boats, Four Winns Deck/Sport Boats and Yamaha Outboards.

HABERSHAM MARINA Hours of operation: Office/Store, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., 7 days a week Phone: 770-887-5432 Website: www.habershammarina.com Location: 2200 Habersham Marina Rd., Cumming Types of slips available: 650 slips for dry storage up to 27’ Store: Yes Types of fuel: 90 Recreational fuel, non-ethanol Price of fuel: (as of 6/25/14) $4.99 (Dock open 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Mon.-Sat.; 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun.) Security: Yes Additional amenities: Repair services, detailing and bottom cleaning. Also bathroom and shower facilities are available.

HIDEAWAY BAY MARINA Hours of operation: Office—8:30 a.m.-7 p.m., 7 days a week; Marina: 24/7 Phone: 770-967-5500 Website: www.hideawaybaymarina.com Location: 6334 Mitchell St., Flowery Branch Types of slips available: Wet (510) Dry (150) Showroom: Atlanta Marine Store/Gas Dock hours: 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m., 7 days a week Types of Fuel: 90 octane, non-ethanol Price of fuel: (as of 6/25/14) $4.74 On-site eatery: Fish Tales Security: 24/7 manned security Additional amenities: Restaurant-Seasonal, complete boat/motor repair, new bathhouse w/ locked showers and AC, laundry, pump out, trailer storage.

HOLIDAY MARINA Hours of operation:Office/Store/Dock, 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Mon.-Thur.; 8:30-7 p.m., Fri.-Sun. Phone: 770-945-7201 Website: www.holidaylakelanier.com Location: 6900 Holiday Rd., Buford Types of slips available: 22-100' Uncovered including 80, 90, and 100' Breakwater Slips; 26-85' Covered Slips totalling 1238 Slips Store: Yes; Convenience items and basic boating supplies.

Types of fuel: Premium, unleaded & diesel, non-ethanol Price of fuel: (as of 6/25/14): $5.24 premium; $4.99 unleaded; $4.49 diesel (5 percent discount with Westrec advantage membership) On-site eatery: Castaways Seafood Bar & Grill Menu: Fish, chicken and burger baskets Phone: 678 765-0424 Security: 24/7 Additional amenities: Boat rentals, repair service, pumpout station, boat sales, TowBoat US LANIER HARBOR MARINA Lanier Harbor Marina has permanently closed effective 2/4/14.

PORT ROYALE MARINA Hours of operation: Office, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 7 days a week Phone: 770-887-5715 Website: www.bestinboating.com/port_royale Location: 8800 Port Royale Dr., Gainesville Types of slips available: Uncovered, 20' to 80'; covered, 24' to 80' totaling 514 slips & dry stack storage (470) for up to 39'.

Store/Dock hours: 8 a.m.-8 p.m., 7 days a week; Pay at the pump closes same time as restaurant around 10 p.m.

Store: Service Store & Ship Store Types of fuel: 90-octane Price of fuel: (as of 6/25/14) $4.84 On-site eatery: Pelican Pete's Bar and Grill Security: Gated, 24/7 Additional amenities: Climate controlled bath house with showers, 24/7 self-service pump out, rental boats, Courtesy dock for dry stack, two ship stores, full-service center, largest floating gas dock in Ga., 16 gas pumps.

SUNRISE COVE MARINA Hours of operation: Office/Store/ Dock, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun.-Fri.; 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat.) Phone: 770-536-8599 Website: www.sunrisecovermarina.com Location: 5725 Flat Creek Rd., Gainesville Types of slips available: Uncovered-20-70'; Covered24-50'; to include an exclusive 44' Sailboat Breakwater Dock. Total Wet Slips 688 and nine (9) Dry Storage Spaces (boats on trailer).

Store: Yes Types of fuel: 90 recreational, non-ethanol Price of fuel: (as of 6/25/14) $4.95 with 5 percent off with Westrec Advantage Membership Security: 24/7 Additional amenities: Club House, bath house, laundry facility and pump-out open 24/7.

