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Vol. 18 Issue 6

LANIER’S OWN OLYMPIAN!

INSIDE THIS ISSUE Chota Princess II Crisbel Najera had never been on a boat before her trip on the Chota Princess II last month. Neither had about half of her fifth grade classmates from Lyman Hall who found themselves on board the floating classroom. Page 63

Windsong Sailing Academy Windsong Sailing Academy is celebrating 25 years of operation. It was the lake’s first American Sailing Association school, offering certifications and introducing hundreds of people to the sport. Page 58

Rubber Duck Derby It took about 13 minutes for a lucky rubber duck to float through a finish chute and win its owner the grand prize at the 14th Annual Rubber Duck Derby May 12. Page 52 Also inside: Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Break from the lake . . . . . . . .Page 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 Sailing calendar . . . . . . . . . . .Page Shore Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Steve Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . .Page US Coast Guard Auxiliary . . . . .Page Vanderford’s travel . . . . . . . . .Page

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Tim Hornsby is the first athlete from the Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club to get to the Olympics. He's headed to London this summer to compete in the 2012 Summer Games. Hornsby is shown here competing at World Cup 1 in Poland last month. Complete story, page 29.

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Hot topics include lake water level at LLA annual meeting 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.

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Although lake levels are lower than average for this time of year, attendance was light at the annual meeting of the Lake Lanier Association in late May. Nearly 100 people turned out to hear Lt. Governor Casey Cagle, real estate expert Frank Norton of The Norton Agency, and Corps of Engineers Project Operations Manager Tim Rainey talk about water issues at the meeting held on the campus of Gainesville State College.

Attendees heard good news about housing values and learned about the challenges facing the Corps beyond water levels, including safety and staffing issues.

The meeting was preceded by a business expo and a chance to chat with local political aspirants and officials.

The association’s Executive Vice President Val Perry reported on the past year’s activities of the group, including the status of legal actions in the Tri-state Water Negotiations, Adopt-a-Lake and Shoresweep.

From the Lt. Governor’s view Lt. Governor Cagle addressed the group about water issues facing Georgia, particularly in light of this year’s drought.

“The drought impacts eco-

nomic development and people across the county,” he said. “It’s important to continue to protect the interests of Lake Lanier’s water quality, but also with the water’s quantity. The decision (of the lower court that drinking water was not an authorized purpose) overturned by the 11th Circuit Court was a huge win for Lake Lanier. It lets us negotiate better with Alabama and Florida and it sent a strong message to the Corps that we need an updated water management plan.”

He explained that on average, Georgia receives 50 inches of annual rainfall, which equates to 50 trillion gallons of water. However, only about three trillion gallons is used annually. “If we can capture more of the rainfall, we can take care of needs way into the future,” he said.

Cagle urged conservation and commended citizens to be active and vocal about the lake and water issues. He lauded the association for being one voice for the lake.

His talk was interrupted several times with questions from the audience, including several about reservoirs.

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“We continue to demonstrate that we are good stewards of the resource,” he said. “We need to get to a place where there’s a sustainable water supply. It’s about managing the resources more efficiently.”

He also urged attendees to understand that Lake Lanier is not operating in a “singular silo.”

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But he pointed out that siting a reservoir today will not produce a working solution for 10 years.

He also referenced the association’s goal of raising the lake’s summer pool by two feet. “I’m committed not only to a full pool, but a greater full pool,” he said.

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RESORT LIVING WITH PRIVATE DOCK IN CHESTATEE! Magnificent 5BR craftsman lakefront home. Level walk to s-slip party dock! Amazing quality and detail. Vaulted ceilings, tongue and groove, open plan with custom cabinetry. Screened porch w/FP. Finished terrace level with bar, fitness rm, guest suite. All the bells and whistles in a great lake home, and a minute from the golf course! New price. 130 HOLLY DRIVE, DAWSONVILLE FMLS#4225719

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Trout fishing is a summer tradition in north Georgia Our spotted bass and striper fishery is nothing short of awesome. Days on the lake pursuing these species are a mainstay in our angling world. However, from time to time, it can be a real pleasure to experience a change of pace.

Aside from supporting great reservoir fishing, north Georgia boasts many miles of trout streams on public lands. With the onset of summer temperatures, wading a cool stream in a shady forest is a great way to spend the day. Georgia also has a great diversity among its trout waters.

Many streams are stocked and harvest is encouraged. Other streams support wild trout and may have special regulations regarding catch and release. Still other streams in the highest elevations support populations of brook trout. These small and brightly colored fish are the true native trout of the Appalachians.

We also have areas reserved for youngsters and persons with disabilities. With these opportunities come different levels of skill and craft. When it comes to trout fishing in the Peach State, there’s truly something for everyone. As with any other sport, one could

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spend a good deal of money on trout fishing gear. But the good news is that it can be very economical as well. All you really need for smaller streams is an old set of sneakers and an ultralight rod and reel combo. This type of fishing is very family friendly.

School is out and this is a great way to get the kids involved in the outdoors. Many streams are located adjacent to camp sites in the Chattahoochee National Forest. After one camping trip, they’ll want to go again and again. There’s certainly nothing wrong with that. Since there are regulations regarding certain streams, you’ll want to do a little research before venturing out to do some casting. You can pick up a copy of the regulations at your local tackle shop or simply visit the website www.gofishgeorgia.com. There

you’ll find everything you’ll need to know. One really fantastic source of information is the book “Trout Fishing in North Georgia”

by Jimmy Jacobs. He breaks down streams by watershed and gives several paragraphs of site specific information for each along with directions on how to get there. His focus is only on waters that are open to the public.

This is one source of information that is well worth the price.

Polarized sunglasses for safety As mentioned, ultralight gear is the order of the day. The majority of anglers equip themselves with a rod of four and a half to five feet in length because they are often casting in close quarters.

They typically pair this with a tiny spinning reel that will easily handle four-pound test line. I tend to go against the grain when it comes to micro size reels. I actually use a spinning reel that I would pair with a medium action bass fishing outfit. The larger spool size facilitates a better flow of line for smoother casts. The extra weight of the reel actually balances the rod better. Have you seen the rod balancing kits with weights? The larger reel on an ultralight rod achieves the same ef-

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fect. When it comes to line color, I’m a big fan of green. I’ve watched many demonstrations in aquariums and green monofilament is the least visible. Stay away from lines that advertise a high level of abrasion resistance.

These tend to be stiff. My favorite line is actually an economical brand called Tourney Tough. It has a fine balance of limpness along with a decent level of abrasion resistance. A small pocket size tackle compartment will hold all the hooks, sinkers, and lures you’re likely to need. If you’re like me, you’ll end up with several of these so you may want to ease over to the fly fishing section and pick up a fishing vest. These sport many pockets. You can easily carry a couple of water bottles, Vienna sausages in hot sauce, and crackers in addition to your tackle. You’ll be fine wearing an old pair of sneakers or boots for wading. Usually, you’ll not be over knee deep in water. I do wear wading boots for extra ankle support. Their felt soles also provide better traction on rocks which can be slippery. The slick rock is your greatest danger when on a stream. Polarized sunglasses are a must. In addition to aiding

in fish spotting, they contribute to safe wading. Since I’m usually in varying levels of shade, I choose amber lenses which provide superior color contrast of objects beneath the surface. If you’re fishing stocked waters and keeping a few fish for the dinner table, don’t forget a stringer or soft sided creel. I’m a stringer man and typically add fish to my stringer with care before even unhooking them. I’ve seen many a slippery trout make it back into the stream after being unhooked.

Find a super duper When fishing for a meal, I’m a fan of live bait. I’ve used several types for trout and I’m convinced that worms work as well as anything out there. Typically in trout country you’ll see the words “night crawlers” emblazoned on convenient store/gas station signage. I believe the global economy has shrunk cup size from the days of yore so go ahead and buy two. Be sure to kick the tires and inspect them before purchase.

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• Fishing Continued from Page 6 cooler. Keeping a cup of worms in your fishing vest is pretty awkward and messy.

A fellow who grew up trout fishing in the mountains showed me a trick nearly 30 years ago. Take an old sock and snip a small hole half way up the tube. At stream side, wet this and rinse the dirt off your bait. Deposit your crawlers into the toe of the sock and tie it off over a belt or loop.

When it’s time to bait up, simply grab a clean worm through the small hole. Periodically dunk the sock to keep your crawlers cool. If I get into a tight spot and run out of live bait, it’s time to reach for the stock artificial Power Crawlers in my vest or traditional artificial lures. In line spinners will catch the heck out of trout.

The 1/16 ounce Rooster Tail has caught more fish than we’ll ever imagine. Other fantastic choices include the classic Mepps Spinners in size zero and Panther Martin Spinners. The latter is truly excellent because the blade has a concave design which makes it spin with ease. This can be an issue with other spinners. Some spinners are built with a trout fly on the aft end. Anglers who use these often swear by them. The Joe’s Fly is a local favorite.

One real sleeper, if you can find it, is the Super Duper. This is simply a narrow flat piece of metal bent into a very tight “U” shape. These come in a variety of finishes and have an amazing fluttering action in the water. The Super Duper has been a

mainstay of trout fishermen in the west for many years.

When hitting the creek always remember that trout spend their lives facing upstream. This is where food comes from.

This being noted, make your approach from downstream. The best trout anglers are stealthy. Make every approach to a potentially productive stretch of water cautiously and quietly. While doing so, observe and plan the best position for casting while staying back as far as possible.

Trout are spooky and an approach that is too close and too fast will cause every fish in a pool to dart away. Forget about them and move on. Serious anglers wear clothing in subdued earth tone colors. Long stretches of shallow water with pebble bottoms are beautiful but seldom hold fish. Ideal runs or pools have two or three feet of water depth along submerged rocks of varying sizes with moderate current.

Undercut banks, especially in bends, are always prime trout hang outs. If these spots have tree roots hanging down in the water, they are so much the better. If using live bait, cast upstream and allow the crawler to drift through the run at the same speed as the current. You’ll keep the rod tip up and reel enough to keep slack out of the line. Strikes are not subtle. When using spinners or small minnow imitating plugs, cast quartering upstream allowing the lure See Fishing, page 14

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Bass fishing is good. A solid topwater bite is in effect early in the day. Various versions of the legendary Zara Spook, the Spro Dawg, and the Sammy will all draw strikes. If you don’t see fish visibly feeding on the surface try blind casting. If you’re doing this over points or humps with submerged brush piles quality fish will often rush up for a blow up on your plug. Unless you’re on a real hot spot, keep moving and casting to probable areas. Bass are definitely gravitating toward deeper haunts. Finesse style worms rigged on lead heads will produce right now and will be a mainstay throughout the summer months. Pair your favorite finesse style worm with a 3/16th to 1/4th ounce lead head molded on a specialty hook. This is important for the “shakey head” method. Drop these for vertical presentations around submerged brush piles positioned 25 to 35 feet deep. Remember that when it comes to the shaking, less and subtle is better than more. Also, don’t forget that double willow spinnerbaits burned back over points can produce great results. This pattern has been putting some nice fish in the boat throughout the day.

Striper fishing has been good as well. Very early in the day there has been enough topwater action to make the effort worthwhile. The same plugs used for spotted bass (Spooks, Spro Dawgs, and the Sammy 100) are producing. Drifted flat lines baited with lively blue back herring are getting bites while anglers are getting action by blind casting in likely areas. Down lines have been very effective when the earlier shallow bite plays out. Herring dropped to the 25-foot level over bottom depths ranging from 30 to 50 feet deep have been producing. This method is working over points near creek mouths as well as main lake points and humps. Look for the deep water bite to become a summer mainstay progressing to deeper bottom depths near the creek and main lake channels.

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Bringing the beach to Lanier; resort becomes party central this summer

By Pamela A. Keene If you haven’t been to Lake Lanier Islands in a bit, you’re in for some real treats. True to the vision of the Williams’ family, who manages the 1,100-acre resort, the property has been transformed into a popular, activity-filled setting for all ages.

With the opening of the second season of Lanier World, the resort has created an atmosphere as close to a seaside beach as possible. LanierWorld has three sections – Sunset Cove, Big Beach and Family Fun Park. Among them, there are places to eat, activities for the kids, rides for teens and adults plus concerts and divein movies to keep you coming

back.

More than a half-dozen places to eat, waterslides and other rides, plenty of musical and on-thewater entertainment, including concerts, make every day its own adventure at Lanier’s white-sand beach resort.

Here’s what’s happening at LanierWorld this summer: • Sunset Cove – with new courtesy docks coming in by midJune, area boaters can visit their beach and enjoy breakfast, lunch or dinner. The Dog and Draft serves breakfast. Gianni’s offers Italian fare. Bruster’s Ice Cream has set up shop on the shore as well. There’s a floating stage for entertainment. Guests can pur-

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• Big Beach – carnival rides reminiscent of the Myrtle Beach Boardwalk – including a 50-foot Ferris wheel – bring back memo-

ries of days on the Atlantic Ocean. Big Beach is party central with an on-the-water inflatable obstacle course, action tower and trampoline. The Coca-Cola floating stage features live entertainment; weekly Saturday night Big Beach Parties keep things hopping all season.

• Family Fun Park – weekly dive-in movies and Friday Night Is Fun Night feature games,

karaoke and other events for kids and parents. Wild Waves and Raging River are two of the popular water rides in this section.

The resort has also added a fleet of trolleys that will make regular trips between Legacy Lodge and LanierWorld. LanierWorld is open for the season.

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Islands concert introduces new amphitheater, benefits charity

By Pamela A. Keene Be one of the first to experience the newly redesigned amphitheater at Lake Lanier Islands when Sanctus Real performs at Peachtree Pointe Amphitheater.

The Saturday, June 9, Christian concert will benefit His Harvest House food ministry and begins at 8 p.m. Tickets are $12 for lawn seating and $15 for stadium seating. Guests who bring at least one non-perishable food item will receive a free admission bracelet for LanierWorld. Groups of 16 or more can purchase tickets for $10 each.

“This is just one way that the Williams family is giving back to the community,” said Missy Burgess with Lake Lanier Islands

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Visual distress signals: The right number and type In the event of a true emergency on the water, we have talked extensively about the practicality of having a VHF-FM marine radio or cell phone on board.

Visual distress signals (VDS) are also added value in hailing someone nearby, especially at night.

Vessels on federally controlled waters must be equipped with visual distress signals that are U.S. Coast Guard approved, in serviceable condition, and are readily accessible. They carry a date of manufacture and an expiration date. If out of date, they may still work, but you will need to have the appropriate number of in-date VDSs on board as well. It has been my experience while performing our free vessel safety checks to find visual distress signals that are out of date. Since they are seldom used, they don’t get the visual check that maybe a fire extinguisher gets.

All vessels, regardless of length or type, are required to carry night signals when operating between sunset and sunrise.

Most vessels must carry day signals also, but there are exceptions: recreational vessels less than 16 feet in length, non-motor-

Examples of non-pyrotechnic visual distress signals are an electric light, orange flag with a black Roy square and black circle, and simCrittenden ple arm signals, arms extended to the side, waving up and down.

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Road widening leads to Community Improvement District

By Pamela A. Keene Lanier Islands Parkway will soon be widened to four lanes from the intersection of McEver Road/Peachtree Industrial Boulevard to I-985. With that widening comes a Community Improvement District, a mechanism that will assist with additional improvement through self-imposed taxes voluntarily agreed upon by property owners along the road.

