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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. 17 Issue 5

INSIDE THIS ISSUE Buford Trout Hatchery Each year, more than 450,000 trout are raised at the Buford Trout Hatchery on the banks of the Chattahoochee River. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division, Fishing Section, manages the facility that raises trout to stock the Hooch and several other bodies of water in the Southeast. Page 14

Lake Lanier Association news Grab your golf clubs and join the Lake Lanier Association May 16, for its 9th Annual Golf Tournament. Then on May 19, plan to attend the LLA annual meeting. Page 2

St. Simons Island is a treasure Families from all over the country come to the gorgeous Georgia barrier island of St. Simons to enjoy the elegant atmosphere, mouthwatering food, antebellum style hospitality, history and natural beauty. Page 72 Also inside: Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Break from the lake . . . . . . . .Page Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Captain’s comments . . . . . . . .Page Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page COE column . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Cruising Wilsons . . . . . . . . . . .Page Dining guide . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Fishing report . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Glenn Burns . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Lake Lanier Association news . .Page Lake Lanier Olympic Venue . . .Page Lake levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Lanier map . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Marinas information . . . . . . . .Page Marine crossword puzzle . . . . .Page Outdoor activity calendar . . . .Page Power Squadron column . . . . . .Page Sailing calendar . . . . . . . . . . .Page Shore lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Steve Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . .Page US Coast Guard Auxiliary . . . . .Page

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PHOTO BY ALAN HOPE

As the calendar turned to May boat ramps across Lanier – like this one at Charleston Park in Forsyth County – began filling up. Camping facilities across the lake are reporting high occupancy rates as well.

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LLA schedules annual meeting, golf tournament is published by Lanier Publishing, Inc., 3292 Thompson Bridge Rd. #250, Gainesville, GA 30506 (770) 287-1444 Publisher/Editor Alan Hope Production Susan Nish Susan Daniel Creative, Inc. Senior Writer Pamela A. Keene Contributing writers Phillip Sartain, Roy Crittenden, Tommy Wilkinson, Millie Adcox, Mike Rudderham, Glenn Burns, Bob & Carolyn Wilson, Lisa Beers, Jane Harrison Travel Editor Bill Vanderford Lakeside is published monthly by Lanier Publishing, Inc. based in Gainesville, GA, with distribution in some 300 locations around Lake Lanier and other areas. Opinions expressed by contributing writers are not necessarily those of Lakeside, its staff or its advertisers. Manuscripts and photographs submitted will be considered for publication. Lakeside cannot be held responsible for such materials in case of damage or loss.

By Pamela A. Keene There are plenty of reasons to attend Lake Lanier Association’s annual meeting on May 19 beginning at 6 p.m. The association is also sponsoring three educational workshops before the meeting, starting at 5 p.m. In addition to the opportunity to network with other people who live, work and care about the lake, the association cites the following reasons: • To stay abreast of important issues and concerns facing the Lake Lanier community. • To learn more about what programs and services the association is working on, and how those projects enhance the lake experience for all lake constituents. • To attend, at no cost, educational workshops focused on a variety of lake issues. This year the workshops include landscaping with native plants for lake-front properties, Lanier fishing techniques, and boating safety. “This year, we’re hosting three educational workshops immediately preceding the annual meeting,” said Joanna Cloud, executive director of the association. “Part of our mission is education and these workshops are an excellent way

sort. “There are still openings for sponsor. The entry fee includes entrance players and for sponsors,” said Joanna Cloud, executive director to Lake Lanier Islands, continental of the association. “It’s a fun day breakfast, cart rental and green for a good cause and we welcome fees, appreciation barbecue reception, awards and goody bags. additional players.” Registration begins at 10 a.m. The tournament is one of the group’s major fund-raising events. for the 11:30 shotgun start. The MORE INFO: Fees are $150 per player, $600 for awards reception will take place at www.lakelanier.org a foursome. Sponsorships are 4:30 p.m. Awards will be given for for people to learn more about available at $1,000 for a corporate Low Gross, Low Net, Runner-up ways to enjoy the lake beyond their supporter and $400 to be a hole Net and Ladies’ Net. traditional activities.” The public will have the opportunity to interface with the association’s board of directors, as well. The annual meeting is slated for Thursday, May 19, beginning at 6 p.m. The three concurrent onehour workshops will begin at 5 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Conference Center of the Forsyth campus of Lanier Technical College, 7745 Majors Rd, Cumming. It is open to members and non-members. Players, sponsors sought for 9th annual LLA golf tournament Grab your golf clubs and join the Lake Lanier Association on Monday, May 16, for its 9th Annual Lake Lanier Association Golf PARKWAY PAWN & GOLD • www.PawnRelief.com Tournament. The event will take 334 Dahlonega St. (Hwy.9) • Cumming, GA 30040 place at Legacy on Lanier Golf Office: 678-456-8683 • Bob’s Cell: 770-757-8654 Club at Lake Lanier Islands Re-

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Plans for Lanier’s world-record raft-up well under way Pre-event T-shirts now available at area businesses; volunteers needed By Pamela A. Keene Plans are well under way for Lake Lanier to make it into the Guinness Book of World Records on Saturday, June 11, 2011, when the lake’s boaters set out to break a world record for the largest boat tie-up. The goal is to raft up at least 2,011 boats. The official attempt at the record will be held in the cove near Lanier Beach Park, in front of Saddle Dike No. 3. The previous record of 1,651 boats was set in August 2010 on Lake Cumberland, Ky. The focal point of the event will be a two-story floating stage in the middle that will provide the entertainment and serve as a command center. Entry fee is $30 per boat. Every boat must be registered. They must all be “tied-up” for 60 seconds and each boat must have at least one person in it. Boats can include everything from waverunners, sailboats, houseboats, cruisers, pontoon boats, etc. All boats must be registered by midnight Monday, June 6. Every registered boat will receive a “Gift Swag Bag” worth more than $50 in gifts, including two “Official

Guinness World Record T-Shirts.” A portion of the proceeds will be donated to a local children’s charity. The mandatory captain’s meeting will be held at the Gwinnett Civic Center on Wednesday, June 8, at 6 p.m., with a chance to win $50,000 cash. Each registered boat gets one chance at the cash. Win prizes in advance, register early Organizers have put together a prize promotion to get the word out about the event. “People can purchase an event T-shirt for $10 at any of our designated locations,” said Barkley Geib, who is putting the worldrecord event together on behalf of the Marine Trade Association of Metro Atlanta. “Then, when they

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Old Federal makes cover of miniatures’ catalog Lake Lanier’s Old Federal Day-use Park has made the cover of the Hobby Builders Summer 2011 Catalog that will be distributed across the nation. The photo features the Get-A-Way Chalet, a 1/12-scale kit dollhouse created by Houseworks. The kit was completed as the ideal beach retreat by Fran Casselman, staff miniaturist at HBS. This is the first time a catalog cover has been shot outside the studio. It will also be featured on the company's website, miniatures.com. The company headquarters is on Pleasantdale Road in Gwinnett County. PHOTO BY STEPHEN PENNISI

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May brings late spring topwater action Take a poll among avid anglers and you’ll find that favorite seasons to fish are varied and opinions run strong. Some prefer the immediate pre-spawn period in April while others prefer the advantages of finding concentrations of fish during the summer and winter months. But, one thing that most anglers will agree on is that the late spring topwater bite is the best time of year to be on the water. Both spotted bass and linesides are feeding heavily at this time. Aggressive wolf packs of these predators often chase schools of baitfish right up to the surface making for some very exciting opportunities. Few things in nature rival the adrenaline rush of watching a calm surface erupt with slashes and boils of feeding fish as you’re trying to get your plug into the action. This phenomenon can get pretty dramatic and it’s common to spot activity from long distances in calm water conditions. Look for topwater schooling to begin in early May and go strong through the month. Striper action will typically taper off by early June while spotted bass with continue this activity through the summer months. Although action

looking point in your favorite creek and looking for surface activity, blind casting is always a Tommy good idea. Just remember that Wilkinson you should be covering open water with some significant depth Casting and not targeting the shoreline. Lanier Blind casting a plug can put a lot of extra fish on the end of your line. What type of topwater plug can occur at any time, early should you choose? It’s no secret morning and evening periods tend that fishermen are a highly opinto be the most productive. As alioned bunch. While “swear by” ways during the spring, weather lure choices will vary widely, factors can have a big influence there are a handful of tried and on the fishing. While it’s a great true favorites that you’ll not go time to exploit topwater action, a wrong with. strong frontal system can put the It’s now been over a decade bite down for a day or two. It’s since the Sammy by Lucky Craft important to have a back-up plan hit the topwater scene. And, it’s in case surface action does not still going strong. It’s a pricey materialize. While searching for choice at about $15 per copy but this, focus your efforts from the the results are hard to argue with. middle sections of creeks out to The trademark American shad is a main lake areas near the creek great color if you’re shelling out a mouths. Although the predators few dollars for one of these. If are keying on roaming schools of you’re looking for a more modest baitfish, remember that “points investment, you’ll not go wrong point out the fish.” Activity will with the old fashioned Zara very often erupt in the vicinity of Spook. This plug has been a prominent point or submerged around for quite a few decades hump which is typically the exwith good reason and still evokes tension of a point. lots of strikes from surface feedV-Wake a Redfin ers. The classic color for this clasIf you’re parked off the best sic lure is blue shore minnow. It’s

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Two rods are better than one Lures such as the Sammy, Zara Spook, and Super Spook mentioned in the previous paragraph are often called stick baits because of their basic shape. There’s only one way to present this style of topwater plug. The proper retrieve is referred to as “walking the dog.” Reeling combined with short twitches of the rod tip will cause a stickbait to zig-zag or dart from side to side resembling a fleeing baitfish. It only takes a little practice to master this and some plugs are engineered to walk with a minimum of effort imparted by the angler. When it comes to topwater tackle in May and early June, opt for medium heavy gear. Both casting and spinning set ups are appropriate. Six and a half to seven foot rods get the nod. Pair these with reels that will handle at least 80 to 100 yards of 12-pound test line at a minimum. If you pick up your favorite shallow spool model that’s in vogue with bass fishermen, you’re playing with fire because stripers are out there waiting. When it comes to line, avoid fluorocarbon products. While they do a superior job in many See Fishing, page 8