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Lakeside’s Dining Guide Lakeview Dining Big Creek Tavern – lunch, dinner seven days a week; breakfast at 11:30 a.m. on Sundays. Open year around. Featuring the “Best” Angus Beef, a step up from old-fashioned American food. Billiards, video games, beer, wine, liquor. Mon. Thurss, 11:30 a.m. to midnight, Fri. and Sat. from 11:30 a.m. to 1 a.m. and Sun. from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. 8050 Big Creek Rd., Buford. B3, 678-482-1662.

Bullfrogs Bar & Grille – Located at Legacy Lodge & Conference Center at Lake Lanier Islands Resort. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

Dine poolside or indoors. Selections include salads, sandwiches, entrees, desserts and a variety of drink options from full-service bar. Guests may arrive by boat or car. Buford. B-3, 770-9458787.

Dockside Grill Café – Offering full lake views of Lanier in a casual outdoor café setting. Featuring the famous Docker burger, sandwiches including grouper, tuna and mahi. Spring hours Fri -Sun, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Aqualand Marina, Flowery Branch. C-3, 770-363-2318.

Dockside Sandwich Company – Offering sandwiches, lahvosh, salads, chips and snacks.

Baldridge Marina, Cumming. Seasonal. 770889-2185.

Fish Tales Lakeside Grille – Casual lakeside dining featuring grouper fingers, signature salads and much more. Full service indoor and outdoor bar with live music. Sun. - Thur., 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Fri./Sat., 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Hideaway Bay Marina. C-3, 770-967-3775.

Lenny’s sub shop at Bald Ridge Marina subs and salads. Party packs perfect for lake outings. Mon.- Thur., 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Fri. Sun., 9 a.m. -9 p.m. A-3, Cumming, 770-8886473. www.lennys.com Mallory’s Castaways – Holiday Marina. Offering fish, chicken and burger baskets; hand-cut potato chips with special toppings; casual dining. Full bar service, tropical and frozen drinks.

Live entertainment and karaoke on the weekends. Call for hours. C-3 678 765-0424. Seasonal.

Pelican Pete’s – Picturesque dining right on the water at Port Royale in an open-air thatched-roof building. Selection of sandwiches, burgers, fish and more. Call for hours. B-2, 770-887-5715 ext 5.

Skogies – Made from scratch seafood, BBQ and American fare with a great view served in a laid back pet friendly environment. We serve the best breakfast on Lake Lanier! Menu items include eggs benedict served five ways, Omelettes, shrimp & grits, cathead biscuits & gravy, breakfast sandwiches & more. Call from your boat & they will pick you up. Spring hours: Wed /Thurs 11 a.m.-9 p.m., Fri 11 a.m.-10 p.m., Sat, 9 a.m. to noon (breakfast) and noon to 9 p.m., Sun, 9 a.m. to noon (breakfast) and noon to 5 p.m.

Gainesville Marina. C-1 678 450-1310; www.skogies.net.

Sunset Cove Beach Club – An open-air eatery on a quiet stretch of beach near LanierWorld at Lake Lanier Islands Resort. Open for lunch and dinner. Views of the lake during the day or dine under the stars in the glow of firelight from the fireplace. Come by car or by boat. Also at Sunset Cove, Dog and Draft features 12 beers on draft, plus hot dogs, brats and sausage in pretzel buns. Fire and Ice kiosk offers smoked barbecue and burgers. On the Boardwalk, Sunset Cantina serves Tex-Mex food featuring tacos, quesadillas, and burritos; a fusion of food truck food fare and culinary concoctions with our own special flair! By water, Sunset Cove is between buoys 7SC and 5SC. www.lakelanierislands.com. Buford. B-3, 770-945-8787.

Windows Restaurant – Located at Legacy Lodge & Conference Center at Lake Lanier Islands Resort and overlooks Lake Lanier. Provides breakfast buffet and menu options daily, and special dining events every Saturday night throughout the season. Guests may arrive by boat or car. Buford. B-3, www.lakelanierislands.com, 770-945-8787.

American Antebellum – Southern contemporary cuisine including fried catfish with pimento dumplings, grilled wild salmon, thyme roasted pork chop, ribeye with buttermilk mashed potatoes and more. Weekend brunch features biscuits and gravy, ham steak and eggs, buttermilk pancakes, shrimp and grits, and more. Downtown Flowery Branch, C-3, 770-965-8100. www.antebellumrestaurant.com.