If approved, the CID will provide many of the extras along the road that eventually leads to Lake Lanier Islands Resort.

The project is in the formative stages, according to Mike

Williams, CEO of Lake Lanier Islands. Other counties have CIDs that fund various improvements, including projects in Gwinnett and Cobb.

In mid-May, the Georgia Department of Transportation approved an $11.6 million contract for the road’s widening between McEver and I-985. This 1.7 miles of road will feature four lanes with sidewalks.

The CID will be approved by a vote and information has already been sent to property owners along the 347 highway, Williams

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By Pamela A. Keene Gwinnett Children’s Shelter is $7,000 richer thanks to Lake Lanier anglers who fished the Cross Group – David Cross of Merrill Lynch – charity fishing tournament in mid-May. Forty-two anglers turned out to fish with guides on the lake in the event coordinated on the water by Lanier fishing guide Doug Young-

Continued from Page 7 to swing through the pool while moving cross current. In a number of places this classic technique is simply not possible. By getting creative in these situations, you can still catch fish.

When looking for a meal, I recommend fishing stocked “put and take” waters. Streams that harbor wild fish should be treated as catch and release havens with artificial lures or fly fishing tackle.

We’ll address fly fishing in another article. When trout are destined for the table, I prefer grilling. I clean fish leaving the skin intact and the head on while removing the gills. Rub oiled paper towels several times over your clean and hot grill grates to create a non-stick surface. Season your catch with salt and pepper and brush with a melted butter and fresh lemon juice combination. Cook approximately four minutes on each side while basting a couple of times with your butter lemon mixture. Don’t walk away from the grill. Serve with a couple of simple side dishes and it doesn’t get any better. Your guests will remember this one.

In closing, I hope you’ll think about trout fishing a few times this summer. No matter what type of stream you choose, it’s a great change of pace that will certainly refresh your spirit.

Until next month, be safe and enjoy the summer!

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said. According to news reports, officials are considering a 5 mill tax levy, which is the accepted amount among CIDs. If 50 percent plus one of the parcels along 347 agrees to be part of the CID ad those make up at least 75 percent of the assessed value, the district can proceed. Finalization will require approval of both the Hall County and Buford Boards of Commissioners.

Williams said that work would be gearing up this summer to gain approval among property owners for the CID.

Lanier anglers give to local charity blood. The tournament took place at Harbor Pavilion at Lake Lanier Islands Resort.

“We were thrilled with the tournament,” said Karen St. John with Merrill Lynch’s Cross Group. “The Islands were great to work with, Doug and the guides made the day so much fun and we’re planning to do the tournament fund-raiser again next year.”

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Cresswind At Lake Lanier holds clubhouse grand opening June 16

By Jane Harrison When residents of Cresswind At Lake Lanier toured their new 36,000 square foot clubhouse last month, many in the active adult community saw the realization of a dream they once thought lost.

“It’s beautiful. It’s the end of a long wait,” said Cresswind resident Walter Goodenough, who brought his workout towel and water bottle to the expansive fitness room overlooking lusciously landscaped grounds and an elbow of Lake Lanier.

The clubhouse, costing just over $8 million, opened to residents last month. On June 16, the public is invited to tour the complex in a grand opening that includes guest appearances by Georgia garden guru Walter Reeves, lunch and hourly door prizes.

The Kolter Group, a private investment firm focused on real estate development and construction, bought the 55-andolder community from bankruptcy court in Jan. 2010. “We immediately began investing” to fulfill residents’ dreams shattered when the development hit bottom under the previous owner, said Bob Rademacher, Kolter Homes

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Vice-President and Cresswind Home Owners Association President. He believes the result to be the “most premier active adult community in Georgia. I don’t think there are any that have the amenities that we have.”

He led a sneak preview last month that revealed a stylish, artistically decorated clubhouse with soaring ceilings, terraces, and spacious activity and leisure rooms that cater to a myriad of interests. “We have many clubs … all our rooms have dual purposes,” he said.

Cresswind residents can watch movies on a 15-foot drop down screen, dine banquet-style, or dance the night away in the ballroom/party room with a terrace looking out on a sparkling outdoor pool, bocce ball courts, and a lakeside amphitheatre.

In the demonstration kitchen, cooking classes can watch chefs sauté specialties and get a closeup of slicing, dicing and mixing on a video screen that focuses on the culinary action.

In the fitness lounge, exercisers can catch their breath after

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workouts on rows of treadmills, steppers and stationary bikes in the fitness room. Or, they might get in a few laps in the 75-foot five-lane indoor pool below the lounge. “Brain aerobics” keep the mind fit in the computer room, Rademacher said, where memory classes and computer lessons keen up mental agility. The clubhouse library offers an inviting space for readers among neatly shelved rows of books.

The art room, with a pottery wheel and kiln and sinks to wash up paint-brushes, offers opportunities for creative expression.

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The clubhouse brings what five-year resident Goodenough expected when he bought into Cresswind. “It’s done now and it’s just beautiful,” he said. “There are a lot of things to do here.”

Public grand opening of Cresswind clubhouse When: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. June 16 Where: 3033 Scarlet Oak Lane, Gainesville (at the landmark waterfall on Browns Bridge Rd.) Activities: Seminars by Southern gardening expert Walter Reeves, lunch, hourly door prizes.

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LAKE LANIER OLYMPIC VENUE ACRA Championship gets rave reviews

By Jane Harrison The Lake Lanier Olympic Venue resounded with college fight songs May 26-27 as crews from more than 60 collegiate rowing programs stroked for medals in the American Collegiate Rowing Association Championship.

An estimated 3,000 athletes and spectators filled the grandstands under sparkling skies in the event hosted by the Lake Lanier Rowing Club.

“We have gotten rave reviews from everyone,” said Gregg Hartsuff, ACRA president. “From the sentiment today, we’d like to make Gainesville home to the race,” said Hartsuff, who also coaches the number one University of Michigan men’s crew.

More than 100 volunteers, including members from the Hall County Boys and Girls Clubs and

Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club, put in hours under the May sun as temperatures Saturday reached the low 90s. Sunday’s breezes brought some heat relief on shore, but created a tail wind that chased in some record times.

“It was a good Georgia summer day,” said Georgia Tech rising junior Michael Trimberger, who won a silver medal with boat mate Ian McCreedie in Sunday’s Men’s Varsity Pair. “The nice tail wind made us 20 seconds faster than yesterday.”

University of Pittsburgh rowers Andrew Krueger and Robert Walker beamed with gold medals in the grandstands. “I’m glad we came down. It’s a beautiful venue with great weather,” Walker said. “It was my last race as a college rower ... it was a lot of See Rowing, page 17

Lanier race sends Canadian to third Olympics

By Jane Harrison The waters of Lake Lanier have been good to Adam van Koeverden. Last month the Canadian veteran of two Olympics won his third Olympic berth on the lake where he first burst into the senior international paddling scene in the 2003 ICF World Flatwater Championships.

Van Koeverden, 30, won the K1 1000 meter contest during the Canadian Olympic Trials May 4-6 at the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue. The three-time Olympic medalist won easily, paddling his orange tipped kayak at least two boat lengths ahead of the field to win by 4.3 sec- van Koeverden onds.

He described the victory as an “OK race” that he’ll strive to improve upon. “I’m very demanding of myself” said the 2008 K1 500 meter silver medalist who took gold in that event and silver in the K1 1000 meters in 2004.

“I know from experience what it takes to race internationally,” he said, naming a host of European countries with paddlers who’ll be gunning for him in London.

The elite athlete and Canadian flag bearer in the 2008 Beijing Olympics who’s somewhat of a celebrity back home spoke with a reporter who waited for his return from drug testing after his race. “I told you I’d be back,” he said, leading to a spot in the grandstands for his first one-on-one interview after clenching his third Olympiad.

His muscular shoulders and triceps that ripped his kayak through the water an hour earlier were now partially concealed in a heather gray t-shirt.

Very personable and articulate, he talked easily about how the sport he came to love in the land of lakes has taken him all over the world to train and compete.

He reflected his fondness for the Lake Lanier venue. “I’ve said before it is remarkable how this is one of the best courses in the world … it is a world class regatta course,” he said of the 1,000 meter straightaway where paddlers raced in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

He said he had anticipated qualifying for the London Olympics all year. “It would have been a surprise if I hadn’t. It’s a step along the journey,” he said. Asked where that journey might ultimately take him, he shrugged. “I hadn’t really thought about it … I’ll always be connected with the sport,

PHOTO BY EDDIE FOUST

Adam van Koeverden cools down after winning his third Olympic berth at the Canadian Olympic Trials on Lake Lanier.

racing or coaching or in some role of consulting,” he said.

After returning home to Toronto, he planned to train in Portugal, Poland, Germany, Russia and Hungary before heading to London. Men’s K1 1000 qualifying heats are scheduled for Aug. 6. The final is Aug. 8.

LAKE LANIER OLYMPIC VENUE INFO Here's a profile and calendar for the two clubs operating at the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue:

Lake Lanier Rowing Club Contact: John Martiniere 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: (complete list on website) June 2-16 - Learn to Row Class 1 July 14-28 - Learn to Row Class 2

Lake Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club Contact: Office Administrator Brenda Miller, LCKC President Doug Smith 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.

Calendar of events: (complete list on website) June 1 - Moonlight Paddle June 9 - Southern Invitational Sprint Regatta June 11, 15, 18, 22 - Adult Learn to Kayak Class July 6 - Moonlight Paddle July 17, 19, 24, 26 - Adult Learn to Kayak Class July 28 - Summer Sprints Regatta Venue seats about 2,000 with parking capacity of about 400 cars.

The boathouse and tower are available to rent for meetings and special occasions.

LCKC members help with trials

By Jane Harrison About 65 Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club members got to be part of the Canadian Olympic Trials by helping with boat control, weigh in, manning safety boats and escorting athletes prior to drug testing.

It was the second time the local club has gotten firsthand experience with Olympic qualifying, the first being CanoeKayak Canada’s Olympic Trials in 2008.

The effort included installation of automatic N starting gates not used since the 2003 ICF World Flatwater Championships on Lake Lanier. The gates, which ensure racers start at the same time, are owned by Lanier Canoe 2003 and were remodeled to start the 1,000 and 200 meter races in the Canadian trials May 4-6.

The 500 meter contests utilized club members as boat holders.

Former LCKC Head Coach Dave Robertson, who now coaches men’s kayak for CanoeKayak Canada, said the starting gates were a “fantastic” technical asset for hosting high level races.

“It’s great being back here to races these trials,” he said. The Canadians had considered holding trials at Oklahoma City, but chose Lake Lanier instead.

See Trials, page 17 More LLOV stories, see pages 17 and 57

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• Rowing Continued from Page 16 fun,” said his rowing partner, Krueger.

The regatta ran in eight lanes, a format LLRC Vice-President John Ferriss had worried about a month ago when spring rains did not bring lake level up to predictions. The water rose about a foot, enabling a wide berth for eight lanes of oars. Ferriss said that except for some complaints about the tailwind and an occasional

• Trials

cross current that caused some anxieties at the start, all reports were good.

“Everyone who comes by me says ‘my God this is well-organized, it’s beautiful and running smoothly,’ ” said Ferriss, who tended to nitty gritty details on shore while club president Cliff Ward’s duties kept him on the water.

The regatta brought out the big names in college club rowing, as Michigan, University of Virginia, Grand Valley, Bucknell, Purdue,

and University of California at Santa Barbara competed for top spots.

Highlights in Georgia performances included Georgia Tech’s second place in Men’s Varsity 4 and Emory’s silver in Women’s Varsity 4.

In a repeat of last year’s grand finale, the University of Virginia Men’s Varsity 8 won gold in a tight race with Michigan. The Virginia crew held off Michigan, which fell to silver medalist Bucknell.

RESULTS: www.americancollegiaterowing.com Continued from Page 16 “We have used this venue several times in the past with great success. It meets technical standards and was the course for the 1996 Olympics,” said Ian Miller, CanoeKayak Canada communications officer. “Colder water is slower to paddle in so to provide fair and fast conditions we (hold) the trials in a warmer climate as we can expect better weather in Georgia compared to Canada for early May.” About 70 Canadian athletes competed for the six slots Canada expects to be allotted in sprint PHOTO BY JANE HARRISON canoe/kayak for the London Men's Novice Freshmen 8 crews compete in their grand final on Lake Olympics.

Lanier.

By Jane Harrison Emily House can marathon by land or water. After last month’s USA Canoe/Kayak Marathon National Championship on Lake Lanier the Gainesville paddler said she prefers marathons by kayak.

House, who ran the Nashville Country Music Marathon April 28, joined her Lake Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club teammates in their domination of the USACK competition three weeks later. LCKC members turned in top finishes in the event that selects members of the USACK World Championship Marathon Team slated to compete in Rome, Italy in September.

Running a marathon “is a million times worse (than paddling a marathon). It was the worst pain I’ve ever been in,” House said.

But she said running contributed to the her stamina and aerobic ability that enabled her to finish strong in the long distance paddling event.

House finished first in the single kayak, under age 23 women’s division that paddled 21.5 kilometers and performed five portages. The championship featured multiple distances for different age groups. Between

paddling laps on the lake, each competitor had to get out of their boat and carry it in front of the grandstands for a jaunt to the boarding dock. After tip-toeing over a thin green met and gravel, they got back in their boat for more paddling.

Macy Dwyer, who with teammate Alex McClain were the only competitors in the women’s K2 marathon, said it sometimes takes tough feet to weather the offwater portion of the race. She said she’d tried flip flops, five-toed shoes, and socks. But, most paddlers opted for bare feet.

Stanton Collins and Aaron Mullican said strategic paddling helped them to a one, two finish in the K1 junior men’s race, just .01 second apart. “Me and Aaron work well together,” said Collins, who has competed in three marathon world championships.

“We took turns paddling four minutes in each other’s wash,” said two-time world marathoner Mullican. The drafting helped conserve energy for the long haul.

A small crew from the South Florida Canoe & Kayak Club gave LCKC athletes some tough competition in one of the See Marathon, page 57

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Nano, as a measure of size, refers to a few atoms in length or width.

Nano as a measure of size, refers to a nanometer as one billionth of a meter. In comparison a strand of human hair is about 60,000 nanometers in diameter. Engineers and scientists are now manipulating atoms and molecules to create some remarkable and useful products.

Zyvex Technologies of Columbus, Ohio experimented with composites using this technology while building an unmanned surface vessel for the U.S. Navy.

According to the builder this 54’ vessel weighs 8,400 pounds. If they had used traditional fiberglass methods it would have weighed 40,000 pounds. The weight reduction alone reduced fuel consumption from an estimated 50 gallons per hour for the glass version to 12 gallons per hour at 25 knots. The use of nanotube reinforcement is credited for the 75 percent weight reduction while improving strength and durability of the hull.

It doesn’t take one long to see how beneficial this will be to boat builders, once the costs become affordable to everyday boaters. It will first be used on larger yachts and then trickle down to runabouts and bass boats. The technology is already being used in paints, regular and anti-fouling, fuel additives, fabric treatment and battery performance. As boats weigh less and performance increases we all will benefit. You might have also seen a commercial on TV about a new frying pan that touts this nanotechnology. I think in the coming years we will be surprised what’s being offered.