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Continued from Page 7 applications, they are heavy and will suppress the action of topwater plugs. This is especially true with maximum distance between you and the lure. Spool up with your favorite traditional monofilament product and you’ll be in good shape. On the subject of tackle, it pays to have two rods rigged and ready on deck. Backlashes and tangles do happen. This is good insurance for those times when you’re on top of a school of predators kicking up water as they churn the surface. Simply drop one rod and pick up another. If you’re downed bait is floating motionless in the attack zone you may want to put one foot on the rod butt or put it in a holder … just in case. I’ve actually had fish become hooked up when striking a free floating lure attached to a tangled rod on a couple of occasions. It can be quite the circus, especially if you’re fighting another fish as well. On another note, it pays to be cautious when landing fish hooked with large topwater plugs. I highly recommend investing in a good lip gripper type device. These have become very affordable for the average angler and are much cheaper than a trip to the emergency room at the local hospital. Stay mobile to find fish If you’re out for striper action, live bait fishing will often pay off while searching for the topwater bite. When searching an area and making blind casts with your fa-

vorite plug, bait up and trail a couple of flat lines about 100 feet behind the boat. Tie a small balloon inflated to golf ball size about 10 feet above one bait and weight the other line with a medium size split shot about six feet up the line for a slightly deeper presentation. Frisky blue back herring or shad are great choices when it comes to live bait. If one rod hooks up on two consecutive fish, switch the other one to the same style of presentation. If fish are erupting on the surface all around, the live bait flat lines can quickly become more trouble than they are worth. This is especially true if you’re doing a lot of maneuvering with the electric motor. This time of year, it really pays off to stay mobile. If conditions are favorable and you’re not seeing signs of life in seven minutes or so, move on to the next spot. For greater efficiency, have a route planned in advance. Although topwater action is the name of the game, choppy water can inhibit the surface bite. However, in these conditions, a good jerkbait can produce well when cast toward the points. As late spring turns into summer, striper action fades but good news is that the spotted bass continue to chase bait at the surface. Windows of opportunity during the summer months are mostly early and late in the day for schooling action. Smaller surface plugs tend to become See Fishing, page 14

Lake level: Just over 1071 and full pool Surface Temperature: Upper 60s Clarity: Clear in main lake areas with light color in upper portions of tributaries. Bass fishing continues to be very good for most anglers. At press time, the fish are still relatively shallow and a variety of tactics are putting fish on angler’s lines. Most fish are being caught in less than 10 feet of water. Rocky points, main lake pockets, and reef markers have all been productive areas to target. No single lure seems to be dominant at the present time. Some are having good success on 1/8th ounce shakey head worm rigs while others are having very good results using jerkbaits and medium depth crankbaits. In line spinners up to 1/4th ounce have also been yielding good numbers of spotted bass along with some impressive sizes. If you’re having a tough day rig up a 3/16th ounce shakey head worm rig and fish rocky points out to about 15 feet deep or so. Bass are beginning to chase shad on the surface so be sure to have your favorite topwater plug handy at all times. As the month progresses, expect the fish to move progressively deeper on the points and look for the topwater bite to get stronger. Striper fishing has been fair to good lately. Flat lines baited with lively blue back herring have been producing the most fish. These are being drifted slowly over main lake points and major points in the lower thirds of creeks. The Redfin bite is developing and some anglers are having success “V-waking” these across the points while drifting the live bait. Stick type topwater plugs such as the Super Spook are getting attention as well. The best action has been early and late in the day. This trend should hold up well through the month. As with the spotted bass, expect the striper topwater bite to strengthen as we progress into the month.

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National Safe Boating week set for May 21-27 The theme for this year’s National Safe Boating Week is “Be a Survivor – Wear Your Life Jacket!” It’s the same slogan that was chosen for 2010, and there’s a good reason for it. In 2009, Coast Guard boating accident statistics show that there were 4,730 boating accidents in the U.S. and 736 people died as a result. Almost three-fourths of all fatal boating accident victims drowned, and of those, 84 percent were not wearing a life jacket. On top of that, only 14 percent of deaths occurred on boats where the operator had received boating safety instruction. Operator inattention, operator inexperience, excessive speed, improper lookout and alcohol rank as the top five primary contributing factors in accidents. Of those five factors, alcohol use was the leading contributor. It figures. Alcohol use can easily lead to operator inattention, excessive speed and lack of an appointed lookout. It has been my personal experience that while performing safety patrols on Lake Lanier, and even while towing a disabled vessel, my boat was almost rammed

Coast Guard approved PFD (personal flotation device) while onboard any moving vessel. This Roy law does not apply when the child Crittenden is in a fully enclosed cabin.” It is a well established fact that USCG recreational boaters who have Auxiliary completed a boating education course are, by far, safer boaters and enjoy boating much more by another boat while the skipper since they have learned the “rules was doing who knows what. They of the road” and many other safe certainly were not looking where boating practices. The Coast they were going. Guard Auxiliary at Lake Lanier Today’s life jackets are a far gives a one-day (Saturday) boatcry from the ones available when ing course at their Operations I began boating years ago. They Center just before the entrance to are much more comfortable, look Aqualand Marina on Lights Ferry better and are not as hot. InflatRoad, Flowery Branch. Anable jackets are also available and nouncements of the course schedwhen not inflated they resemble a ule are printed monthly in this set of suspenders. When you hit newspaper and in others around the water, you can pull a little the lake. We also place posters in cord and inflate the jacket. Some all the marinas, boat dealers and can be purchased that inflate other marine businesses. themselves when you enter the It is my hope that those who water. Carbon dioxide cartridges read this article make a conscious begin the inflation process. Geor- effort to take safe boating more gia law requires that “all children seriously. No one leaves the dock under 10 years of age wear a U.S. expecting to have an accident, but MORE INFO: 770-393-4382 • alcrit@mindspring.com Flotilla 29 Lake Lanier • http://a0700209.uscgaux.info

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becoming one of these sad statisthey do happen, and at an alarming rate. Wearing a life jacket and tics. Roy Crittenden is the Public becoming a more informed boater will enhance your chances of not Affairs Officer for Flotilla 29.

Safe boating course set for May 14 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, May 14, 2011. 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 $40. Discounts available for additional family members. Course contents include: • Know your boat • Before getting underway • Navigating the waterways • Operating your vessel safely • Boating’s legal requirements • Boating emergencies • Enjoying watersports • Georgia boating laws Successful completion of this course may result in a reduction in your boat’s insurance premium.

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Buford Trout Hatchery supplies Chattahoochee River, local fishermen with good catches By Pamela A. Keene Each year, more than 450,000 trout are raised at the Buford Trout Hatchery on the banks of the Chattahoochee River. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division, Fishing Section, manages the facility that raises trout to stock the Hooch and several other bodies of water in the Southeast. “This is an ideal location for a hatchery,” said Pat Markey, hatchery manager. “With the cold temperatures of the river the trout are really happy, and because the water is drawn from the bottom of Lake Lanier to feed the river the temperatures tend to stay comfortable for them.” The trout come to the hatchery as 3-inch fingerlings and spend about a year being nurtured to approximately 10 inches long. They live in sunken concrete troughs – called raceways – that are each fed by cool waters drawn from the river at the rate of 500 gallons per minute per raceway. “We keep the water flowing to maintain the temperature and the oxygen level,” Markey said. The hatchery raises brown trout and rainbow trout for the Georgia Wildlife Resources Division’s stockable and fingerling trout programs. The hatchery property is about 35 acres, but the fish-raising raceways are built on about five acres. It was started in 1976, when the DNR realized that the water source from the dam would pro-

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LAKE LANIER OLYMPIC VENUE Three championships set for Olympic venue in May By Jane Harrison Nearly 15 years after the Olympics on Lake Lanier, the venue where Olympic athletes fulfilled their dreams continues to be a place where flatwater competitors come to race against their peers. Three championships, one in canoe/kayak and two in rowing, will bring throngs of high school and college athletes and spectators to the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue this month. The first competition, the May 6 Canoe/Kayak Collegiate National Championships, is expected to be a relatively small event, in comparison with the May 14-15 Southeast Junior Regional Championships and the May 28-29 American Collegiate Rowing Association National Championships. It is predicted each rowing competition will put more than 1,200 athletes on the water and bring thousands of spectators to the grandstands. Area hotel managers have reported their rooms are booked solid for both rowing championships. The boat ramp at Clarks Bridge Park, adjacent to the LLOV race course, will be closed May 7 and the weekends of the rowing regattas. USACK Collegiate National Championships What: Single, double and 4-person kayak races for college and university teams affiliated with USACK, the national governing body for Olympic flatwater canoe/kayak. Date: May 6-7 Number of athletes/teams: Not available at press time. The past two collegiate championships drew seven teams with an undisclosed number of participants. The Georgia Tech Kayak Club won the team trophy in 2009 in Oak Ridge, Tenn. and in 2010 in Renton, Wash. Organized by: Event director Gina Sanchez, from Stanford University, will get help from collegiate support staff and Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club volunteers. Accompanying events: The 13th Annual Rubber Duck Derby, fund raiser for the Hall County Boys and Girls Clubs, plus the LCKC Youth League Fun-

gatta will keep the venue filled with ducks and middle schoolers until late afternoon. Southeast Junior Regional Championships What: Single, double, 4-person, 8-person plus coxswain races for high school rowers from Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama. Date: May 14-15. Many crews are expected to check in and practice on May 13. Competition will begin around 8 a.m. and finish around mid to late afternoon Saturday and Sunday. Number of athletes/teams: About 1,200 teenagers from 30-40 teams are expected, along with more than 1,000 spectators and support staff. LLRC juniors will be competing. Organized by: Jointly directed by Allen Eubanks, Coach of Atomic Rowing from Oak Ridge, Tenn., and Mike Gillen, Lake Lanier Rowing Club. According to Gillen, Eubanks will supervise heat sheets and seeding, while LLRC will install the course, coordinate the officials, manage the dock, operate the time clock, and direct parking. Gillen said about 150 volunteers from LLRC and junior rowing programs from the Atlanta area are expected to pitch in. On the teen “invasion”: Said Gillen, “Safety is always first … especially with juniors who are a little less experienced. We will make sure we have a well communicated plan for traffic control and evacuation for bad weather.” He added that he and LLRC members were “putting in a lot of time” to finalize regatta details late last month. American Collegiate Rowing Association National Championships What: Single, double, 4-person, 8-person plus coxswain races for college and university teams from throughout the U.S. When: May 28-29. Early arrivals may be checking in and practicing on the water May 27. Competition is set to begin at 8:30 a.m. Saturday and 7:30 a.m. Sunday. Saturday races will terminate between 6 LLOV, page 19