Braise – Open for lunch and dinner, Tues.-Sun. Also features fried green tomatoes, BBQ shrimp, oyster po’boys, braised short ribs and pot roast.

Dessert for two features apple cobbler and brownie a la mode. Comfort food redefined. Live weekly entertainment downstairs at Coo-Coo’s Nest with an extended bar menu and drink specials. Located at 1920 Freedom Pkwy., just off Ga. Hwy. 400. A-3, Cumming, 678-456-8932.

Branch House Tavern - The ultimate sports restaurant in Hall County offers a selection of hamburgers, wings, hearty salads, southwestern grill fare, and a huge selection of appetizers and desserts. Big screen sports action on 50 HD TVs, and live entertainment. Also featuring a full bar and dancing all night long. 678-828-8345 5466 McEver Rd. C-3 Flowery Branch, GA. 30542.

Take Out Available Coastal Breeze Seafood Grill – Offering seafood, steaks, ribs, oysters on the half shell, salads, burgers and more. Lunch and dinner, full bar. Sun.-Thur 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Fri-Sat 11 a.m.-midnight. 5390 Lanier Island Parkway. C-3, www.coastalbreezega.com, 770-945-9181.

Collegiate – Old-fashioned hamburgers, hot dogs and milk shakes served in 1940s setting.

Gainesville. C-2, 678-989-2280.

Foster House – Lunch and dinner served family-style featuring casual dining at lunch and fine dining in evening. Lunch served 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Mon.-Fri. Dinner served 5-8:30 p.m., Thurs.; 5-9:30 p.m., Fri./Sat. Cumming. A-3, 770-887-9905.

Norman’s Landing – Specializing in fresh seafood, hand-cut steaks, Canadian baby-back ribs with Kansas City barbecue sauce. Cumming. Casual. A-3, 770-886-0100.

Silver Bay Seafood – Specializing in seafood dishes like fried grouper, snapper, baby shrimp, oysters, scallops, broiled swordfish, mahi, and much more. Located at 2415 Browns Bridge Rd., Gainesville, C-2. 678 450-4900.

Two Dog Café – Classic small town diner with an emphasis on fresh food and fast service for lunch and dinner. Located at 317 Spring St. Gainesville. C-2, 770-287-8384.

Wild Wing Café – Offers casual dining, live music, special Monday Trivia Night and 2 Fer Tuesday nights (buy a dozen, get a dozen wings free). Located at 311 Jesse Jewell Pkwy., Gainesville. C-2, 770-536-9177.

Yahoola Creek Grill – Features Southern-inspired, made-from-scratch cooking from our outdoor deck, cozy dining room and loft. Full beer and wine list. Open for lunch and dinner, Wed.Sat. Open for brunch and supper on Sunday.

Closed Mon./Tues. Located on S. Chestatee Street, Dahlonega. 706-482-2200; www.yahoolacreekgrill.com.

Continental/Fine Dining Adam’s – American Mediterranean cuisine including Rack of Lamb, Calf’s Liver Anglaise, Mediterranean Chicken Penne, Oysters Rockefeller and Seafood Pastilla Rolls. Full bar. Dinner Mon.-Sat., 5-10:30 p.m. Located at 15 East Main St., Buford. B-3, 678 754-0379.

Aqua Terra Bistro – European fusion cuisine served daily. Open for lunch, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Mon.-Fri.; noon-2:30 p.m., Sat.; dinner hours are 5-10 p.m., Mon.-Sun. Located on Buford’s historic Main Street. No reservations. B-3, 770-271-3000.

Blue Bicycle – a bistro touting “great food in a place not to feel rushed.” Open for lunch Thurs./Fri.; open for dinner Tues.-Sat. Reservations are suggested. Located at 671 Lumpkin Campground Road, behind the Outlet Mall on GA. Hwy. 400. Dawsonville, B-1. 706-2652153.

Corkscrew Café – Fine dining featuring varied menu choices, open lunch and dinner. Hours: 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m., Tues.-Thurs.; 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m., Fri./Sat.; noon-9 p.m., Sun. Reservations suggested. Located on 51 West Main St., Dahlonega. 706-867-8551.

