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

Vol. 21 Issue 3

INSIDE THIS ISSUE Holiday Marina updates Change is coming to Holiday Marina for the 2015 boating season. By early May, the marina will open its new floating store near the current gas dock. Additionally, a new restaurant will open before summer. Page 11

‘Who Owns Water’ A Lake Lanier area audience joined numerous environmental group members from around Georgia last month to view Who Owns Water, a documentary filmed by two brothers who canoed from the lake’s northern headwaters to the Gulf of Mexico in spring 2013. Page 17

‘Mitty’ race at Road Atlanta If you want a fun weekend with lots of car lovers, great food, fabulous old cars everywhere and some of the best vintage racing seen anywhere in the world, plan to be at Road Atlanta in April for the “Mitty.” Page 50 Also inside: Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Captain’s comments . . . . . . . .Page Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page COE column . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Cruising Wilsons . . . . . . . . . . .Page Curb Appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Dining guide . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Fishing report . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Glenn Burns . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Lake Lanier Olympic Venue . . .Page Lake levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Lanier map . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Marinas information . . . . . . . .Page Outdoor activity calendar . . . .Page Safety guide . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Sailing calendar . . . . . . . . . . .Page Shore Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Steve Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . .Page US Coast Guard Auxiliary . . . . .Page Vanderford’s travel . . . . . . . . .Page

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PHOTO BY VICKI HOPE

Pine trees coated with ice dipped toward the docks at Aqualand Marina during one of the storms that swept through the Lanier area last month. For a look at this month’s weather predictions check out Glenn Burns’ column on page 20.

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Georgia asks for ‘water wars’ lawsuit dismissal 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 Millie Adcox, Jane Harrison Columnists Glenn Burns, Roy Crittenden, Steve Johnson, Mike Rudderham, Phillip Sartain, Ken Sturdivant, Bob & Carolyn Wilson Travel Editor Bill Vanderford Lakeside is published monthly by Lanier Publishing, Inc. based in Gainesville, GA, with distribution in some 300 locations around Lake Lanier and other areas. Opinions expressed by contributing writers are not necessarily those of Lakeside, its staff or its advertisers.

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

By Jane Harrison Georgia has filed a federal court motion requesting dismissal of the Florida lawsuit for equitable apportionment of water in the Apalachicola-ChattahoocheeFlint river system. Georgia argued in the 30-page motion filed Feb. 16 that without federal government’s direct participation in the case, the U.S. Corps of Engineers could not be bound by a court order addressing water apportionment in the river system where federal dams control water flow.

Any court resolution of the case, therefore would not solve the decades-long water conflict, nor would it offer the relief Florida seeks in the lawsuit filed against Georgia in Oct. 2013.

Georgia attorneys’ call for dismissal followed a request by U.S. Solicitor General Donald Verrilli that the federal government act basically as an observer but not an active participant in the case.

In a U.S. Statement of Participation, filed with Special Master Ralph Lancaster Feb. 9, Verrilli asked that the federal branch be allowed to take part as amicus curae, which means it would not be a formal participant, but would monitor the course of litigation.

The U.S. enjoys sovereign immunity and is not required to participate in the lawsuit; nor could it be compelled to action by the court in an amicus position.

Verrilli requested the U.S. be granted access to evidence submitted during discovery and depositions, but not be required to submit evidence. He also asked that the U.S. states be given an opportunity to broker a deal between the states, asserting the Department of Justice has “considerable experience in facilitating settlement of complex water disputes through direct participation in negotiations and through alternative dispute resolution.”

Georgia’s dismissal motion contends that the U.S. is an indispensable party in the legal case because of its authority over water release from federal dams on the river system. Writing for the attorney general’s office, Georgia attorney Craig Primis described a limited U.S. position as a “fatal stumbling block to proceeding with this case (because) Florida can only get relief through an order that is binding on the United States, and yet the United States has refused to sub-

ject itself to an order entered in this case.”

He added the U.S. participation as amicus with requested access to discovery evidence and dispositions “is tantamount to a concession that the United States requires intimate and routine involvement in this litigation to protect its interests and fulfill its statutorily prescribed responsibilities. The only way the United

States can have the rights of a full party is if it assumes the burdens of a full party – including most significantly the burden of being bound by a final order or decree.”

The major thrust of Georgia’s dismissal motion is that the lawsuit would not dictate how the federal government allocates water on the river system. Thus, even if Florida prevailed, it would See Lawsuit, page 11

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VISIT WWW.LIVINGONLAKELANIER.COM • WE SELL LIFESTYLES, NOT JUST HOMES! COMING SOON- Gainesville, GA

6445 Grand Marina Cir, Gainesville, GA

9085 Lisa Circle, Gainesville, GA

Each Keller Williams office is independently owned and operated.

FABULOUS LOT with wonderful outdoor decks and great views. Deep water year round and the PERFECT weekender. Walk in the front door to water views of this charming home with finished terrace level 3BD/2BA. Call for details.

6417 Arborwood Dr, Flowery Branch, GA

VIEWS, VIEWS, VIEWS! Long range views of Lake Lanier! It's like living on top of the world and o’looking the lake. Marina Bay, resort style amenities include, swim, tennis, clubhouse, parks and more, boat slip option at community dock. $349K (Hall)

5610 Pointe West Drive, Oakwood, GA

JUST LISTED! FANTASTIC VIEWS! Walk in the front door and all you see is water! Super easy walk to SS dock w/party deck. This great home has updated interiors, daylight basement, screened porch, open floor plan with vaulted ceilings, 5 BR/3BA, INCOME PRODUCING PROPERTY~ CALL FOR DETAILS. $550K (Forsyth)

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JUST LISTED! Gorgeous lake views and grassed yard, awesome outdoor living areas from both levels, screened porch, 1/2 acre lot, 4BD/3BA, full finished terrace, single slip dock with party deck. $649K (Hall)

4216 Bayridge Dr, Gainesville, GA

LIVE IN GATED POINT WEST: This bank owned gem features dramatic windows across the entire house, overlooking the gunite pool and lake, Master on Main, Finished terrace, 5 BD, 4.2 BA, nearly 1 acre lot, very private, upgrades galore, 3 car garage, & dbl slip dock permit. REDUCED $825K (Hall)

4589 Sea Side Lane, Oakwood, GA

FANTASTIC NEWER CRAFTSMAN STYLE HOME with all the bells & whistles. Hardwood floors, granite counters, full finished terrace level, tongue & groove ceiling, private master suite, 3 BD/3 Bath with potential for 4th BD, Double slip dock, professional landscaping, security system. $599K (Forsyth)

6506 Vista View Ct., Flowery Branch, GA

NOW IS THE TIME TO LIST CALL FOR A CONSULTATION 4008 Hill Ct., Gainesville, GA LAKE VIEWS, Cul-de-sac location, no dock permit. $90K (Hall)

0 Apache Trail, Gainesville

FANTASTIC LOT in Rogers Bay Subdivision325 feet of water frontage-Deeded slip in covered community dock with party deck at NO additional charge! Close to hospital and GREAT shopping~ $90 K (Hall)

CHARMING, UNIQUE AND FABULOUS home on Lanier! 3BR/3BA on 3 levels. Great lake views, UNBELIEVABLE screened porch. Back wall of home is automatic glass garage door that opens to the screened porch. Gourmet kitchen opens to great room w/huge stone FP. S/D has 6 homes, comm dock w/always deep water. Your perfect slip is deeded to you. $525K (Hall)

COMING SOON - Gainesville, GA

COMING SOON - Flowery Branch, GA

AMAZING LAKE HOME w/long range views has a PRIVATE boat ramp & 2 docks! HUGE home with gourmet kitchen & dining room table that can seat 12 easily! THE home for entertaining on Lake Lanier!

Double master bedrooms as well as a 3rd bedroom on the main level. You'll LOVE the killer theater room and game room w/wet bar and 2 additional bedrooms on the terrace level. DONT MISS THIS ONE OF A KIND LAKE LANIER HOME!!

4BR/2BA LOG CABIN with fantastic Lake Views! Cabin includes deeded slip in community dock in beautiful cove.

Perfect for a lake weekender or investment. Cabin includes 2 kit, 2 lig rms, 2 FPs. Income Producing Duplex. $289K

NEAR LAKE, 1/2 acre corner lot in great location near the lake. $29K (Forsyth)

FOUR SEASONS RANCH on 3/4 acre lot, excellent condition, 3 sides brick, 3 BD/2.5 BA on main, full unfinished basement with boat door, 2 car side entry garage. $285K (Hall)

6764 Hedge Row Lane, Gainesville, GA

LAKE AND VISTA VIEWS FROM EVERY ROOM! Causally Elegant, Custom Estate Home with exquisite touches throughout and multiple outdoor living spaces. 4 BD/4.2 BA. YOU MUST SEE THIS ONE OF A KIND HOME TO BELIEVE IT! Gourmet kitchen flows to great room for entertaining with a WIDE OPEN floorplan. Dreamy Master suite! You'll love the country club lifestyle with a private setting. A boat slip option at the Private Marina in Marina Bay is optional. $1.2M (Hall)

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3908/3914 Harbour View Ct, Gainesville, GA

6313 Old Shadburn Ferry Rd, Buford, GA

4 Lake Lots with Dock permits

6474 Julian Rd, Gainesville, GA

R UNDE T! AC R T N CO 2 LOTS IN OAK HARBOUR SUBDIVISION. Cul-de-sac lots come w/single slip docks. Ready to build your new Lake Lanier home. $139K$169K. Close to NE GA Medical Center. (Hall)

1.71 ACRE SOUTH LAKE LOT!! Nice Corp line and double slip dock permit in deep water.

Shoreline has rip rap in place. Call agent for plat~$299K (Short Sale) (Gwinnett)

4 WATERFRONT LOTS with WONDERFUL Lake Lanier views and docks/permits. Corp line is very close to the water. Please call for plat and soil tests. Lots range from $99K-$199K. (Hall)

1 ACRE LEVEL WATERFRONT LOT w/low Corp line. Build your dream home. Soil tests, plat and dock permit available. REDUCED, $215K (Forsyth)

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

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The Chambers Team 631 Dawsonville Hwy • Gainesville, GA 30501

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

$975,000

CONTEMPORARY ELEGANCE: Nothing compares to this exquisite home & view. Open entertaining floor plan, gourmet kitch, breakfast kitch, formal dining rm, elevator, 2 FP, resort style bath, dressing rm, master suite on main, upper level loft, entertainment center, terrace lvl 3 BR/2.5 w/guest kitchen, large great rm, exercise rm, enchanting stone pool, Jacuzzi, waterfall oasis, outdoor living area, boat slip & n’hood pool.

$925,000

NEW G! N I T S I L

CUSTOM DESIGNED AND BUILT by seller w/ attention to every detail.

Beautiful 4 sided brick & stacked stone ranch w/post & beam construction. Features include: solid wood paneled doors, casement windows, natural cherry cabinetry on both levels, vaulted ceilings & rich hrdwd flrs. 4BR/4.5BA, open floor plan, 2 fp's, gourmet kitch, master ste & guest rm on main. Lake views from every room. Gunite heated pool/spa steps from enclosed boat house w/hoist. Irrigation, generator, workshop, driveway and deck sensors are just a few of the amenities!

THIS

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HOME is a true master piece and located only minutes from the Chattahoochee Country Club & golf course. Unbelievably gorgeous property w/lake on 3 sides. Lovely porches overlook Lake Lanier & the private enclosed boat dock.

$849,900

$895,000

UNDER T C A R T N CO

LAKEFRONT LIVING AT IT'S BEST. This fabulous 4 sided brick home is privately situated on culdesac in an upscale lake s/d. Main level offers 3 BR/2.5 BA. Finished terrace level offers 2 add'l BR's & 2BAs, den, theatre rm, full kitchen for in-law or teen ste. 4 car garage, basketball court.

Beautiful sparkling pool. A stunning teak custom built dock w/party deck. Call for a list of amenities and for appt to view this fabulous lake property. 5 min. to hospital, shopping, restaurants and schools.

$649,000

NEW !

G N I T S LI 4 SIDED BRICK LAKE HOME built with att'n to every detail. Both levels offer beautiful views of Lake Lanier. The terrace level opens to the patio w/ salt water pool, hot tub & gorgeous yard grassed to water's edge.

Very gentle walk to large boat dock w/party deck. Dramatic ceilings, exposed beams in foyer & keeping rm, arched stone walls & vaulted ceilings in study. Grand gourmet kit. w/ pro level stainless appl. Finished terrace level. 3 or 4 add'l BR's, 3 baths, workout room & sauna.

$389,500

$625,000

INSPIRED

TRULY A MUST SEE LAKE PROPERTY! Deep long range panoramic views from every room. Spacious gourmet kitchen with stainless appliances and granite countertops. 5 bedrooms, 4 full baths and 2 half, 4 fireplaces. Master plus a large guest suite on main level. Full finished terrace level. Lots of privacy. Only 32 steps to the covered single slip boat dock. Convenient to shopping, restaurants, schools, hospital and I-985.

$449,500

$380,000 LEVEL LOT GRASSED TO WATER'S EDGE. Year round views.

Everything a family would want. 4/5 bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths, gourmet kitchen, screened porch, finished terrace level. 2 fireplaces, gorgeous setting, single slip boat dock with party deck. Convenient to I-85.

FALL IN LOVE WITH THIS CHARMING RETREAT ON LAKE LANIER. You must see this refurbished home! Master suite, a total of 4 BRs & 3 baths, stone fireplace in family room, finished terrace level. Covered single slip boat dock with swim platform. The perfect lake home and so affordable!

3.178 ACRES ON LAKE LANIER! Small weekend home on property which could be refurbished. Lots of privacy. Boat dock.

Located in North Hall off Highland Road.

BEAUTIFUL LAKE LOT IN POINTE OLYMPUS subdivision near Chattahoochee Country Club. Can't beat this view. Approx 140 feet on Corps line.

WE LIVE AND PLAY ON LAKE LANIER Patti Chambers c 770.287.4879 • Bobby Chambers c 770.654.0533 • Office 770.538.4010 Sally Chambers Kirchner c 770.538.5626 • Patsy Mercer c 770.540.6507 • Renae Ackerman c 678.316.8596

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Sheila Davis

www.LakeLaniersFinest.com The Norton Agency 434 Green Street, Gainesville, GA 30501

770.536.1250 We Sell More Lake Property

$2,300,000 • “POINT SOUTH” GORGEOUS SUNSET VIEWS WITH CORPS LINE IN THE WATER! 5BR/5.5BA home w/screened porch, theatre rm & second kitchen. Pool, spa and firepit for entertaining. 5364 POINT SOUTH DRIVE, GAINESVILLE 30504 www.5364PointSouthDrive.info

WE SELL MORE LAKE! List your home now for an early spring sale!