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

Lake Lanier Rowing Club Contact: John Martiniere Phone: 770-287-0077 Email: LLRC@mindspring.com Address: Lake Lanier Olympic Venue 3105 Clarks Bridge Rd., Gainesville, GA 30506 Website: www.LakeLanierRowing.org Club offerings: Recreational and competitive rowing for ages 13 to 80+. Beginner to elite offered through regularly scheduled practices, classes, and camps hosting of local, regional, national and international rowing regattas. Calendar of events: (complete list on website) May 14-15 - Southeast Junior Regional Championships May 28-29 - ACRA National Championships

Lake Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club Contact: Office Administrator Brenda Miller, LCKC President Tim Watson Phone: 770-287-7888 Fax: 770-287-3444 Email: info@lckc.org Website: www.lckc.org Address: Lake Lanier Olympic Venue 3105 Clarks Bridge Rd., Gainesville, GA 30506 Club offerings: Recreational and competitive canoe and kayaking for ages 12 and up. Beginner to masters programs offered through regularly scheduled practices, classes, and summer camps. Also hosts local, regional, national and international competitions. Calendar of events: (complete list on website) May 6-7 - USA Canoe/Kayak Collegiate Nationals May 7 - Youth Racing League Fungatta May 17, 19, 24, 26 - Adult Learn to Kayak Class 1 May 20 - Moonlight Paddle May 23-27 - Youth Racing League Spring Clinic June-July - LCKC Summer Camp Venue seats about 2,000 with parking capacity of about 400 cars. The boathouse and tower are available to rent for meetings and special occasions.

LCKC athletes compete in USACK Trials By Jane Harrison The performances of Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club paddlers Morgan House, Ben Hefner, Robert Finlayson, Tim Hornsby and Stanton Collins were among top finishes in the USA Canoe/Kayak Sprint National Team trials April 22-23 in Chula Vista, Calif. LCKC sent 21 athletes to compete for spots on USACK senior and junior national teams. The event was one of the first steps toward achieving the Olympic dream. The trials begin the process of naming the team for the 2011 World Championships and 2011 Pan American Games, two events in which the U.S. can qualify spots for the London 2010 Olympic Games, according to USACK. House won the senior men’s K-1 200 and took second in the K-1 1,000. With Hawaii boat mate Pat Dolan, he scored third place in the K-2 200.

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Canoeists Hefner and Finlayson finished first and second in the C-1 1,000. Finlayson paired up with LCKC teammate Alejandro Schwedhelm to win the C-2 1,000. Hefner shared a boat with Washington Canoe Club paddler Ian Ross to come in second in that event. Hornsby teamed up with Hawaii paddler Ryan Dolan to win the senior men’s K-2 200. Collins, racing in the junior men’s category, achieved second place in the K-1 1,000 and fourth in K-1 500. Other LCKC paddlers finishing in the top four of their events included Emily Vinson, 4th, senior women’s K-1 200; and Cannie Ash, 4th, senior women’s K-1 200. It was unclear as of press time which athletes will be named to the USACK national teams.

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Paddling, rowing clubs offer summer classes The Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club and Lake Lanier Rowing Club are offering summer classes in their respective water sports. LCKC began the first of five classes this month and LLRC is scheduled to start its first 7-session class in June, followed by a second class in July. Classes for both clubs are held at the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue, 3105 Clarks Bridge Rd., Gainesville. Adult Learn to Kayak What: Students learn basic paddling skills, water safety and gain exposure to many different boats. Who: For ages 18 and older and younger teens accompanied by adult. No experience necessary. Cost: $75 per class See Classes, page 36

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Continued from Page 16 and 7 p.m. Saturday and will conclude around 2 p.m. Sunday, barring no weather delays. Number of athletes/teams: An estimated 1,200 to 1,500 athletes from about 50 teams are expected. Crews from as far away as California, Washington and Minnesota appear on the registration list at www.regattacentral.com. Organized by: Joint effort by ACRA members and LLRC Interim Executive Director John Martiniere. As with the junior championship, ACRA will preside over heat sheet and seeding, while LLRC will manage the venue. Martiniere said his goal is to have 100-150 volunteers to work as boat drivers, parking directors, referees, and fulfill other tasks. Some volunteers will be brought in by ACRA and an officiating body, while others will be LLRC members. On the size of the regatta: Martiniere said that the ACRA regatta, one of the largest held at the venue, is not as big as the John Hunter Regatta, held there in March. That event drew about 2,000 athletes, plus thousands of spectators. Martiniere said he is confident LLRC will be ready for the collegiate challenge.

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LLRC Athlete of the Month

Rodgers gets Alabama rowing scholarship By Jane Harrison Lake Lanier Rowing Club junior Sloane Rodgers was recently awarded a rowing scholarship to the University of Alabama.The North Gwinnett High School senior is the second LLRC youth to receive a scholarship to row for the Crimson Tide. Rodgers, Lakeside’s Athlete of the Month, plans to enter college in Rodgers fall 2011. Family: Parents Barbara and Andrew Rodgers, 16year-old brother Graham, also rows. What attracted her to rowing: “My mom heard about it and suggested I try another sport,” said Sloane, who was already competing on a swim team when she joined the LLRC Junior Program in July last year. She said her mother, who is from New Jersey, was familiar with the sport through its popularity in the Northeast. Rodgers was drawn by the team aspect of rowing. “We are all very bonded together and have to work as one. You are only as strong as the weakest link and it makes you want to better yourself,” she said. What keeps her motivated: “I love the sport so much, I want to be dedicated. I’m always thinking about practice and how I can better myself,” said Rodgers, who puts in extra hours on the ergometer after regular practice ends. She also concentrates on nutrition to fuel her workouts and regattas. How it feels to row: “It’s like I’m at peace and not thinking about other stuff … it’s just you and the water,” she said. Rowing with teammates is like “perfection in sync,” she said.

Accomplishments: Rodgers has garnered both personal and team accomplishments. “On a personal level, I am more organized about how I do stuff,” she said. On a team level, she is proud of her Women’s Youth Novice 8 boat’s gold medal in the March 26 John Hunter Regatta. “That was huge! It took everyone in that boat to do that,” she said. The LLRC juniors out stroked second place Saint Andrew by about 20 seconds, a major margin by regatta standards. “We started screaming and shouting … we proved to ourselves we could do it,” she said. That accomplishment, and the practices leading up to it, forged enduring friendships. “I’ve made friends I know I’m never going to lose. We became a family,” Rodgers said. Goals: Rodgers said she’d “love to repeat” that gold medal performance at LLRC regattas this month. Besides rowing to the best of her abilities, her goals are to “better myself” and “keep a well-rounded education,” she said. She plans to major in education. The scholarship: “I had completed the NCAA athletic eligibility form and was invited for an official visit,” Rodgers said. “I fell in love with the school.” She believes college rowing will be more demanding than the club level. She looks forward to future bonds in the collegiate rowing community. “It will become a family … I’m excited!” she said. Coach Jim Pickens’ comments: “Sloane has stepped into her role as a leader on the team. She leads by example and is a major influence. She is dynamic at helping everyone become equal on the playing field. She facilitates that attitude.” He also expressed pride about her scholarship to row in college.

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Lighten up, check your boat for economy With fuel, both diesel and gasoline being so costly these days, we need to make sure our boats are not hauling excess baggage we don’t need. Check your storage areas, both small and large boats will have items you really don’t need to have on board. For example: If you have two tool boxes then consolidate them. Carry only the PFD’s that you need. Many times we don’t throw away the old ones and they get wet and mildewed in the storage area. Coolers are another item we seem to collect so consolidate and have on board only what you need. The same goes for extra lines, fenders, anchors and rode. Remember the lighter your boat the better fuel economy you will get. If you are going to have a short run, you might use only a 1/3 or 1/2 a tank of fuel, then don’t fill your tank full. Fuel weighs roughly seven pounds per gallon, so this is another way you can lighten your load. I don’t recommend this for offshore runs, just short runs when you know how much fuel you will use because you have made this trip before. Also keep in mind the 1/3 rule when going offshore. One third to get to your destination, 1/3 to return and the extra 1/3 of a tank in case of emergency. Always perform the recommended maintenance on your engines. This will give you optimum economy. Don’t forget to stabilize your fuel as recommended. This should be done at each fill-up. Also, your fuel filter/water separator should be checked more often. Next, make sure your boat’s bottom is clean. If you have grass or moss growing on the bottom it’s time to haul and pressure wash it. After inspection it might need a good bottom paint. Use a paint that is recommended for your area and apply it, or have it applied properly. If your boat bottom looks like the lunar surface then it should be bead blasted and again apply the proper bottom paint for your area. Performing and checking all these items will save you money on your fuel bill this season. Boating etiquette Let’s not forget our boating manners, whether at the boat ramp or the dock. Remember that when launching your boat stop in the parking lot and get your boat ready to launch; put the plug in, and remove the strap, tie downs