Luna’s – Continental cuisine, romantic atmosphere. Gainesville. C-2, 770-531-0848.

Oar House in Dahlonega – Specialties: handcut steaks, seafood dishes and homemade desserts, “everything homemade from the bread to the pickles.” Located Hwy 52E, 4 miles east of Dahlonega. D-1. Reservations suggested. 706864-9983.

Poor Richard’s – Specializing in Prime Rib, steaks, ribs and fresh seafood. Casual dining, dinner only. Full-service bar. Gainesville. C-1, 770-532-0499.

Scott’s Downtown – Upscale casual ambience with specialty sandwiches for lunch and gourmet entrees for dinner. Gainesville. C-2. 770-5361111.

Barbecue/Country/Home Cooking Johnny’s BBQ – Real Pit BBQ pork, chicken & ribs. Brunswick stew. Minutes from Clark’s Bridge rowing venue. Gainesville. Casual. D-1, 770-536-2100.

Old McDonald’s BBQ – Real Pit BBQ, Brunswick stew, ribs. Minutes from Lake Lanier.

Casual. Tues. - Thurs., 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Fri. 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sat. 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sun. 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Buford. B-3, 770-945-8608.

Deli Common Grounds Coffee Shoppe – Light breakfast, lunch and dinner and desserts followed by fresh roasted coffee. Flowery Branch.

C-3, 770-967-4080.

Italian Dominick’s Italian Restaurant – Features cuisine from the north of Italy, with veal, chicken and seafood dishes. Favorites include chicken saltimbocca and garlic bread appetizer. Halfprice bottles of wine on Monday nights, halfprice appetizers from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesdays and endless pasta and salad on Wednesdays. Dominick’s is open Monday thru Sunday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. for lunch and dinner from 5-9:30 p.m. Located at the corner of Buford Hwy. and Hamilton Mill Rd in the Buford Village Shopping Center., Buford. B-3, 770-614-0019.

Gianni’s Italian Bistro – serves pizza, subs and pasta. Located at LanierWorld at Lake Lanie Islands Resort. www.lakelanierislands. com. Buford. B-3, 770-945-8787.

Piazza – Features traditional Italian dishes, homemade raviolis, pizza, chicken, veal and seafood specialities. Open 7 days a week: 11 a.m.-9 p.m., Sun.-Thurs.; 11 a.m.-10 p.m., Fri./Sat. Located on 24 East Main St., Dahlonega. B-1. 706-867-9881.

Vinny’s New York Pizza & Italian Grill – New York-style pizzeria known for generous portions and reasonable pricing. Specialties include Philly Chicken and Cheese sub, New York Pizza, Chicken Caesar Salad, Sausage & Pepper plate, baked pasta and Lasagna. Desserts include Cannoli, Tiramisu, Italian Funnel Cakes or cheesecake. Wine and beer available. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sat., noon-10 p.m.; Sun, 5-10 p.m. Located at 4977 Lanier Island Pkwy, Buford. C-4, 678-482-9966.

Mexican La Cazuela – An Atlanta area landmark that’s expanded to two locations around Lanier. Features fajitas, selection of combination platters and more. Cumming, 678-947-0718, Buford, 770-614-6871.

Oriental Little Tokyo – Japanese dining - hibachi grill, sushi. Dine in, take out. Open Tues.-Fri., 10:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., noon-10 p.m.; Closed Mon. Buford. B-4, 770-945-3350.

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Growlers on Main: A beer-lover’s delight with dozens of craft brews

By Pamela A. Keene A world of choices of some of the country’s best craft beers has arrived in South Hall County.

Growlers on Main in downtown Flowery Branch opened in late January and is already a popular local gathering spot and the area’s go-to place for many craft beers that simply aren’t available anywhere else.

Ashley and Alan Davenport have turned a fun hobby into a thriving business by opening Growlers on Main. The two got their feet wet with home-brewing a number of years ago, crafting their own beers from kits in their basement. However, they’ve now left brewing behind to capitalize on a growing trend – selling quart and half-gallon jugs of draft craft beers from around the country.