$1,550,000 • STUNNING CUSTOM SOUTH LAKE HOME ON PENINSULA WITH PANORAMIC WATER VIEWS AND DEEP WATER DOCK! 6BR’s/4.5B’s with elevator, two master suites, multiple living areas and covered porches, bar, office/study and more! www.4180Sinclairshoresroad.info, CUMMING, FMLS# 5372142

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

$1,799,000 • BREATHTAKING PRIVATE 3 ACRE GATED ESTATE, GUEST HOUSE AND TWO DOCKS! AMAZING LONG RANGE VIEWS AND 380 FEET OF SHORELINE! 5 Car garage. 9055 KNOLL DR, GAINESVILLE 30506 (Forsyth) FMLS#5148615

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N PENDI REDUCED! $1,375,000 • YOU WILL LOVE THIS OUTSTANDING HOME WITH DEEP WATER AND BEAUTIFUL VIEWS OF CHESTATEE BAY! PRIVACY BEHIND GATES. THIS OPEN PLAN FEATURES RUSTIC ELEGANCE FMLS#5306097 www.9250ArbourlacLane.info. (Forsyth)

GREATLY REDUCED-BEST BUY! $998,500 • EXECUTIVE BEAUTY AND ELEGANCE WITH THIS ALL BRICK THREE STORY HOME WITH POOL OVERLOOKING SCENIC LAKE LANIER! Beautiful lake views and upgradable to twin slip dock. FMLS#5288402 www.3155WindingLakeDrive.info.

$1,100,000 • SOUTH LAKE LUXURY LIVING IN EXCLUSIVE GATED “POINTE WEST”! Enjoy fabulous deep water views just 50 feet to water’s edge.

FMLS#5310026 www.5660Pointwestdrive.info GAINESVILLE

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$899,000 • BEST VALUE! FOUR SIDES BRICK LUXURY LAKE HOME WITH THREE FINISHED LEVELS! DEEP WATER TWIN SLIP DOCK. www.8585anchoronlanier.info.

Forsyth County.

$549,900 • LOVELY 5BR/3B RANCH PLAN ON FINISHED TERRACE LEVEL. Convenient to central lake, shopping & Gainesville, many recent upgrades and deep water single slip dock. www.3558MillRoad.info, GAINESVILLE FMLS#5363806

$1,399,000 • HUGE REDUCTION FROM $2,000,000! AMAZING DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY ON 9.5 ACRES! Approved for 18 lots and 18 boat slips. www.1799Cleveland Hwy.info.

FMLS# 7046198

SOLD $699,000 • STUNNING YEAR ROUND VIEWS FROM FRONT AND REAR ON DOUBLE PENINSULA LOT! JUST MINUTES FROM HISTORIC DT GAINESVILLE! Big views, gentle topo and very deep water dock make this incredible lot so sought after. Add to that a great neighborhood close to town, hospital and I-985. This spacious 5BR sprawling ranch home has a finished terrace level. Enjoy updated kitchen and baths, walls of windows, private master on main, screened porch and much more! Grandfathered boathouse can be easily upgraded to a twin slip if desired. 2721 NORTHLAKE RD, GAINESVILLE GA 30506

$2,250,000 • SOUTH LAKE LUXURY GATED ESTATE IN SOUGHT AFTER FORSYTH COUNTY. Enjoy fabulous open lake views from this custom home w/heated salt water infinity edge pool & spa, deep water twin slip aluminum dock. Separate apartment over 5 car garage. www.9085BethelRoad.info.

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Bev Knight #1 Agent on Lake Lanier Tennis Court, Pool, Dock

One-of-a-kind, Cumming

Lead Agent The Good Life Group 770-536-4416 www.housesonlanier.net

Gated, pool, easy walk

Point lot, fab architecture

ACT CONTR R E D N U AYS! IN 3 D

Dbl slp dock, easy walk to great wtr, extraordinary views, media rm, magazine-quality. $1.685m

Point lot, 2 docks, 2 beaches, barn, million $ views, rustic elegance, very special. $1.5m

Exec’s Dream in Buford

Luxury at water’s edge

SOLD! SOLD! !

D L O S

SOLD! SOLD! SOLD!

Deep water, amazing views, at water’s edge.

Place for pool. Great south lake loc. $900k

2 kitchens, sought-after Buford, 4 FP, dbl slip boathouse, high-end fixtures. $725k

Extraordinary views, D’ville !

ISTING NEW L

Close to wtr, dbl slip dock, beach, 2 mstrs, views fm ev rm, crow’s nest reading rm. $599k

Deep wtr in Cumming

You’ll love this n’hood !

ISTING NEW L

Mt. Vernon school dist, great lot, easy walk to lake, SS dock, 4BR, mstr on main, views.

Like new in Buford

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S lake, deep water, big views, SS party dock, stone fp, hw floors, move-in ready. $499.9k

In-town Gainesville

Dbl slip dock permit being applied for, mstr on main, wood flrs, huge unf bsmt. $499k

Move-in ready in G’ville

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3BR, 3BA, open flr plan, sgl slip dock on great water, private rd to lake, move-in ready. $399.9k

4BR, sgl slip party dock, deep wtr, almost e/t in house is newly reno’d, fin. bsmt. $399k

Designer saline infinity pool, flat path to modern dock, yr-rnd view, Cumming. $1.485m

Log cabin charm, views

Easy walk to wtr, droughtproof cove, boat house w/ prty deck, open flr plan, views. $1.2m

Custom-built EEK! IN A W SOLD

Dbl slip dock, deept wtr, master on main, huge media room, log siding, Buford. $625k

Deep water, private

Easy walk to deep wtr, SS party dock, open flr pln, fin terrace lvl, apt over garage. $625k

Marina Bay Beauty

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Classic brick beauty w/ deep water & open wtr views fm dock! 4BR, 3.5BA, craft rm. $549.5k

Spacious home, G’ville

Craftsman 4BR, gourmet kitchen, 2 FPs, soaring ceilings, slip available, full bsmt. $525k

Views in Cumming

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ACT CONTR UNDER

Large 6BR lake home, deep water, point lot, sgl slip party dock near G’ville Marina. $499k

Much of reno done for you. Home right beside lake, sgl slip dock on great water. $425k

St. Michaels Bay

Privacy, vws, rm for pool

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5BR, upscale finishes (nothing is bldr grade), better than new. Dock slip sold sep. $399K

4BR, SS prty dock, secluded, beautifully renovated, cool yachtwood counters. $399k

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***Featured Listing*** Big water views, near country club This home has it all. Big water views, spacious open design, luxury finishes, gourmet kitchen. Master BRs on every floor, so pick the one you prefer. Gourmet kitchen, finished terrace level, cart path, wonderful decks overlooking lake. A great deal at $750k.

Million-dollar views

Close to Holiday Marina

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Beautiful reno, no dock but great lake frontage, fabulous views fm decks, open flr plan. $399k

Brick ranch near lake !

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B’ful home just 2.5 mi fm Shoal Crk bt ramp, 3BR+bonus rm, brick ranch, unf bsmt. $349.9k

You can afford this !

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Exposed beams, tin roof, tons of charm. 3BR, 2BA, lg deck, easy walk to lake.

Platform dock. $250k

Grass to water

Buckhead style, proven vacation rentals, open flr plan, scr prch w/ FP, mstr on main. $399k

What a deal

Short flat walk to lake, SS dock, grt unimpeded lake view, 3BR, fin bsmt, like new. $375k

Great views, fixer

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3BR, 2BA, easy walk to newer prty dock, fin bsmt, shed, fenced dog area, Forsyth. $325k

Great value, nice view!

3BR, 2BA, Forsyth, easy walk to lake, sgl slip dock. $325k

Build your dream home !

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Sgl slip dock, easy walk to lake, great n’hood, .59 acres w/ 238 lake frntg, close to GA400. $199.9k

Great price !

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Lakefront lot w/ platform dock, .81 acres off Browns Bridge, potential for nice view. $99.9k

Lake at back door ED! REDUC

Million $ views, beach, deep wtr, easy walk, so close to wtr you can see fish, Forsyth, 2BR. $375k

Affordable lake livin’ !

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Move-in ready, easy walk, SS dock, close to Limestone Pkwy & rowing venue. $325k

Let us help you find your dream home on Lake Lanier!

...when you’re ready for the good life!

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Lightning facts: Which boats are most likely to be struck If you are a member of BoatUS and have your vessel insured by them, you may have seen the article on “Striking Lightning Facts” that appeared in the January 2015 issue of Seaworthy, their insurance publication. Their insurance division keeps tabs on lightning strike claims, and have accumulated quite a few facts we boaters may want to review.

On average, one in a million people gets struck by lightning in any given year, but an analysis of 10 years of lightning claims data from the Boat US Marine Insurance files have found that about one in a thousand boats has a lightning claim each year.

Now that should get the attention of us mariners who love to be out on the water between the months of June through September, the top months for fast moving and violent thunderstorms.

We’ve all been there and know

from 2003-2013: Roy Crittenden USCG Auxiliary

MORE INFO: 770-393-4382,

alcrit@mindspring.com, Flotilla 29 Lake Lanier, http://a0700209.uscgaux.info

the uneasy feeling we get.

The data also shows that when it comes to lightning, not all boats are created equal. Some boats are significantly more at risk than others. Any boat can be hit, even personal watercraft, but boats with a high metal pole reaching up to the sky is vastly more likely to be a target. Consider the following data based on claims data

sailboat skippers feel a bit better.

In summary, if you have a sailboat in a lightning hot spot, especially if it has two hulls, you are more at risk than average.

What can you do about it? The general consensus is, you can’t do much to keep your boat from being struck. It’s the ultimate act

Type of Boat Chances per 1,000 Multihull Sailboat 6.9 Monohull Sailboat 3.8 Trawler/Motoryacht 1.5 Bass, Runabout, Pontoon 0.1 Boat size 0-15 Feet 16-25 Feet 26-39 Feet 40-64 Feet

Chances per 1,000 0 0.2 2.1 6.0

So, if you’ve got a 50 foot multihull sailboat with a metal mast in the center of the boat, you’re in the top of the lightning strike risk bracket.

Six of our top 10 states in terms of the frequency of lightning claims are in the southeastern United States, and Georgia is not one of them. That should make you large vessel multihull

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There are lightning protection systems available that can help minimize the damage if your boat does get struck.

Roy Crittenden is the Public Affairs Officer for Flotilla 29.

Safe boating course set for Mar. 21 Flotilla 29 of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, Lake Lanier, announces a one-day, seven-lesson “About Boating Safely” course. The course is scheduled for Saturday, March 21, 2015.

This course also serves as a PWC certified course for children under the age of 16. This course will be given at the Coast Guard Auxiliary Operations Center, 6595 Lights Ferry Rd., Flowery Branch, Ga., on the left just before the entrance to Aqualand Marina.

Classes run from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. and cost is $35.

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The Southern Fishing Report by Ken Sturdivant

A sampling of fishing information and tips from area guides Level: .63 feet below full pool Clarity: Main lake and creeks are stained Temp: Mid 40s

progress. This is still a great time to learn how to fish the deep timber on Lanier. How and where to find the most productive timber, how to fish it, and with what Bass report lures. This is also a great time to Bass fishing on Lanier has learn the art of fishing the winter been fair recently. There have still to spring transition on Lanier. been fish shallow as well as in This Lake Lanier Bass report mid depth and deep ranges. The is from Jimbo Mathley, www.jimditches with standing timber in 45 boonlanier.com, 770 642- 7764. to 60 feet should still be your first check. They are not everywhere, Striper report but when you find them they are Striper fishing is good. The schooled up nicely, especially on only thing that has changed resunny days. Check for bait in cently is the weather! There is a these likely areas. If there is no shallow water early morning bite bait, move to the next ditch. In the using Herring, Threadfin and Gizearly mornings, start shallower in zard shad on free lines and plan15 feet or less in pockets or the ner boards. back of productive creek ditches Once the sun gets up, weight with a Spro McStick or a 1/4 your lines with several split shots, ounce Super Spin. deploy your down rods in addiA spoon, a Chattahoochee Jig, tion to your free lines and move a Shaky Head worm, and a drop to deeper water. The bait has been shot are all good potentials out moving to a depth of 25 to 40 feet deep and have remained consisover 40- to 80-foot bottom. If you tent producers for us. Focus on are not marking any bait move timber edges and work your baits until you do. This pattern should slowly! hold as long as the water temperaCold weather should push the ture stays in the mid 40 degree fish back a bit in their pre spawn range. If water temperatures dip

into the low 40s we will start to see a Threadfin Shad die off and the stripers will get “locked in” on these small bait fish. This will require you to fish with smaller baits in an attempt to match the small Threadfins. You may also want to reduce your trolling speed to .3 to .5 miles per hour.

There are fish in every creek with high concentrations of bait.

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could put bigger fish in the boat, however our favorite method right now is still shooting docks using soft body jigs. Crappie Assassin, Mr. Crappie and Bobby Garland jigs, all with straight tails are working well. Our favorite jig head is one twenty fourth ounce, with one sixteenth ounce on a windy day. Every time we are out on the water, we are keeping an eye on our brush piles, but are not yet finding large numbers of fish on them. They should begin moving to the brush piles in the next few weeks, pending the rise of the water temperature.

Expect the fish to begin moving to more shallow docks ranging from 15 to 20 foot depth or Crappier report less. Always target the darkest Crappie fishing is still being part of the dock. If you are fishing affected by cold temperatures. with crappie minnows, your bait We are targeting docks on river should be suspended five to 10 channels and on creek channels. feet below the surface. If you find Locate the bait, and you will find a school of fish and you catch a the fish. We are starting to catch few, you will notice that the entire numbers, but not the larger fish. If school will rise in the water colyou are wondering where the big- umn, so make adjustments to the ger fish are located, they are on depth of your bait. Be safe on the the move, chasing bait and fatten- water and wear your life jacket, it ing up for the spawn. Trolling can save your life!

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Holiday Marina will begin 2015 season with new restaurant, floating store

By Pamela A. Keene Change is coming to Holiday Marina for the 2015 boating season. By early May, the marina will open its new floating store near the current gas dock. Additionally, a new restaurant will open before summer.

The Twisted Oar will offer onthe-water dining when the season begins. Owner Cary Eubank plans major renovations of the existing restaurant, including moving the

bar to the deck side of the restaurant. “We’ll offer bar service from a two-sided bar, because the lake is what we want our customers to see,” he said. “As far as the food goes, we’re going to mix it up a bit. I love doing things outdoors, like Cajun boils, oysters and smoking pigs, so we plan to do something every weekend as far as food.”

The décor will have more of a lake-beach theme. “The menu

will include basic entrees, lots of appetizers, wings and fingers, and pizza,” Eubank said. “We’re also planning to start delivery to boats in the marina after Memorial Day.” The Twisted Oar will include a full bar and offer catering services. The Twisted Oar will also have an NFL and football package. “It will be a touch of a sports bar wrapped around the lake,” Eubank said.