Fisherman lands 738 pound tuna New Zealander Nathan Adams and his friends went fishing for black marlin on his 21’ aluminum boat. He came up with a 738 pound tuna which is now being considered as an I.G.F.A. (International Game Fishing Association) record for 80 pound test line. Adams, 42, and his two friends didn’t even know it was a tuna until they brought it up to the boat. His fame spread when they had to tow the tuna into port with the dory styled 21-footer with twin 135 HP Honda power.

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My storm prediction came true I knew it … I just knew it.

As I wrote last month’s column, I was observing just how warm the sea surface temperatures were in the Gulf of Mexico and southeast Atlantic Coast. I also saw a virtual parade of low pressure areas wandering across the country. I told my colleagues here at WSB that it would be very likely to see a tropical storm spin up before the official June 1st beginning of the Atlantic Hurricane season. Sure enough, we had Tropical Storm Alberto.

When hurricanes receive a name it comes from a list provided by the World Meteorological Organization. If a storm causes deaths, that storm’s name is then retired. We were all very puzzled when the National Hurricane Center put out the list of hurricane names for 2012 and Alberto was at the top of the list. As you may recall, another tropical storm by the name of Alberto came ashore along the gulf coast in July of 1994 and then stalled in South Georgia. Damage was estimated at $1 billion and there were 30 deaths that resulted from the flooding. Why was the name Alberto not retired? I just cannot get an answer to that question from anyone “in the know.”

So now that we are “officially” into the 2012 hurricane season, I am seeing wild swings in the predictions. Some, like Colorado State’s Bill Gray, say we are going

to have an above average season.

Other scientists say Glenn Atlantic wind shear Burns from a newly developing El Nino may prevent Lanier most storms from formOutlook ing. So as the debate rages, let’s just enjoy our June weather.

The Climate Prediction Center is indicating above average temperatures for north Georgia in June. That would mean upper 80s and low 90s for us. As far as rainfall goes, we should see equal chances of above or below average precipitation. I would lean toward the above average, based on the current trends that have been present since March.

Speaking of March, I believe that is when summer really began! You know we did not have much of a winter and a really warm spring followed. However, the “official” beginning of summer is June 20th and the Summer Solstice is at 7:09 p.m.

Our full moon this month will be June 4th.

I don’t usually give much credence to weather folklore, although I have found some truths from time to time. There is a bit of weather folklore I think we need to test this summer. “Easterly winds from May 19th through May 21st indicate a dry summer ahead.” As it turns out, our prevailing winds were from the east on those days. We shall see.

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

SOLUNAR TIMES FOR LAKE LANIER

LAKE LANIER WATER LEVELS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 AVG MAX MIN

OCT

NOV

1062.15 1062.07 1061.99 1061.94 1061.84 1061.67 1061.52 1061.45 1061.40 1061.28 1061.14 1060.96 1060.78 1060.61 1060.56 1060.55 1060.35 1060.21 1060.14 1060.09 1060.00 1059.97 1059.95 1059.85 1059.80 1059.73 1059.68 1059.67 1059.62 1059.60 1059.52 1060.65 1062.15 1059.52

1059.41 1059.24 1059.15 1058.99 1058.99 1058.95 1058.79 1058.63 1058.44 1058.25 1058.09 1058.06 1058.03 1057.91 1057.93 1058.15 1058.18 1058.19 1058.19 1058.19 1058.13 1058.13 1058.15 1058.08 1057.95 1057.92 1057.93 1058.02 1058.24 1058.29

DEC

1058.31 1058.28 1058.33 1058.33 1058.30 1058.32 1058.50 1058.58 1058.55 1058.61 1058.65 1058.58 1058.54 1058.55 1058.54 1058.52 1058.53 1058.55 1028.51 1058.52 1058.58 1058.77 1059.02 1059.12 1059.19 1059.26 1059.57 1059.66 1059.73 1059.77 1059.83 1058.35 1058.78 1059.41 1059.83 1057.91 1058.28

JAN

FEB

1059.84 1059.86 1059.84 1059.80 1059.81 1059.82 1059.88 1059.94 1060.01 1060.05 1060.17 1060.27 1060.34 1060.38 1060.41 1060.45 1060.53 1060.67 1060.77 1060.90 1061.27 1061.46 1061.74 1061.92 1062.04 1062.04 1062.28 1062.36 1062.42 1062.48 1062.54 1060.85 1062.54 1059.80

1062.60 1062.66 1062.71 1062.78 1062.85 1062.88 1062.90 1062.92 1062.96 1062.98 1062.99 1063.03 1063.01 1063.10 1063.07 1063.13 1063.16 1063.24 1063.29 1063.33 1063.39 1063.39 1063.41 1063.45 1063.48 1063.52 1063.49 1063.56 1063.59

MAR

1063.63 1063.73 1064.24 1064.36 1064.45 1064.51 1064.57 1064.64 1064.77 1064.83 1064.86 1064.90 1064.98 1065.02 1065.16 1065.16 1065.24 1065.31 1065.36 1065.40 1065.40 1065.44 1065.47 1065.50 1065.51 1065.53 1065.55 1065.56 1065.57 1065.60 1065.68 1063.13 1065.03 1063.59 1065.68 1062.60 1063.63

APR

MAY

1065.72 1065.75 1065.79 1065.81 1065.87 1065.87 1065.88 1065.89 1065.85 1065.86 1065.80 1065.69 1065.61 1065.62 1065.62 1065.49 1065.45 1065.60 1065.56 1065.48 1065.50 1065.50 1065.43 1065.34 1065.31 1065.20 1065.09 1065.13 1065.13 1065.02

1064.93 1064.89 1064.81 1064.83 1064.83 1064.84 1064.76 1064.75 1064.73 1064.70 1064.68 1064.67 1064.88 1064.93 1065.01 1065.02 1065.07 1065.05 1065.06 1065.06 1065.02 1065.03 1065.05 1065.05 1065.01 1064.98 1064.94

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LCKC Olympic legacy athlete qualifies for London 2012

By Jane Harrison Tim Hornsby became the first Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club athlete to qualify for the Olympics, fulfilling a dream envisioned by numerous paddlers who came into the sport at the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue.

The 25-year-old Atlantan battled it out with USA Canoe/Kayak teammate Ryan Dolan May 27 to clinch his Olympic berth after three rounds of men’s single 200-meter kayak contests in World Cup 2 in Duisburg, Germany.

LCKC members in Gainesville reacted ecstatically when they learned about Hornsby’s success through text messages from club athletes competing in Germany.

“This is our boy!’ exclaimed LCKC member Cheryl Smith, still all smiles hours after learning the news. “He is the only one from a Georgia Olympic legacy program to make it to the Olympics … we’re so excited.”

“It’s the coolest thing because he was a kid paddler here in ’97, right after the Olympics,” said former LCKC President Tim Watkins. His success embodies “the next step, really, for our

Hawaii, who placed 8th. The showdown capped a series of two-man bouts that put Hornsby into the eye of the Olympic storm when he won the 200 meter race over Dolan in the 2012 Olympic Team Trials in April. They dueled to an inconclusive result a week before World Cup 2 in the first World Cup in Poland.

Hornsby “It came together for me this club,” said LCKC President weekend much better than last Kevin Seitz. weekend,” Hornsby said. “I was About 13 LCKC athletes com- paddling technically better. Obvipeting in other World Cup 2 races ously, it’s a race of a lifetime to were on hand to cheer on their qualify for the Olympics, so in LCKC forebear. “They stayed to that respect, it’s the greatest race root for Tim and made signs for of my life … . As far as making him,” Seitz said. “It started here.” the Olympics, it’s the best moHornsby talked with USACK ment of my career.” spokesman Nick Oliver shortly In a previous email to Lakeafter clinching the sole US men’s side News, Hornsby related the sprint kayak slot at the 2012 origin of his Olympic dream.

Olympic Games. “I’m still not re“I caught the Olympic bug at ally sure if it’s real. It’s been such age 10 when the 1996 Olympic a long process, not only with this Games came to my hometown of process, but the process of going Atlanta. My parents took me to to the Olympics has been a dream every event they could. Watching forever. It's amazing that it’s actu- the Games in person and seeing ally happening. I’m tripping out. I Team USA perform so well on can’t believe it,” Hornsby said.

American soil was all it took for He finished 5th in the B Final, me to be overwhelmed with .248 second ahead of his former Olympic spirit. I had to find a K2 200 boat mate Dolan, from way to be part of it,” he said.

“The next summer I went to a kayaking camp at Lake Lanier and trained on the same waterways where Olympians competed the year before,” he said. He joined LCKC and was first coached by Richard Hagler and later Tony Hall. His breakout year was 2003 when at age 17 he placed 10th in the Junior World Championship K2 1000 meters.

Connie Hagler, former 10-year LCKC executive director known by many as the enduring torch bearer for the Olympic spirit on Lanier, said she was “absolutely thrilled as can be” about Hornsby’s upcoming trip to London. “It began as a dream for a lot of us. And now that one has made it, it is absolutely amazing.” She added that those who “didn’t quite make it benefited and learned how to dream big.”

Richard Hagler recalled that when he coached Hornsby in the LCKC middle school program, the then 11-year old member of the “rubber duck” team was “very focused, enthusiastic and inquisitive.”

“He maintained that enthusiasm a lot of years,” said Hagler, whose company, BBI, now spon-

sors the LCKC Junior Olympic Program.

Of his recent accomplishment, Hornsby told USACK: “I’m really happy. I talked to my mom. It was a phone call I always wanted to have. I always wanted to call my mom and call my dad and tell them that I’m going to be an Olympian."

Hornsby’s mother, Patti Horton, first saw the result at about 3:30 a.m. on the World Cup website. She related her excitement in an email to Lakeside News: “I celebrated and I cried. Tears of joy for my son and all he has accomplished. Since there was no way I could go back to sleep, I stayed up and waited for Tim to call. About an hour after the race, the call arrived and I could share in the celebration with my son.

He was so happy and excited, he could hardly believe it was true. A mom’s best gift is her son's happiness and I was given the ultimate gift of all today.”

Pending word from Hornsby about where he is going to train prior to the Olympics, LCKC plans a party to honor him at the Georgia venue that put him on the water.

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Transitioning from boating to a land-based lifestyle, a future decision 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.

The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway meanders some 3,000 miles along the Eastern Seaboard from the Manasquan River in New Jersey to Brownsville, Texas. Navigating the Waterway is relatively simple as long as one follows the red and green markers, abides by the rules of the road, and heeds the cautionary warnings along the way. Overall the ICW is manageable by most, and offers boaters a safe and predictable inshore alternative to an often unpredictable ocean passage.

We have explored most of the area south of Brunswick, GA, spent a month in the Florida Keys and toured portions of the west coast of Florida, while friends have continuously encouraged us to extend our cruising to the Chesapeake or to Maine. Unfortu-

sider more convenient and comfortable options. There seems to be a common thread among our Bob & friends when it comes time to Carolyn consider the transition from boatWilson ing to a land-based lifestyle, and we have had discussions ourCruising selves, wondering what we would Wilsons do.

There are a few truisms that you must take into consideration nately we seem to have locked ourselves in to the six months on, when age settles in. Grandmothers want to be with their grandsix months off routine in the Bachildren as much as possible, hamas for now, but there is alfull-time live aboard couples are ways tomorrow. ready for a real bed, a dishwasher Over the years we have beand laundry room, and having a come friends with couples who like us, enjoy being on the water. car and a WalMart nearby would also be enticing.

With a number of them we have Like us, a majority of our sailspent several seasons together, ing friends have already transiand while our interests are simitioned from sail to power hoping lar, our ages can be quite different. On average our friends are in to stave off the inevitable and their mid-to late 60s or early 70s, continuing to enjoy cruising, but it seems that Mother Nature and but there are some who continue Father Time have a way of catcheach year who are 80 or more.

Long term cruising and living ing up when you reach the mid-to aboard full-time can be physically late 70s leaving many to wonder, what comes next? challenging. It is not a “life of The majority of those among Riley” as some would assume.

When you are young it is usually our circle of friend elected a place of permanence by settling into a not an issue, but when comsmall home or condo. Some of pounded with arthritis, knee or them returned to their native state, back problems and other health while others, seeing it as another issues, it’s usually time to con-

lifestyle change, also see it as a chance to complete their bucket list before it is too late.

Interestingly, most all of them have remained relatively close to a body of water and continue to enjoy fishing or day trips out on the water.

Some refuse to give up their vagabond ways Seniors enjoying sailing fun. and have opted to swap remained good, we are able to their boat for an RV or motorhome. For them it seems there enjoy being with those we have come to know over the years, and are a lot of exciting places to see we continue to enjoy being inand they are not quite ready to volved in our community each settle down to any specific area. summer when we return. What Several former cruising friends, the future holds is uncertain, and have continued to crisscross the whether it turns out that we settle US and Canada each year, and often plan their itinerary in such a down to another boat, a coastal or a home on the lake, an RV, or way that it coincides with our even a Hoveround Power Chair, travel schedule. When it has worked, we have shared the mem- we are certain that it will give us continued enjoyment as we share ories, old and news and our with others what has been a lifefriendships have continued for time full of wonderful memories. many years.

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ASPS celebrates Safe Boating Week, get your boat ready for summer The Atlanta Sail and Power Squadron kicked off Safe Boating Week on May 19 with a raft-up focused on safety. Boats in attendance were given vessel safety checks, and our new AED was on hand to allow members to see the device, demo the training mode and learn more about how it is used. For those who may not be familiar with an AED, this is a portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses the potentially life threatening cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia and is able to treat them through defibrillation, allowing the heart to reestablish an effective rhythm.

Unlike regular defibrillators, an automated external defibrillator requires minimal training to use.

It automatically diagnoses the heart rhythm and determines if a shock is needed. Our squadron recently purchased this device to have on hand at all of our on-thewater events, including intracoastal waterway and river cruises.

If you’d like to sample what our squadron has to offer and meet some of our members, consider attending a general member-

ship meeting. Our next meeting will be held on June 21. These meetings are a great opportunity to hear exciting and informative speakers on a wide range of boating and water related topics. Our June meeting will recap the squadron’s recent gulf intracoastal waterway cruise! Please visit our website for details and location, and to inquire about joining us.

A very important aspect of getting ready for this summer boating season is to make sure your vessel is ready. One way you can do this is by having a free Vessel Safety Check performed. VSCs are courtesy examinations of your boat to verify the presence and condition of certain safety equipment required by state and federal regulations. The Vessel Examiner is a trained specialist who will also make recommendations and discuss safety issues that will make you a safer boater. Visit our website at www.atlantasboatingclub.com today to contact us about scheduling your Vessel Safety Check!

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June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 – Movies Under the Stars featured at Mall of Georgia in Buford.

Guests are encouraged to bring blankets and lawn chairs. “Hugo,” June 2; “Jack & Jill, June 9; “Alvin & the Chipmunks Chip-Wrecked, June 16; “Dolphin Tale, June 23; “We Bought A Zoo, June 30. Info: 404-233-3993 or email: jworral@bravepublicrelations.com.

June 9 – Summer Saturday Art Amble covers art centered events in a four-county corner of the mountains. The self-guided tour, 10 am.-5 p.m., features studios, workshops and storefronts of local artists. Free. Info: www.artstour.org.

June 15-24 – North Georgia Chamber Music Festival held in the Gloria Shott Performance Hall of the North Georgia College & State University. Tickets: $30. Performers include: YangYoon Kim, Charae Krueger, William Ransom, Olga Shpitko, The Vega String Quartet and Kenn Wagner. Info: www.northgeorgia.edu/chambermusic.