“There are so many styles of beer, and once you’ve tasted some of these micro-brews, you’ll never drink a common beer again,” said Ashley, who also works as a physician assistant/ anesthesiologist. “If you don’t find a beer you like, you just haven’t found your style yet.”

The couple operates Growlers in Flowery Branch and is making

plans – with approval of the Gainesville City Council – to open a second location near the Gainesville Square, they hope sometime this summer. Alan, for the time being, has kept his day job in medical sales. They also have three children all under the age of 10. The couple, along with her brother Guy Cooper, staff the Flowery Branch store six days a week.

Customers can sample up to three one-ounce pours per visit.

It’s not uncommon to drop in and find a half-dozen people sampling then choosing a brew or two to take home in sealed “growlers” – 32- and 64-ounce brown bottles sold on premise and available for purchase. Once they’re empty, the growlers can be refilled with new choices of draft beer.

The store recently added wines on tap. Customers can sample then purchase red or white and the varieties change when one runs out.

Three large chalk boards are updated daily with up to 25 types of beer. “We try to always keep about five or six Georgia-crafted beers on the boards,” Alan said.

“And once we’ve blown a keg

Ashley and Alan Davenport and customer Randy Phillips chat at Growlers on Main.

(used up all the draft beer in the specialized kegs it arrives in), we’ll bring in something new.”

Growlers has offerings for the under-21 set as well, including hand-crafted non-alcoholic root beers, cherry cola, crème soda and other carbonated beverages.

When asked to name their favorites, both Ashley and Alan demur: “It depends on the day, the weather and our mood.”

Growlers has many repeat customers, and the split between

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male and female is, surprisingly, about 50:50. Alan said that many of the female customers are purchasing beer for their husbands, but then they’re trying it as well and finding that they like craft beers, too. “We’ve been pleasantly surprised by how many people have been by since we opened,” Ashley said. “It’s kind of been like ‘Cheers’ around here, except without the drinking.”

Growlers hosts special events on the first Sunday of each month

PHOTO BY PAMELA A. KEENE

and on the third Friday of each month. The Friday events require reservations and attendance is limited to 40 people.

Growlers on Main, located at 5509 Main Street in downtown Flowery Branch, is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sundays from 1 to 6 p.m.

MORE INFO: 678-960-3026, www.growlersonmain.com

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Exciting entertainment is endless in White County It would take a book to reveal even half of the diverse entertainment opportunities available in nearby White County, but the first consideration should be a base of operations with great accommodations. My first choice for the perfect place to stay is the Sylvan Valley Lodge, which is just far enough outside Helen and Cleveland to stay away from the crowds and enjoy a good glass of wine in quiet, fresh mountain air.

The lovely gardens of native plants around the lodge allow the odor of nature to permeate the calm atmosphere in a serene setting.

The decor on the inside of the lodge is casual with soft earth tones that gives every guest a feeling of home. Mountain forest views are plentiful and easy to enjoy from semi-private balconies and large windows in the tastefully appointed rooms. For more information or reservations, visit www.sylvanvalleylodge.com or call 706-865-7371.

Best eateries in the area would have to include Bernie’s Restaurant in the Sautee-Nacoochee community that has been serving excellent meals since 1989 and is in a house that was built in 1920.

It is fine dining in a casual, comfortable atmosphere and is operated by a mother/daughter team with extensive culinary training.

To learn more, call 706-878-3830 or visit www.letsgotobernies.com.

For the tastiest food in the area with an interesting local flavor, nothing can beat Mully's Nacoochee Grill in a rural north Georgia farmhouse that was constructed in the Leaf Community of White County in the early 1900s. It was moved to the Na-

Bill Vanderford Travel Editor

MORE INFO: 770-289-1543 JFish51@aol.com www.fishinglanier.com coochee Village in 2000, and was restored and renovated into a fine dining facility. It is run by life long resident and former Mayor of Helen, Greg “Mully” Ash, who is an unforgettable character! For info, call 706-878-1020 or visit www.nacoocheegrill.com.