The new floating ship’s store will be located adjacent to the existing gas docks. “It will offer more convenience for our customers, with a convenience-store feel,” said Alex Laidlaw with Westrec Marinas, which owns both Holiday and Sunrise Cove on Lanier. “We’ll offer a broader range of beverages and food, plus a nice refreshed look.”

Plans are to build an all-new floating concrete gas dock in the

fall to replace the existing dock.

“Our gas dock is one of the largest on the lake and this is an upgrade we’ve needed for a long time,” Laidlaw said.

The 1,500-square-foot store will be attached to the existing gas dock until the new floating gas dock is complete in the fall.

The two construction projects have been timed to minimize inconvenience during the boating season.

that it would be worse for Florida to have the United States in the case and assert federal interests, but that is no reason to send Georgia, the United States, and the Supreme Court on an expensive and litigious detour in the hope that Florida can secure some incomplete relief in this forum and then take its chances with the Corps in other proceedings.”

Georgia’s motion asserts that Florida has remedies other than a lawsuit to address its alleged harms and needs: the Corps’ updated Water Control Manual, set for completion in 2017, and if

necessary an action filed under the Administrative Procedure Act. The motion posits that the lawsuit cannot satisfy Florida because it cannot compel the U.S. to act, but that the Corps’ manual might “result in flow regime in the Apalachicola River that satisfies Florida’s asserted water needs – and thus remedies the very harms Florida asserts in this case.” It adds that if Florida still claims harm after the water control manual is completed, it can seek relief through the APA. Lancaster, appointed by the Supreme Court as Special Master

in November, has repeatedly urged the states to aggressively pursue a settlement to avoid costly litigation and a ruling that neither state wants. In a teleconference with states attorneys and a U.S. attorney Feb. 10, he reiterated: “I am not very good at predicting things; but at the risk of prognosticating wrong, let me say that I think that when this matter is concluded – and I hope I live long enough to see it happen – when this matter is concluded, at least one and probably both of the parties will be unhappy with the court’s order … . But I can tell

you that I can see an order which requires Georgia to produce a certain volume of water or an order that says that Florida has to get along with what it’s got … . I, again, urge you to consider the fact that before this case is over – if it continues in its present order, both states will have spent millions and perhaps even billions of dollars to obtain a result which neither one wants.” He further advised the states to take seriously the U.S. Solicitor General’s offer to help mediate a settlement.

Georgia responded with the motion for dismissal.

• Lawsuit Continued from Page 2 still not get the relief it seeks.

Florida’s suit alleges Georgia is hoarding water and drying up the economy and environment of the Apalachicola region.

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ACFS drawn into ‘water war’ legal battle

By Jane Harrison The private non-profit organization whose goal was to amicably solve the water wars outside of court is being sucked into litigation. The Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint Stakeholders has been subpoenaed by the state of Florida in its federal lawsuit against Georgia over water in the river system.

The group whose motto is “working together to share a common resource” has basically shut down since late October, when it last met at Lake Lanier Islands Resort. No face-to-face governing board meetings have been scheduled since that tension-filled session in Buford. Their major project, a science-based water sharing plan supported by $1.5 million in private donations, remains unfinished.

ACFS Chairman Jim McClatchey would not say what information Florida seeks in the subpoena filed in late January. He indicated ACFS was “trying to figure out” how to react to the request, but that they have an attorney working on a response and would meet the court’s deadline, amended to May 2015.

ACFS was one of three nongovernment entities in a flood of subpoenas served by Florida from the Chattahoochee River’s northern headwaters in Habersham County to its merger with the Flint River at Lake Seminole at Georgia’s southwest corner. (See related story).The organization is composed of individuals from Georgia, Florida and Alabama with connections to the river systems tapped by the three states. It includes representatives from city and county governments, industries, businesses, fishermen, farmers, historic/cultural, environmental, conservation and recreation groups.

Their major project, the Sustainable Water Management Plan (SWMP), originally scheduled for completion in June 2014, remains in the works, McClatchey said.

He would not comment about whether Florida wants access to thousands of pages of data collected by university researchers preparing the tri-state water sharing model. ACFS governing board members at the October session indicated they had not even seen the data presented only to executive committee members.

McClatchey said the lawsuit “has made our job harder” but has not halted SWMP research.

Florida filed suit in Oct. 2013 despite ACFS urging to delay legal

action until it could present a science-driven plan to share the resource. Florida’s suit accuses Georgia of hoarding water and drying up the oyster-based economy and natural environment in the Apalachicola region.

S. Gordon Rogers, ACFS vicechairman of the technical committee, offered a different version of how the lawsuit was affecting its major project. The SWMP “is not ready. The Supreme Court situation has brought it to a screeching halt,” he said. He said he did not know what was going to happen to the high minded plan. “I’ve put five years of my life into this thing. None of us is happy,” he added.

He indicated various ACFS groups are clamming up behind protective shields guarding their respective interests. “I hope we

can get past all this,” he said. “It’s important work. I would like to see it crank back up.”

The 56-member group, formed in 2009, has plied through difficult waters before in its efforts to make peace between the states.

The governing board and various committees have made hundreds of critical decisions by consensus and function under the rule that any action could be stopped by just one member saying “I can’t live with this decision.” ACFS officials have held up their organization as an example to the warring states that tri-state entities can work together.

Chairman McClatchey commented on the irony of getting drawn into the legal fight through the Florida subpoena. “Our whole thing was to avoid litigation,” he said.

Florida opens floodgates with subpoenas

By Jane Harrison Subpoenas sent by Florida to cities and counties that tap water from the Chattahoochee and Flint river system have public utility employees digging into boxes and scanning electronic archives.

Florida is seeking what could amount to millions of pages of water-related documents from Georgia municipal and county water departments to submit to as potential evidence in a federal lawsuit against Georgia. The Sunshine State also wants records from at least three private groups in its attempt to prove the lawsuit’s allegation that Georgia is selfishly draining the water supply and harming Florida’s interests downstream.

The cities of Gainesville, Cumming and Buford are among subpoena recipients extending from Habersham County in the Georgia mountains to Bainbridge at the southwest corner. Copies of subpoenas obtained by Lakeside News shows the broad scope of information Florida seeks. In short, within 90 days of subpoena delivery it wants all documents – past, present, and future – that have anything to do with water.

Cumming Director of Utilities Jon Heard said Florida’s request, as is, would require the city to “go through every single record at city hall … something we don’t want to wade through.” He reported the city attorney has contacted Florida lawyers about finetuning their request to at least a more focused time period.

Gainesville Public Utilities Director Kelly Randall said his department “will cooperate in whatever way we can” to produce documents that basically “contain anything relative to water supply from the last couple of decades.”

The subpoena sent employees of some water departments scrambling to city hall basements to sift through boxes containing decades-old paper records. Overwhelmed with the mountain of documents they were asked to produce, representatives from Cherokee County, Americus and Albany requested and got a 30day deadline extension from the special master presiding over pretrial proceedings. Georgia has also requested voluminous records from Floridians, delivering subpoenas to county governments, seafood and oyster businesses, environmental/conservation groups and two universities.

In a Feb. 10 teleconference with Special Master Ralph Lancaster, attorneys representing both states discussed the tremendous task of assembling hard copy and electronic data and sorting through it. Georgia attorney Craig Primis said the state will be contracting additional attorneys to review the massive files compiled by consulting firms. Lancaster commented on the expense both states will endure if the case continues on its current course. He again urged the states to pursue settlement to avoid spending potentially billions of dollars in litigation.

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LAKE LANIER OLYMPIC VENUE Hunter Regatta opens spring rowing season

By Jane Harrison About 1,500 rowers from an estimated 40 teams from around the Southeast will dip oars in Lake Lanier March 28 in the John Hunter Regatta. After a long winter of sweating indoors on ergs, college and high school athletes will show their stuff in the early spring regatta at the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue.

Some crews will stay over the next day to compete in the smaller Lanier Sprints Regatta.

The 29th annual regatta known as “The Hunter,” organized by the Georgia Tech Crew and Saint Andrew Rowing Club, from Roswell, is comparable to the college grid iron opener for crews around the region. The early spring rite on Lake Lanier draws thousands of spectators who traditionally fill area hotels and restaurants in Gainesville. Some visitors come back the next day for the Lanier Sprints Regatta, a smaller competition run by the Lake Lanier Rowing Club that offers some events not scheduled in the Saturday regatta. The two regattas mean double duty for many LLRC members who assist with The Hunter and run the club event the day after.

Hunter director Nils Thompson expects fewer crews than in previous years due to competing regat-

tas elsewhere. Several women’s teams from North Carolina, Tennessee, Florida and Texas are on the entry list for the San Diego Crew Classic, also March 28. Other crews from those states will join rowers from Louisiana and Georgia at the Lake Lanier regatta.

Thompson said regatta officials had “had no discussion” about bringing the regatta back to LLOV. “It is by far the best venue in the Southeast,” said the long-time rowing supporter who helped with 1996 Olympic rowing at the venue. He added that he has kept up with reports about improvements at the venue and looks forward to seeing them first hand. Rowers will put their feet down on two new docks purchased by GainesvilleHall ’96 last fall. “I haven’t been up there yet to see them, but I’m sure they’re very good,” Thompson said. The sturdy docks of Brazilian hardwood pose a stark contrast to the sagging, splintered original docks left over from the Olympics The double regatta weekend will close the Clarks Bridge Park boat ramp and cause heavy traffic on Clarks Bridge Road, especially on Saturday. Admission is free, but there is a parking fee.

GH ’96 hopes to get funding for LLOV improvements

By Jane Harrison A tower bridge, enlarged concession area, additional restrooms, and reception rooms are among more than $600,000 in improvements on the drawing board for the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue. The venue’s governing board studied architectural plans for enhancing the facility at its meeting last month in preparation for an international regatta in May 2016.

The Gainesville-Hall ’96 board has several funding hurdles to clear before money for the proposed facelift is secured. With less than a third of the projected renovation cost in the bank, the board is looking to potential city, county and state money to help pay the bill. The board is striving to ready the ’96 Olympic rowing and canoe/kayak site for the Pan American Championships, a 2016 canoe/kayak Olympic qualifier. Additionally, it hopes the proposed renovations will roll out the welcome mat for more community events.

Whether the money will come depends what local governments and voters decide in the coming weeks. Gainesville Mayor Danny Dunagan told board members that if voters approve the Special Local Option Sales Tax in the March 17 referendum, $250,000 would be available in July. Another $150,000 is possible, pending the city council’s approval of a GH ’96 funding request submitted last month. The county could potentially match the city’s input depending on how commissioners regard the GH ’96 funding request. Both governments contributed $150,000 each to operate the venue in 2014 and 2015. Hall commissioners narrowly approved funding for this year in a 3-2 vote.

Dunagan also mentioned $300,000 in possible state funding. GH ’96 Director Mimi Collins said in January she sent letters to the Governor’s office and local legislators informing them of progress at the venue and the high profile regatta, but not specifically requesting state funds.

If the money is secured, another barrier must be cleared before new construction can begin. Nick

Baggett, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Resource Manager for Lake Lanier, told board members that any work on Corps property not already “in the footprint” of existing infrastructure would need Corps approval. The evaluation process, including an environmental impact assessment, could take 612 months. Collins then suggested the board focus on renovating the service building on the Olympic plaza and the tower interior. The planned bridge to the tower’s second floor would be subject to Corps’ approval.

Architectural plans for the venue remake also depict big changes on the boathouse side, across Clarks Bridge Road from the tower. A drivethrough entrance crowned with a peak resembling the tower is shown fronting the boathouse, where interior renovations would accommodate business meetings, receptions and athletic training. Sketches also show a full length balcony facing the lake, an exercise trail, and re-configured parking area.

Collins indicated the board plans to implement the master plan in phases, prioritizing what needs to be done first for the Pan Am Championship.

In other GH ’96 business: • A smaller version of a MasterCraft professional wakeboarding event than originally proposed in December is being considered. Venue Manager Morgan House disclosed that he told a local MasterCraft dealer involved with the pro wakeboard tour that he was unsure if the venue could seat an expected 10,000 spectators. Discussion had previously centered on setting up temporary bleachers to add to the grandstand’s 2,000-seat capacity. No decision was made by late February. The event would also need Corps’ approval.

• House estimated the venue generated more than $3 million in local economic impact is fiscal year 2014-15 with events that brought in 15,000 people. The amount included an estimated $135,000 from a week’s stay by University of Virginia rowers training at the venue. Lake Lanier Rowing Club See GH ‘96, page 17

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

Calendar of events: Thru March - Collegiate and Club Training Mar. 28 - John Hunter Regatta

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

Calendar of events: Mar. 13-15 - Dragon Boat Training Camp Mar. 21 - Lula Bridge Race Mar. 23 - Jr. Olympic Open House/Parent Meeting Venue seats +/-2,000; parking capacity +/- 400 cars. The boathouse and tower are available to rent for meetings and special occasions.

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‘Who Owns Water’ takes Gainesville crowd down the rivers

By Jane Harrison A Lake Lanier area audience joined numerous environmental group members from around Georgia last month to view Who Owns Water, a documentary filmed by two brothers who canoed from the lake’s northern headwaters to the Gulf of Mexico in spring 2013.

The screening at the University of North Georgia Gainesville Campus is one of many that filmmakers David and Michael Hanson staged in communities along the 500 mile river system that was their home for about five weeks.

The movie attracted a diverse crowd of about 150, some of

whom expected to see exactly who owns the water in an embattled watershed coveted by three states. The message may not have been what they anticipated.

Gorgeous waterscape videography, fluid poetic screen writing, and the colorful vernacular of river people in the film transform the water wars into a 50-minute artistic flow. Self-made scenes of Michael Hanson working the paddle with lightning cutting across dark clouds over his shoulder, orange and peach sunrises over a ribbon of silver, and an acoustic track of river songs and roots music illustrate David’s lyrical narration and the culture of the

• GH ‘96 Continued from Page 16 President John Ferriss reported that 850 more rowers were expected to train there through the end of this month.

• Tap It, a Gainesville craft brew supplier, may be serving up beers at LLOV in the May 30 John Jarrard Foundation Concert featuring Grammy winner Shawn Mullins and local bands Riverstreet and MidLife Crisis.

GH ’96 expects to get a split of proceeds from the concert and concessions.

• International diplomats may find themselves paddling in dragon boats when they visit LLOV in April on a Georgia Department of Economic Development tour. House said he hoped to have some fun giving the diplomats hands on experience.

people they meet. It’s their stories the Hansons set out to tell after they sipped from the Chattahoochee River’s trickling origin near Helen.

Those stories show the personal connection people feel with the rivers far from the bullish rhetoric of lawsuits. Local paddler Gary Gaines, who met the filmmakers near his get-away on the upper Chattahoochee, tells about the river becoming more shallow outside his cabin door.

An eight-boat of rowers demonstrates unity, grace and strength stroking near the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue. The turbulent action on a full and stormy Lake Lanier settles south of Buford Dam with trout anglers, a bagpiper, and folks peering down from private docks.