Mike Rudderham Captain’s Comments

or any other gear that needs to be removed or disconnected. Load items you want to take with you. When ready, back down, launch, then park tow vehicle and trailer properly. This way you don’t tie up the launch ramp while others are waiting. Don’t take up the middle of the fuel or courtesy dock. One of the most frustrating things for a yacht Captain is to bring in a 40’ or 50’ yacht to the fuel or courtesy dock which is 100‘long and find two 20’ runabouts moored 30’ apart. The same goes when anchoring among other boats. Make sure you leave enough room for other boats that will swing on the tide or have enough maneuvering room. If you are piloting a small boat, say 18’ to 25’ in a crowded channel or bridge opening and a large vessel is navigating in the same area, give them plenty of room. They require deeper water and maneuver slower. Remember courtesy goes a long way. World’s most powerful outboard Until this time 350 hp was the “Big Kahuna.” Now Seven Marine is producing a 557 hp leader that will be seen on boat transoms later this year. The 557 hp motor engine combines proven components from ZF Marine, GM, Latham Marine and other industry leading suppliers. It uses a stock V-8 auto engine mounted horizontally instead of vertical. It has closed-loop cooling. The first outboard to use clutch shifting, integrates hydraulic steering in the motor mounts and the first production unit with joystick steering. Some of the nay-sayers state that it will be too heavy. But in comparing the Yamaha 350 hp which is 2.4 pounds per horsepower, the 557 H.P. motor is 1.8 pounds per horsepower. I’m sure your next question is how much do they cost? Approximately $69,000 and you will need two of them since they are

counter rotating. Remember a triple 350 hp setup would cost in the neighborhood of $110,000. The twin 557s which would give you more horsepower and less maintenance will cost you between $140,000 and $150,000. If this motor’s sea trial proves successful which most likely they will, you will probably see them as a popular offering at this falls boat shows, stay tuned. For more information go to www.sevenmarine.com or call 877 777-0330. Identification notice Keep a watch out on what you buy. The mark CE (Conformaté Europëene) is the trusted mark set by the European Union. Well China has come up with its own CE. It stands for “China Export” and it looks almost identical to the European version, but it is worthless, and the products could be dangerous. China is the same country that gave us short-circuiting bilge pumps. In China’s logo the E is closer to the C, or look at the instruction manual to see if the product is compliant with market standards. Multimeter A Multimeter is a lifesaver for D.I.Y. boat owners. You don’t have to be an electrical engineer to use it. I first became familiar with one when it was called a V.O.M. (volt ohm meter). In the early 1960s I was a manager for Sears Roebuck and Company. I ran the warehouse, service and delivery in St. Petersburg, FL and surrounding areas. My servicemen begged me to get them V.O.M.s saying service calls would be quicker and completion would go up. So I bought three dozen of them and caught hell from management for spending money. Six months later our service department was winning all the accolades because of our above satisfactory completion rate. So this inexpensive tool will help you to diagnose your electrical problems quickly and efficiently. When you get one and start checking things out you will wonder why you didn’t buy one sooner. Cost can be from under $50 to $150 depending on the bells and whistles. 15-year-old circumnavigator Laura Decker set sail for the San Blas Islands the middle of March, where she stayed for a week before sailing to Panama and her trip through the canal. If you have followed her blogs, she mentions having a great time sail-

ing a Mini-Cat. Now she is an agent for these Mini-Cat inflatable sailboats that when deflated can be carried around in a bag. Sounds Mini-Cat like a great boat to take to the beach, or use when you are anchored out. Laura sailed to Panama and didn’t have any favorable comments on Panama’s city of Colon, but bragged on Panama City. She is now through the Panama Canal and will be sailing the Pacific. I’d say she’s on schedule to be in

Australia by November. Here’s her blog: www.lauradekker.nl/ English/Home.html. World record raft-up Remember June 11, 2011 is the day for the World Record Raft-up attempt. If you and your family are in this you will be part of a Guinness Book of World Records. For more information visit www.lanierworldrecord.com. Be courteous and safe on the water and I hope to see you out there. Mike Rudderham is a veteran marine surveyor with more than 40 years experience in the marine industry.

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New weather technology is a life saver I cannot tell you how glad I am to see April behind us. It is my least favorite month of the year. The pollen is horrible and the storms are intense. We certainly had quite a month! Being able to track storms down to your local neighborhood street and telling you within a minute or two, the exact time of arrival, was a major breakthrough in Doppler radar technology. Now we have a brand new tool. It is only the second of its kind on the planet. You know it as StormTracker 2 HD Doppler Radar. Its technical name is the Klystron Dual-pol Doppler Radar. The Klystron is the tube in the radar which takes our current Doppler Radar from 250,000 watts to 1.26 million watts! This increase in power lets our radar scan storms 300 miles away, double that of conventional weather radar. The Dual-pol addition is incredible. Conventional Doppler sends out a vertical pulse of energy and when it strikes an object like rain, hail, or snow, it bounces back and then we interpret, according to the signal strength of the return, what it is we are seeing. The Dual-pol sends out a vertical pulse and a horizontal pulse. This allows us to see what is actually in the cloud. We can tell exactly if it is hail and how large the hail is. We can see snow and where the snow changes to rain with amazing clarity and precision. This will make our forecasts incredibly accurate. And now, the best part of this new technology. With conventional Doppler, like

the National Weather Service uses, it takes up to seven minutes to scan Glenn a thunderstorm. First, Burns the radar scans the storm at its base and Lanier then works its way to Outlook the top of the storm. This procedure is called a volume scan. In essence, when a severe thunderstorm or tornado warning is issued, it is up to seven minutes old by the time we get the warning and issue it. With storms moving at 50 to 60 miles per hour, the warning is coming to you AFTER the storm has already passed you by! Our new Dual-pol Doppler can scan the structure of a storm in less than one minute! It is essentially in near real time. This technology will save lives! The National Weather Service is responsible for issuing severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings. We cannot. However, since we can detect the internal structure and dynamics of a storm in near real time, we can give you ample warning of what we are seeing and tracking. When we had our severe storms in March and April, we were actually warning neighborhoods of approaching bow echoes, which produced 60 to 80 mph winds. When tornado warnings were issued we were able to confirm the existence of a tornado vortex and actually see the lofted debris, like roof shingles and insulation being thrown into the air. No other radar can do this! The next time we have severe storms, tune in and check it out. Glenn Burns is chief meteorologist for WSB-TV in Atlanta.

SOLUNAR TIMES FOR LAKE LANIER

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

1069.67 1069.58 1069.47 1069.43 1069.41 1069.34 1069.25 1069.20 1069.16 1069.12 1069.15 1069.14 1069.09 1069.05 1069.00 1068.95 1068.93 1068.92 1068.86 1068.81 1068.77 1068.72 1068.67 1068.59 1068.59 1068.74 1068.99 1069.07 1069.12 1069.38

OCT

1069.47 1069.48 1069.45 1069.41 1069.36 1069.24 1069.19 1069.14 1069.14 1069.11 1069.05 1069.01 1068.95 1068.91 1068.85 1068.82 1068.80 1068.74 1068.71 1068.67 1068.61 1068.55 1068.52 1068.51 1068.51 1068.47 1068.58 1068.61 1068.59 1068.58 1068.57 1069.07 1068.89 1069.67 1069.48 1068.59 1068.47

NOV 1068.55 1068.47 1068.44 1068.36 1068.33 1068.30 1068.28 1068.19 1068.14 1068.09 1068.05 1067.99 1067.98 1067.96 1068.07 1068.02 1068.04 1067.99 1067.96 1067.96 1067.96 1067.95 1067.93 1067.92 1067.88 1067.84 1067.85 1067.86 1067.87 1068.26

DEC

1068.68 1068.80 1068.84 1068.85 1068.92 1068.89 1068.88 1068.88 1068.86 1068.85 1068.89 1068.93 1068.92 1068.91 1068.89 1068.90 1068.93 1068.96 1068.96 1068.94 1068.95 1068.94 1068.93 1068.91 1068.95 1068.95 1068.91 1068.88 1068.91 1068.89 1068.87 1068.08 1068.90 1068.55 1068.96 1067.84 1068.68

JAN

FEB

1069.06 1069.15 1069.18 1069.16 1069.16 1069.15 1069.15 1068.17 1069.26 1069.28 1069.24 1069.22 1069.18 1069.11 1069.11 1069.16 1069.17 1069.17 1069.17 1069.10 1069.17 1069.16 1069.18 1069.16 1069.20 1069.16 1069.18 1069.19 1069.20 1069.22 1069.26 1069.18 1069.28 1069.06

1069.43 1069.65 1069.71 1069.99 1070.18 1070.29 1070.29 1070.31 1070.31 1070.31 1070.28 1070.32 1070.35 1070.31 1070.31 1070.29 1070.27 1070.25 1070.27 1070.29 1070.23 1070.16 1070.15 1070.14 1070.20 1070.22 1070.24 1070.32

MAR

1070.37 1070.33 1070.24 1070.17 1070.30 1070.82 1070.82 1070.62 1071.49 1071.79 1071.74 1071.61 1071.47 1071.32 1071.34 1071.18 1070.96 1070.82 1070.92 1070.97 1070.88 1070.79 1070.78 1070.60 1070.50 1070.76 1070.99 1071.18 1071.23 1071.45 1071.41 1070.18 1070.96 1070.35 1071.79 1069.43 1070.17

SOLUNAR TIMES FOR LAKE LANIER

APR 1071.31 1071.31 1071.30 1071.49 1071.63 1071.59 1071.49 1071.58 1071.66 1071.66 1071.63 1071.53 1071.51 1071.42 1071.70 1072.01 1072.13 1072.01 1071.88 1071.75 1071.61 1071.45 1071.44 1071.44 1071.37 1071.28 1071.30 1071.39 1071.17 1071.15 1071.54 1072.13 1071.15

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Aim of “One Bass Splash:” Get kids to fish By Pamela A. Keene If officials at Boating Atlanta have their way, there will be tons of kids begging to go fishing in the years to come. And the first step for many around Lake Lanier is the chance to participate in Boating Atlanta’s “One Bass Splash,” a new approach to competitive fishing. It’s set for Saturday, May 21, at Laurel Park, beginning at first light. “Everyone can catch one fish, and that’s all you’re required to do in this tournament,” said Mark Lusink with Boating Atlanta. “In most tournaments, the ringers usually win. This is a chance for youngsters to experience the fun of fishing and possibly win a prize, because they only have to catch one fish.” The event is open to any boat – bass, aluminum, bay or pontoon – that has a live well. Any angler under age 18 must have a consenting adult with them. Boats must be

16 feet or longer. “You don’t need a bass boat to participate,” Lusink said. “You just need to have a boat with a live well, because we want to return the fish to the lake after they’ve been measured.” The entry fee is $100 per adult fisherman and $20 per youth. The entry fees will be used as prize money, divided among the winners in each category. Prizes will be awarded to the adult who catch the largest Spotted Bass or Large-Mouth Bass. The youth field will be divided into six winners – three for Spotted and three for Largemouth. Applications are available from Boating Atlanta and should be completed and returned by Tuesday, May 17. Sponsors are West Marine, Lakeside on Lanier and Boating Atlanta. MORE INFO: Boating Atlanta at 770-945-0316; www.boatingatlanta.com

Children’s Miracle Network fishing tourney set for May 21 Children’s Miracle Network Fishing Tournament is set for Saturday, May 21. The fundraising tournament is set for first light at Little Hall Park on Lake Lanier. Preregistration is available at Bolling Bridge Marine on Dawsonville Highway near Gainesville.