No trip to White County would be complete without a little fishing with the folks at Unicoi Outfitters located just outside Helen near Nora Mills. They are the oldest full service fly fishing shop and guide service in all of North Georgia and offer regional fishing information and trophy rainbow trout and brown trout in privatelyowned waters including the exclusive 1.5 mile section of the Chattahoochee River near their shop. To hook up with them, call 706-878-3083 or visit www.unicoioutfitters.com.

Since I love horseback riding, the chance to ride for an hour along the Chattahoochee River including a couple opportunities to ford the cool waters was a must for me! So, I booked a trail ride with Chattahoochee Stables at 706-878-7000 or www.ChattahoocheeStables.com for a relax-

ing ride on a gentle horse named Abby.

Mountain biking is one of the fastest growing sports in the North Georgia Mountains, and I had the distinct pleasure of riding with former Florida Mountain Bike Champion, Woody Wood, to the gorgeous Horse Trough Falls.

Woody owns Woody’s Mountain Bikes near Helen and operates a full-service bicycle shop, featuring bicycle trips, bike sales, repairs and rentals. It’s fun for all, ages and there are more than 60 trails in the Northeast Georgia Mountains to fit all skill levels.

For information or reservations, call 706-878-3715 or www.woodysmtb.net.

Another great place for the whole family is ZipNTime located right next to the Habersham Winery and run by Danny Otter.

It offers lots of excitement and some of the best zip lines in the South. Additionally, a taste of history specifically related to the Nacoochee Valley, including the Cherokee Indians, the gold rush and the moonshine makers is part of the visit. Youngsters even have their own exciting zip line that is completely safe for even really small kids. For reservations or info visit www.zipntime.com or call 706-878-9477.

Though more than one day would be required to try all of

PHOTO BY BILL VANDERFORD

Unicoi Outfitter's client lands a Chattahoochee trout.

these thrilling experiences, White County offers so much more. So, next month I will follow up with something for the adults in an article entitled, “Wine and Waterfalls.”

Jodi at the moonshine still, left.

Woody looks up at beautiful Horse Trough Falls, below.

PHOTOS BY BILL VANDERFORD

PHOTO BY BILL VANDERFORD

Bernie's Restaurant in the Sautee-Nacoochee community.

Bill Vanderford has won numerous awards for his writing and photography, and has been inducted into the National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame as a Legendary Guide.

Even little ones can zip!

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Keep water safety on your mind this summer The recreation season is in full swing at Lake Lanier following this year’s busy Memorial Day weekend. Memorial Day weekend marks the beginning of summer, those lazy humid days where trips to the lake for picnics, swimming and boating are a rite of passage.

We are fortunate that Lake Lanier provides a welcome recreation spot only a few miles from the hustle of city and suburban life. Every year, however, fun weekend outings turn to tragedy as people unexpectedly lose their lives. Lake Lanier can and should be a fun place for responsible water recreation, but it is crucial to be ever mindful of the drowning risks outlined in this article.

With a little preparation and responsibility, we can all increase our chances of a safe and fun summer on Lanier.

There are many misconceptions surrounding drowning. As a result, many people are not as

tims were not alone at the time of the accident Chris • Most drownings occur within Arthur 10-30 feet of safety and in less than 10 feet of water.

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An overview of the global positioning system When was the last time you heard someone say the words: Global Positioning System? GPS, as it is universally known and understood, is such a widespread technology in just about anything we do and yet in relative terms of time, it is a recent introduction to the private boat market. A few years past, getting a satellite fix was considered marginal and had to be checked and verified for safe navigation purposes. I often had to rely on other forms of navigation to transit the oceans and coastal waters: visual piloting, Loran, even celestial. In April of this year, NOAA ceased printing paper charts. This action drew hundreds, if not thousands of comments from all sorts of media and people touting the end of an era. The older form of paper charts can still be purchased but the product is substantially different in texture and not as sturdy as the others.

What are the benefits of our current system of GPS charts and navigation? Superior speed and accuracy are the primary gains to boating safety and operation. The new charts are available in many different forms and styles: 3D, Google Earth, underwater cartography, satellite weather information and other advances too numerous to list in this article.

There is one important part of this new technology that should be understood and applied when using these forms of charts for navigation as they are not up-

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POI (points of interest), underwaSteve Johnson, US Coast ter cartography, 3D, and other Guard (ret). is with CPO Johnpresentation view capabilities. son, Inc.