July 4 – Mall of Georgia’s 10th annual Fabulous Fourth held from 2-9 p.m. at the Mall of Georgia in Buford. Fireworks display begins at dusk. Prior to fireworks, the movie “Sherlock Holmes 2” will be shown. Guests are encouraged to bring blankets and lawn chairs.

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Thru July 30 – “Merge,” The 2012 Hal Be Rhodes II Student Exhibition held in North Georgia College & State University’s Library

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The Summer Concert Series continues for registered overnight guests for free and includes: July 7 – Lauren St. Jane & The Dead Westerners July 14 – Nelson Brownstone July 21 – The Jason Connelly Band July 28 – The Cumberland Collective Aug. 4 – Lauren St. Jane & The Dead Westerners Aug. 11 – Nelson Brownstone Free summer concerts’ times: 8:30-11:30 p.m.

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Gainesville State College June 8 – Starlight 2012, “Rockin’ Through the Decades, held 4:30-8 p.m., will feature two bands—“Brat Pak” from 5-6:30 p.m. and “Back in Time” from 7:15-9:15 p.m. Fireworks to follow. Admission: $10 per car, $20 for large

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Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds July 3 – Independence Day Fireworks Celebration, 9:45 p.

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Summer Concert Schedule at Coca-Cola Stage at Big Beach, 7-11 p.m. Admission is free, except for gate fee charge if arriving by car.: June 2, July 7 – GLOW the Show Band June 9, July 21 – American Flyers June 16, July 14, Aug. 4 – Mike Veal Band June 23 – The Neons June 30, July 28, Aug. 11 – Haywire Aug. 18 – Kurt Thomas Band Aug. 25 – Back in Time Band 2012 Concert Series hosted by Banks & Shane at Georgia’s Island Stage, doors open at 7 and concerts start at 8 p.m.

July 7 – Gloriana (Tickets $15-$26) Aug. 11 – A1A (Tickets $16.05-$25.15) Aug. 18 – Banks & Shane 40th Anniversary Bash (Tickets $21.40-$33.17) Sept. 15 – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Tickets $26.75-$35.85) Info: www.lakelanierislands.com Museum of Buford Tannery Row Artist Colony

June 2-July 14 – Stories-Once Upon a Canvas July 21-Sept. 1 – The Best-Tanery Row Artists’ Artwork Sept. 15-Oct. 13 – Gwinnett Parks Plein Air Challenge – Artwork painted in six parks Oct. 15-Nov. 24 – Wink – Art that makes you smile Dec. 6 – Holiday Open House – Art for the holiday.

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North Atlanta Trade Center June 23-24 – Eastman’s Gun Show July 14-15 – Atlanta’s Exotic Bird Fair Info: www.northatlantatradecenter.com Northeast Georgia History Center June 10 – Family Day: Southern-style Olympics, 1996 and Now June 12 – Forum: The Civil War in Appalachia July 8 – Family Day: The Revolutionary War in Northeast Georgia July 10 – Forum: What it was like to be a child in Rural Germany during WWII Info: www.negahc.org Piedmont College June 7-10, 14-17 – “The Complete Works of Shakespeare” June 21-24, 28-June 1 – “Nunsense” Theater performances held at the North Georgia Theatre, unless otherwise noted. Admission: $20, general, $15 groups of eight or more; $18 seniors, Piedmont College students, faculty and staff, free.

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Quinlan Visual Arts Center Thru June 9 – “Across Many Waters,” displays watercolors by Bruce Bobick; sculpture

by Betty Beasley; pastels & oil landscapes by Ron Pircio; oil painting by Sandra Landergott and artist Oneyka Ibe. June 14-Aug. 11 – Folk Art Exhibition featuring varous artists, R.A. Miller Retrospective.

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Fair Winds #1 Sat AISC Summer 1 - #8 Wed Junior Week #2 Su-F Junior Sailing Camp Su-F Reggae Regatta Sat Reggae Regatta Sun AISC Summer 1 - #9 Wed Fair Winds #2 Sat AISC Summer 1 - #10 Wed Couples Race Sat Fair Winds #3 Sun AISC Awards Party Wed Moonlight Scramble/Firefly #1 Sat Firecracker Cup Sat

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Firecracker Cup Fair Winds #4 AISC Summer 2 - #1 Evening Breeze #1 Newcomers Race

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Special Olympics Regatta Sun AISC Awards Party Wed Dorton Cup Sat Dorton Cup Sun C22 “Gone with the Wind” Sat C22 “Gone with the Wind” Sun Daylight Saving Time Race #1 Wed Fall Squall #1 Sat UYC Fall 1 Sat Junior Regatta Sat Junior Regatta Sun

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AISC Summer 2 - #4 Evening Breeze #3 AISC Summer 2 - #5 AISC Summer 2 - #6 Evening Breeze #4 AISC Summer 2 - #7 AISC Summer 2 - #8

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SEPTEMBER 2012 LLSC LLSC AISC LLSC LLSC AISC SSC SSC

Vern Pickering Commodores Cup Sat 09/01 Vern Pickering Commodores Cup Sun 09/02 AISC Summer 2 - #9 Wed 09/05 Old Goat - Thistle Regatta Sat 09/08 Old Goat - Thistle Regatta Sun 09/09 AISC Summer 2 - #10 Wed 09/12 Special Olympics Regatta Fri 09/14 Special Olympics Regatta Sat 09/15

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These races are open to non-club members interested in connecting with the racing scene on Lake Lanier. For more information, visit www.SailLanier.com and click on the club that's hosting the race.

LARC - Lanier Auxiliary Racing Committee AISC - Atlanta Inland Sailing Club BFSC - Barefoot Sailing Club LLSC - Lake Lanier Sailing Club UYC - University Yacht Club MORE INFO: www.lakesidenews.com

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Summer Sizzler Triathlon to heat up Clarks Bridge Park

By Jane Harrison The heat wave of triathlons will strike at Clarks Bridge Park June 10 when the Summer Sizzler Triathlon brings an expected 300 to 400 triathletes to compete in a 600 yard swim, 15 mile bike and 5 kilometer run.

The multisport event will be the third triathlon set on Lake Lanier this season, which includes a triathlon festival the same weekend at Lake Lanier Is-

lands. Two more are scheduled in September at Laurel Park and Lake Lanier Islands.

Summer Sizzler organizer Jim Rainey, whose Georgia Multisports Productions company has boosted triathlon participation in the state since 2004, first put on a USA Triathlon national championship triathlon at the Clarks Bridge venue in the late 1990s.

Back then, he said, the area had not warmed up to a swarm of

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“Triathlons leave a big footprint for several hours,” he said.

The community was not ready for the 600-strong throng. Now, the climate’s changed, he said. “I’ve always liked the venue and I wanted to come back.”

Triathletes returned to Clarks Bridge Park last May in the Spring Fling, one of Georgia Multisports’ first events of the 2011 season. Rainey switched the Clarks Bridge event to June this year and renamed it for the summer heat.

The course is the same. Athletes will set up their bikes at the transition area in the center of the circular driveway near the beach.

The swim starts on the sandy shore and extends on a triangular course, returning to the beach.

The cycling leg exits left on Clarks Bridge Road, takes a left on Bogus Road and another left on Nopone Road before spinning back onto Clarks Bridge to head for the park. The run jaunts right on Clarks Bridge, crosses the namesake bridge and turns right for a loop on Edgewater Drive.

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Peter Ruel of Carnesville tried out the course about three weeks before the race. “The swim is nice,” said Ruel, who trains in both Lake Lanier and Hartwell.

“The bike course surprised me,” he said. He said the first eight miles present a steady incline, but the last half is “pretty much downhill.” About a half mile into

the run, he encountered a “pretty steep hill” on Edgewater.

Ruel, who plans on completing four triathlons this season, looks at the Summer Sizzler as a training race. The 46-year-old triathlete, who will be competing in his first triathlon in 17 years, trains about 5.5 hours a week. “I’ve lost 25 pounds getting ready for this,” he said.

Ruel began doing triathlons nearly two decades ago in upstate New York, when multisport events were “just getting on the scene,” he said. He’s riding the wave of their popularity now in Georgia.

Using USA Triathlon figures and his own calculations, Rainey estimates there could be about 9,000 triathletes in the state, making it the most popular triathlon state in the Southeast, excluding Florida.

Summer Sizzler Triathlon What: 500 yard swim, 15 mile bike, 5K run When: 7 a.m. June 10 Where: Clarks Bridge Park, 3105 Clarks Bridge Rd., Gainesville Registration: $92 individuals, $145 relays. USAT discount.

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Volunteers: Contact jim@gamultisports.com, 770 926-2367 Information: www.gamultisports.com, www.active.com

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Lake Lanier Marinas Info AQUALAND MARINA Hours of operation: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for tenants, 8 a.m. to sunset for visitors 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: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon.-Thurs.; 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Fri.-Sun. Types of fuel: Non-ethanol, 90 octane Price of fuel: (as of 5/25/12) $4.54 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. & Holidays Phone: 770-945-1991 Website: www.lazydaysmarina.com Location: 6700 Holiday Rd, Buford Types of slips available: Wet docks for 75-150 foot covered & 100-foot open slips; 554 dry stack; New 125' x 24' & 150 x 26' HB slips now available.

Types of fuel: 90 Non-ethonol and ValvTect diesel marine fuel Price of fuel: (as of 5/25/12)) $4.99 premium; $4.39 diesel Security: Holiday Marina security patrols marina Full Maintenance, Repair and Service: Marine Max, 770-614-6968 Additional amenities: Free pump/porti-potti station for members. Wet slips: private gated access, golf cart valet service, free dockside pumpout. New gas dock easy access for houseboats. New courtesy docks for dry stack customers. Boat sales: Marine Max. 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.

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GAINESVILLE MARINA Hours of operation: Office, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., 7 days a week 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'.

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HABERSHAM MARINA Hours of operation: Office/Store, 9 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 5/25/12) $4.49 (Dock open 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon.-Fri.; 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat./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.m5:30 p.m., 7 days; 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 5/25/12) $4.50 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.-Thurs.; 8:30 a.m.-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 5/25/12): $4.99 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 Hours of operation: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 7 days; Gas dock: 24 hours.

Phone: 770-945-2884 Website: www.lanierharbor.com Location: 2066 Pinetree Dr., Buford Types of slips available: 40’x16’ & 50’x18’, with power, water, satellite hook-up Store: Yes Store hours: 24/7 gas dock & store Types of fuel: 89 octane, 93 octane Price of fuel: (as of 5/25/12) $4.89 mid-grade, $4.99 premium, with 10 cents off a gallon, both mid-grade and premium, for Boat US members.

Security: 24/7 Additional amenities: 24/7 towing service PORT ROYALE MARINA Hours of operation: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., 7 days a week Phone: 770-887-5715 Website: www.bestinboating.com/port_royale Location: 9200 Lan Mar Rd., Gainesville Types of slips available: Uncovered, 20' to 8'; covered, 24' to 50' totaling 514 slips & dry stack storage (464) for up to 39' & 115 covered bay sheds to store boats on trailers.

Store: Service Store & Ship Store Store/Dock hours: 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Mon.-Thurs.; 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Fri.-Sun. Types of fuel: 90-octane Price of fuel: (as of 5/25/12) $4.79 On-site eatery: Pelican Pete's Bar and Grill Security: Night security 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 Store/Dock hours: 9:00 a.m.-5 p.m., Wed.-Mon., closed Tues.

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A day in the life: Park rangers pressed into service

By Pamela A. Keene It’s 4 p.m. on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend and still many of the day-use parks and beaches along Lake Lanier are filled to capacity.

“It’s best to get here before 11 a.m. if you want to get a good spot,” said park ranger and shift supervisor Ken Weiner to a group of families who showed up at Buford Dam Park. He helped them find parking places then began his beach walk, armed with his twoway radio, a cell phone and a handful of bright orange flying discs and small plastic footballs.

“These are for the kids I catch wearing life jackets,” he tells a teen who asks. He’s not wearing a life jacket, but that’s OK because he’s not in the water. As Weiner walks the beach, he spots a youngster and her friend, both wearing life jackets and playing the water near their mom. He gives both their choice of goodies. Both pick flying discs, smile big and say “Thanks.”

This is a good afternoon for rangers, at least this late in the day. Things are relatively quiet.

More often than not, they’re faced with belligerent folks who are hot, tired and anxious to get a

good up-close parking place so they can set up their picnics and grills. Or, rangers are tasked with breaking up fights – more likely on some of the lakes islands where online parties feature bonfires and plenty of alcohol.

“This is our biggest challenge … these parties people set up from their cell phones, charging a flat fee for transportation to some island on the lake and all the alcohol flowing freely,” Project Operations Manager Tim Rainey told attendees to the Lake Lanier Association annual meeting earlier in the week. “We’re already short staffed and have moved all our shoreline rangers to beach patrol to handle these safety issues.”

Doing more with less Due to budget cuts, the ranger staff has been cut from more than 30 several years ago to around 18.

Leadership works weekends in unmarked cars to support staff that works longer hours in the hot weather.

Rangers typically charged with shoreline management and environmental duties became safety rangers during the busy season.

On-duty rangers monitor their two-ways, direct traffic, provide assistance and information to vis-

itors, and keep a watchful eye for potential problems.

A dispatcher back at the management office tracks activity, sends rangers to trouble spots and records reports of various situations.

Weiner takes a ride down to Lower Pool East on the river side of the dam. There he encounters two carloads of families who’ve just arrived for their evening picnic. They aren’t displaying the honor-system self-pay tags from their rear-view mirrors.

“You know it’s the honor system to pay the $4 to use the park,” he tells them. “We’re just going to be here for 30 minutes,” one of the adults replies.

“Regardless, we ask people to pay when they come into the parks,” Weiner tells them. “There were signs as you came in asking you to pay.”

He explains that most people pay the fee, but he also has the power to write citations. “Today, it’s more about keeping a handle on safety issues than writing citations for not paying, but if things settle down, I may be back to walk the parking lot just the same.”

Saving lives one at a time

PHOTO BY PAMELA A. KEENE

Ken Weiner offers a prize to a youngster for wearing his lifejacket.

Headed down to the water, he spots very few people wearing life jackets. There are a couple of anglers in the middle of the river; they know the law – life jackets must be worn on the river side of the dam even if you’re just wading. “It’s been the law for 25 years to wear life jackets,” he said. “The water’s cold and the rocks are slippery. Wearing a life jacket can prevent a drowning, so adults and kids are required to wear them down here once they’re in the water.”

Last year, the Corps investigated nearly 20 drownings and

deaths on Lanier. From youngsters trying to swim between islands to alcohol-related boating accidents, staff realizes that many – if not all – of these tragedies can be prevented.

“It’s illegal to have alcoholic beverages in any of our parks,” Weiner said. “The fine is now $75, but it’s going up in a couple of months to $325 per incident.

That’s not small change. We’re serious about this, too.”

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14th annual Duck Derby tops $100,000 mark for charity Published online May 13, 2012

Marine Specialties Inc. employees launch the ducks from their barge.

PHOTOS BY ALAN HOPE

Duck Fest at Clarks Bridge Park a family affair

By Jane Harrison It took about 13 minutes for a lucky rubber duck to float through a finish chute and win its owner the grand prize at the 14th Annual Rubber Duck Derby May 12. A phone call later, that winner, Ron Gress of Gainesville, donated his entire $10,000 prize back to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Hall County.