After the brothers separate, with David paddling onto the Flint River south of the Atlanta airport and Michael continuing on the Chattahoochee, the people and environment of “the other Georgia” come into focus. Their relationship with the river is different from that of metropolitan residents with landscaped yards.

David describes it as a raw, complex physical intimacy with the

water that irrigates their crops, puts food on their tables, and chills their beer.

Camouflaged coveralls, slow Southern drawls, rebel flags, kettles frying catfish and whiskey on the porch form the backdrop and sound track as the brothers interview farmers, outfitters, and hand-made shack owners en route to their rendezvous on the Apalachicola River at the Florida line. There the flow turns to blackwater snaking south to the gulf, where they meet fourth generation oysterman “TJ” working his tongs near Apalachicola.

So, who owns water? That’s what University of North Georgia student Martin Durand expected to find out before he saw the movie. Actually, he said he already knew.

“Georgia does … the Chattahoochee is mostly in Georgia,” said the college junior who also came for the free Sweetwater beer at the reception and extra credit in biology class.

After the movie, the brothers and Chattahoochee Riverkeeper Jason Ulseth fielded questions that reflected attendees’ particular interests. “Why didn’t you interview the Corps of Engineers,

they’re the ones who control the river system?” asked one. Others inquired, “What do you think of Glades Reservoir?” “What about raising Lake Lanier to 1,073 feet?” “Do you really think conservation can provide 2.7 million more gallons?”

The question-answer session sparked conversation, which is what the brothers hoped the movie would generate. When asked about the message they wanted to convey to their Georgia audience, Michael responded, “We want to connect people who live along the whole basin, above and below, and to start a conversation” about conservation. He indicated that after hanging out with an oysterman, supping with a catfish angler on a houseboat, and flipping a canoe on whitewater at a river’s source, you get a bigger picture of who owns water.

The movie’s final narrative surmises: From the fly fishing shop to the oyster bed, we own the whole thing. Maybe one day they’ll say the people who own this water saved it for us.

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Boat show stories and news about new toys With the completion of the Miami Beach Boat Show in the middle of February, the boat show season is mostly over. Most builders featured larger yachts than years past with more electronics and equipment than most yacht owners have seen in recent years.

Joy sticks and side, forward scanning fathometers are now mostly standard and connect with your iPhone. Coupe is now the description on a lot of cruisers in the 30’ to 45’ class. Several smaller boats in the 18’ to 25’ class have new models powered with jet drives. Georgia builder Chaparral has two or three jet drive boats that offer comfortable cruising and are equipped for water sports.

Boat shows always have some stories that you will remember.

The Atlanta Boat Show had one of those several years ago. I’m sure some visitors will remember when the wakeboarding pond broke and water went cascading down the aisles. A lot of things got wet but nobody was hurt.

Everyone hopes that’s the last time that happens.

My story was when I sold the Queen of the Miami Boat Show – one of the first 46’ Bertrams. A client wanted a 46’ Bertram. I had just sold his 36’ Trojan flybridge so he and a friend met me in Miami. We toured the Bertram facilities and went to the show.

After he checked out the boat he said “I’ll take it,” so I went to the Bertram desk to get the sales agreement together. I went to find my client and his friend and couldn’t find him. After some time had passed the Bertram man said he needed a deposit and signature. So I made arrangements and signed. I got back to Clearwater, and no client. His wife called and wanted to know where he was. About 10 days later I was advised the boat was in St. Petersburg and ready to be delivered. I was sweating. I didn’t have that kind of money. About that time he called and said he was ready to close and take delivery. He told me that he and his friend went to the Bahamas to go to the casinos.

I felt much better after piloting the yacht to his slip after closing.

There are a lot of good stories heard at boat shows about boats and the characters that own and pilot them. Here are a couple more stories heard at the show, like “Let’s buy a boat together,” bad idea, and could be the end of

fuels.

Ski boat, no driver Yes, there is a skier-controlled Mike boat with a 70 H.P. gas engine Rudderham with jet drive, featuring top speed of 40 mph. The skier operates the boat with a six button tow rope Captain’s Comments handle. The boat is a tri-hull built of fiberglass and is eight feet long and has a 40 gallon fuel tank, plus an automatic bilge pump. The boat shuts down when the a friendship. No two people take skier/operator drops the handle. care of a boat the same or uses Better check where it’s legal to the boat the same. That’s when operate or have a chase boat. disagreements start.

My father and I went halves on Price is $17,000. Visit www.hammacher.com for more informaa boat. I bought the boat and he tion. had the motor. It was only 19’ Quadrafoil long, but when it came to scrapThe first all-electric hydro foiling barnacles or sanding and ing personal watercraft is powpainting you know who did that. ered by an electric outboard Families owning boats together are fine if for a living like fishing motor. It flies over the water at over 20 knots. There is almost no or lobstering. annual maintenance cost. This Then there’s always the guy who says, “You buy the boat and makes it the most efficient PWC I’ll borrow it once and awhile.” A on the water. When it’s underway and airborne on the foils it makes dyed in the wool yachtsman for a smooth ride. Power steering would think that’s just like lending his wife to someone. It never helps make your ride easier, and the steering wheel has an inteends well.

Different alcohol fuel additive grated touch screen display. The hull is built from composite mateBy now everyone in the boatrials, and because it is hollow, it ing community knows what is unsinkable. The quadrafoil ethanol can do to an engine, ethanol is corrosive, it’s a solvent comfortably seats two on ergonomic soft seats. Again, as in and it absorbs moisture, especially if you don’t pay extra for a other electric powered machines, recharging varies, based on time fuel additive for preventing the of use. It sounds like a lot of quiet adverse effects of long term fun. Price is $27,000. Visit ethanol fuel use. Since 2010 the www.quadrafoil.com.

National Marine Manufacturers New prop from Mercury Association (NMMA) and the As outboards got more powerAmerican Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC) have been testing isobu- ful, aluminum and bronze props tanol. They have found it doesn’t started showing blade fatigue and some blades might break off after affect engines like ethanol does. going off a wave and re-entering Also, you won’t have the extra the water. I was using bronze racexpense of an additive you need ing props on my 6 cylinder Merto add for protection from cury BP (blue printed) outboards. ethanol.

I had had a single and a twin rig, The most recent data on a 90 and also 3 rigs with standard H.P. E-tec and a 90 H.P. fourMercury outboards. We tested and stroke Mercury suggest that checked these boats thoroughly isobutanol blended at 16 percent volume can be used in marine en- before each race.

We traveled to Smith Moungines without significantly affecttain Lake near Lynchburg, VA. for ing the atmosphere or engines.

The higher quality of biologically the Outboard Marathon Nationderived isobutanol in the fuel will als, one of the largest if not the largest event of the year. As I rehelp to move beyond the current member it was eight hours long ethanol blend without affecting over a long course. I put my boat fuel and decreasing emissions. in for a test run, but it wouldn’t The producers of isobutanol will be pushing up the production and get on plane. I was extremely emtesting what the proper fuel ratio barrassed. My sponsor Mr. Kiekhaeffer (Mercury) was there will be. Check out and I couldn’t get on a plane, let www.devo.com or www.butaalone race. I went to Mercury’s max.com to see how progress is going. Hopefully this will give us prop truck and the prop technicians I knew laughed a bit and better and more efficient marine

then said they would help. They came out with a pair of stainless steel 3 blades with 2” more pitch.

They said these were the new props we had been talking about and they will get on top because stainless steel props have thinner blades and the engines can handle more pitch. I went for a test run and it popped right on top and went a couple mph faster than my last test, which I thought was good. We figured out that since I had tested in salt water which is denser is why I couldn’t plane when I tested in fresh water.

Today most larger outboards have stainless steel props. They are more durable, efficient and perform better for cruising or watersports. They are not cheap, but are the best way to go. Mercury

has just introduced its latest stainless steel prop; the Enertia Eco Prop, and Mercury says you’ll save 10 percent on fuel. Tests performed for Boating Magazine showed 20 percent or better fuel economy. Some say the Enertia Eco Prop is far ahead of the popular Mercury Mirage Plus or Revolution 4 Props. Cost is $795, but fuel savings might make you look seriously at it.

Usually when one company comes out with new props others are soon to follow, so stay tuned.

Be safe and courteous and I’ll see you on the water. Wear your PFD. Mike Rudderham is a veteran marine surveyor with more than 40 years experience in the marine industry.

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This month ushers in severe store season As I said in last month’s column, I thought February would be the coldest month of the winter. As it turned out, it indeed was. We even set a record low on February 20th of 16 degrees in Atlanta. On that same night, Blairsville, up in the northeast Georgia mountains, dropped to -2 degrees.

The biggest story from last month was the devastating ice storm centered around Lake Lanier and to the north. The set up included a strong area of arctic high pressure that brought in a very shallow later of cold air (below 1800 feet). This cold air wedged itself down the east side of the mountains and “pooled” across northeast Georgia. Temperatures remained just below freezing and never moved. Above ground, at an altitude of 5,000 feet, the temperature was in the mid-40s.

When I saw this setting up, I just cringed. As the snow from the higher clouds fell into the warm layer, the snow melted into rain drops. The rain then fell on to the sub-freezing ground, where it formed a layer of ice on roads and trees.

Between a quarter to half inch of ice accumulation was very common. The sheer weight of the ice was just too much for the trees to handle and one by one, they came crashing down on homes and power lines.

Many residents were without power for nearly a week.

So now we head into my least favorite season of the year. Aside from Glenn the pollen, it’s severe Burns storm season. I do expect a very active seaLanier son. All winter long we Outlook have been dealing with two jet streams over the United States. The cold polar branch has been bringing us the cold arctic air. The southern branch, which has been cruising over the Pacific Ocean, and Mexico, brought us the moisture and our ice storm.

It is this southern branch I am most concerned about. When spring storms erupt, these strong upper level winds over the top of the storm bring the storms a tremendous amount of energy. As winds increase from the surface to the top of the storm, this wind shear can cause the air to begin to rotate horizontally. As storm updrafts become stronger, they will tilt that rotating wind into the horizontal. This is the beginning of a tornado.

I don’t see much change in this upper level wind pattern so let’s get ready this month. There are so many ways to receive alerts, and one of the best, is our WSBTV Weather App, available for a free download in the iTunes store. It is also available for Android. We will also have our team of five meteorologists here every day, keeping you ahead of the weather.

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SOLUNAR TIMES FOR LAKE LANIER

LAKE LANIER WATER LEVELS JUL 1 1070.91 2 1070.91 3 1070.85 4 1070.86 5 1070.82 6 1070.81 7 1070.79 8 1070.75 9 1070.71 10 1070.70 11 1070.65 12 1070.65 13 1070.65 14 1070.61 15 1070.57 16 1070.53 17 1070.47 18 1070.45 19 1070.77 20 1070.83 21 1070.82 22 1070.77 23 1070.71 24 1070.68 25 1070.63 26 1070.63 27 1070.63 28 1070.55 29 1070.48 30 1070.43 31 1070.38 AV 1070.68 MAX 1070.91 MI 1070.38

AUG 1070.31 1070.28 1070.28 1070.24 1070.17 1070.09 1070.03 1070.03 1070.13 1070.18 1070.14 1070.10 1070.02 1069.97 1069.90 1069.89 1069.87 1069.83 1069.82 1069.76 1069.64 1069.50 1069.48 1069.47 1069.34 1069.21 1069.06 1068.96 1068.88 1068.88 1068.90 1069.75 1070.31 1068.88

SEPT 1068.87 1068.79 1068.91 1068.88 1068.82 1068.79 1068.79 1068.76 1068.72 1068.68 1068.65 1068.63 1068.64 1068.64 1068.60 1068.53 1068.50 1068.47 1068.42 1068.39 1068.36 1068.33 1068.29 1068.21 1068.16 1068.12 1068.06 1068.02 1067.96 1067.92

OCT 1067.88 1067.84 1067.86 1067.84 1067.78 1067.72 1067.68 1067.68 1067.68 1067.64 1067.71 1067.78 1067.76 1068.23 1068.40 1068.40 1068.42 1068.42 1068.44 1068.36 1068.31 1068.27 1068.20 1068.15 1068.12 1068.12 1068.07 1068.01 1067.95 1067.93 1067.81 1068.50 1068.01 1068.91 1068.44 1067.92 1067.64

NOV 1067.81 1067.80 1067.80 1067.63 1067.58 1067.50 1067.45 1067.44 1067.39 1067.34 1067.27 1067.22 1067.12 1067.07 1067.05 1067.05 1067.25 1067.21 1067.18 1067.14 1067.12 1067.11 1067.33 1067.46 1067.48 1067.45 1067.41 1067.37 1067.38 1067.41

DEC 1067.33 1067.31 1067.25 1067.23 1067.13 1067.25 1067.31 1067.21 1067.20 1067.17 1067.16 1067.13 1067.13 1067.14 1067.16 1067.11 1067.10 1067.07 1067.07 1067.08 1067.08 1067.12 1067.31 1067.60 1067.73 1067.80 1067.87 1067.98 1068.05 1068.07 1068.07 1067.36 1067.36 1067.81 1068.07 1067.05 1067.07

JAN 1068.11 1068.13 1068.28 1069.48 1069.71 1069.83 1069.87 1069.84 1069.83 1069.89 1069.94 1069.92 1069.92 1069.93 1069.94 1069.93 1069.96 1069.98 1069.97 1069.96 1069.96 1069.96 1070.07 1070.12 1070.19 1070.19 1070.10 1070.04 1069.97 1069.93 1069.97 1069.77 1070.19 1068.11

SOLUNAR TIMES FOR LAKE LANIER

FEB 1070.07 1070.22 1070.25 1070.25 1070.22 1070.19 1070.19 1070.26 1070.28 1070.28 1070.26 1070.22 1070.16 ---------1070.21 1070.29 1070.37 1070.43 1070.42 1070.38 1070.40 1070.51 1070.52 1070.52 1070.56

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March 2015

From useless coupons to free cruises, we get them all 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.

Being at home this winter cruising season has opened our eyes. Never would we have imagined that we would receive so many Robocalls and useless coupons or solicitations by mail!

These are daily occurrences that do nothing more than clog up the answer machine and mailbox.

While traveling, the unsolicited mail is not so much a problem as our trusty mailman never forwards third-class mail, or our mail forwarding service on the other end has been requested to simply discard it. The phone calls cannot be stopped despite the Federal No Call List and we usually find 60 or more messages on our answer machine that need to be sorted through when we return home.

The coupons we receive are

ern Boating and Yachting. I never ordered either and can only surmise that I attended some boating Bob & function and by attending was auCarolyn tomatically placed on their mailWilson ing list.

The Southern Boating monthly Cruising is a quick read where regional edWilsons itors elaborate on the coming and goings or news event for their respective region. I’m always intermostly useless. They encourage us to clean this or that, install new ested in the Bahamas region and appreciate the monthly updates. windows or gutters, or better yet But I will never understand how I change our diet by staying at home eating pizza or Chinese din- am considered to be a candidate ners. We rarely eat out so the buy or potential buyer for anything one get one free offers go unused, featured in Yachting!