Entry fee is $150 per boat and the tournament will run through 3 p.m. There will also be refreshments, a cookout, and raffles thoughout the event, which is sponsored by Bolling Bridge Marine and Hammond’s Fishing Center. MORE INFO: 770 887-1570

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Who’s who at the Buford Dam Project Management Office By Pamela A. Keene Over the past year or so, the management at the Buford Dam Project Office has settled in at Lake Lanier. Operations Project Manager Tim Rainey has built a team that includes Assistant Operations Project Manager Chris Lovelady, Natural Resource Manager Nick Baggett and three Chief Rangers – Ernest Noe/Shoreline Management, Chris Arthur/Park Operations and Jeff Emmert/Natural Resources and Real Estate. Rainey officially came to Lanier in July 2009 from Allatoona Lake where he served as Operations Project Manager there for Rainey a little more than two years. He previously worked at the John H. Kerr Reservoir in the Wilmington District for the Corps of Engineers. He began his career working for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and then the National Park Service before moving to the Corps. His experience has taken him from living in a lighthouse on the Massachusetts coast to working at Allatoona Lake, with stints in Florida, Massachusetts, the

Carolinas and Virginia. He was hired in 1992 at Lanier to work as a park ranger, serving for eight years. Rainey earned his bachelor of arts degree in Criminal Justice from Memphis State and immediately joined the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as a law enforcement officer. Chris Lovelady has served at Lanier for more than 26 years, starting in the trenches as a coop student Park Ranger in early Lovelady 1985. In April 2010, he became the second in command at one of the US Army Corps of Engineers’ largest and most-visited lakes in the country, Lake Lanier. Lovelady began his career with the Corps of Engineers at Lanier while attending the University of Georgia. Upon graduation, he served as a Park Ranger for 11 years, managing a wide variety of recreation and land and water management programs. In 1998, he was named Chief Ranger of the Land and Water Management Division, responsible for natural resource management, shoreline management and land use re-

quests. In 2008, he was named the lake’s Natural Resource Manager responsible for the oversight of both the Recreation and Land and Water Management programs. Nick Baggett has returned to Lanier, this time as Natural Resource Manager, a position he began in November 2010. He has Baggett worked for the Corps for 20 years, including serving as the Natural Resource Manager at the TennesseeTombigbee Waterway in Columbus, Miss. He has also worked as Project Manager for the Corps’ Mobile District Regulatory Division for North Mississippi and North Alabama, as Project Manager for the Corps’ Savannah District Regulatory Division in North Georgia, and as park ranger at Lanier. As Natural Resource Manager, he is responsible for the development and implementation of a variety of complex natural resource management and protection programs that include fish and wildlife management, soil conservation, forestry and vegetation management, fire protection, cul-

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tural resources protection, and resolution of encroachments on public lands. He also oversees the park management section, lakeshore management section, and the natural resources/environmental compliance section. Chris Arthur started his career with the Corps in 1990 at J. Strom Thurmond Lake in the Savannah District. In 1991 Arthur moved up Arthur the Savannah River to work at Richard B. Russell Lake located in Elberton. Looking for a promotion in 1994 he moved to Lake Okeechobee in Florida. After spending three years at Okeechobee, he moved to Lanier, where he has worked since 1997. Currently, Arthur serves as Chief Ranger responsible for providing technical oversight for programming, planning and execution of the project's recreation, interpretive, public safety, visitor assistance, public relations and security programs. He reviews and provides guidance for policies and plans for the operation of Lanier’s campgrounds and day-use parks.

Ernest Noe, who serves as Chief Ranger over shoreline management, came to Lanier from Lake Seminole in 2003, where he began Noe his career with the Corps in 1992. Prior to that, he was both assistant manager and manager of Elvis Presley Lake in Tupelo, Miss. A graduate of the University of Mississippi with a degree in Recreational Administration and Outdoor Education, he has worked on the shoreline management side of the Buford Project and is familiar with dock permitting, shoreline management issues, rip rap and pathways. Jeff Emmert began his park ranger career in 2001 at the Illinois Waterway Visitor Center, in Rock Island District as a cooperative educaEmmert tion student, while attending college. After graduating in 2003, he accepted a position at Lanier where he began working in recreation programs and then worked in the shoreline See Buford, page 29

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Pay me now, pay me later; leave repairs to the experts 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. There has been a long-standing perception that cruisers were born with a silver spoon in their mouth, or made their fortune during the dot-com era with their 401k. There may be some of that, but in reality most are just your average folk with financial worries like everyone else. Long-term cruising is somewhat akin to home ownership. You quickly learn that the initial expense is only the beginning. The old adage that BOAT is the abbreviation for “break out another thousand” is very true, but boaters, like homeowners, have their ways of trimming expenses. Sailors tend to be the most frugal among our group. They anchor-out more than their power boat counterparts and they will pick up a mooring for a night or two, looking to avoid the expense

fore our passage back to the States. I hired an electronics expert to check the cable connecBob & tions and to test the signal Carolyn strength. He noticed that the Wilson wrong cable had been used during the initial installation and sugCruising gested that it would take him an Wilsons hour to replace the cable at an hourly rate of $80. “It’s just inof a marina. With diesel fuel now volves threading a cable,” I reselling for more than $5 a gallon, torted, “It’s easy so I will do it myself.” It was a simple project, sailors enjoy discussing among themselves the net cost per pound snip a few wire ties, pull the cable through the ceiling and hook it of the day’s catch after the capup. The difficulty came when it tain has burned a thousand galwas time to cut the wire ties – I lons of fuel during the outing. couldn’t really see them and had Should you not know, a good marine mechanic will charge $90 to rely on my sense of feel. It took me a few tries, but I manan hour, and when things go aged to run the cable and the wrong, the good ones are worth radio was working flawlessly every penny you spend. Aboard after three hours. I was thrilled. I Sea Island Girl, we prefer to do had just saved $80. the routine maintenance, but we A week later the stern thruster also keep a list of trusted profeswould not engage. I checked the sionals to handle all but the minor fuses and found that all was as it engine or electrical problems. should be, but after examining the Over the years I have become operational manuals, I decided it rather adept in my mechanical would be a project best left to the skills, and saved lots of money specialists. A local mechanic doing projects myself, but every spent two hours checking this and so often things can backfire. that, and determined the motor Recently, our primary VHF radio was not receiving well and I needed replacing. To save on the wanted to have it checked out be- cost of shipping new parts, cus-

toms duties etc., I decided to wait until we got back to the States, and paid him $150 and sent him on his way. Back in Florida we spent two nights in a marina so that the manufacturer’s technician could bench test the motor and properly diagnose the cause of the failure. “The motor’s fine, it must be something else,” he reported the next morning. After another four hours of testing and checking he asked, “Has there been anyone working with the wiring?” The wiring he pointed out was adjacent to the newly installed VHF cable. And then it occurred to me – snip, snip! After my confession

he discovered that I had snipped the thrusters’ control cable instead of a wire tie. That one little snip, snip cost us, $1,100. I was feeling somewhat defeated until we phoned a friend and relayed the story. He laughed, “last year I paid out $7,200, only to discover my problem was caused by a 50cent fuse.” Ouch! While some of us are hoping like you to keep the cost down by doing even the simple tasks, it is probably wise to bring in the experts from the start. After all, we have learned, you can pay them now, or pay them later. - Until next time, Bob & Carolyn Wilson

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• Buford Continued from Page 28 management and natural resources programs. Currently Emmert is the Chief Ranger over the natural resources and real estate programs and is responsible for the management of Lanier’s natural and cultural resources, land-use requests, boundary maintenance,

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invitation from Chris Knobloch and other members of the PGA. “In an effort to support Cristine and in honor of the friendship we all had with Chris, his friends, family, PGA colleagues and I are hosting a ‘Legacy Golf Challenge’ as a fundraising effort to help with her ongoing medical commitments.” Saturday, May 21, is designated as a day to play golf in Henderson’s memory. On Sunday evening, there will be banquet and silent auction at Echelon. The tournament is scheduled for Monday, May 23, at Echelon. Affiniti Golf Partners’ founder Whitney Crouse is donating the course for the day. “So many people have been involved in planning this tournament to help raise funds to help Cristine,” said Brian Conley, director of golf at Lake Lanier Islands. “This is just one way that we can help her.” Play is $1,500 per player or $6,000 per team. For more information about the Chris Henderson Memorial Golf Tournament, call Conley at 678-318-7863.

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Lakeside Calendar May 2011 May 4, 11, 18, 25 – Blue Sky Concert, noon-1 p.m. held in Gainesville Square. May 14 – Downtown Cruise In and Car Show features free gifts and 50/50 prize, benefiting Good News Clinic and The Guest House. Registration for the car show is $20. Music provided by DJs Harold Westbrook and E.D. Wiley. Info: Bill Peck, 404-372-7032; Wayne Whitmore, 770-654-7146. May 15 – “Butterfly Legends and Science” held in conjunction with Friends of the Park Annual Butterfly Release at Wilshire Trails Park, Wilshire Dr., Gainesville. Times: 1-4 p.m. Info: 770-297-5900. May 15-Sept. 25 – Chapel at Holiday Marina offers interdenominational services on Sundays at 9 a.m. in a casual outdoor setting. Chapel is available for weddings, as well. Info: 770-967-0464. May 19 – Flavors of Forsyth - Enjoy samples of local fare, Kids Zone, music from Last Five Standing and support United Way of Forsyth County. Held 5:00 to 10:00 pm. at The Avenue Forsyth, 410 Peachtree Parkway, Cumming, Ga. Free Admission. Food samples are $.50 each and restaurants participating in Flavors will charge $1-3 per food sample. Food tickets are available for purchase at the event. Info: www.UnitedWayForsyth.com; 770-7814110. May 21 – 49th Annual Mountain Laurel Festival held in downtown Clarkesville, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., sponsored by the Clarkesville Better Hometown. Info: 706-754-2220; www.clarkesvillega.com. May 21, 22 – Mountain Flower Fine Art and Wine Festival held on the Dahlonega Public Square featuring arts and crafts, Garden Expo at Hancock Park with speakers, garden demos, wildflowers and children’s activities. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat.; 12:30-5 p.m., Sun. 5K Race Saturday benefits the Free Clinic of Dahlonega. Parking: free around square, $5 at North Georgia College and State University. Info: www.dahlonegamerchants.org