That generous gift, plus others given by those who “adopted” ducks and donated to the fundraiser, brought between $105,000 and $110,000 to the organization that focuses on helping children from economically disadvantaged circumstances.

The event attracted a crowd of families to the Duck Fest and race at Clarks Bridge Park for an afternoon of fun with sack races, cake walks, face painting, funnel cakes, local crafts, and reggae and pop tunes from Dave Boyd and The Shade Tree Smugglers. “It’s amazing. This is the best turn-out we’ve had,” said Joyce Wilson, vice president of Development and Marketing for the youth service club. “We’ve added a lot of extra things. Every year more people come out,” said Michele Piucci, club board chairperson.

“It’s a wonderful event for a wonderful purpose,” said Toni Worthy, a Rabbittown resident who picnicked with friends on shore as a barge toting about 15,000 little yellow ducks came into view off the beach.

Gainesville Middle Schooler Alexander Amos and pals watched as the horde of ducklings

slid into the lake and began their journey through a buoyed course toward a plastic tube which they entered one-by-one.

Asked what he’d do with the grand prize if his duck won, Amos responded very maturely: “I’d save it for my college fund.”

Although his duck was not the first to finish, the one that did may help contribute to the college readiness of many who get leadership and academic training through the Boys and Girls Clubs.

Wilson said the Gress donation was not the only unexpected gift of the day. Second place winner Andy Bangs also donated his prize, a $1,000 Best Buy gift card. Wilson expects the club will purchase two computers courtesy of Bang’s generosity.

Although duck derby organizers don’t expect it, a lot of prize winners tend to donate back to the club, Wilson said. “People want to give back,” she said.

Other prizes included a home comfort system valued at $1,200 from Duncan Heating and Air, $500 shopping sprees at Lakeshore Mall, two night getaway at Lake Lanier Islands Resort, a year of Chic-Fil-A dining for two, box seats at Gwinnett Braves games, and a Kindle Fire with internet, movies, reading and other applications presented by Sartain Law Offices.

Proceeds support the three clubs that assist about 4,000 children ages six through 18 through programs on leadership, character, and career development, education, health and life skills, the arts, and fitness and recreation.

Shoes were shed quickly as the bounce houses stayed busy.

Facepainting was a popular activity.

There were lots of games played prior to the Duck Derby.

Kids were able to handle all kinds of critters.

And the winner is ... Hall County Sheriff Steve Cronic pulls the winning duck from "the duck trap”.

June 2012

Outdoor Activity Calendar June 2012 See Lake Lanier Olympic Venue Calendar for canoe/kayak and rowing activities Aqua Activities My First/Next Triathlon, Buford. Triathlon festival with two events each day. 1/4 mi. swim, 12 mile bike, 5K run. Next Triathlon 7:45 a.m., First Triathlon 8 a.m. June 9-10, Lake Lanier Islands Resort, 7000 Lake Lanier Islands Pkwy. $69-$79. www.firsttri.com, www.active.com. 800 343-4466.

Summer Sizzler Triathlon, Gainesville. 500 yard swim, 15 mile bike, 5K run, 7 a.m. June 10, Lake Lanier Olympic Venue, 3105 Clarks Bridge Rd. Individuals $92, relays$145. USAT member discount. Additional on-line and mail in registration fees. No race day registration. www.gamultisports.com, www.active.com, 770 926-2367.

Tri2Remember, Crow’s Lake, Jefferson.

400 yard swim, 15 mile bike, 5K run, 7:30 a.m.

July 15, 155 Crows Lake Dr. Individual $83 by July 1, $102 after; relay $125/$145. USAT member discount. www.gamultisports.com, 770 926-2367.

Tri The Mountains, Blue Ridge. 600 yard swim, 18 mile bike, 5K run 7 a.m. July 22, Lake Blue Ridge Marina, 335 Marina Dr. Individuals $97 by July 9, $117 after; relays $125/$145. USAT member discount. www.gamultisports.com, 770 926-2367.

Peach Kids Triathlon, Gainesville. Run, pool swim, bike for ages 6-14. Distances and start times vary by age group: seniors ages 1214 7 a.m., intermediates ages 9-11 8:15 a.m., juniors 6-8 9 a.m. July 29, Frances Meadows Aquatic Center, 1545 Community Way. $40. www.gamultisports.com, 770 926-2367.

Tri to Beat Cancer, Athens. 400 meter swim, 14 mile bike, 5K run 7 a.m. Aug. 19, Sandy Creek Park, 400 Bob Holman Rd. Individuals $82 by Aug. 5, $97 after; relays $125/$150. USAT member discounts. www.gamultisports.com, 770 926-2367.

Tugaloo Triathlon, Lavonia. 1.5 K swim, 42 K bike, 10K run 8 a.m. Sept. 8, Tugaloo State Park at Lake Hartwell, 1763 Tugaloo State Park Rd. Individuals $87 by Aug. 26, $107 after; relays $125/$145. USAT member discounts. www.gamultisports.com, 770 926-2367.

Tri2Remember, Gainesville. 400 meter swim, 12 mile bike, 5K run 7:30 a.m. Sept. 15, Laurel Park, 3100 Old Cleveland Hwy. Individuals $82 by Sept. 1, $102 after; relays $125/$145. USAT member discounts. www.gamultisports.com, 770 926-2367.

Lake Lanier Islands Triathlon, Buford. 400 yard swim, 13 mile bike, 5K run 7:30 a.m.

Sept. 30, Lake Lanier Islands Resort, 7000 Lake Lanier Islands Pkwy. Individuals $77 by Sept. 16, $97 after; relays $125/$145. USAT member discounts. www.gamultisports.com, 770 926-2367.

Brenau Masters Swim Team, Gainesville.

Practice and competitive program for masters swimmers of all levels, high school age and older. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays 6-7 a.m., Brenau University Natatorium, Washington/Prior St. $60 month. 770 5326279, bbachman@brenau.edu.

Note: Triathlons fill up quickly. Early registration is encouraged.

Grounded pursuits Multisport Workouts, Gainesville. Swim, bike, run training opportunities at Baxter’s Multisport, 2480 Limestone Pkwy. Call for info about group rides, swim clinics, runs. 770 532-

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Wednesday Evening Bike Rides, Gainesville. Road bike rides with Chicken City Cyclists, 6 p.m. Wednesdays, Frances Meadows Aquatic Center, 1545 Community Way. unnoldl@charter.net, 770 534-7075.

ISI Cycling, Gainesville. Group bicycle rides all speeds and levels, 6 p.m. Thursdays, Dewberry Church Saturdays, corner Clarks Bridge and Glades Farm; multiple distances and speeds, 7:30 a.m. Saturdays, Corinth Baptist Church, Thompson Bridge/Mount Vernon Rd.; fast pace ride 7:30 a.m. Sundays, Corinth Baptist Church. www.isicycling.com.

Youth Fishing Days at Buck Shoals, Helen.

Children accompanied by adult fish in stocked lake. 8 a.m.-noon, every third Sat. through Sept.

15. Call for directions to Buck Shoals, near Smithgall Woods State Park. $5 parking. 706 878-3087.

33rd Annual Brag Ride, North Georgia. Bicycle ride across Georgia with stops in Fort Oglethorpe, Dalton, Jasper, Roswell, Winder, Mt. Airy, Tiger, June 2-9. See www.brag.org for registration information.

Lanier Running Club, Gainesville. Club meeting, 7 p.m. June 4, Johnny’s Pizza, 204 Carrington Park Dr. www.lanierrunningclub.org.

Full Moon Hike, Tallulah Falls. Strenuous guided night hike in gorge to suspension bridge over Hurricane Falls.

8:15-10:15 p.m. June 3, 9:15-11:15 p.m. June 4, 8:50-10:50 p.m. July 3, 9:30-11:30- p.m. July 4, Tallulah Gorge State Park, 338 Jane Hurt Yarn Dr. $5, plus $5 parking. Register in advance. www.gastateparks.org, 706 754-7981.

All Comers Track Meets, Gainesville. Track and field events for all ages and abilities hosted

by Lanier Runing Club, 6:30 p.m. June 7, 14, registration 6 p.m. Gainesville High School Track, 830 Century Place. $1 youth/student, $2 adult. www.lanierrunningclub.org, wwessely@bellsouth.net.

Kids’ Fishing Rodeo, Blairsville. Kids 12 and younger fish with adult supervision in stocked creek, 8 a.m.-noon June 9, Vogel State Park, 405 Vogel State Park Rd. $5 parking. www.gastateparks.org, 706 745-2628.

5 Alarm 5K, Suwanee. 8 a.m. June 16, Towne Center Park, 370 Buford Hwy. $25. www.active.com, 678 598-3921.

Ranger Camp, Winder. Day camps focus on outdoor skills, hikes, crafts. Limit of 15 children per week. Age 7-9 camp begins June 11, 10-12 begins June 18, Fort Yargo State Park, 210 S. Broad St. $60. Register in advance. www.gastateparks.org, 770 867-3489.

Race to End Domestic Violence 5K Trail Run, Winder. 8:30 a.m. June 9, Fort Yargo State Park, 210 S. Broad St. $20. www.peaceplaceinc.org., 770 696-8795.

Family Camp, Helen. Outdoor oriented classes and workshops for families 9 a.m.-noon June 11-15, Unicoi State Park, 1788 Hwy. 356. $20 per child, $30 per adult, $5 parking. Register in advance. www.gastateparks.org., 706 878-2201, Ext. 305.

Chicken City Cyclists Meeting, Gainesville. 6 p.m. June 14, Pasquale's Italian Restaurant, 1011 Riverside Dr. unnoldl@charter.net, 770 534-7075.

Mad Science Camp, Helen. Discover scientific principles in nature, conduct experiments, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. June 12-15, Smithgall Woods State Park, 61 Tsalaki Trail. $75. www.gastateparks.org, 706 878-3087.

Fun at the Fort, Winder. Candlemaking, bread baking and other traditional experiences at the historic fort, 7-8 p.m. June 15, 22, 29, Fort Yargo State Park, 210 S. Broad St. $3, plus

$5 parking.www.gastateparks.org, 770 8673489.

Youth Fishing Days at Buck Shoals, Helen.

Children accompanied by adult fish in stocked lake. 8 a.m.-noon every third Sat. through Sept.

15. Call for directions to Buck Shoals, near Smithgall Woods State Park. $5 parking. 706 878-3087.

Jenny Melton Father’s Day Trail Run, Gainesville. 1-mile, 5K 7:30 a.m. Gainesville State College, 3820 Mundy Mill Rd. $17 by June 8, $20 after. www.active.com, 770 9679379.

Jackson County Brevet, Braselton. 5, 39, 64, & 100 mile bicycle rides, full SAG support, after ride smorgasÍbord meal, 7:30 a.m. June 16, Northeast Church, 2001 Cherry Dr. $40 individual, $25 team/club, $65 family. www.jacksonbrevet.com.

Chris Gaunt 5K Run Over Parkinsons, Gainesville. 7:30 a.m. Flat Creek Baptist Church, 5504 Flat Creek Road. $20 by June 19, $25 after. www.active.com, 770 532-0228.

Freedom Run 5K, Jefferson. 9 a.m. June 30, Jefferson Middle School, 100 Dragon Dr. $15

until June 21, $20 after. www.active.com, 706 215-0428.

Holiday Gorge Floor Hike, Tallulah Falls.

Strenuous 3.1 mile trek down 531 stairs, rock jumping, boulder climbing to swim in river pool at Bridal Veil Falls; children must be age 10 or older; wear appropriate footwear, bring food & water, 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. June 30, July 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, Tallulah Gorge State Park, 338 Jane Hurt Yarn Drive. $5, plus $5 parking. www.gastateparks.org, 706 754-7981.

Independence Day Celebration, Dawsonville. Relay races, watermelon seed spitting contests, patriotic crafts, 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. July 4, Amicalola Falls State Park, 418 Amicalola Falls State Park Road. $5 parking. www.gastateparks.org, 706 265-1969.

Independence Day at Vogel, Blairsville.

Flag raising ceremony, bicycle ride, pedal boat races, sandcastle building competition, greased pole climbing, 8:30 a.m. July 4, Vogel State Park, 405 Vogel State Park Rd. $5 parking. www.gastateparks.org, 706 745-2628.

- Compiled by Jane Harrison

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Chaparral Boats seeks models for photo shoot on Lanier

By Alan Hope A Georgia-based boat manufacturer is seeking models to help produce its 2013 marketing materials.

Chaparral Boats, Inc., based in Nashville, Ga., is having an “open model call” at the Hampton Inn & Suites, 4660 Holland Dam Rd., Flowery Branch, Ga., 30542. Date and time: Saturday, June 16, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Mark Spencer, who is in charge of the event for Chaparral, said the site of the shoot is a natural fit. “We have a dealer up there (Atlanta Marine) on Lake Lanier and it’s very scenic. It’s just a perfect fit for the

shoot,” Spencer said.

“This will be for photos and videos in our advertising and marketing that will be distributed around the globe,” he said.

Spencer said the day long shoot will include up to 20 camera and video operators, support people as well as helicopters for aerial shooting. The company needs young people ages 7 to 17 as well as adult males and females from 18 to 45. A test shoot will take place on June 16. The actual photo shoot is scheduled June 18-22. Modeling fees will be paid.

MORE INFO: 1-818-370-8154

$1 Million Challenge back at Legacy on Lanier

By Pamela A. Keene Qualifying began in late May for the second annual $1 Million Challenge at Legacy on Lanier golf course at Lake Lanier Islands. Through June 21, golfers can participate in daily qualifiers on Hole No. 10. Twenty-five golfers who shoot closest to the pin during qualifying will be invited back on Saturday, June 23, for a chance to win the grand prize of $1 million for a hole in one. Five additional players who are selected by random drawing will also participate, creating a field of 30 golfers. “We’ve had a number of players make a hole-in-one on Hole No. 10 since our opening in 2009, so we know it’s en-

tirely possible that some lucky golfer will walk away with the grand prize this year,” said Brian Conley, director of golf and head professional at the resort. “The key is lots of practice and honing the ability to calm those nerves.”

The top 10 golfers on June 23 will win prizes ranging from a year of golf at Legacy to clubs, balls, and apparel. On the morning of the challenge, the order of play will be determined by random drawing.

Qualifying will not be available on a handful of dates because of private events on the course.

MORE INFO: www.lakelanierislandsgolf.com

Revolution Rowing women’s junior crew wins medals The Revolution Rowing Women’s Junior 4+ crew placed third overall in the Southeast Regional Youth Championship May 12-13 in Sarasota, Fl. The local crew brought home a bronze medal in their final regional competition together in a boat.

Hyder Hasnain and Holly Shilling of North Hall High School joined Kelsey Scanlan from North Gwinnett and Amber Rewis from Mill Creek in a race that they led until the final sprint.

“They had a great race and were leading 1,800 meters into the race. They were out-sprinted in the final 200 meters by two

other crews unfortunately, which made it a tough defeat,” said Head Coach Jim Pickens. “We are very proud of our girls and our team. Our program has managed to bring home a medal from the regional championships each year of its existence (last year and this year). Despite our change in practice venue, we have kept our competitive edge and have had no trouble excelling. The medal was bittersweet because our only two seniors in the program (Scanlan and Shilling) were in that boat.