As an example, the March much to the chagrin of the restauissue is what’s referred to as their rant owners.

Among the recent phone solic- Summer Charter issue.

There you will find 178 pages itations there is one that causes more angst than the others. “You devoted to recently introduced yachts, worldwide summer yacht have been selected for a free cruise to the Bahamas!” Now that rentals and the latest in electronic “must haves” or clothing. Now is NOT what we want to hear knowing that most of our friends that I find myself pent up inside I do enjoy scouring through the are in the Bahamas enjoying a pictures, but I can’t help but think substantially warmer climate in their shorts and t-shirts while we to myself – where do these people need to substantially layer-up just get all of their money?

This month’s Hot List of to walk the dogs. things to buy include a small and Let’s return to the subject of stylin’ Louis Vuitton MiniCooper, the unsolicited mail. We receive two monthly magazines – South- a diamond encrusted Apple watch

for $30,150, and a Onboard Race Car simulator where you can race online against other drivers after you shell out $75,000.

If I were looking ahead to a summer get away, Yachting has provided a multitude of exciting charter opportunities to consider.

Take the stunning 115’ classic wooden schooner EROS sailing the Bahamas with up to eight guests for a weekly rental of $45,000, or if you need a bit more room, you can rent Sojourn, a 130-ft Fraser Yacht complete with Jacuzzi and four luxurious cabins cruising the Pacific Northwest for $85,000.

I have seen a lot of boat owner extravagance in south Florida and while taking advantage of connections I have made over the

years have had an opportunity to go aboard many of the larger charter yachts. Seeing the opulence is always breath taking and whenever I had the opportunity I would ask, “Why in the world would someone spend that type of money on a boat?” The answer always came back, “because they can.”

Well maybe they can, but not me! Sea Island Girl is enough boat for us and though it would be nice at times to have a little more room we find it hard to justify the added expense.

We wish the Yachting clientele well, but when you are used to burgers and beer, it’s hard to justify champagne and caviar.

- Until next time, Bob & Carolyn Wilson

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Lakeside’s Safety Page A GUIDE TO BOATING AND SWIMMING SAFETY RESOURCES PRESENTED BY LAKESIDE ON LANIER Sailing Classes

BOATING Boater Education Courses with Certification Exam Boating Safely & Personal Watercraft Certification • Course: NASBLA certified entry level classroom-only course with test for boater education and PWC certification. Covers basic boating terminology, “rules of the road,” navigation, operation, legal requirements, emergencies, water etiquette and more.

• Instructors: U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary volunteers • Minimum age: 12, students 12-15 receive PWC certification.

• When: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (Bring sack lunch) Mar. 21, Apr. 18, May 9, Jun. 13, Jul. 18, Aug. 8, Sept. 19, Oct. 10 • Where: U.S. Coast Guard Flotilla 29, 6595 Lights Ferry Rd., Flowery Branch • Cost: Individuals $40, family discount 2 or more members $25 each • Private lessons also available for groups or organizations outside normal schedule. Contact Sara Snyder, 770-841-8388 • Information/registration: http://a0700209.uscgaux.info/public_education.php, 770-841-8388.

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Basics of Boating - America's Boating Course • Course: Meets Georgia DNR and NASBLA requirements for boater and PWC certification; covers boat handling, safety equipment/procedures, rules of the road, boat types/terminology.

• Instructors: Atlanta Sail and Power Squadron • When: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; May 2, Aug. 15, Oct. 17 • Where: Feb. 21 - Bald Ridge Marina, 1850 Bald Ridge Marina Road, Cumming; All other dates - Army Corps Project Office, 1050 Buford Dam Road, Buford • Cost: $35, families may share book. Add’l family members sharing book, $15 each • Information/registration: www.atlantasboatingclub.com or Email - ABC@usps-atlanta.org

• Windsong Sailing Academy: Basic and advanced sailing training and certifications including engine maintenance, marine electrical systems, coastal and celestial navigation as well as marine meteorology offered by Windsong Sailing Academy through the DeKalb County Parks and Recreation Service. Public and private week evening and weekend classes available. Fees vary. www.WindsongSail.com. (770) 967-1515.

On-Line Courses • www.boat-ed.com and http://www.boaterexam.com/usa/georgia include study guide and Georgia Certification Exam with unlimited exam attempts; cost is $29.50 payable upon exam passage. Temporary certificate printed upon passage; permanent card mailed.

• http://www.boatus.org/onlinecourse/Georgia.asp offers free course, exam and print your own certificate; mailed certificate $5.

• Other certification courses offered at www.boatcourse.com, www.boatingbasicsonline.com, and www.pwcsafetyschool.com.

Other Boater Education Opportunities (Certification exam not included) • Professional Tutoring: On-line or in person tutoring designed to prepare individuals for exams required for certification and licensure for maritime jobs by instructor Steve Johnson, retired US Coast Guard, experienced ship navigator, deck officer, and USCG license instructor for Sea School. www.navteach.com, stevejohnson@navteach.com, (770) 312-0989.

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

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

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

Lakeside Calendar March 2015 March 3-5 – “The Boy Friend,” presented

by Gainesville High School Theatre, 830 Century Place, Gainesville. Tickets: $8, adults; $5, students, seniors. Tickets must be ordered ahead of time at ghstheatre@bellsouth.net.

Thru March 8 – “The Nerd” presented by historic Holly Theater, 69 Main St., Dahlonega.

Tickets: $12, children/students; $18, adults.

Info: 706-864-3759; hollytheater.com.

March 14-28 – Oil Painting Workshop offered from 1-5 pm. on Saturdays. Register by Feb. 23. Cost: $165.

Info: email jthomas@snca.org.

March 27 – Glow in the Dark Easter Egg Hunt held at 6 p.m. at Laurel Park, 3100 Old Cleveland Hwy, Gainesville. Free.

Info: 770-535-8280.

March 28, 29 – Literary Festival held in downtown Dahlonega. Free.

Info: literaryfestival.org.

April 18-19 – Bear on the Square Mountain Festival held in downtown Dahlonega.

Free. Info: bearonthesquare.org.

Brenau University March 5-7 – Synergy—Works by Alisa Holen. Reception, artist talk, March 5, 5:30-7 p.m. Ceramicist Holen employs various techniques to create beautiful vessels that are at once functional and sculptural.

Info: 770-534-6273.

Thru March 19 – Brenau University Faculty Exhibition displayed in Simmons Visual Arts Center, Presidents Gallery. Features artwork by members of Brenau University Art & Design Department.

Info: 770-534-6263; brenau.edu/about/galleries.

March 20-22 – “Mary” and other Repertory Works presented by the Gainesville Ballet Co. in Brenau’s Pearce Auditorium. Tickets: $12-26, $6.

Info: 770-532-4241; gainesvilleballet.org.

March 23 – “The Quiet Zone,” presents Georgia Poet Laureate Judson at 3 p.m. in the Trustee Library as he talks about his craft and art of writing poetry and fiction. Light refreshments.

Info: 770-534-6263; brenau.edu/about/galleries.

Buford Community Center March 14 – Della’s Diner, the musical about the sassy, big-hearted café owner who dispenses love, wisdom and moral advice to the parade of odd balls who come and go from her cozy diner on Morning Glory Mountain. Time: 8 p.m. Cost: $12-25.

March 27, 28 – “Pirate School,” set sail with a madcap, swashbuckling comedy variety show for the whole family where kids learn the finer points of mischief and become “good pirates” cooperating and carousing together while getting the chance to live out their dreams of the Golden Age of the Buccaneer.

Times: 10 a.m., March 27; 8 p.m., March 28.

Cost: $7.

April 16-May 3 – “Boeing Boeing,” performed 8 p.m., 3 p.m. matinee. It’s the 1960s and swinging bachelor Bernard couldn’t be happier: a flat in Paris and three gorgeous stewardesses all engaged to him without knowing each other – eventually catastrophe looms.

Cost: $17-25.

Info: www.bufordcommunitycenter.com.

Cumming Playhouse Thru March 8 – “Love Letters,” Gypsy Theatre Co. March 14 – “Quebe Sisters,” winner of the Western Swing Album of the Year March 21 – Hank Williams Tribute, starring Jason Petty, 3 p.m., 7 p.m.

March 22 – Hiroya Tsukamoto, guitarist, 3 p.m.

March 29 – “Let’s Go To The Movies,” Cumming Playhouse Singers, 3 p.m.

Info/times: 770-781-9178; www.playhousecumming.com.

Interactive Neighborhood for Kids March 2-7 – Daylight Savings Week, learn about time with clock craft March 9-17 – St. Patrick’s Day Craft Week, make some green crafts March 16-21 – Spring is Here Craft Week, bring in the spring season with some fun crafts March 23-31 – Doctor Week, learn about being a doctor while doing medical arts, crafts March 29 – Healthy Habits @ INK, A Child and Family Wellness Expo, hosted by the Hall County Junior League and INK, 1-4 p.m.

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Info: 770 536-1900, www.inkfun.org.

North Atlanta Trade Center March 6-8 – The Woodworking Show March 22 – Georgia Beauty Trade Show April 11-12 – Eastman’s Gun Show Info: www.northatlantatradecenter.com.

Piedmont College March 24 – Piedmont College Singers Concert. Admission: $10, adults; $5, students, seniors. Tickets are available at the door.

April 9-12 – “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” Admission: $5. Times: April 9-11, 7:30 p.m.; April 12, 2 p.m.

Info: 706-778-8500, x1355, www.piedmont.edu.

Quinlan Arts Center March 2-8 – 37th Annual Gala Fine Arts Auction Info: www.quinlanartscenter.org.

Tannery Row Artist Colony Thru March 20 – “Selfie,” 11th anniversary show, and an expression of self, celebrating the art inside the artist. Opening reception Feb. 7, 58 p.m.

March 28-April 24 – Hangin’ with the Quinlan, a curated display of art from the artists who call the Quinlan Art Center their home studio.

Info: 770-904-0572; www.tanneryrowartistcolony.com.

University of North Georgia March 11-13 – “Importance of Being Earnest,” presented in Hoag Student Center, Dahlonega.

March 30, 31 – University Singers and LeBelle Voci “Homecoming” Concert presented at Dahlonega Baptist Church at 8 p.m.

Info: ung.edu/art-galleries.

Sailing Club Events MARCH 2015 Club LLSC LLSC SSC UYC BFSC LLSC LLSC SSC UYC SSC LLSC AISC

Event Laser Southerns Regatta PHRF Championship Nippert #2 UYC Spring 4 Dorton 1 Flying Tiger #3 GA Tech Collegiate Regatta Nippert #3 Comm Cup/UYC Spring 5 Nipper #4 Atlanta Cup J24/J22 Dogwood Regatta

Day Date Sun 3/01 Sat 3/07 Sun 3/08 Sun 3/08 Sat 3/14 S/S 3/14-15 Sat 3/14 Sun 3/15 Sat 3/21 Sat 3/21 S/S 3/21-22 S/S 3/28-29

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Chris Garrison’s restoration and repair work gains national attention Shore Lines

As Ranger Boat’s go-to shop for warranty work in the Southeast, he also lists a number of From the fascinating to the remarkable, Lake Lanier harbors local dealers among his clients, many personalities and places along its shores. Lakeside presincluding Watersports Central, ents “Shore Lines” – stories about people who live, work and play around the lake and the places that make the area special. Grass Shack, Gwinnett Marine and HD Marine. And he handles

By Pamela A. Keene to Lanier to live full time. “I was overflow work for Singleton Ma15 or 16 and Tony had brought y all accounts, Chris rine and others. fiberglass dock boxes to Lake Garrison is living the Then there’s the work for indidream. A marine fiber- Lanier, so I worked part-time for vidual boater owners, including him at first. I guess you could say some sailboats and jet skis. “Jet glass and gelcoat expert located that I got my first itch to work in Buford near Lake Lanier, he’s skis are really hard to do,” he with fiberglass when I was still a said. “My dealers always come made covers of national magateenager.” zines for his custom motorcycle first and my other customers unAfter a half-dozen years with painting and designs. derstand that. They also underG&G Fiberglass, Tony’s business, stand that we will take the time “The motorcycle work came Garrison took a job with JOA after I started CG Marine and I necessary to make sure their job Marine doing boat repair. His rep- is done right.” did my first bike about 10 years utation for excellent, fine-crafted ago,” he said. “But I’ve learned To see his shop and hear him that I’ll never give up fiberglass. I work on boats kept him busy and talk, you’d think that he works all just wish it didn’t itch so much!” in demand and by 2001 he the time. “We’ve been in our busy launched his own shop – CG Ma- season since October and will It all started simply enough back in the day. Garrison grew up rine. Today, the 44-year-old has probably stay that way through in North Carolina, but from about four employees and a three-bay, the summer. Last September – in 4,500-square-foot shop. age 9, he spent summers at Lake fact this is usually the case – was At first he worked mostly Lanier and Holiday Marina where our slow time.” fiberglass repair jobs, but as Chris his father was the marina manHe does take time off for stayputs it, “I got bored doing the ager. “We lived on the property cations to play tourist in Atlanta. up on the hill so I was around the same thing all the time, so I He has also prioritized a weekly taught myself to paint. We’ve be- date night with his long-time girlmarina a lot,” he said. “My very come known for our ability to first paying job was working for friend Crystal Mayfield. “Not color match; that’s what sets us (Holiday Marina owner) Jack many women would put up with apart. And working with that Beachem in the ship’s store. the number of hours I put in Mostly I just priced inventory and God-forsaken metal-flake! We here,” he said. They make time have shelves of it in the shop and for motorcycle rides and bike bagged ice at first, but I got to when I’m through with a job, I know the lake and the folks night at the American Legion in look like glitter boy.” around the marina. And I hung Buford during the biking season.

Garrison’s custom painting out at the gas dock a bit because “We are planning to do more travwork has landed his bikes on the of all the pretty girls.” eling this year, including visits to covers of Easy Riders Magazine. Florida and a trip to a Motley He took an auto body class in high school. And as he got older, He was also featured in SouthCrue concert in California. And land’s Full Throttle Magazine this Chris followed his brother Tony past January.

“I’m always trying something new, especially with painting,” he said. “I’ve found that I really love painting and I keep a bunch of blank motorcycle gas tanks around the shop to experiment with. I really can’t draw at all, but I use stencils, airbrush, tape and other things to create the finishes I want. I’ve even used pantyhose to create designs.”

Garrison stays busy repairing and restoring boats around the Southeast at his shop between Atlanta Highway and Peachtree Industrial Boulevard. In any given week, there will be cruisers, runabouts, wakeboard boats and bass boats in the shop. He balances his restoration and repair work between boats and motorcycles, with an occasional automobile thrown in. He’s currently got a Chris Garrison is shown pricing 1970 Chevelle in the shop to reproduct at Holiday Marina as a store for his niece’s wedding in youngster.