May 30 – Memorial Day Parade and VVA Family Festival held at the Gainesville Courthouse and Roosevelt Squares, 225 Green St., Gainesville. The Vietnam Veterans Association Chapter #772 will be holding its annual festival following the American Legion Parade. Free hamburgers, hotdogs, vendors, train rides, kids activities and live music. May 30 – “America Remembers: Saluting All Who Have Served,” presented by the Northwinds Symphonic Band at 7:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church, 751 Green St., Gainesville. Free. Info: www.northwindsband.com. June 4 – North Georgia Barbershop Singers and North Georgia Gentlemen Quartet present “Yesterday’s Memories Today” and will be at the Forsyth Central High School Performing

Arts Center and joined by Stone Mountain Barbershop Chorus and the quartet “A Mighty Wind.” Tickets: $15, adults; $13, seniors, students. Premium seats are $20. Info: www.northgeorgiabarbershopsingers.com; 404-824-7443. July 18-22 – Summer Theater Camp – offered by Sterling on the Lake and Fifth Row Center, South Hall’s community theater. The camp is open to students age 6-16. Two programs available – half day from 9 a.m. to noon, or full day, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Mon.-Fri. Half day price is $135. Full day price is $200. See website for early bird discounts. Registration for both half- and full-day camp, which includes a camp t-shirt, has a deadline of July. All campers will participate in the end of week show. Info: www.fifthrowcenter.com. Thru 23-Oct. 8 – North Georgia's mountain music pickers and singers are preparing to flock to the Dahlonega Gold Museum State Historic Site for the 2011 Dahlonega Appalachian Jam where acoustic bluegrass and old time string music are performed on the Public Square. Times: 2-5 p.m., every Saturday. Info: 706-8646133. Thru August – Arie Meaders exhibit held at The Folk Pottery Museum of Northeast Georgia at the Sautee Nacoochee Center, 283 Ga. 255 N. Sautee. Arie Meaders is the mother of famed folk potter Lanier Meaders. Times: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon.-Sat.; 1-5 p.m., Sun. Admission: $5, adults; $4, seniors; $2 children. Info: 706-878-3300; www.folkpotterymuseum.com. Sept. 17 – Eighth Annual Art In The Square, Saturday, September 17. Free and open to the public. 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Downtown Gainesville. Info: www.artinthesquarega.com Cumming Playhouse Thru May 22 – M*A*S*H May 27 – Aaron Wilburn “Comedian” featured on the Gaither Homecoming Tour June 2-26 – “Smoke on the Mountain” Times: 8 p.m. Thurs./Fri./Sat.; 3 p.m. Sun., unless otherwise noted. Info: 770-781-9178; www.playhousecumming.com. Elachee Nature and Science Center May 6 – Elachee’s Flights of Fancy Benefit Auction, 6-9 p.m. May 7 – First Saturday Hike at Elachee “Stream Animals,” 10-11:30 a.m.; Elachee’s Trail Crew Work Day, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; and Stars Over Elachee at Chicopee Lake, 8-10 p.m. June 4 – First Saturday Hike at Elachee “Wildflowers,” 10-11:30 a.m.; National Trails Day, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Camp Elachee Preview Day, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Thru June 9 – Georgia Master Naturalist Program, every Thursday, 1-5:30 p.m. 1st Saturday Hikes – Monthly except January and August, the first Saturday of the month, held 10-11:30 a.m. Learn about local native plants and animals. This monthly hike is a great

way to explore the Chicopee Woods with an experienced guide. The program fee also includes admission to the museum exhibitions. Spring and Fall – Stars Over Elachee held Fridays, Saturdays and/or Sundays at dusk. Learn to use a telescope and star chart to view stars, planets and constellations in the night sky. Pre-registration is required. Fee: $10, adults; $5, children through age 12; free, members. Call for dates and times. Spring and Fall – Backyard Conservation Workshops, Compost and Rainwater Collection instruct in recycling natural resources. Call for dates and times. Info: 770 535-1976, www.elachee.org. Gainesville Symphony Orchestra July 3 – Patriotic Pops Concert held at Brenau University Amphitheatre Info: 770-532-5727; www.gsomusic.com. All ticket prices are $8-30 and performances are held at Pearce Auditorium at 7:30 p.m., unless otherwise noted. Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds May 20, 21 – 1st Annual Georgia Mountain EggFest, features cookers to set up on Friday with the festival beginning 9 a.m. on Saturday, 11 a.m. is the Big Green Egg 101 Demo and at 3:30 p.m. is the drawing for prizes for all the cooks. Tickets: Cooks – $10 (before May 8), $15 (after); Tasters – $20; $35/couple; children 12 and under free. In Concert: May 6 – Vince Gill ($45+2 handling; $35+2 handling) May 21 – Kris Kristofferson ($40+$2 handling) Info: 706-896-4191; www.georgiamountainfairgrounds.com. Tickets: $35 + $2 Handling; $25 + $2 Handling (unless otherwise noted)

Interactive Neighborhood for Kids May 2-6 – Mother’s Day Craft Week May 7 – Rubber Duck Derby at Clarks Bridge Park, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. May 9-13 – Travel Craft Week, make your very own passport May 10 – Art Workshop, 4-5 p.m. May 10, 31 – Captain Conservation Visits, 11 a.m.-noon, learn to protect our Earth

May 23-27 – Turtle Craft Week, make your very own turtle Info: Free, with admission unless otherwise noted; www.inkfun.org; 770 536-1900 Lake Lanier Islands Resort May 7 – Kentucky Derby Party at Sunset Cove where it will be transformed into Churchill Downs with Adult Tricycle Horse Racing, a Derby Hat Parade Contest and the race itself. The Back in Time band performs 59 p.m. May 14 – Taste at the Lake Festival features an array of restaurants offering samplings of food and pairing wine. Samples range from $1-$4. Located at Lake Lanier Islands Resort Marina. Show Hours: 11 a.m.-8 p.m. May 14, 15, 21, 22 – Beach & Waterpark Weekend Openings May 21 – Legends of the Lake Concert featuring “The Return,” the world’s most authentic and entertaining Beatles tribute band, presented in the Grand Hall. Door opens at 7 p.m.; concert at 8 p.m. Admission: $26.75/person. Cash bar and concessions available. May 28- Sept. 5 – Beach & Waterpark opens daily Info: 770 945-8787; www.lakelanierislands.com. North Atlanta Trade Center May 1, July 16-17, Sept. 17-18 – Atlanta’s Exotic Bird Fair May 14-15 – Eastman’s Gun Show May 29 – Memorial Music Madness August 26-28 – Pride of Dixie Antiques Market Info: 770-279-9899, www.northatlantatradecenter.com. Northeast Georgia History Center May 10 – Forum: “Mountain Music – Dulcimers and Other Instruments” discussed at 7 p.m. Free for members, $3 for non-members. May 23-June 7 – Exhibit: “Memorial Day 2011 – Honoring Those Who Gave Their Lives for Freedom. May 30 – Memorial Day. Open house through 3 p.m., following parade, features hands-on activities, interactive displays and refreshments. Times: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Tues.-Sat., unless otherwise noted. Admission: $5 adults, $4 ages 65+, $3 students 18 and under, free under age 6, unless otherwise noted. Info: www.negahc.org. Quinlan Visual Arts Center Thru June 4 – Spring Exhibition featuring artists Chad Shore, Juan Alonzo, Rachel Q. Landers and “Art of our Mothers.” Opening reception, 5:30 p.m., April 14. Info: 770 536-2575, www.quinlanartcenter.org.

• Classes Continued from Page 19 Dates: 4-session classes begin May 17, June 13, July 12, Aug. 1, and Sept. 13. A minimum of six participants is required. Sessions may be combined if there are fewer than six participants. All classes are 6-7:30 p.m. Information: www.lckc.org, (770) 2877888. Learn to Row What: Lessons cover rowing terminology and commands, sweep and sculling techniques, single shell and 2-8 combi-

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Commitment to excellence drives Duling to obtain Certified Marina Management certification By Pamela A. Keene A 100-ton US Coast Guard Captain since last year, Michael Duling now has more letters to place after his name. As a newly desigDuling nated Certified Marina Manager, Duling joins an elite group of marina managers

across the nation who have passed rigorous standards in the industry. “If it’s got anything to do with the water, I’m there,” Duling said. He water skis, powerboats, sails and SCUBA dives. The Toledo, Ohio, native grew up on the Great Lakes. His first boat was a kit sailboat while he lived on Lake Erie. Duling worked in the automo-

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Sailing Club Events 2011 SAILING EVENTS ON LAKE LANIER Club

Event

Day

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MAY LLSC AISC SSC LLSC AISC BF LLSC AISC LLSC AISC

Melges 24 Regatta AISC Summer 1- #4 Lormand Cup Multihull AISC Summer 1 - #5 Women Skippers - Open Region Dinghy Race Thistle AISC Summer 1 - #6 PHRF Championships AISC Summer 1 - #7

Sun Wed Sat Sat/Sun Wed Sat Sat/Sun Wed Sat Wed

05/01 05/04 05/07 05/07-08 05/11 05/14 05/14-15 05/18 05/21 05/25

AISC Summer 1 - #8 Fair Winds #1 Junior Week - All week AISC Summer 1 - #9 Fair Winds #2 AISC Summer 1 - #10 Reggae Regatta AISC Awards Party Couples Race Fair Winds #3

Wed Sat Su-F Wed Sat Wed Fri-Sun Wed Sat Sat

06/01 06/04 06/05-10 06/08 06/11 06/15 06/17-19 06/22 06/25 06/25

Firecracker Cup AISC Summer 2 - #1 Fair Winds #4 AISC Summer 2 - #2 Moonlight Scramble/Firefly #1 AISC Summer 2 - #3 Evening Breeze #1 AISC Summer 2 - #4 Evening Breeze #2

Sat Wed Sat Wed Sat Wed Sat Wed Sat

07/02 07/06 07/09 07/13 07/16 07/20 07/23 07/27 07/30

JUNE AISC BF LLSC AISC BSC AISC LLSC AISC SSC BF JULY LLSC AISC BF AISC BF/SSC AISC BF AISC BF

AISC AISC Summer 2 - #5 BF Evening Breeze #3 AISC AISC Summer 2 - #6 BF/SSC Moonlight Scramble/Firefly #2 AISC AISC Summer 2 - #7 BF Evening Breeze #4 AISC AISC Summer 2 - #8 AISC AISC Summer 2 - #9 SEPTEMBER