The boat they rowed bears the name ‘Class of 2012’ in their honor.”

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Athens Boat Club likened to ‘Mayberry’ on the lake Shore Lines

From the fascinating to the remarkable, Lake Lanier harbors many personalities and places along its shores. Lakeside presents “Shore Lines” – stories about people who live, work and play around the lake and the places that make the area special.

By Jane Harrison It’s a place where folks cruise their golf carts past the chic lakeside digs of Fortune 500 executives and the most modest abodes of the southern culture. At the Athens Boat Club, off War Hill Park Road, a cloister of unlikely neighbors abide on a 60-acre plot that seems set back to the date of its founding in 1958.

“It’s an interesting conglomeration,” said Sue Wilson, ABC membership and entertainment chairperson. House trailers and stylish bungalows line streets named Hickory, Dogwood, Cherry and Redbud in the closeknit community that clusters the wealthy and not-so-rich in seeming harmony. “I’m 64 years old, I was raised in the ’60s and ’70s when people took care of each other … this is like that. It’s like stepping back in time,” Wilson said of the 140-member enclave.

She and club commodore Carter McEver emphasized that as appealing as their Mayberry on the lake may sound to outsiders, membership is by invitation only and lot leases can only be sold to members. The public’s only accesses to the exclusive setting are at the gas docks, now selling Ethanol-free gasoline, and at the come-as-you-are church service in the lakeside pavilion.

McEver believes it’s the only community of its kind on the lake. The club has its own water system, 147 boat slips, a book ex-

change library, and a four-dispenser public gas dock that draws boatloads of families to get lollipops and dog biscuits from ABC’s resident cowboy and manager, Jerry Blair.

It’s a place, Blair said, where instead of slumbering late on summer mornings, kids rise early to walk to the lake with their fishing poles. People feel really safe here, he said. “There are very wealthy people here, but you never know it. There are poor here, too, but you never know it,” Blair said.

Club membership has passed down through generations of families originally linked by Athens Boat Club founder Billy Daniel who in 1955 sought a social club to market his Athens, Ga.-based boat business. Copies of newspaper articles posted on the community house walls relate how a 35 cent ad Daniel placed in the Athens Banner Herald generated interest in a social club formed at Lake Lanier.

Daniel and a brother leased the land from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilson said, and people started coming up with their travel trailers for fish camps.

Then they started putting porches on the trailers and building vacation cabins and permanent residences. “All of the above are still here,” she said.

Members hail from metro Atlanta and a few are from out of state, Wilson said. Before being

The gas docks at Atlanta Boat Club are open to the public.

accepted, prospective members must have the sponsorship of an existing member plus the cosponsorship of three additional members. Final approval for membership depends on the seven-member board of governors, according to the club’s website.

On Sunday mornings between Memorial Day and Labor Day, the community opens its pavilion to folks from around the lake for one-hour lakeside services at 8 a.m. “As a few as 40 and as many as 100” gather in their flip-flops, swim suits and lake duds for an informal, non-doctrinaire service based on pure gospel, said Joe Gaines. The Cornerstone Christian Church associate minister said he offers teaching, not preaching in a gathering that’s “not like a normal service.” Song leader Travis Gene Smith, an 80-something gospel-troubadour and ABC mainstay, leads a praise session that could raise fish from the

PHOTO BY JANE HARRISON

Athens Boat Club residents Steve and Patti McDonald take an evening cruise in their golf cart.

water.

The club’s social calendar posts family-oriented activities ranging from a July 4 golf cart parade to fish fries, old fashioned game nights with horse shoe contests and “Go Fish” duels, bake offs, a country hoedown and barbecue cook-offs.

PHOTO BY JANE HARRISON

“This is lake living at its best,” said McEver, who inherited his membership through his father and grandfather, Wylie McEver, from the family that owned farmland on now busy commercial McEver Road in Gainesville and Oakwood. “It’s like being on vacation 365 days a year.”

Dogs whimper, kids beg for gas dock goodies from ABC’s Blair

By Jane Harrison “People go by here on their boats and their dogs start barking when they pass. So they come in and say ‘give the dog the stupid biscuit to shut ‘em up.’ ” Jerry Blair, dispenser of dog biscuits, lollipops, gas, advice, and memories at the Athens Boat Club dock on Lake Lanier recently tried to explain the inexorable interdependence between an “ol’ cowboy” from Jackson Hole, an exclusive eclectic boat club, and a lake full of boats toting dogs and children.

The week before the summer mobs hit Memorial Day Weekend, the 13-year manager of Athens Boat Club reflected on the life and times that have made him a “must see” living legend on the lake.

“I’ve been on a bucking horse and bull riding. I’ve battled grizzly bears and I’ve been in stressful situations that in a millisecond decided whether people lived or died … but I’d never managed a boat club” until Lake Lanier threw him a loop, said the former supervisor for Texaco offshore and inland drilling operations.

“For 37 years, I rode the gauntlet with a major oil corporation. I was looking for something different,” Blair recalled. He had retired, but continued consulting

in Dubai and Abu Dhabi when by chance he spied a newspaper ad during a stop over at the Atlanta airport.

“It was an ad about a manager for a boat club … so I came out here out of curiosity,” he said. He took the job that “paid as much in one month as I made in one day” and for the first six months “thought I was the only one speaking English.”

Blair, 66, told his story in his tidy flat just up the hill from the public gas dock and pavilion where his hand-built lighthouse offers a beacon to those hankering for treats, laughs or cowboy wisdom. Relaxing next to his front room bar, Blair mused that the walls adorned with striking photographs of timber wolves and an imposing painting of cowboy boots, images captured by friends out west, may seem “misplaced in Georgia.” He shrugged, “I might be, too.”

But, somehow the desperado seems to have found a niche in a community that “would panic if I left.” The self-described combination of a “man’s man,” ol’ country boy and Barney Fife moaned in his canyon-deep western drawl, “I would not do that to them; I love them all.”

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represented in my life,” he said, slicing through to the core of why he’s corralled himself into the cozy community of chic bungalows and house trailers.

He was given the manager’s position after telling interviewers “the first thing I’d do is level half the place and start over.”

He quickly made himself indispensable, repainting buildings, redesigning streets, overseeing the private water system, and gassing up boats. He also built the lighthouse, topping it with a lamp frame from the 1996 Olympic Venue on Lake Lanier.

Soon the strong 6’3” wrangler became more than a ranch hand at the boat club. Guided by his mother’s admonition to “make a memory with someone” every day, Blair set out to make his mark in people’s lives. His big attitude helped bridge the social gulf between the cove dwellers and the rest of the compound.

“I created an atmosphere where there once was a dividing line into a loving community that can drive you absolutely crazy with cabin fever,” he said of the close-knit cluster. He became the

handyman, dog whisperer, and mediator for the discontented and ailing. He checks out noises in the middle of the night. Folks phone him about chest pains and bleeding. “It becomes a trust you don’t really want … when they really need to call 911,” he said.

On a recent afternoon, boat club members called him seeking counsel for health maladies and stopped their golf carts seeking friendly jabber.

“We couldn’t fire him, we’re afraid he’d kill us all,” joked Travis Gene Smith, long time resident and self-proclaimed ABC mayor, who crooned gospel lyrics and yet another elegy to his late wife into Blair’s listening ears.

“We just love him to death,” said boat club social membership chairperson Sue Wilson. “When the grandkids come, they’ve just got to see Jerry.”

That attraction to the cowboy on the public gas dock draws them in from the water, too.

“There’s a cowboy side of me and a BS factor that people come in for … plus the free advice,” Blair said. His public relations skill and some special treats “take

a little of the sting away” from paying nearly $5 a gallon for gas.

“Years ago I started giving kids lollipops. Now, everybody’s got a dog on their boat, so I started giving dog biscuits away, too,” Blair said.

“On a busy holiday weekend people ask me how many gallons of gas I’ve sold,” said the man whose reputation among the younger generation is linked to candy. “I can tell how busy it’s been by how many bags of lollipops I’ve given out” to tots and teens. Kids on pontoon birthday party boats even drop in with their orders: “four orange, four green … like they’re going to Wal-Mart.”

He reported that a little girl at the grocery store tugged on her mom’s arm after recognizing him in a cowboy hat “looking nothing like I do on the gas dock.” She exclaimed to her mother, “Mom, that’s the lollipop guy!”

If dogs could talk, they’d have their name for him, too. When boats cruise by the ABC dock “dogs bark for dog biscuits and kids cry for the suckers,” said boat club commodore Carter

PHOTOS BY JANE HARRISON

Jerry Blair, top, manager of Athens Boat Club, strikes what he calls a familiar pose at his home's western bar.

Blair built the Athens Boat Club lighthouse that sends a beacon to boaters on Lake Lanier.

McEver. “So (boaters) say let’s go see Jerry at the gas stop.”

“It’s nice to be needed, nice to be appreciated,” said Blair, with-

out a bit of cowboy swagger.

“Sometime today make a memory with someone. That’s what I’m trying to do.”

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• LLA Continued from Page 2 “All of us are linked together,” he said.

“Our future is together, no matter how we look at the lake.”

Housing values stabilizing After an abysmal 2008 for lake property owners, Norton brought good news to attendees regarding property values on Lanier.

“There’s half a trillion dollars in value around the lake, but forever these values will be tied to the level of water in Lanier,” he said.

He shared data about lake property trends since the mid-1980s, verifying that water levels are tied to home sales values and volume. His charts showed that 2007 was the peak for sales, but that sales – particularly for homes valued at up to $600,000 – are outpacing inventory.

“Inventory is now the lowest since 2004 for homes with boat docks,” he said. “And we’ve got twice as many $1 million homes in 2011 as in 2010. Money has returned to the lake.”

People have slowed buying lake property as second homes. “Between 2004 and 2007, there was a surge in buying lake homes as second homes,” he said. “Nearly 34 percent of all lake sales during that time were for second homes here; now it’s about 10 percent of sales.”

He also cited the average price for home sales on the lake as $462,000, down

from $640,000 in 2007.

“The success or failure of our economy is tied to water levels,” he said. “We must think of conservation first and we must have good stewardship of the lake.”

Norton also urged the increase of full pool to 1073, adding two feet of water storage capacity, as well as dredging to increase the depth of the lake. “We’ve lost 25 percent of our capacity because of siltation. Dredging would create jobs and increase permanent storage capacity.”

Corps deals with safety issues Rainey addressed head-on issues about the lake, including the need to shift staff to manage safety issues on the lake and in day-use parks this season.

“Our strategy is to suspend issuing permits and to focus on safety issues,” he said. “Not only is there a safety issue for visitors, there are ranger safety issues as well. We need more staff.”

Rangers are being dispatched to deal with “online parties” on islands around the lake that include bonfires and alcohol.

They’re requiring more ranger time and the need to interface with law enforcement, including the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Forsyth and Hall sheriff’s offices. They have been called in to break up fights and address alcohol use on the islands and in the parks.

See LLA, page 57

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• LLA Continued from Page 56 “Our rangers need help to protect visitors and the lake,” he said. He urged citizens to volunteer to work with the staff, particularly in administrative and other areas.

Additionally, buoys around the lake have been removed from no-wake areas.

“Someone has taken 21 buoys over the past several weeks and we’re urging people to let us know if they see anyone moving them,” Rainey said.

Rainey also updated attendees about the issue of sunken and abandoned boats, saying that the Corps is working with authorities to have the boats removed.

10th annual LLA Golf Tournament More than 80 golfers took to the links

at Legacy on Lanier to celebrate the 10th annual Lake Lanier Association Golf Tournament in late May. The foursome of Alex Laidlaw, Jim Strong, Tony Martin and Pat Moran was the tournament’s gross winner. The men’s low net winner foursome was Larry Sertich, Gary Autrey, Mike Pellegrom and Barry Roberson. The ladies low net winner was the foursome of Sharon Perry, Jo Phillips, Betty Ann Straub, and Carol Brasher.

Each summer, the association sponsors a fund-raiser golf tournament at Lake Lanier Islands Resort.

MORE INFO: www.lakelanier.org

• Marathon Continued from Page 17 marathon’s most courageous performances. With at least three portages to go in the 30.1K men’s senior race, veteran marathoner Marlo Marcheco appeared to be leaning sideways while limping with his boat hoisted over his shoulder.

“All he does is train for marathons,” said SFCKC Coach Ian Mack. The coach later reported the Cuban-born endurance fanatic had apparently strained a muscle while paddling early on in the marathon.

He finished in third place in a little over

two hours, 42 minutes.

As of late May, USACK had not yet posted the names of athletes who met the time or place standards to race in the world championships. LCKC Head Coach Claudiu Ciur, who is USACK’s marathon world coach for the second consecutive year, will almost certainly be taking a 1012 member crew from home to race on the Tiber River.

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Windsong Sailing Academy celebrates 25 years of education, recreation

By Pamela A. Keene Some people would have called Dave Crumbley a computer nerd. With nearly 30 years in information technology – all the while simultaneously owning separate businesses – he’s used his knowledge of technology and his passion for sailing to create Lake Lanier’s Windsong Sailing Academy. This year it’s celebrating 25 years of operation. Windsong was the lake’s first American Sailing Association school, offering certifications and introducing hundreds of people to the sport.

Founded in 1987, Windsong sports its own type of sailing education and recreational sailing.

From offering six levels of sailing accreditation to providing weekend on-the-water outings, Windsong covers the waterfront with options for wanna-be sailors, novices and experts. Beyond classes, Windsong also hosts a variety of recreational events, including sunset cruises, themed “great escape” adventure sailing trips, and excursions that include swimming and dining.

It takes a dance-card to assimilate the opportunities that Windsong offers. Computer technology helps. Schedules for classes and on-the-water sessions occupy spreadsheets on the company’s website. More than two dozen recreational outings offer sailing

and entertainment in both daytime and evening settings. Instructors and office staff use computers to track students’ progress and plan upcoming training.

Crumbley retired from corporate America in 2001, devoting full time to Windsong. His wife Patti Price, a retired forensic chemist, also works with him at Windsong. She’s active in the Atlanta Sail and Power Squadron, doing training for the group for a number of years.

The couple met through sailing and appropriately enough married on a sailboat in Jamaica 20 years ago. Boating is still the center of both of their lives, although they also hike and enjoy other outdoor pursuits. They’ve also cruised in many locations across the globe.

Even when Crumbley worked corporately, he possessed entrepreneurial tendencies. While employed, he also co-owned and managed a retail store; he also actively did computer consulting.

“I’m always on my toes, thinking and creating,” Crumbley said. “I thought I was busy before I retired, but now I can work any 90 hours a week I want and it’s just with one business. I simply love it.”

Crumbley’s school focuses on education and recreation, but he doesn’t do anything half way.

PHOTO COURTESY OF WINDSONG SAILING ACADEMY

Students enjoy a day on the water.

“I’ve always thought that if you’re going to do something, you need to be the best you can be,” he said. “Although certification is our primary goal, we don’t just prepare our students for a sailing certification; we teach them real-life sailing for a lifetime love of the sport.”

For instance, ground school classes – offered at Tucker Recreation Center in DeKalb County and at Snug Harbor Boats in Buford – cover the gamut, from basic sailing and boat purchasing to 12-volt marine electronics and emergency planning. Ground school classes on a flexible schedule typically last five to seven and a half hours. Then, a series of two-hour on-the-water sessions fine-tunes skills and puts students to the test in varying lake conditions on Lake Lanier.