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Chris Garrison and Crystal Mayfield at the 2015 Atlanta Boat Show.

we love going to concerts at the Tabernacle.”

Chris is helping Crystal launch a business making customized

etched glassware, bottles and shadow boxes. Within a couple of hours of launching a Facebook page for Crystal Life Designs, she had landed her first order to make two dozen etched glasses. “I’m so amazed by the power of Facebook,” he said.

He attended his first Atlanta Boat Show five years ago and goes back every year. “It was such an eye-opener for me that first year,” he said. “I met more than 300 people that I never would have before and it was just amazing.”

Garrison shows no signs of slowing down. “I have my hand in so much stuff, and I really like it that way,” he said. “It keeps me thinking a lot and it keeps me from being bored.” His experimenting with painting continues to keep him on his toes.

“I really do love the painting, but, like I said, I’ll never let go of the fiberglass,” he said. “Boats rule the nest around here.”

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Abandoned houseboat finally leaves Lanier

By Pamela A. Keene Another eyesore on Lake Lanier’s shoreline is finally gone. After more than two years of legal research, soliciting funding and lining up sponsors and skilled suppliers, the Lake Lanier Association has bid adieu to a massive abandoned houseboat on the north end of the lake.

“This has been a long time coming and we’re glad to finally have the houseboat off the lake,” said Joanna Cloud, executive director of the Lake Lanier Association, who spearheaded the removal. “Part of the challenge is that the houseboat needed to be moved into a more land-accessible area before we could actually get it out of the lake. It had been abandoned in a remote part of the lake near marker 28C and any access was difficult.”

Late in 2014, the association initiated moving the boat to a construction site near Latham Creek where Marine Specialties Inc. was completing a rip-rap job.

“Tom Child and his staff are always so

willing to step up and help us,” Cloud said. “They were able to pull the abandoned boat for us so that we could move on to the next step.” Then Cloud set about finding additional sponsors and suppliers who could dissemble the boat and haul it away by land. Several companies stepped forward, including Ryan Bennett, of Lanier Dock Systems, and Chris Jones, who owns a salvage company. “It was a happy coincidence to meet them both at the Atlanta Boat Show in January,” she said. “It turned out we needed additional assistance and worked with Greg Mason of Lakeside Transport, who had a large trailer to help us haul the boat away. Once he was in the mix and we found out that he had the equipment we needed, I knew we were golden.”

The boat was finally removed in midFebruary; it was taken to a salvage yard for scrap. “Granted, it sat at Latham Creek longer than we – and I’m sure the area residents – wanted it to, but we are so thankful that it’s finally off the lake.”

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All Georgia trout waters may open year round

By Jane Harrison After the Georgia trout season opens on March 29, it may never close. The overwhelming majority of trout anglers at a Georgia Department of Natural Resources hearing in Gainesville last month expressed enthusiasm about a proposal that opens all Georgia trout water to year-round fishing.

But, a couple mourned the potential loss of opening day traditions passed down for generations.

The hearing was the first of two in North Georgia to gauge anglers’ opinions about removing the “mountain” trout season. That season runs from late March through October on 40 percent of Georgia trout waters. The potential regulation change could put anglers on Lake Lanier’s high elevation headwaters in the solitude of winter, long before the mayflies hatch.

Hearing attendees hailed the proposal as progressive and long in coming. Alex Watson, a past Trout Unlimited chapter conservation chairman, said he trusted the DNR’s judgment and scien-

tific basis for the proposed change. He said members would enjoy fishing for wild trout in the small streams of the upper Chattahoochee above Helen. He added hardcore anglers will be out there in winter, especially on mild days such as the first February weekend this year when temperatures reached near 60.

Fishing buddies Mike Pentecost and Terry Raber agreed.

“There won’t be as many fish the rest of the year, but there will be a group of guys and girls who will go,” Pentecost said. He looks forward to possibly hitting Bogg’s Creek, Sarah’s Creek and the upper Chattahoochee when the weather’s right in winter.

Raber said he’s out on year round streams even when ice cycles spike the water. “Gotta wear waders,” he said. He added opening up mountain streams year round gives him more places to get outdoors and fish.

However, Lee and Jonathan Sisson denounced the possible end of an era. Opening day “is a tradition we’ve got here in Geor-

gia and it’s a tradition that means a lot,” Jonathan Sisson said. “My dad took me and I remember the excitement of opening season when I took my son. I’d like to take my grandson,” he said. Having 60 percent of Georgia trout streams open year round is enough, he added.

Some anglers suggested traditionalists put a new twist on opening day by centering their annual ritual on the first March delivery of fish from DNR hatcheries.

The Georgia DNR Board will consider responses at the hearings and written comments before voting on the proposal March 25, according to Jeff Durniak, DNR North Georgia Region Fisheries Coordinator. Approval would mean the season would not close as originally scheduled Oct. 31. It would never close. Durniak, who conducted the Gainesville meeting before about 20 attendees, said preliminary polling from about 7,000 respondents last fall showed a three-to-one margin in favor of the change. DNR estimates 100,000 anglers fish for

trout in Georgia.

Forty percent of Georgia’s 4,000 miles of trout water designated as seasonal and can be legally fished from the last Saturday in March through Oct. 31.

“Some of the best wild trout streams are in the higher elevations” and are classified as seasonal, Durniak said. These include the upstream watersheds and tributaries of the Chestatee River in Lumpkin County and the Chattahoochee River in White County. The upper reaches of Amicalola Creek in Dawson and Lumpkin and the left and right forks of the Soque River in Habersham have also been offlimits for winter anglers.

Asked why the state imposed seasonal restrictions in the first place and what prompted the idea to remove them, Durniak said both scientific progress and social aspects figured in. “As a conservation agency, it is our mission to protect wildlife resources,” he said. The DNR originally limited fishing on designated streams to inhibit human interference with

trout reproduction and growth, he said. However, scientific studies have concluded that “most angling regulations have no significant impact on wild trout populations,” he said. Water quality (including floods and droughts), food, and geology primarily influence Georgia trout population and growth, he said.

He cited trout population and size records from Charlie’s Creek in Towns County dating back to 1984 and data gleaned from studies in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina that found no decline in trout count or size after streams transitioned from seasonal to year round.

Durniak said public demand for year round fishing on all Georgia trout streams has increased. “We’ve gotten more requests … this is the right time to bring it up” for DNR consideration, he said.

Year round trout angling would simplify regulations, create more fishing opportunities, and See Trout, page 46

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Sunday Kroger Rides, Gainesville. Base pace road bike rides averaging 40-60 miles roll Fallen Heroes of Georgia 5K, Buford. 8 out at 1:15 p.m. Sundays from Kroger parking a.m. March 14, Lake Lanier Islands Resort, lot on Thompson Bridge Rd. or from other loca- 7000 Lanier Islands Pkwy. $33. tions. Contact: velocraig@hotmail.com. www.active.com, ISI Cycling, Gainesville. Group road cycling www.fallenheroesofgeorgia.com. for all speeds and levels in North Hall area, Why You Walkin’? 5K/Kids’ Dash, mountain biking at Chicopee Woods, www.isi- Gainesville. 8 a.m. March 14, Johnson High cycling.com.

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Trail Crew Work, Gainesville. Work to improve nature center trails; tools and training pro- Pi Day Race 3.14 Run/Walk, Cumming. 8 vided; bring water, lunch and gloves, 10 a.m-3 a.m. March 14, Totally Running & Walking, p.m. Wednesdays, Elachee Nature Science Cen- 405 Peachtree Pkwy. $30. www.totallyrunter, 2125 Elachee Dr. Call to register. ning.com. www.elachee.org, 770-535-1976.

Shamrock 5K, Suwanee. 8 a.m. March 14, Full Moon Suspension Bridge Hike, Tallu- Town Center, 330 Town Center Ave. $25 by lah Falls. Mile and a half night hike to suspenMarch 5, $30 after. www.active.com. sion bridge over falls, 6:45-8:45 p.m. March 5, Color Me Green Fun Run/5K, Cornelia.

7:30-9:30 p.m. March 6, Tallulah Gorge State 8/8:30 a.m. March 14, Level Grove Elementary Park, 338 Jane Hurt Yarn Dr. Register in adSchool, 2525 Level Grove Rd. $20, $26. vance. $5 plus $5 parking. www.active.com. www.gastateparks.org, 706-754-7981.

Dirty Spokes 5.3/2.5 Mile Trail Run, Gainesville. 8:30 a.m. March 14, University of Gainesville Gran Prix, Clermont. Three event bicycling omnium, competitions for all North Georgia Gainesville Campus, 3820 categories in time trial, circuit race, road race, Mundy Mill Rd. $30-$40. www.active.com, various times/locations. March 6-7. $20-$80. www.dirtyspokes.net. www.feedyourdingo.com.

Run for Hunger, Dawsonville. 8:30 a.m.

March 14, War Hill Park, 4081 War Hill Park Precious Feet Fun Run/5K, Flowery Branch. 8/8:30 March 7, Old Train Depot, 5302 Rd. $20. www.active.com.

Railroad Ave. $10/$25. www.active.com. Run Go with the Flow 5K, Cumming. 8:30 a.m.

Dahlonega 5K. 8:30 a.m. March 7, University March 14, South Forsyth High School, 585 of North Georgia Campus Drill Field, 82 ColPeachtree Pkwy. $25, $30 race day. www.fiveslege Circle. $30. www.active.com. tarntp.com.

Lanier Running Club, Gainesville. Club Rockin’ the Green 5K, Braselton. 9 a.m. meeting, 7 p.m. March 9, Re-cess Southern March 14, Downtown Braselton, $30. www.acGastro Pub, 118 Bradford St., NW. www.lanier- tive.com.

Don Carter State Park Work Day/Chestnut Planting, Gainesville. Volunteers join Friends group to plant chestnut orchard to help re-introduce species to park; wear work clothes and gloves, 9 a.m.-noon March 14, 5000 N. Browning Bridge Rd. 678-450-7726.

Raptor Fest, Gainesville. Presentation on owls, hawks and other birds of prey, kids’ activities, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. March 14, Elachee Nature Science Center, 2125 Elachee Dr. $5, free to Elachee members. www.elachee.org, 770-5351976.

Kilts & Coins 7K, Buford. 6 p.m. March 17, Tilted Kilt, 3480 Financial Center Way. $25. www.active.com, www.fivestarntp.com.

Jungle Run 5K/Fun Run, Cumming. 8 a.m.

March 21, Lakeside Middle School, 2565 Echols Rd. $20/$15. www.active.com, www.fivestarntp.com.

Dirty Spokes Off-Road Duathlon, Winder.

Individual and team 2.8 mile run/10 mile bike/2.1 mile run or 3.8 mile run/10 mile bike 8:30 a.m. March 21, Fort Yargo State Park, 210 S. Broad St. $40-$70, plus $5 parking. 404-3103628, www.dirtyspokes.net.

Spring Wine Highway Weekends, Dahlonega/North Georgia. 18 wineries offer tastings, music, food in annual tour, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Saturdays, 12:30 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays March 2122, March 28-29. $40. www.georgiawine.com.

Chamber Chase 5K/2-Mile Wellness Walk, Gainesville. 6 p.m. March 26, Riverside Military Academy, 2001 Riverside Dr. $30 by March 14, $35 after. www.active.com.

Dahlonega Trail Festival. Hikes, speakers, trail outfitters, workshops, films, music and more celebrate Dahlonega’s designation as an Appalachian Trail Community and its connection with the AT southern terminus, March 27-30, Downtown Dahlonega and other locations. www.dahlonega.org.

Atlanta Audubon Society Bird Walk,

Winder. Look for birds in diverse habitats of Fort Yargo State Park, 10 a.m.-noon March 27, 210 S. Broad St. $5. 770-867-3489. www.gastateparks.org.

United Way Moonlight Run 5K/10K, Dawsonville. 8 p.m. March 28, Atlanta Motorsports Park, 20 Duck Thurmond Rd. $25 by March 21, $35 after. www.active.com.

Potholes & Roots 10K/5K, Dahlonega.

8/8:15 a.m. March 28, Hancock Park, Downtown Dahlonega. $30-$45. www.active.com.

Run for the Rescues, Suwanee. Fun Run/5K 8:30 a.m. March 28, Town Center Park. $15/$25. www.active.com.

Mutts on Main, Gainesville. Pet adoptions, fashion show, contests, music and more, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. March 28, Gainesville Square. www.gainesville.org.

Color Race for Grace, Flowery Branch. 1 p.m. March 28, Flowery Branch High School, 6603 Spouts Spring Rd. $15-$45. www.active.com.

Easter at the Fort/Annual Market Faire, Winder. Historians demonstrate life in 1790s frontier Georgia, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. March 28, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. March 29, Fort Yargo State Park, 210 S. Broad St. $5 plus $5 parking. 770-8673489, www.gastateparks.org.

Easter Egg Hunt, Gainesville. Egg hunt, kids’ activities, bounce houses 2 p.m. March 29, Midtown Greenway, 682 Grove St. www.exploregainesville.org, 770-531-2664.

Trillium Trek Trail Run, Gainesville.

5K/10K/half-marathon 2:30 p.m. March 29, Elachee Nature Science Center, 2125 Elachee Dr. $30/$40/$50 by March 28, add $10 race day. www.active.com, www.elachee.org.

- Compiled by Jane Harrison MORE INFO: Additions/corrections lakesidenews@mindspring.com

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Yard chores in March make for a better spring season

By Pamela A. Keene Friday, March 20, can’t come soon enough. As the first official day of spring, it signals that warm weather is not far behind. By now, most of us are getting restless for warmer weather – either to work in the yard or to get back out on the lake. And while we’ve had a winter with vastly fluctuating temperatures, March should provide more consistent – and maybe a little warmer – opportunities to set the stage for your spring gardening – or boating.

Will you pass the test?

March is the perfect time to get your flower beds and vegetable gardens ready for the April arrival of plants at area nurseries and box retailers. The very first step is to have your soil tested.

For less than 10 bucks through your local University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Office, you can find out your soil’s acidity or alkalinity, which influence how well plants absorb nutrients; evaluate its fertility and composition; and receive recommendations for the correct amendments needed to improve the soil for the particular kind of plants you’ll be installing.

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Search for Soil Test to download a comprehensive brochure and instructions to test your soil. And while you’re on the site, explore the hundreds of publications produced by the University of Georgia to guide you in all things gardening.

After you’ve collected the samples, take them to your local UGA Extension Office to be sent to the University of Georgia to be analyzed. In a couple of weeks, you’ll receive a detailed report about your current soil conditions and how you should enhance the soil to maximize your gardening success.

Once you’ve found out what your soil needs, go ahead and do the amendments several weeks

before planting to allow for better integration of the amendments in the soil. Any nice “not cold” day in March is a great time to get those beds ready.

Anytime is good for mulching The benefits of mulching far outweigh the work involved.