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Simple steps can be taken to minimize the risk of drowning on the lake this summer.

• Learn how to swim well.

• Never swim alone; always swim with a person that can help you if trouble does happen.

• Wear a life jacket while out

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• Watch your children while at the beach; other siblings will get distracted while playing and quickly lose track of the child that cannot swim.

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Lakeside’s Recreation Guide

CORPS OF ENGINEERS CAMPGROUNDS & DAY USE PARKS

Campsites w/ Hookups Campsites w/o Hookups Showers Dump Station Laundry Restrooms Picnic Tables Picnic Shelter Boat Ramp Swim Area User Fee No Pets

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Day Use Parks The Corps operates 35 day use parks at Lake Lanier. Facilities range from parks with boat ramps to those with designated swimming areas, picnic tables, shelters and playgrounds.

All day use parks close daily at 10 p.m.

Boat launching is allowed at all hours unless otherwise posted. Alcoholic beverages are prohibited in all parks.

Picnic Shelters Picnic shelters are available at several Corps’ parks around the lake. They can be reserved for a fee. Call the Lake Lanier Management Office at 770-9459531.

Day Use Fees Day use fees are charged at some park areas which have boat ramps or beach areas.

Fees (per day): Boat launching $3/$4 Vehicles $3/$4 Pedestrian/bicycle $1 Annual pass $30 Rules, Regulations and More Guidelines are not intended as restraints to the enjoyment of park visitors, but as aids for orderly operation, visitor safety and for the protection of the environment and public property.

Complete rules and regulations are posted at the entrances to all campgrounds and copies are available at entry stations. To view annual opening and closing dates and rates for campgrounds and picnic shelters, visit www.sam.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civ ilWorks/Recreation/LakeSidneyLanier/ recreation/Schedules

STATE, COUNTY & CITY PARKS 7 SHOAL CREEK 11 BIG CREEK 14 CHESTNUT RIDGE 33 CLARK’S BRIDGE 79 MARY ALICE PARK 86 FLOWERY BRANCH PARK 52 LUMPKIN COUNTY PARK 56 WAR HILL 71 CHARLESTON 74 SHADY GROVE 75 YOUNG DEER 87 LANIER POINT 88 LONGWOOD PARK 89 HOLLY PARK 90 LAUREL PARK 91 RIVER FORKS 96 LAKE LANIER ISLANDS 99 DON CARTER STATE PARK

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• Calendar Continued from Page 50 a.m.-noon July 13, Don Carter State Park, 5000 N. Browning Bridge. Rd. $5, plus $5 parking. www.gastateparks.org. 678-450-7726.

Close Encounters of the Bird Kind/That’s Owl Folks, Dawsonville. Shows spotlight Georgia birds that have been rescued; spectators have a chance to learn about and get up close to owls, raptors, and other birds, 1-2 p.m. July 5, 12, 29, 26, Amicalola Falls State Park Lobby, 418 Amicalola Falls State Park Rd. $5 parking. www.gastateparks.org, 706- 344-1500.

First Visit Tour, Helen. Learn more about the park with van tour to covered bridge, Dukes Creek, cottages, 10-11:30 a.m. July 5, Smithgall Woods State Park, 61 Tsalaki Trl. $5 parking. www.gastateparks. org, (706) 878-3087.

Sunday Kroger Rides, Gainesville. Base pace road bike rides averaging 40-60 miles roll out at 1:15 p.m. Sundays from Kroger parking lot on Thompson Bridge Rd or from other locations. Contact: velocraig@hotmail.com.

ISI Cycling, Gainesville. Group road cycling for all speeds and levels in North Hall area, mountain biking at Chicopee Woods, see www.isicycling.com.

Birds of Don Carter State Park, Gainesville. Ranger-led hike to identify birds on lake loop trail, 9-10 a.m.

July 5, 6-7 p.m. July 6, Don Carter State Park, 5000 N. Browning Bridge Rd. $3, plus $5 parking. www.gastateparks.org. 678-450-7726.