“We use an experiential learning model,” he said. “For instance, for our students, we want them to run out of ways to do things wrong and I’m there to help them survive and stay safe.

Being a good sailor requires good judgment, and you learn a lot more from your mistakes. Our students are confident and ready to face challenges on the water because they’ve experienced the ups and downs of sailing in reallife settings.

For instance, when students take the celestial navigation course, they have instructor-led classroom time as well as twilight instruction onboard one of the academy’s four boats with an instructor.

“They’re out there with the wind, the waves and the elements putting what they’ve learned into practice,” Crumbley said.

Windsong offers corporate team building for medical professionals and their staffs. Gloria Wright, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist, helped the school develop its program that includes personality testing and interactive dynamics to strengthen medical office operations.

Additionally, Windsong is a booking agent for Sunsail Charters and Festiva Luxury Yachting Vacations, serving the U.S., the Abacos, the Virgin Islands and Greece.

“You don’t have to be a student of our classes to participate in cruises, charters or recreational events,” he said. “We’re all about getting people out on the water for a good time, but if you want sailing education, you can come to Windsong as well.”

Crumbley has been boating on

PHOTO COURTESY OF WINDSONG SAILING ACADEMY

Learning to sail with Windsong Sailing Academy.

Lake Lanier all of his life. He was first active as a sailor in the early 1980s with Barefoot Sailing Club.

Asked to crew as a new club member, he was hooked from the first time he set foot on a sailboat.

“It just came naturally to me to want to learn all that I could about sailing from that moment on,” he said. Several years later,

he voluntarily organized and taught the club’s Learn-to-Sail program.“Teaching sailing and having a sailing school is the good life,” he said. “I wouldn’t have it any other way.”

MORE INFO: 770-967-1515 www.WindsongSail.com

PHOTO COURTESY OF WINDSONG SAILING ACADEMY

Dave Crumbley conducts a classroom session.

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Corps offers reminders about activities on public lands With trees and shrubs leafing out along the shorelines of Lake Lanier, now is a good time to remind property owners adjacent to public lands about actions that are and are not acceptable. Several years ago, the Corps of Engineers developed a comprehensive Shoreline Management Plan that outlines activities designed to be environmentally sound on public lands.

Property owners are not permitted to make changes to the shoreline or vegetation on public lands without a permit. Activities such as removing trees, cutting limbs or mowing are not approved except under special circumstances.

Permitted activities Mowing may be authorized for residents who have applied for and received a vegetation modification for grass mowing as part of their existing permit as a previously approved item. Mowing is not automatically granted with existing permits and is not something that we issue on new per-

Corbin Martin US Army Corps of Engineers

mits. However, at this time a vegetation modification may be honored as a previously approved action during a change of ownership, provided the area has been maintained. If the area’s understory plants and high grasses begin to grow, the modification may be removed from the permit.

Planting native species trees and shrubs may be permitted following a site visit by a ranger. At that time, the resident and the ranger will discuss plans for planting, including the types of shrubs or trees and their proposed locations. This type of planting requires a Specified Act Permit.

A Specified Act Permit may be granted for certain one-time-only

actions, such as the removal of hazardous trees, exotic plants like kudzu or English ivy, or noxious plants such as poison ivy or sumac. Each Specified Act Permit is reviewed based on environmental law and regulations; authorization is granted based on each project’s merit.

Prohibited activities In the interest of preserving public lands, reducing siltation and protecting the shoreline, some activities are prohibited. For instance, removal of trees, cutting trees or limbing is strictly prohibited without a permit. The only exception is the allowance to create a 6-foot wide path from private property to the mooring site for an approved dock.

Hazardous trees that are a threat to either someone’s safety or property, that are dead or leaning, or with significant roots exposed, may be removed only after See COE, page 67 MORE INFO: 770-945-9531 www.sam.usace.army.mil/lanier

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Situational awareness is key in handling a vessel “Situational awareness” is an accurate measure of performance and forecast of your ability to properly handle your boat in any condition. One of the many definitions found in Wikipedia is: “being aware of what is happening in the vicinity to understand how information, events, and one’s own actions will impact goals and objectives, both immediately and in the near future.”

That statement has deep meaning to safe boating in countless ways. Anything involving risk should be intrinsic with this mode of thought and action. There are clear and concise pathways to accomplish and hone this necessary boating skill and it all begins with education and application of the gained knowledge resulting in increasing your experience and bolstering confidence.

One great reference of this specific type of training as it pertains to boating can be found in the USCG Auxiliary manual: www.uscg.mil/auxiliary/training/t ct/chap5.pdf.

Compare it to driving an automobile on a busy interstate or highway; do you only look at the brake lights immediately in front of you to give you warning of reducing speed or do you survey the other vehicles ahead? The actions of forward and peripheral observation coupled with making deci-

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sions from that information are a very small example of situational awareness. Mariners must make accurate decisions based on numerous factors that are continuously changing such as: handling characteristics of your vessel, weather conditions, traffic density, and alertness, correct application of the rules of the road, proper navigation, visibility, speed, day or night operations, and the general knowledge of your passengers when it comes to safety and emergencies.

Here are some recommended methods to increase your situational awareness in boating: • Take a boating safety course • Practice driving your boat in various weather conditions • Plan and perform emergency drills • Study and apply the navigation rules of the road • Get familiar with the charts, buoys, markers, and traffic patterns of the lake

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• Understand and use advanced electronics properly, if equipped • Manage your boat with an operations checklist • Always have a second person that can assume command if you go out in a group • Learn critical maneuvering skills of anchoring and mooring • Always carry the proper safety equipment: fire extinguishers, life jackets, first aid kits • Never operate your boat under the influence • Maintain a proper lookout at all times There are many outlets and systems of boat training to improve situational awareness. This list is only a brief preview of the many ways to accomplish this goal.

To increase your safety and positive experience on the water please consider expanding your knowledge in that objective. For those that are highly skilled in boating operations, you mentorship and training to other mariners is extremely valuable, producing substantial rewards and is also beneficial to all of us that enjoy the lake.

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Lakeside’s Dining Guide Lakeview Dining Big Creek Tavern - Lunch, dinner and breakfast at 10 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.

Buford. B-3, 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, 770-945-8787.

Castaways - Holiday Marina. Offering fish, chicken and burger baskets; hand-cut potato chips with special toppings; casual dining.

Full bar servic, tropical and frozen drinks.

Mon-Sat 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sun 11a.m. to 9 p.m. C-3 678 765-0424.

Dockside Grill - Offering full lake views of Lanier in a casual outdoor setting under large covered deck. Featuring the famous Docker burger, sandwiches including grouper, tuna and mahi and expanded seafood and salad offerings. Aqualand Marina, Flowery Branch. C-3, 770-363-2318.

Fish Tales Lakeside Grille - Casual lakeside dining featuring grouper fingers, signature salads and much more. Full service indoor and outdoor bar with live music. Expanded patio and new TVs. Open for lunch and dinner everyday during spring & summer, weekends fall & winter. Hideaway Bay Marina. C-3, 770-967-3775.

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. Sun-Thu 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Fri-Sat 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. B2, 770 887-5715 ext. 5.

Pier 29 - Located on Lake Lanier at lake marker 29 opposite Browns Bridge. Newly renovated family friendly restaurant with a separate bar and dining patio with live music.

Open for lunch and dinner, seven days a week. Offering fish, shrimp, steak, burgers, wings, and hand-spun milkshakes. Every Monday, buy 10 wings get 10 free. Dockside delivery available at restaurant’s courtesy dock as well as delivery to Port Royal Marina. www.pier29onlanier.com, 770-7812242. (Former Lantern Inn location.)

Sandwich Market - Offers sandwiches, pita wraps, gyros & lahvosh. Baldridge Marina, Cumming. Seasonal. 770-889-2185.

Skogies - Specializing in seafood and American fare. Open 7 days a week. Gainesville Marina, C-1, 678-450-1310.

Sunset Cove Beach Club - An open-air eatery on a quiet stretch of beach near Chattahoochee Rapids 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 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 waterpark side, Gianni’s Italian Bistro serves pizza, subs

and pasta. 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 Austin’s Steak and Seafood - Specialties include seafood, premium aged steaks and chops, baby-back ribs, chicken and pasta.

Open daily, lunch and dinner. Full bar. Cumming. A-3, 770-844-0902.

Braise - Open for lunch and dinner tues-sun.

Brunch buffet will be starting on Easter Sunday. We also feature fried green tomatoes, BBQ shrimp, oyster pot' boys , braised short ribs and a pot roast. Dessert for 2 we offer apple cobbler and brownie a la mode. Comfort food redefined! Live weekly entertainment downstairs at the coo-coo's nest with an extended bar menu and drink specials. A-3 Coastal Breeze Seafood Grill - Offering seafood, steaks, ribs, oysters on the half shell, salads, burgers and more. Lunch and dinner, full bar. Daily 11 a.m. to 12 a.m. Located at 5390 Lanier Islands 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 112:30, Mon.-Fri. Dinner served 5-8:30 p.m., Thurs.; 5-9:30 p.m. Fri./Sat. Cumming. A3, 770-887-9905.

Norman’s Landing - Specializing in fresh seafood, hand-cut steaks, Canadian babyback ribs with Kansas City barbecue sauce.

Cumming. Casual. A-3, 770-886-0100.

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, 770-5369177.

Yahoola Creek Grill – Features Southerninspired, made-from-scratch cooking from our outdoor deck, cozy dining room and loft.

Full beer and wine list. Lunch and dinner, Wed.-Sat. Open for brunch and supper on Sunday. Closed Mon./Tues. Located on S. Chestatee St., Dahlonega. 706-482-2200; www.yahoolacreekgrill.com.

Continental/Fine Dining Adam’s - Offering 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. 510:30 p.m. 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 400. Dawsonville. 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.

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. Half-price bottles of wine on Monday nights, half-price 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. to 2 p.m. for lunch and dinner from 5 until 9:30 p.m. Located at the corner of Buford Hwy. and Hamilton Mill Rd in the Buford Village Shopping Center.

770-614-0019, Buford. B-3.

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

Oar House in Dahlonega - Specialties: hand-cut steaks, seafood dishes and homemade desserts. Located Hwy 52E, 4 miles east of Dahlonega. Reservations suggested.

706-864-9983.

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 on the Square - Upscale casual ambience with specialty sandwiches for lunch and gourmet entrees for dinner. Gainesville

square. C-2. 770-536-1111.

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. Buford. B-3, 770-945-3431.

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 Piazza - Features traditional Italian dishes, homemade raviolis, pizza, chicken, veal and seafood specialities. Open seven 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. 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. Seafood entrees are available as well. Entrees come with garlic rolls. Desserts include Cannoli, Tiramisu, Italian Funnel Cakes, or cheesecake. Wine and beer available. Hours Mon-Fri 11-10, Sat noon-10, Sun 5-10. 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, 678947-0718, Buford, 770-614-6871.

Oriental Little Tokyo - Japanese dining - hibachi grill, sushi. Dine in, take out. Open Tues. Fri. 10:30 am - 10:30 pm; Sat-Sun 12 pm10 pm; Closed Mon. Buford. B-4, 770-9453350.

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Chota Princess II: Floating classroom teaches lake ecology

By Jane Harrison Crisbel Najera had never been on a boat before her trip on the Chota Princess II last month. Neither had about half of her fifth grade classmates from Lyman Hall Elementary School who found themselves on board a floating classroom embarking from Aqualand Marina.

“I was scared some last night when I thought about it,” said Crisbel before she strapped on a life jacket and stepped into a lake ecology lab where students became scientists on a Lake Lanier mission.

“This is one of our most popular field trips,” said fifth grade teacher Kelly Harrison, whose students were among about 80 from Lyman Hall to participate in the Aquatic Study program presented by Elachee Nature Science Center naturalists.

“It relates to many of our science standards,” added Harrison.

The program, in its 12th year, has taken more than 25,000 students aboard for a lesson they would not normally get. The trip is part hands-on experiments and part exploratory excursion that packs learning experiences beyond classroom walls.

“Students get to see where our water comes from and focus on what it takes to get clean water,” said teacher Krystal Parker, who was making her seventh lake outing with school kids.

The custom built 40-foot catamaran, provided by Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, includes a glass bottom viewing well and holds up to 49 passengers. The original Chota Princess, purchased by UCR through a grant from the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation, was retired in 2006 due to regulations that restricted the number of passengers to 19, according to the UCR website.

The organization secured funding and partnerships for the new boat and program and the Chota Princess II made her maiden voyage in 2007. The boat is named for the Cherokee word for the Chattahoochee River.

Crisbel’s and her classmates’ trip was made possible through a partnership between Elachee, UCR and Aqualand Marina, which provides a boat slip and covered picnic areas for off-water programs. Although the fifth graders’ journey was one of the last of the school year, lessons on the lake are expected to continue over the summer as more than 1,000 children from metro Boys & Girls Clubs and summer camps get on board. Naturalists also tailor trips for adult groups such as Georgia Master Naturalists, convention and visitors’ bureaus, and retirement groups.

Land and water learning For the Lyman Hall trip, Elachee naturalists divided the large group so that while half the

PHOTOS BY JANE HARRISON

Ellen Heil, above, lowers netting to collect plankton. Maribel Andrade, left, drops pH testing drops into a sample of lake water.

Students view plankton under microscopes.

students conducted experiments on the water, the other half learned about how land activity affects water quality. They switched places so each child got land and water-based learning.

After assurances they would not get sea sick, the first group of lake-bound students relaxed as Captain Rick Marton eased the boat from the dock while his animated pirate doll crooned “ahoy! ahoy!” Moments later kids thrilled as the captain powered the catamaran up to speed.

On their first stop, Marton pointed out a cluster of trees on a small, rocky island where two great blue herons were raising their young. Below the pines, a family of geese scampered between the rocks. Children “oohed” and “ahhed” at the downy goslings.

At the next stop, with a line of misty islands in view, the experiments began. Naturalist Carol Sowers pulled in a bucket of lake water and distributed test tubes, pH test kits, and droppers to small groups assembled at the stern.

Naturalist Ellen Heil helped kids sink a Secchi disk at the bow.

Sowers explained that the pH test helps determine the acidity of the water. “We want it as close to 7 as possible,” she said, adding that most fish and insects survive best in levels between 6.5 and 7.5.

After adding pH test drops to the tubes, students matched the resulting color of their sample to charted colors in their kits.

Sowers averaged the groups’ results and came up with an acidity level of 7. “That’s excellent,”

she told the kids. Her group also performed dissolved oxygen tests and determined a rate of 6 parts per million. “The oxygen level must be at least 3 for fish and aquatic life to breath properly,” she said. “Six is a good oxygen level.”

At the other end of the boat, Heil asked children to tell her when the black and white Secchi disk became invisible under the water as she lowered it on a rope.

By measuring the point on the rope when the disk disappeared, students determined the visibility level was about 4 meters. Heil reported this meant the lake has very good clarity.

Student scientists also took samples of lake water to investigate under microscopes. They took turns viewing pinwheel shaped plankton on the slides.

On shore, naturalist Melanie Roeming used plastic bins simulating asphalt, clay and plant environments to demonstrate how plants on shore help filter rain water while parking lots drain pollutants into the lake. She directed students how to make a mini-water treatment plant using

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plastic cups with coffee filters, sand and pea gravel. She wrapped up the program with a Jeopardy style “Lakeology” game that had kids researching a Chattahoochee watershed interpretive map for answers.