Wed Sat Wed Sat Wed Sat Wed Wed

08/03 08/06 08/10 08/13 08/17 08/20 08/24 08/31

LLSC AISC SSC LLSC AISC BF LLSC LLSC BF UYC LLSC LLSC BF

Sat/Sun Wed Fri-Sun Sat/Sun Wed Sat/Sun Sat/Sun Wed Sat Sat Sat/Sun Wed Fri

09/03-4 09/07 09/09-11 09/10-11 09/14 09/17-18 09/17-18 09/21 09/24 09/24 09/24-25 09/28 09/30

OCTOBER BF

Barefoot Open

LLSC LLSC LLSC SSC LARC LLSC BF LLSC LARC UYC SSC LLSC BF UYC LLSC SSC LLSC

Event

Day

Lightning Regatta Sat/Sun DST Race #3 Wed MC Nationals W-Sun Bill Sears #1 Sat Fall #1 - SSC hosts (Bill Sears #1) Sat Laser Regatta Sun Fall Squall #2 Sun DST Race #4 Wed Fall #2 - BF Hosts (Fall Squall #3) Sat UYC Fall 2 Sun Bill Sears #2 Sun DST Race #5 Wed Fall Squall #4 Sat UYC Fall 3 Sat MC Regatta Sat/Sun Bill Sears #3 Sun Halloween Regatta Sat/Sun

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10/01-02 10/05 10/05-10 10/08 10/08 10/09 10/09 10/12 10/15 10/16 10/16 10/19 10/22 10/22 10/22-23 10/23 10/29-30

JANUARY 2012 BF/SSC LARC SSC LARC SSC LARC

Poker Run/Mad Hatter Winter #1 - UYC Hosts Ice Breaker #1 Winter #2 - LLSC Hosts Ice Breaker #2 Winter #3 - AISC Hosts

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Sun Sat Sat Sun Sat Sat

01/01 01/07 01/14 01/15 01/21 01/28

Sat Sat Sun Sat Sat Sun Sat

02/04 02/04 02/05 02/11 02/18 02/19 02/25

Sat

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FEBRUARY 2012 LLSC UYC SSC UYC LARC UYC SSC

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NOVEMBER MARCH 2012 UYC SSC LLSC LLSC LARC LLSC UYC SSC UYC

UYC Fall 4 Bill Sears #4 Miss Piggy (J-22, J-24) Annual Meeting Fall #3 - AISC Hosts Whitecapper/Oyster Roast Lanier Cup Invitational Bill Sears #5 UYC Fall Makeup 1

Sat Sat Sat/Sun Sun Sun Sat Sun Sat Sun

11/05 11/05 11/05-06 11/06 11/06 11/12 11/13 11/19 11/20

Sat Sat Sun Sat

12/03 12/03 12/04 12/10

DECEMBER UYC UYC LARC LARC

Parade of Lights UYC Fall Make-up 2 Fall #4 - LLSC Hosts Fall #5 - UYC Hosts (UYC 5)

LARC Winter #5 - BF Hosts

These races are open to non-club members interested in connecting with the racing scene on Lake Lanier. For more information, visit www.SailLanier.com and click on the club that's hosting the race. LARC - Lanier Auxiliary Racing Committee AISC - Atlanta Inland Sailing Club BFSC - Barefoot Sailing Club LLSC - Lake Lanier Sailing Club UYC - University Yacht Club MORE INFO: www.lakesidenews.com

Houseboat fleet comes to Port Royale Marina

AUGUST

Vern Pickering AISC Summer 2 - #10 Special Olympics Regatta Old Goat - Thistle Regatta AISC Awards Party Dorton Cup C22 “Gone with the Wind” DST Race #1 Fall Squall #1 UYC Fall 1 Junior Regatta DST Race #2 Barefoot Open

Club

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By Pamela A. Keene Port Royale Marina, with the largest fleet of rental boats on Lake Lanier, has just added houseboats to it inventory. Marina management recently purchased the 14-houseboat fleet from Lake Lanier Islands Resort in early April and is now the only location on Lanier for renting houseboats. “We’re getting them all rental-ready by completely re-motorizing them, redoing the interiors and adding fly bridges,” said William Archer with Port Royale. “The top party decks are being reconfigured and we’re adding a wet bar, party tops and new furniture.” Each of the 14 53-by-14-foot houseboats is undergoing major refurbishing, including new furniture, new carpet and new paint. The Stardust boats are either 1999 or 2000 models. The marina is building a new covered dock near the gas docks to accommodate the houseboats. It will have patios, water and electricity. “Renting a houseboat is like going on vacation on the lake,” Archer said. “Most people go out and beach the boat and stay there, and one of the most popular places they go is into Two-mile Creek, between us and the islands. It’s nice and quiet there.” Port Royale’s rental fleet includes 10 personal watercraft, 10 18-foot runabouts, 5 19-foot runabouts, four 21-foot deck boats, 22 21-foot party barge pontoons and three 35-foot party yachts. Additionally, the

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Three houseboats purchased from Lake Lanier Islands line the shore of Port Royale Marina. The marina is now the only location on Lanier for houseboat rentals.

fleet will see the addition of two new custom-built 32foot overnight party cruisers, designed by Destination Yachts. “These boats are ideal for short-term overnighters,” Archer said. “They have a full-sized head and a galley.” Rentals on the majority of the fleet are for half days and full days. Houseboats typically rent for the weekend or the week. MORE INFO: www.bestinboating.com

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Junior sailing program comes to University Yacht Club this summer By Pamela A. Keene The UYC Maritime Foundation reaches out to young sailors this summer when it opens its junior sailing program with programs for youth and teens. Scheduled for June 12-17, the program will first be offered to members’ relatives and children of friends of members. The foundation is also offering a public boating safety program for youngsters ages 6-17 on Saturday, June 5. “This free boating safety program will help youngsters learn about safety on the water,” said Rick Smith, who is spearheading the youth programs for the UYC Maritime Foundation. “It’s an excellent way for kids to be introduced to water sports.” The program will be taught by members of the Atlanta Sail and Power Squadron at University Yacht Club off Gaines Ferry Road. The foundation has funded the youth sailing camp from within, with most donors contributing $2,000 each to fund the purchase of 10 Optimist Pram sailboat kits and otherwise fund the program. Members of the organization have been building the boats for several weeks. Those who are $2,000

sponsors will name the boats, which will be property of the UYC Maritime Foundation and be used for the camp. Accomplished sailor and instructor Susan Reddaway is managing the camp and has secured certified US Sailing instructors for the week. The first day of camp will feature a blessing of the fleet for the new Optis. Other people who have been instrumental in the development of the program include John Hopkins, George and Rachel Lipscomb, Susan Tyser and Charles Von Hoven, Lisa and David Herndon, and Phil and Pam Eastman. “Our volunteer member response has been amazing,” Smith

PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE UYC MARITIME FOUNDATION

said. “We’ve had nearly 50 people Volunteers Barbara Hopkins (above left) and Jeff Ace and Hal involved in developing the camp Collier (above right) with the UYC Maritime Foundation work and seeing it through.” on assembling the sailboat kits. The camp will feature two sessions: youth, for ages 6-12, and teens, for ages 13-17. The youth will learn to sail on the Optis; the teens’ fleet will include Lasers, Sunfish, Lightnings and a C-15. “There is so much enthusiasm for this program and boats are coming out of the woodwork,” Smith said. “Sailing, especially for young people, is good on so many levels. It teaches confidence and sportsmanship, and it’s a lifelong skill.” MORE INFO: 404-606-2220 www.UYCMaritimeFoundation.org

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Outdoor Activity Calendar May 2011 See Lake Lanier Olympic Venue Calendar for canoe/kayak and rowing activities Aq ua Activities (Note: Triathlons fill up quickly. Early registration is recommended.)

Beast of the East Sprint Triathlon and Half Steelman, Hayesville, N.C./ Hiawassee. Sprint-.4 mile swim, 16 mile bike, 4 mile run, 8 a.m. May 21; half steelman- swim 1.2 miles, bike 53 miles, run 13 miles 7:30 a.m. May 22, Clay County Recreation Park, Myers Chapel Rd. Sprint-Individuals $65 by May 12, $95 after; relays $75/$110; half steelman-Individuals $115-$155; relays $180-$195. www.thebeastoftheeast.net, www.active.com. My First and Next Triathlon, Buford. .25 mile swim, 12 mile bike, 3 mile run. Next triathlon 7:45 a.m., first triathlon 8 a.m. June 4 & 5 (both events each day), 7000 Lanier Islands Pkwy. $89. www.active.com, www.firsttri.com, (800) 343-4466. Seize Yargo Adventure Race, Winder. 3person teams run, paddle, mountain bike and face other challenges, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. June 4, Fort Yargo State Park, 210 S. Broad St. Registration $50-$65, plus $5 parking. www.trailblazear.com, www.gastateparks.org, The Ridges Resort Invitational 5K Open Water Swim, Young Harris. Swim 5K in Lake Hiawassee from The Ridges Resort to Clay County Recreation Park. 10 a.m. June 26, The Ridges Resort, 3499 Hwy. 76 West. Individuals $35 by June 15, $45 after; discounts for swim teams. www.thebeastoftheeast.net, www.active.com. Madison Fitness Triathlon, Madison. 400 yard pool swim, 16 mile bike, 5K run. 8 a.m. June 26, Morgan Aquatic Center, 1131 East Ave. Registration costs to be announced. No race day registration. www.gamultisports.com, 770-926-2367. My First Bike Kids’ Triathlon, Alpharetta. Swim, bike, run event for children ages 6-14 July 10, Windward Lake Club, 2001 Windward Lake Dr. Start times and distances vary by age groups. $40-$50. www.gamultisports.com, (770) 926-2367. Tri2Remember, Jefferson. 400 meter swim, 15 mile bike, 5K run. 7:30 a.m., July 17, Crowe’s Lake, 115 Crowe’s Lake Dr. Individuals $80 online by July 1, $100 after; relays $100/$120. Add $5 for mail entries. Discounts for USAT members. www.gamultisports.com, 770-926-2367. Tri the Mountains, Blue Ridge. 600 yard swim, 18 mile bike, 5K run. 7 a.m. July 24, Lake Blue Ridge Marina, 335 Marina Dr. Individuals online $85 by July 9, $100 after, relays $100/$120. Add $5 for mail entries. Discounts for USAT members. www.gamultisports.com, 770-926-2367. Women’s Sprint Triathlon, Acworth. 400 yard swim, 13 mile bike, 5K run. 7:30 a.m. Aug. 7. Individuals $80 online by July 25, $100 after. Add $5 for mail entries. Discounts for USAT members. www.gamultisports.com, 770926-2367. Summer Sizzler International and Sprint Triathlons, Hiawassee. International-.8 mile swim, 23 mile bike, 4 mile run, 8 a.m. Aug. 6; sprint-.4 mile swim, 14 mile bike, 2 mile run, 8 a.m. Aug. 7, Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds,