Helping plants and soil retain moisture, protecting roots from the heat or cold and adding some nutrients to the soil offset the time and energy it takes to spread bales of pine straw or wheelbarrows and bags full of wood chips.

Popular materials for mulching include pine bark, aged wood chips, shredded cypress or pine straw. You can buy it in bags at a local retailer or in bulk from a nursery or garden supplier.

You can also make your own mulch by collecting leaves in the fall and shredding them, piling them with chipped wood branches, if you have a good chipper. However, allow “homemade mulch” to season over the winter or it will rob your plants of crucial nutrients, such as nitrogen. If you use fresh wood chips, the nitrogen in the soil will first go to break down the chips, robbing your plants of crucial nitrogen.

PHOTO BY PAMELA A. KEENE

Mulching and pruning the woody stems of butterfly bushes this month will promote plenty of colorful blooms.

The proper depth for mulch is usually between two and three inches, but make sure you’re not covering the base stem of the plant. Leave about a two-inch space between the plant and the mulch.

Mulching will save you money and time this spring and summer, because it helps hold moisture in the soil and it can reduce the

growth of weeds. It will also provide a finished look to your flower beds, shrub plantings and vegetable gardens.

By the way, if you get your gardening chores done now, you’ll have more time to enjoy the lake as the weather warms up.

Pamela A. Keene is senior writer for Lakeside News and a Hall County Master Gardener.

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Families enjoy fun, educational visit to Buford Trout Hatchery

By Jane Harrison Foot-long trout attack a bait fish and snap it up. Six-inchers nearly fly out of the water to catch a bite to eat. Fingerlings churn the water in a feeding frenzy. Lucky anglers might occasionally see action like this on Georgia trout streams. But one does not have to be a fly fisherman in the wilderness to watch hungry trout grab a meal like piranhas. About half a million trout of all sizes swim the raceways of the Buford Trout Hatchery where

they put on a regular show.

Several families toured the hatchery on the Chattahoochee River downstream from Buford Dam on a February Saturday, about a month before truck loads of hatchery-raised trout were delivered to seasonal streams opening March 29. The regular 1 p.m.

Saturday “matinee” offers the public a chance to learn about Georgia’s trout rearing and stocking program. The hatchery is also open daily for self guided tours, angling at a kids’ fishing pond,

and walks on a nature/birding trail.

Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Technician Travis Taylor entertained onlookers last month with the fishy antics of more than half a million browns and rainbows growing in the raceways.

Prior to hauling out a bucket of feed, Taylor cleared up a misnomer. The state trout stocking PHOTO BY JANE HARRISON facility isn’t really a hatchery Wildlife technician Travis Taylor scoops up trout for observers to see anymore. “We don’t actually up close and personal at Buford Trout Hatchery.

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Corps sets sights on abandoned boats and docks with community partnerships

• Trout Continued from Page 40 produce a positive impact on trout angling areas in a slow time of year, Durniak said. He also pointed out that lifting the seasonal restriction would end the opening day tradition and the economic boost it brings to some businesses. Additionally, there would be a finite number of stocked trout fished over a longer

period. DNR has no plans to put more trout into the waters and would continue to stock only from late March through August.

Plus, DNR enforcement rangers could be stretched to cover more trout streams year round.

Comments can be submitted in writing or electronically by March 25 to: Jeff Durniak, GA

DNR Fisheries, 2150 Dawsonville Hwy., Gainesville, Ga. 30501; GA DNR, Wildlife Resources Division, Fisheries Management Section, Attn: Thomas Litts, 2065 U.S. Highway 278, S.E., Social Circle, Ga. 30025; Jeff.Durniak@dnr.state.ga.us; www.gofishgeorgia.com/fishing/p roposedregulations.

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Its roots are derived from US Navy and US Coast Guard security requirements for ships and cutters, professionally designed for a more thorough understanding concerning situations that demand quick, concise action if needed. Program organization is the principle focus and the delivery of that information needs to be a basic – simple to apply – set of instructions and procedures to follow.

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More and more abandoned vessels and docks have started to appear at Lake Sidney Lanier over the past few years. After receiving several reports of abandoned vessels and docks around the lake, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers decided to initiate a concerted effort to remove these eyesores.

As managers of the lake and its shoreline, the Corps is working very hard to protect Lake Lanier. But, we do have limitations on our manpower and resources in addressing abandoned property issues. Because the Corps does not have the appropriated funds to remove abandoned vessels and docks from the lake, we reached out to some of our partners, particularly the Lake Lanier Association and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, in the spring of 2014 to discuss partnering to address this issue.

Abandoned vessels and docks in disrepair violate the 2004 Shoreline Management Plan on Lanier. Once a vessel or dock is identified as an issue, the Corps attempts to contact the owner and require him or her to remove the property from the lake and/or repair the vessel or dock so that it is safe and useable.

Depending on the situation, the Corps has different tools that can be used to address violations, such as imposing fines on owners of the abandoned/unauthorized property, impounding the abandoned/unauthorized property in place, revoking dock permits associated with the owners of the property, and/or issuing citations to appear in federal magistrate court.

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essary repairs and/or remove the vessel or dock from the public property. If corrective actions are not completed by the deadline, the next step is issuing a citation requiring that the owner appear in court. Pending the outcome of the court case, the judge may require compliance and assign a deadline to have the issues corrected.

However, sometimes the Corps cannot determine who owns an abandoned vessel or boat dock.

These are the cases that challenge the Corps and its partners. In response to this challenge, the Lake Lanier Association has developed a spreadsheet to assist in tracking abandoned vessels and docks.

Since the beginning of this partnership, the association has been very instrumental in removing two vessels from Lanier – one houseboat and one sailboat. The Corps has also been working with local, county, state and federal agencies in the removal of various abandoned vessels and boat docks around the lake. The Georgia DNR is also assisting this effort by locating registered owners of the vessels and the reporting of abandoned vessels. There is still much more that can be done. If you would like to become a partner in this effort or would like to assist in any way, please contact me at the Corps’ Lake Sidney Lanier Office at 770-945-9531.

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Lake Lanier Marinas Info AQUALAND MARINA Hours of operation: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 7 days a week 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.-Sat.; noon-5 p.m., Sun. Types of fuel: Non-ethanol, 90 octane Price of fuel: (as of 1/22/15) $4.49 On-site eatery: Pig Tales (Opening April 2015) 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.-5 p.m., 7 days a week Phone: 770-945-1991 Website: www.ILoveMyMarina.com Location: 6700 Lanier Islands Pkwy, Buford Types of slips available: Concrete Wet Slips from 50 125 foot covered & 100 foot open slips; 554 covered dry stack spaces up to 36 feet Types of fuel: 90 Non-ethanol marine fuel treated with ValvTect; diesel Price of fuel: (as of 1/22/15) $4.99 non-ethanol; $4.39 diesel Security: 24/7 surveillance monitoring Full Service Department: Barefoot Boating, 770-8205949 Boat Club: Carefree Boat Club, 770-361-5501 Additional Amenities: Free pump out for customers, trailer storage, dock carts, ice available, boat detailing service; Dry Stack - smartphone app to control launch/retrieval of boat, Pre-Fueling service, wash racks; Wet Slips - gated/private parking, golf cart valet service, inslip pump out, weekend newspaper delivery BALD RIDGE MARINA Hours of operation: Office, Mon-Fri, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., marina has 24/7 access.

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

Store: Sandwich shop; some boating supplies Store hours: Seasonal Types of fuel: 90 Non-ethanol; diesel Price of fuel: (as of 1/22/15) $3.99; $3.69 diesel (Dock open 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon., Thurs., Fri.; 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat./Sun.; Closed Tues./Wed.) On-site eatery: Lenny’s Sub Shop Eatery hours: Seasonal Menu: Sub sandwiches, salads and more; Party Packs (deli sandwich, chips and deluxe cookie)

Restaurant description: Casual Phone: 770-888-6473 Security: 24/7 security, gated Additional amenities: Full-service department, parts department, boat body work, yacht repair & Marine Max Stovall sales dock. Boating supplies/commissary/dry goods/retail clothing items.

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

Types of fuel: 90 recreational, non-ethanol Price of fuel: (as of 1/22/15) $3.99 ((Dock open 9 a.m.5 p.m., 7 days a week; pay at pump until dark) On-site eatery: Skogies Menu: Barbecue, seafood and American fare.

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

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HABERSHAM MARINA Hours of operation: Office/Store/Dock, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Mon.-Sat.; closed Sun. 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 1/22/15) $3.29 Security: Yes Additional amenities: Repair services, detailing and bottom cleaning. Also bathroom and shower facilities are available.

HIDEAWAY BAY MARINA Hours of operation: Office - 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., 7 days a week; Marina: 24/7 Phone: 770-967-5500 Website: www.hideawaybaymarina.com Location: 6334 Mitchell St., Flowery Branch Types of slips available: Wet (510) Dry (150) Showroom: Atlanta Marine Store/Gas Dock hours: 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., 7 days a week Types of Fuel: 90 octane, non-ethanol Price of fuel: (as of 1/22/15) $3.20 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.-5 p.m., 7 days a week 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 1/22/15): $4.99 premium; $4.59 unleaded; $3.89 diesel (5 percent discount with Westrec advantage membership) On-site eatery: The Twisted Oar (Opening May 2015) Security: 24/7 Additional amenities: Boat rentals, repair service, pumpout station, boat sales, TowBoat US LANIER HARBOR MARINA Lanier Harbor Marina has permanently closed effective 2/4/14.

PORT ROYALE MARINA Hours of operation: Office, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 7 days a week Phone: 770-887-5715 Website: www.bestinboating.com/port_royale Location: 8800 Port Royale Dr., Gainesville Types of slips available: Uncovered, 20' to 80'; covered, 24' to 106' totaling 514 slips & dry stack storage (470) for up to 39'.

Store/Dock hours: : 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 7 days a week Store: Service Store & Ship Store Types of fuel: 90-octane Price of fuel: (as of 1/22/15) $3.49 On-site eatery: Pelican Pete's Bar and Grill Security: Gated, 24/7 Additional amenities: Climate controlled bath house with showers, 24/7 self-service pump out, rental boats, Courtesy dock for dry stack, two ship stores, full-service center, largest floating gas dock in Ga., 16 gas pumps.

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

Store: Yes Types of fuel: 90 recreational, non-ethanol Price of fuel: (as of 1/22/15) $4.59 with 5 percent off with Westrec Advantage Membership Security: 24/7 Additional amenities: Club House, bath house, laundry facility and pump-out open 24/7.

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Lakeside’s Dining Guide Lakeview Dining Big Creek Tavern – lunch, dinner seven days a week; breakfast at 11:30 a.m. on Sundays.

Open year around. Featuring the “Best” Angus Beef, a step up from old-fashioned American food. Billiards, video games, beer, wine, liquor.

Mon. - Thurs, 11:30 a.m. to midnight, Fri. and Sat. from 11:30 a.m. to 1 a.m. and Sun. from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. 8050 Big Creek Rd., Buford. B-3, 678-482-1662.

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

This Southern Gastro Pub features re-imagined traditional Southern fare and variety of drink options from full-service bar. Guests may arrive by boat or car. Buford. B-3, 770-945-8787.

Fish Tales Lakeside Grille – Casual lakeside dining featuring grouper fingers, signature salads and much more. Full service indoor and outdoor bar with live music. Thur.-Sun. for lunch & dinner. Hideaway Bay Marina. C-3, 770-967-3775.

Lenny’s sub shop at Bald Ridge Marina subs and salads. Party packs perfect for lake outings. Seasonal. A-3, Cumming, 770-8886473. www.lennys.com Pelican Pete’s – Picturesque dining right on the water at Port Royale in an open-air thatched-roof building. Selection of sandwiches, burgers, fish and more. Call for hours.

B-2, 770-887-5715 ext 5.

Sidney’s Restaurant (formerly Windows) – Located at Legacy Lodge & Conference Center at Lake Lanier Islands Resort and overlooks Lake Lanier. Appetizers, entrees, and deserts using the finest ingredients from local and family owned farms from around the South Guests may arrive by boat or car. Buford. B-3, 770945-8787, www.lanierislands.com.

Skogies – Made from scratch seafood, BBQ and American fare with a great view served in a laid back pet friendly environment. We serve the best breakfast on Lake Lanier! Menu items include eggs benedict served five ways, Omelettes, shrimp & grits, cathead biscuits & gravy, breakfast sandwiches & more. Call from your boat & they will pick you up. Hours: Fri, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sun, 9 a.m.5 p.m.; Mon - Thurs, closed. Gainesville Marina. C-1 678 450-1310; www.skogies.net.

Sunset Cove Beach Club – An open-air eatery on a quiet stretch of beach near LanierWorld at Lanier Islands Resort. Open for lunch and dinner daily Apr.-Oct., Nightly 5-10 p.m. Dec.Feb. View the lake during the day or dine under the stars in the glow of firelight from the fireplace. Come by car or by boat. Also at Sunset Cove, Dog and Draft features 12 beers on draft, plus hot dogs, brats and sausage in pretzel buns. Fire and Ice kiosk offers smoked barbecue and burgers. Boardwalk eateries: Dockside Bar & Sunset Cantina (Tex-Mex), Sweet Water Shrimp Shack, Paradise Fruit & Smoothies.

By water, Sunset Cove is between buoys 7SC and 5SC. www.lanierislands.com. Buford. B3, 770-945-8787.

American Antebellum – Southern contemporary cuisine including fried catfish with pimento dumplings, grilled wild salmon, thyme roasted pork chop, ribeye with buttermilk mashed potatoes and more. Weekend brunch features biscuits and gravy, ham steak and eggs, buttermilk pancakes, shrimp and grits, and more. 5510 Church Street, Flowery Branch, C-3, 770-965-

8100. www.antebellumrestaurant.com.

Braise – Open for lunch and dinner, Tues.-Sun. Also features fried green tomatoes, BBQ shrimp, oyster po’boys, braised short ribs and pot roast. Dessert for two features apple cobbler and brownie a la mode. Comfort food redefined. Live weekly entertainment downstairs at Coo-Coo’s Nest with an extended bar menu and drink specials. 1920 Freedom Pkwy., just off Ga. Hwy. 400, Cumming. A-3, 678-4568932.

Branch House Tavern - The ultimate sports restaurant in Hall County offers a selection of hamburgers, wings, hearty salads, southwestern grill fare, and a huge selection of appetizers and desserts. Big screen sports action on 50 HD TVs, and live entertainment. Also featuring a full bar and dancing all night long. Take out available. 5466 McEver Rd., Flowery Branch, C-3, 678-828-8345 Coastal Breeze Seafood Grill – Offering seafood, steaks, ribs, oysters on the half shell, salads, burgers and more. Lunch and dinner, full bar. Sun.-Thur 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Fri-Sat 11 a.m.-midnight. 5390 Lanier Island Parkway.

C-3, www.coastalbreezega.com, 770-9459181.