Becoming good stewards Throughout the three-hour program, naturalists opened students’ eyes to the importance of maintaining a healthy lake to supply their drinking water and provide a sound environment for aquatic life.

Roeming said she hopes the outing encouraged students to be “good stewards of our water.”

Sowers added that she thinks children leave with a “better appreciation of the lake. A lot haven’t even been on it before. This gives them a better feel of our lake community and a better appreciation of what a scientist does,” she said.

Asked which part of the program she liked best, student Jazmin Estrada replied, “I liked looking at the plankton. It looked like little flowers.” The first-time boat passenger also liked the ride.

“It was fun going fast!

Aquatic Studies Program • Summer studies: The program continues after school ends with trips planned by Boys & Girls Clubs and summer camps. Programs can be tailored for adult organizations.

• Cost: Generally $13 per student. Some schools and children’s organizations attend through grants or a scholarship from Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper.

• Information: To schedule a program, contact Elachee Nature Science Center at 770 535-1976 or elachee@elachee.org. For scholarship inquiries, contact Becca Klein at 404 352-9828 or bklein@ucriverkeeper.org.

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Houma, Louisiana: Still the best place for Cajun cooking During the past century, Houma and neighboring parts of southeast Louisiana have endured hurricanes, oil spills, and the mistakes of man trying to control the path of the Mississippi River. The inhabitants of this part of the country, however, have managed to hang on to their culture, history, and vocations that make this part of the state unique.

Because French is still taught in the schools and most of the older people speak it, the Acadian French are given most of the credit for the Cajun culture, but in reality, the culture here has been shaped by the intermingling of a number of nationalities. French, Spanish, Portuguese, English, Caribbean, Irish, German, Italian, and African influences have been blending in Houma for more than two centuries. This amazing evolution can be seen in the diversity of the people’s faces and exhibits a lifestyle that is both distinct and marvelously indefinable. Each nationality has retained some of its native heritage, yet inspired a shared way of life that is a perfect blend of all the others.

From the early Indians to modern workers, the main reason that people migrated to southern Louisiana was the scenic beauty of the coastal swamps and marshes and a certainty that a living could be made from the many and varied renewable resources of the area. These days, however, the music, food, coastlines, wildlife, fish, game, and everything else that makes this section of Louisiana unique is slowly being invaded by the Gulf of Mexico.

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Ancient cypress tree, top, near Houma.

A barred owl, right, seen on the Munson Swamp tour

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MORE INFO: 770-289-1543 JFish51@aol.com www.fishinglanier.com Many conversations with activists, experts, and local people lead me to believe that southern Louisiana, as we know it, won’t survive without major changes.

For thousands of years, the rich sediment of the Mississippi River and its tributaries continually built the fertile delta in Louisiana until the construction of levees began in 1930 to harness the river for navigation and prevent seasonal flooding. Levees, however, have literally halted nature’s delta-building process and left the coastline open to the encroaching waters of the Gulf.

Over the past 70 years, the state has lost over 1,500 square miles of marsh and is still losing 25 to 30 square miles each year.

In layman’s terms, that is nearly a football field of beneficial wetlands every 30 minutes.

Two of the most rapidly eroding estuaries on the earth are now in Barataria and Terrebonne basins. These basins produce 30 percent of the nation’s seafood, provide wintering habitat for migratory waterfowl, and serve as

the entry point for 18 percent of America’s foreign and domestic energy supply.

Continued coastal land loss would certainly be catastrophic, but nothing is inevitable. Nevertheless, decisions that are made soon will determine if future generations will enjoy the same coastal bounty that has made this region a national treasure.

The perception of most tourists is that jazz, Mardi Gras, the Saints football team, and the 9th Ward in New Orleans are the most important interests in Louisiana. That’s because few have ever seen or experienced the overpowering ecological treasure of Houma and its unique cuisine at local eateries!

One has to begin their introduction to Cajun cooking at ABear’s Cafe on Bayou Black Drive in Houma (985-872-6306).

This is an authentic family owned Cajun cafe that operates out of an 83-year-old building. The gumbo is beyond description, and other plates come piled high with local stews, catfish, and white beans.

A-Bear’s is also famous for their great selection of homemade desserts ... including their decadent chocolate peanut butter pie!

The Bayou Delight Restaurant is also on Bayou Black Drive (985-876-4879), but offers many different Cajun delights and live Cajun music on Friday and Saturday nights. This restaurant is known for their fried chicken dinner with a side of dirty rice.

Another tasty and interesting place to dine is Boudreau and Thibodeau’s Cajun Cookin’ Seafood Restaurant www.bntca-

PHOTOS BY BILL VANDERFORD

The colorful birds, top, of the Houma wetlands. Huge gator seen on Munson Swamp tour.

juncookin.com. The chicken and sausage gumbo is fantastic and the poboy sandwiches are probably the best in the area. This place also has an unforgettable atmosphere with its decor of Cajun jokes and a giant stuffed alligator named Gaston.

For the freshest seafood in the area, take a 30-minute ride out to Sportsman’s Paradise in Chauvin, Louisiana (985-594-2414). Connie Townsend always has the latest catch on the menu ... plus great gumbo, poboys, and salads.

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Typical Cajun meal in Houma.

Connie is also the daughter of one of the Dolittle Raiders who bombed Tokyo in B-25s only a year after Pearl Harbor in 1942.

You can see lots of memorabilia on the walls of the restaurant.

A good place to stay in Houma is the Fairfield Inn and Suites (985-580-1050), but just outside the town is a really unique B&B in Gibson, La. Wildlife Gardens www.wildlifegardens.com, owned and operated by Betty Provost offers private, tranquil, and quite roSee Travel, page 67

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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

Provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers The Corps of Engineers welcomes you to beautiful Lake Sidney Lanier. Located just 35 miles northeast of Atlanta, the lake offers some of the finest camping opportunities in the South. The Corps operates 7 campgrounds at Lake Lanier. Camping enthusiasts may enjoy the luxuries of fully developed areas with water and electrical hookups or “rough it” at designated primitive areas. Most campgrounds have park attendants on duty to assist our visitors. Camping in undesignated areas such as on the lake’s shoreline and islands is prohibited.

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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 770-945-9531.

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 http://lanier.sam. usace.army.mil/.

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

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spond to emergencies in the shoreline and roads within the county. Hall runs a fire/rescue boat and the DNR patrols regu-

Hall sheriff’s offices and Gwinnett Fire and Rescue.

Gwinnett has a crew stationed at Buford Dam Park that can re-

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larly. Additional, the US Coast Guard Auxiliary mans radio central out of Aqualand, monitoring VHF Channel 16 for boaters in distress.

It’s not all routine Next, it’s a trip over to Lower Overlook Park, where the lower lot is full. There are a couple of cars that made their own parking places but drivers are nearby.

Weiner asks them to move and they relocate. “Once they’ve paid to come into a day-use park, their pass is good all day at any of the parks,” he said. “We really need to keep lanes clear for emergency vehicles.”

They’re called out for accidents, injuries and even fires within the parks. “You’d be sur-

prised that people just dump their grills into trash cans when they’re done,” Weiner said. “They really need to properly extinguish their fires by pouring water on them and stirring the coals to ensure that they’re completely cold before heading home. We’re been called to fight fires in the parks in trash cans because people have just dumped the coals and gone home.”

About that time, Weiner gets a call about a vehicle accident back at West End Park and Buford Dam Road. With apologies, he drops off his reporter visitor and rushes off to investigate. In the distance, sirens wail as other jurisdictions get the call. The fire truck from Buford Dam Park

whizzes by; other emergency vehicles race down Buford Dam Road.

It turned out to be a one-car accident with minor injuries, “but you never know,” Wiener said.

“People were very patient with the traffic and the driver wasn’t seriously hurt.”

All in all, Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend was fairly quiet for the ranger staff, but they were kept hopping from park to park, shoreline beach to shoreline beach. Weiner summed up their philosophy of work in three short phrases: “Protect the people from the people; protect the people from the parks; and protect the parks from the people.”

ownership inspections and upgrade inspections. Rangers will inspect several adjacent properties when doing a site visit to ensure that residents are complying with the Shoreline management Plan.

Fines can range between $150 and $500 and/or can include an appearance in federal court. Addi-

tionally, depending on the extent of damages, restitution and restoration may be required. Violations can also affect a property owner’s dock permit renewal or the permit being voided.

For more information or to arrange for a site visit, please call the Corps at 770-945-9531.

trail to see the freshwater marshes, many songbirds, waterbirds, and huge cypress trees.

If you visit Sportsman’s Paradise in Chauvin, stop by the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) http://lumcon.edu to learn about estuarine wetlands of the Mississippi River Delta.

It wouldn’t be a complete trip to this area without experiencing a boat adventure into the swamp with Munson’s World Famous Swamp Tour (985-851-3569).

You’ll see plenty of alligators, wading birds, raccoons, and maybe eagles and owls.

This section still has the best Cajun cooking and retains the raw beauty of coastal Louisiana with its unique culture, which is one of the most valuable assets in our country!

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.

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In between meals, the Houma area has some excellent opportunities to experience the outdoors and become educated about the wonder and the problems of this national treasure. Begin with a visit to the 4212 acre Mandalay National Wildlife Refuge in Houma http://Fws.gov/mandalay.

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Family feuds over everything, including my forehead I’m quite certain I was not born this way. For 50 plus years, I went about my life under the assumption that I was more or less physically normal. And then, several months ago, my children informed me otherwise.

We were sitting at the dinner table, and Carey, the bluntest of my three daughters, abruptly looked up at me and announced: “Dad, you have the biggest forehead I have ever seen.”

Assuming that she was paying homage to my massive intellect, I thanked her for her compliment and continued to chew my cud.

“No, Dad, I mean your forehead is unbelievably large and weird looking. It looks like a steroid enhanced softball embedded underneath the skin of your skull.”

Taken off guard, and slightly stung – after all, who takes pride in such things – I retorted, “No, it’s not, it’s a perfect forehead.”

That observation led to a raucous outburst of laughter from all three daughters, followed by their spirited debate over whether my forehead resembled Mount Rushmore or one of those old blockheaded Moby Dick whales.

learned that, for women, there is no crisis, physical, mental of othPhillip erwise that cannot be remedied by Sartain a trip to their hair dresser. That would include the Black Plague Break and the rise and fall of Western from the Civilization.

Lake Finally, I slammed my fist down on the table to gain everyone’s attention. “I don’t have a big forehead,” I told them.

In the middle of me trying to Instantaneously, all four of assure them that 1) I was their fathem produced a hidden mirror ther and that they were not to be and shoved it in my face, forcing disrespectful, and 2) that they upon me a three dimensional were not listening to me on the view of my newly identified flaw. disrespectful part, they decided That’s when it dawned on me that my head looked like one of that this was not some spontathose giant roadside billboards. In recognition of same, I was hence- neous realization of defective hair forth dubbed “Philboard” instead distribution, but was instead, a well thought out and planned plain Phil.

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My wife, in the midst of the “It’s so very obvious what is clamor, offered to consult with going on here. It’s just like that her Auteur Hair Designer, Kent, time you all conned me into to see what could be done. wearing that hot pink Speedo to “Maybe a series of plugs to close the beach.

Ya’ll prearranged this the forehead gap, followed by a whole thing.” monstrous dosing of botox to They stopped jabbering long raise the eye brows so as to meet enough to look at me like I was in the plugs half way. He’s very crethe throes of my last rites. “Stop ative,” she assured me. looking at me like I’m a wounded It wasn’t really the support I puppy.

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it’s my forehead and you can’t take it from me.”

Then, out of nowhere, there was Kent the stylist, smiling like he always does, but this time with just the slightest bit of pathos showing around the corners.

“Kent, explain to them that my forehead does not need rescuing.”

But he just lowered his eyes and shook his head, “It’s not your fault,” he said. “But we can move beyond this offensive pate with my patented Forehead Shrinking Cream, some bangs, and a few light blonde highlights.”

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You know, it only took one well placed head butt to poor Kent’s weak and ineffectual forehead, and they all ran screaming out of the room. I spent the rest of the evening gobbling like a champion, forehead intact.

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Stunning Custom All Brick Home!

Gated Grand Estate on Duncan Lake

On peninsula lot Grassed to Water

Deep water, South lake.

8 acres - Salt water pool Seperate carriage house

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3 $1,695,000

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3 $1,799,500

3 $1,195,000

The Best South Lake Location!

1.57 Acre Point Lot w/ 675’ of Shoreline!

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3 $980,000

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Lanier Acreage - South Lake!

770 536-1250

Just What You Have Been Looking For!

Big views and grassed to waters edge

3.50 ac. Single slip dock. Spacious home, gated. Owner financing

1.71 ac very gentle slope and deep water

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Great Views on DEEP water!

LAKE LOTS!

Great South Lake Location

• Year round deep water lake lot w/dock. $300,000

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Rustic Log Home on Lake Lanier Rushing creek, dock, waterfall, 1.53 beautiful wooded acres

Deep water, dock, view

• .71 acres, 200’ on Corps. VIEW, deep water lake lot. $269,000 • New lot, South lake, very deep water dock. $295,000 • 15 wooded acres, Atlanta Hwy, Flowery Branch $15,000/acre

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3 $995,000

Massive Country Farm House

1335’ on Walnut River - 13.22 Acres

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3 $275,000

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3 $429,900

South Lake - Right on Water!

B’ful Views, Gentle Slope, Deep water

Panaramic View, Gentle Slope, Deep Water

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3 REDUCED TO $979,900

Horse farm, barn w/ saloon, 8 stables, pasture, waterfall

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JUST REDUCED $200K

TO $599,000

Maxine ‘Mac’ Little

Multi-Million Dollar Producer Circle of Excellence “HERE TO SERVE YOU!” E-mail: macslitt@aol.com 770 352-4600 cell 770 271-0905 hm www.homescenes.com

770-495-5050

Beautiful view, has water now!

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3 REDUCED TO $799,000

Private Gated 9.85 Acres w/House & Guesthouse on Shadow Lake!!!

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D E C U RED If you want privacy, this is it! 1500 ft. on Shadow Lake in Lilburn. Main house has 3 BR, 2 full & 1 half BA. Sunroom w/indoor heated pool. Beautiful cedar ceiling & giant fireplace in great room. Deck all around back of house w/fishing dock.

2-car garage. Guesthouse has 2 BR, 1 full BA and 3-car garage. Both houses overlooking the lake. Great compound opportunity for large family. Good lots to build other homes. Near I-85, I-285, Atlanta, shopping, restaurants. Homescenes Property Tour ID: 4090912. 3 REDUCED TO $1,279,900

SOLD! - Listing at Friendship Corners - $154,500 - SOLD!

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3 $899,900

Best Lot on Lake Lanier!

Views from Every Room!

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D E C U RED 227 ft on the water w/wide open views of Lake Lanier Islands Beach, two kitchens, great in-law or teen suite, steam shower, Jacuzzi, dumb waiter, day kitchen in master suite, decks, patios galore, bar, pool room, AND the sale includes two boats and a pool table. Near Lake Lanier Islands, golf courses, restaurants, shopping, GA-400 and I-85. Homescenes ID number 4098809 3 REDUCED TO $1,499,000