Full Moon Suspension Bridge Hike, Tallulah Falls. Mile and a half night hike to suspension bridge over falls, 9-11 p.m. July 12, 10 p.m.-midnight July 13, Tallulah Gorge State Park, 338 Jane Hurt Yarn Dr. Register in advance. $5 plus $5 parking.www.gastateparks.org, 706754-7981.

For Goodness Snakes, Dawsonville. Fun educational program features live Georgia snakes. 1-2 p.m.

July 13, 27, Amicalola Falls State Park Lobby, 418 Amicalola Falls State Park Rd. $5 parking. www.gastateparks.org, 706- 344-1500.

Movie under the Stars, Dahlonega. Kids’ activities, concessions begin at 6 p.m., movie “Mr. Peabody & Sherman” at dusk, July 11, Hancock Park, Historic Downtown Dahlonega. Bring lawn chairs/blankets. Free. www.dahlonega.org, 706-864-3711.

Sheriff’s Hot Pursuit 5K Trail Run, Gainesville. 8 a.m. Riverside Military Academy, 2001 Riverside Dr. $25 by July 5, $30 after. www.active.com.

Youth Fishing Day at Buck Shoals, Helen. Children with their special “big person” fish stocked lake, 8 a.m.-noon July 19, Smithgall

Woods State Park, 61 Tsalaki Trl.; call for directions to nearby Buck Shoals. $5 parking. www.gastateparks.org, 706-878-3087.

Dirty Spokes Sawnee Mountain 4-Mile Trail Run, Cumming. 8:30 a.m. July 19, Sawnee Mountain, Spot Road. $30 by July 6, $35 July 7-17, $40 race day. www.dirtyspokes.com.

Amicalola is Going to the Birds, Dawsonville. Evening storytelling with feathered friends, 7-9 p.m. July 22, Amicalola Falls State Park Lobby, 418 Amicalola Falls State Park Rd. $3-$10 for four; $5 parking. www .gastateparks.org, 706- 344-1500.

ADA Memorial 5K/1-Mile, Gainesville. 8 a.m. July 26, 111 Spring St. $25. www.runnersfit.com.

North Georgia Paint Horses, Gainesville. Equestrian show, July 26, Chicopee Woods Agricultural Center, 1885 Calvary Church Rd. Information and times: 770-531-6855.

‘Shine Peddlers Metric, Dawsonville. 31, 61.0 mile bicycle rides in rural Dawson County, 7:30 a.m.

July 26, Dawsonville Municipal Complex, 415 Hwy 53 E. $30 by July 18, $35 after. www.dawson.org, www.active.com.

Falcon 5K Run/Walk, Flowery Branch. 7:30 a.m. Aug. 2, Flowery Branch High School, 6603 Spout Springs Rd. $20. www.runnersfit.com.

- Compiled by Jane Harrison

Letter to editor

Reader asks captains to be aware of wake Dear Editor, I wanted to share an incident that happened on the lake Sunday, Memorial Day weekend, so that captains would be aware of their wake and the potential danger to other boaters. My husband and I and our daughter and her family were looking forward to a day on the lake.

We had a delightful time until we were traveling north and around a 40-foot cabin cruiser traveling south passed us at a rather fast speed plowing an enormous wake.

My husband is usually good at maneuvering our boat and avoiding wakes of bigger boats but this time it was unexpected and there was no place to go.

The huge waves gushed over the top of our 20-foot bow rider, drenching our daughter and two year old grandson who were sitting up front, then hitting my husband who was driving and our son-in-law who was holding a 10 month old baby and finally hitting my six year old grand-

daughter and myself who were sitting on the bench seat at the back of the boat. We immediately turned around and pursued the cabin cruiser to get some kind of identification. The driver was aware that we were following him and seemed to think it was a lark. We got the name of the boat and returned to the marina where we reported it to authorities.

Although no laws may have been broken and we’re thankful nothing serious happened, it scared us when we realized that if the wake were higher or hit the boat differently, the boat may have capsized and the outcome may have been very different – even though the children were wearing life vests. Please keep in mind that captains are responsible for their wake and that boats, both large and small, have a right to an enjoyable and safe time on the lake.

- Sharon Turner Monroe, GA

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