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

220 Main Street SW, Gainesville. C-2, 678989-2280.

Foster House – Restaurant and special events facility. Breakfast Mon.-Fri., 7:30 a.m.-10 a.m.; Lunch Mon.-Fri., 11 a.m.-2, Sun. lunch buffet 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; Dinner - Country buffet and music, Fri. 5 p.m.-8:30 p.m. 305 West Main St., Cumming. A-3, 770-887-9905.

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

365 Peachtree Pkwy, Cumming. A-3, 770886-0100.

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

Two Dog Café – Classic small town diner with an emphasis on fresh food and fast service for lunch and dinner. 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). 311 Jesse Jewell Pkwy., Gainesville. C-2, 770-536-9177.

Yahoola Creek Grill – Features Southern-inspired, made-from-scratch cooking from our outdoor deck, cozy dining room and loft. Full beer and wine list. Open for lunch and dinner, Wed.-Sat. Open for brunch and supper on Sunday. Closed Mon./Tues. 1810 S. Chestatee St., Dahlonega.

706-482-2200; www.yahoolacreekgrill.com.

Continental/Fine Dining Adam’s – American Mediterranean cuisine including Rack of Lamb, Calf’s Liver Anglaise, Mediterranean Chicken Penne, Oysters Rockefeller and Seafood Pastilla Rolls. Full bar.

Dinner Mon.-Fri., 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sat. 5 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Live piano music Thurs.-Sat. 15 East Main St., Buford. B-3, 678 754-0379.

Aqua Terra Bistro – European fusion cuisine served daily. Lunch 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Mon.-Fri.; noon-2:30 p.m., Sat.; Dinner 5-10

p.m., Mon.-Sun. 55 East Main St., Buford. No reservations. B-3, 770-271-3000.

Blue Bicycle – Chef owned and operated bistro. Open Tue.-Sat.; Lunch 11 a.m-4 p.m.; Dinner 4 p.m.-11 p.m. Reservations are suggested. Located on 30 Industrial Park Rd, Dawsonville, B-1, 706-265-2153.

Corkscrew Café – Fine dining featuring varied menu choices, open lunch and dinner.

Hours: Tues.-Fri.; 4 p.m.-11 p.m., Sat./Sun. Brunch11:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Dinner 4-11 p.m. 51 West Main St., Dahlonega. 706-867-8551.

Luna’s – Continental cuisine, romantic atmosphere. 200 Main St., Gainesville. C-2, 770531-0848.

Oar House in Dahlonega – Specialties: handcut steaks, seafood dishes and homemade desserts, “everything homemade from the bread to the pickles.” 3072 Hwy 52, 4 miles east of Dahlonega. D-1. Reservations suggested. 706-864-9983.

Poor Richard’s – Specializing in Prime Rib, steaks, ribs and fresh seafood. Casual dining, dinner only. Full-service bar. 1702 Park Hill Dr., Gainesville. C-1, 770-532-0499.

Scott’s Downtown – Upscale casual ambience with specialty sandwiches for lunch and gourmet entrees for dinner. 131 Bradford St. NW, Gainesville. 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. 1710 Cleveland Hwy., Gainesville. Casual. D-1, 770-536-2100.

Old McDonald’s BBQ – Real Pit BBQ, Brunswick stew, ribs. Minutes from Lake Lanier. Casual. Tues. - Thurs., 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Fri. 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sat. 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sun. 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. 5774 Holiday Rd., Buford. B-3, 770-945-8608.

Deli Common Grounds Coffee Shoppe – Light breakfast, lunch and dinner and desserts followed by fresh roasted coffee. 5510 Main St., Flowery Branch. C-3, 770-967-4080.

Italian Dominick’s Italian Restaurant – Features cuisine from the north of Italy, with veal, chicken and seafood dishes. Favorites include chicken saltimbocca and garlic bread appetizer.

Half-price bottles of wine on Mon. nights, halfprice appetizers from 5-7 p.m. on Tues. and endless pasta on Weds. Dominick’s is open Mon.-Sun. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. for lunch; Dinner : Sun.-Thur. 5-9 p.m., Fri./Sat. 5-10 p.m. Located at the corner of Buford Hwy. and Hamilton Mill Rd in the Buford Village Shopping Center., Buford. B-3, 770-614-0019.

Gianni’s Italian Bistro – serves pizza, subs and pasta. Located at LanierWorld at Lanier Islands Resort. Open daily May-October; Nightly 5-10 p.m. Dec-Feb. www.lanierislands. com. Buford. B-3, 770-945-8787.

Piazza – Features traditional Italian dishes, homemade raviolis, pizza, chicken, veal and seafood specialities. Open 7 days a week: 11;30 a.m.-9 p.m., Sun.-Thurs.; 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m., Fri./Sat. Located on 24 East Main St., Dahlonega. B-1. 706-867-9881.

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

Mexican La Cazuela – An Atlanta area landmark with two locations around Lanier. Features fajitas, selection of combination platters and more.

914 Market Place Blvd., Cumming, 678-9470718; 4965 Lanier Islands Pkwy., Buford, 770614-6871.

Oriental Little Tokyo – Japanese dining - hibachi grill, sushi. Dine in, take out. Open Tues.-Fri., 10:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., noon-10 p.m.; Closed Mon. 2096 Buford Dam Rd., Buford.

B-4, 770-945-3350.

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Walter Mitty Race brings historic sports car racing to Road Atlanta When I stepped out of a race car in 1971 as a professional driver, I assumed that I would never return to my dangerous occupation of the previous 10 years in Europe. I simply walked away without looking back and stepped into a life of raising children, being a fishing guide and writing articles about the outdoors and traveling to interesting places. It was one of those writing assignments in 2003 about Panoz racing cars and Road Atlanta that brought me back in touch with my past. It only took a few laps driving the 2.56 mile course at Road Atlanta and a day reliving memories on the historic concrete of Sebring in Florida in a real racing car to make the old juices flow again!

As I parked the Panoz GTS behind the pit wall at Sebring after an exhilarating day on the track, my heart was racing from the rampant adrenaline rush, and I knew that the racing bug had bitten me for the second time in my life. Though I had no idea of how or when I would ever strap on a helmet again, the wheels in my head were turning fast.

Since I drove a Mazda Miata every day and had owned several of them since 1991, I toyed with the idea of renting one for a driver’s school. Knowing, however, that just the school experience would never be enough to satisfy my new “need for speed,” I began investigating the current Club Racing classes and stumbled upon Spec Miata. I knew this would be the path for me to follow for fun racing.

To make a long story short, that beginning led me to another 10 wonderful years of very competitive road racing during my 60s that I could have never imagined. I even won the Southeastern Championship in 2004, had a number of podium finishes and

Bill Vanderford Travel Editor

MORE INFO: 770-289-1543 JFish51@aol.com www.georgiafishing.com drove most of the famous racing tracks in the South. But, as I eased in to my 70s, I knew it was time for a new direction that would allow me to drive a few more years in a calmer atmosphere. That’s when I discovered HSR (Historic Sportscar Racing), who happen to host one of the most prestigious vintage car racing events in the world at Road Atlanta every spring.

HSR began during the 1970s at Road Atlanta with the idea of highlighting the race cars from the past ... many of which I had driven in Europe during the 1960s. HSR’s efforts have provided a venue for competitors and spectators alike to share in the wonderful history and excitement created by the cars that competed at race tracks around the world.

This includes many race cars and motorcycles that date back to the early 1900s, but includes early Miatas like mine that are now more than 25 years old.

Though I didn’t finish any higher than 4th at the 2014 Walter Mitty at Road Atlanta, I plan to do better this year. Nevertheless, if you want a fun weekend with lots of car lovers, great food, fabulous old cars everywhere and some of the best vintage racing seen anywhere in the world, plan to be at Road Atlanta for the

ALL PHOTOS BY BILL VANDERFORD

One of many antique formula cars at the Mitty.

“Mitty” from 24 through 26 April this year!

BMW has a long and storied history in motorsports and will be the featured marque, which means that many of these classic race cars will be on display and on track during the event. Spectators will also enjoy car corrals for numerous marques, diverse vendors, an expansive hospitality tent and over 300 cars competing throughout the weekend. In addition, there will be live music, technical seminars, infield camping, free paddock access, parade laps around the track, and so much more. The “Mitty” is one of the largest automotive spectacles ever in the Southeast. For more information or to buy tickets, go to the Road Atlanta web site: www.roadatlanta.com/the-mitty.

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.

Top to bottom: An MGA in perfect condition.

A classic Aston Martin Zagato Jaguar chases Shelby Mustang at the Mitty.

A 1935 Jaguar at the Mitty.

For more photos, visit www.lakesidenews.com/vanderfords-travel-column

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• Hatchery Continued from Page 46 gather eggs,” he admitted. The Buford outfit abandoned the laborious task of egg extraction and incubating to instead ship in thousands of 4-7 1/2 inch fingerlings.

They plunge the small fry into a cold rectangular pool where they get fed by hand until they graduate to bins for bigger fish.

Taylor demonstrated how the ravenous fingerlings “beg like puppy dogs” for pea-sized feed pellets made of reconstituted fish.

The tiny fish boiled up the water at the wave of an arm and snatched up the sprinkles released from Taylor’s hand. Children giggled with glee. They rejoiced even more when Taylor let everyone get hands full of pellets to throw in and dipped his net in to bring up writhing trout for close inspection.

The hatchery’s occupants get room and board, albeit in crowded quarters, before they are released into Georgia’s year round, delayed harvest and seasonal trout streams. They thrive in the concrete bins filled with cold fresh water pumped from the river flowing from the bottom of Buford Dam. They consume about 1,000 pounds of feed per

day and get liquid oxygen piped in.

Fish raised at the Buford hatchery have metropolitan or rural destinations, south on the Chattahoochee River, west as far as Cherokee County, and north into Dawson County. Taylor said fisheries workers regularly turn loose 12-plus inchers on the Chattahoochee River near I-75/I-285 and in Amicalola Creek at Steele Bridge Road in Dawson County in the delayed harvest program.

This is a management strategy for catch and release Nov. 1-May 14, allowing the big fish to be caught more than once. From mid-May to the end of October, anglers can catch and keep the lunkers that may end up on dinner plates or attached to a trophy wall.

Fish travel by special truck from the hatchery in a half-ton of water and get piped or scooped out by net. Taylor said he’ll walk along a stream bank with a net full of trout and “throw ‘em in the water right over people’s heads …

I haven’t hit anyone yet,” he quipped.

Several of the dozen or so people on Taylor’s tour had pulled in 12 to 14 inch browns on the Chat-

tahoochee or Amicalola Creek.

Cobb County resident David Watkins brought his 15-year-oldson Matthew and a friend to see the where their catch grows up.

They planned to cast on the Chattahoochee upriver from the hatchery after the tour.

Four-year-old Sophia Richards was excited about seeing so many fish. “She loves fish,” said her mom, Leah Richards, who with husband, Josh, brought the little girl to the hatchery on a Valentine’s Day family outing.

Another preschool-age child, a rambunctious boy with a miniature tackle box, did not want to wait for the tour. His dad headed him straight to the kids’ fishing pond to try his luck.

PHOTO BY JANE HARRISON Matt and Jennifer Strohmeyer, Children react with glee as a trout wriggles in a net at Buford Trout from Cumming brought their Hatchery. three children ages 2 to 7 to see the origin of their fly-fishing father’s favorite past time.

Visiting the Buford Trout Hatchery Bodhi Strohmeyer, 5, got a • Hatchery visiting hours: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily special treat as Taylor netted a big • Pond and nature trail hours: 8 a.m.-3 p.m. daily rainbow for him to touch. He • Free hatchery tours: 1 p.m. Saturdays squealed with delight at the glis• Self-guided tours available for school, scout, church and tening fish before it shimmied community groups back into the water. No doubt he • Address: 3204 Trout Place Rd., Cumming had a big fish story to tell his • Info: www.georgiawildlife.com/Hatcheries/Buford, 770-781-6888. friends back home.

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General U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ........770 945-9531 Water Release Schedules................770 945-1466 Recreation/Water level Info .............770 945-1467 DNR, Law Enforcement Division .....800 241-4113 Lake Lanier Association Inc. ...........770 503-7757 Boating Safety Courses US Coast Guard Aux. Flotilla 29 ......770 891-6362 Atlanta Sail & Power Squadron .......770 734-6412 Marinas 1. Aqualand...................................770 967-6811 2. Bald Ridge ................................770 887-5309 3. Gainesville ................................770 536-2171 4. Habersham ...............................770 887-5432 5. Holiday .....................................770 945-7201 6. Port Royale...............................770 887-5715 7. Lanier Harbor...............CLOSED AS OF 2/4/14 8. Aquamarina Lazy Days .............770-628-1019 9. Hideaway Bay ...........................770 967-5500 10. Sunrise Cove ............................770 536-8599

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SHIPWRIGHT’S A COMPLETE YACHT RESTORATION FACILITY

FACILITIES FEATURE: •ENCLOSED SPRAY PAINTING FOR BOATS UP TO 38’ (LARGER BOATS PAINTED OUTSIDE)

•FULLY EQUIPPED WOODWORKING SHOP SERVICES INCLUDE: PROFESSIONAL SPRAY PAINTING AWLGRIP & IMRON MARINE COATING SYSTEMS REWIRING, REPOWERING, INTERIOR CONSTRUCTION AND UPGRADING, PLANKING & FRAMING OF WOODEN BOATS All work “hands-on” supervised by Leonard T. Kirkham, M.B.A., D.M.S., M.B.I.M. a time-served registered master yacht builder from Britain with 35 years of international yacht building& restoration experience — both sail & power.

2999 Beards Rd. off Holiday Road

(770) 932-6474

DOCK Used boat docks. Check out our news page on our web site at www.amaysingdocks. com or call 678 450-4212.

New and used boat lifts and PWC lifts. Call Hendrix Dock Service, 770-403-4899.

ROWING SHELL 20' Rowing Shell: Ultralight carbon, open water hull, flat deck and sliding seat rowing. Includes carbon/glass oars, land rack and shell dolly. $2,750 Info/photos-smodesett@icloud.com 864-270-0321

Dock and deck cleaning, staining, metal painting. Since 1995. Lanier Pressure Washing, Luke Heaps, Owner/Operator.

Licensed/insured. lanierpressurewashing@gmail.com, 770 325-1255.

MODock Electrical Service, Shoreline Use Permit “Exhibit C” Electrical Certification and electrical repairs. Georgia licensed electrician. Just ask for Mo. modockelectrical@gmail.com, 706-482-8167.

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• Expert Marine Repair • Over 25 Years Experience • Factory Trained Service on: Mercruiser, Mercury, OMC and Volvo Penta • Service on Most Makes and Models Vesper’s Marine Service 548 Station Trail Dawsonville, GA 30534 Phone: 678-557-4468 Fax: 770-887-4468

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March 2015

Patsy Bailey

Vice President/Partner

770 540-7752

Lake Lanier Specialist

www.patsybailey.com pbailey@nortonnorthga.com

770 532-0022

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SS dock.

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SOLD

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