LAKESIDE 53 Hwy 76. Individuals $65 by July 20, $75 after; relays $95/$110. www.thebeastoftheeast.net, www.active.com. Tri to Beat Cancer, Athens. 400 meter swim, 16 mile bike, 5K run. 7 a.m. Aug. 21, Sandy Creek Park, 400 Bob Holman Rd. $80 online by Aug. 11, $95 after; relays $110/$140. Add $5 for mail entries. Discounts for USAT members. www.gamultisports.com, 770-9262367. 5150 Triathlon, Buford. 1.5K swim, 40K bike, 10K run. Time to be announced, Sept. 11, Lake Lanier Islands, 7000 Lanier Islands Pkwy. Individuals $150 by July 11, $175 after; relays $225/$250. www.active.com, 813-868-5940. Tugaloo Triathlon, Lavonia. 1.5K swim, 42K bike, 10K run. 8 a.m. Sept. 24, Tugaloo State Park, 1763 Tugaloo State Park Rd. Individuals $85 by Sept. 1, $105 after; relays $125/$145. Add $5 for mail entries. Discounts for USAT members. www.gamultisports.com, 770-926-2367. Tri2Remember, Gainesville. 400 yard swim, 15 mile bike, 7:30 a.m. Sept. 17, Laurel Park, 3100 Old Cleveland Hwy. Individuals $80 online by Sept. 1, $100 after; relay, $100/$120. Add $5 for mail entries. Discounts for USAT members. www.gamultisports.com, 770-9262367. Tri2Remember Splash, Buford. 1K and 2K swims, 10 a.m. Oct. 1, Lake Lanier Islands, 7000 Lanier Islands Pkwy. $50. www.gamultisports.com, 770-926-2367. Grounded pursuits: ISI Cycling, Gainesville. Group rides 7:30 a.m. Saturdays and Sundays, Corinth Baptist Church, corner Thompson Bridge/Mount Vernon roads; Tuesdays, 6 p.m. Hopewell Church Road; Thursdays 6 p.m. Dewberry Baptist Church, Clarks Bridge Rd. Free. www.isicycling.com. Wednesday Bike Ride, Gainesville. Chicken City Cyclists group ride, 6 p.m. Wednesdays, Frances Meadows Aquatic Center, Jesse Jewell/Community Way. No ride in rain or if forecast is 92-plus degrees. Free. (770) 534-7075, unnoldl@charter.net. 8th Annual LAP Century Ride, Lula. 20-, 35-, 50, 66-, 100-mile bicycle rides, 8 a.m. May 7, Lula Assembly of Praise Church, 6158 Carter St., www.active.com, www.habershambicycles.com, (706) 894-2453. Kiwanis Club 5K/10K, Dawsonville. 8 a.m. May 7, Dawsonville Municipal Complex, 415 Hwy. 53, E. 5K $15, 10K $20. www.active. com, www.runnersfit.com, (706) 265-3090. Dirty Spokes Mountain Bike Races, Winder. Six and 9-hour races, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. May 7, Fort Yargo State Park, 210 S. Broad St. Registration $60 individual-$150 3-person team, plus $5 parking. www.dirtyspokes.com, www.gastatparks.org, (770) 867-3489. Sawnee-Burnt Mountain Century Challenge, Cumming. 75-, 100-mile bike rides 8 a.m., 25-, 44-miles 8:30 a.m. May 7, Cumming Kiwanis Building, 417 Pilgrim Mill Rd. $35. www.active.com, (770) 815-5714. ALS Run for Life 5K, 1-mile, Cumming. 8 a.m. May 7, The Avenue, 410 Peachtree Pkwy. 5K $22 in advance, $25 race day; 1-mile $5/$10. www.active.com, (678) 455-3669. First Saturday Hike, Gainesville. Naturalist-guided hike focuses on stream animals in Chicopee Woods, 10-11:30 a.m. May 7, Elachee Nature Science Center, 2125 Elachee Dr. Adults $5, 2-12 $3, younger than 2 and Elachee members free. www.elachee.org, (770)

535-1976. Stars over Elachee at Chicopee Lake, Gainesville. Learn how to use a telescope, view the night sky, 8-10 p.m. May 7. Bring pencil and flashlight. For ages 8 and up. Register in advance. Elachee Nature Science Center, 2125 Elachee Dr. Adults $10, ages 8-12 $5. www.elachee.org, (770) 535-1976. Fit2Tri Triathlon Club, Gainesville. 7 p.m. May 10, Fit2Tri, 1292 Thompson Bridge Rd. www.fit2triusa.com, (770) 532-2453 Georgia Cup Road Race, Criterium Bike Races, Gainesville. Road race May 14, Tadmore Elementary School; Criterium May 15, Downtown Gainesville Square. Registration $30 per event. Race times and courses posted at www.georgiacup.com. Brasstown Bald Buster Century, Helen. 100-, 80-mile bike rides 7:30 a.m. May 14, register by May 8, LaCabana, 634 Edelweiss Strasse. 100-mile $105, 80-mile $40. www.active.com, www.brasstownbaldbustercentury. com, (770) 597-9084. Georgia Paso Fino Horse Association, Gainesville. Horse show, games 9 a.m. May 13, 10 a.m. May 14-15, Chicopee Woods Ag Center, 1855 Calvary Church Rd. Free to spectators. (770) 531-6855. Pedal Around Brasstown, Hiawassee. 40+ hilly miles with Chicken City Cyclists, 9 a.m. May 14, Towns County High School, 1400 Hwy 76 E. No ride in rain or if forecast is 92plus degrees. Free. (770) 534-7075, unnoldl@charter.net. Jaguar Jog 5K, Buford. 8 a.m. May 14, Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center, 2020 Clean Water Dr. Online registration $15 adults, $10 children ages 5-17, free to children younger than 5; on-site $25 adults, $15 children. www.runnersfit.com Warrior Dash, Mountain City. Mud-crawling, fire-leaping extreme run, music, beer costumes. Various start times, May 14-15, Blue Ridge Camp & Resort, 355 Playhouse Dr. $65 May 14, $55 May 15. www.active.com, www.warriordash.com. Butterfly Release, Gainesville. Annual release of 1,500 painted lady butterflies, children’s activities, paper sailboat races, 1-4 p.m. May 15, Wilshire Trails Park, Wilshire Dr. Free. www.gainesville.org Wings of Flight, Dawsonville. Programs on birds, bats, and butterflies, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. May 14 & 15, Amicalola Falls State Park, 418 Amicalola Falls State Park Rd. $5 parking. www.gastateparks.org, (706) 265-1969. Up Close & Personal with Nature Photography, Clarkesville. Tips on photographing wildlife, birds and nature, 2-4 p.m. May 14, Moccasin Creek State Park, 3655 Highway 197. $5 parking. www.gastateparks.org, 706947-3194. Full Moon Suspension Bridge Hike, Tallulah Falls. Ranger-led moonlit hike into Tallulah Gorge, 7-10 p.m. May 15, 8:15-11 p.m. May 16, Tallulah Gorge State Park, 338 Jane Hurt Yarn Dr. $5, plus $5 parking. Register in advance. www.gastateparks.org, (706) 754-7981. Blackshear Place Baptist Church Spring Bike Ride, Flowery Branch. 28-, 50-, 68-mile rides with post ride meal, 8 a.m. May 21, Blackshear Place Baptist Church, 3428 Atlanta Hwy. $30 in advance, $35 day of event. www.bikereg.com, www.bpbc.com. Spring 5K Run/Walk, Flowery Branch. 9 a.m. May 21, Old Train Depot, 5600 Main St. $20 by May 11, $25 after. www.active.com, (770) 540-9470. Mountain Flower Fine Arts Festival 5K, Dahlonega. 8 a.m. May 21, St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church, 1188 Hamp Mill Rd. $20. www.active.com, (706) 531-6201. Longhorn 5K, 1-Mile, Cumming. 5L 8 a.m.,

1-mile 9:15 a.m., May 21, Totally Running, 405 Peachtree Pkwy. $15 in advance, $20 race day. www.active.com, (678) 491-0639. Mountain Arts Century Bike Ride, Dawsonville. 100-, 80-mile rides 7:30 a.m., 50-, 30mile rides, 8:30 a.m. May 21, Dawson County Middle School, 332 Ga. Hwy 9. Adults $35 by May 16, $40 after; children younger than 17, $25. www.active.com, www.themacride.com. Georgia Draft Horse Association, Gainesville. Spring show of draft horse power, 9:30 a.m. May 21, Chicopee Woods Ag Center, 1855 Calvary Church Rd. Free to spectators. (770) 531-6855. Riding for a Reason, Winterville. 48-mile bike ride, 9 a.m. May 21, 230 Smokey Rd. $35. www.active.com, (706) 613-0122. Spring Wildflower Hike, Clarkesville. Naturalist-led hike hosted by Georgia Native Plant Society, 10-11:30 a.m. May 21, Moccasin Creek State Park, 3655 Highway 197. $5 parking. www.gastateparks.org, 706-947-3194. JAKES Day, Helen. Lessons on reptiles, raptors, archery, shooting, primitive skills in annual Juniors Acquiring Knowledge, Ethics and Sportsmanship program, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. May 21, Smithgall Woods Conservation Park, 61 Tsalaki Trl. $3, plus $6 parking. www.gastateparks.org, www.nwtf.org, (706) 878-3087. Holiday Gorge Floor Hike, Tallulah Falls. Strenuous guided rim to river hike in Tallulah Gorge for ages 10 and older. 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. May 27-30, Tallulah Gorge State Park, 338 Jane Hurt Yarn Dr. $5, plus $5 parking. Register in advance. www.gastateparks.org, (706) 754-7981. Memorial Day Blast, Helen. Relay races, field day activities, campfire, music, hoe-down, 1-8 p.m. May 27, Unicoi State Park, 1788 Ga. Hwy. 356. $5 parking. www.gastateparks.org, (800) 573-9659, Ext. 305. JAKES Day, Gainesville. Archery, catfish rodeo, skeet shoot, wildlife programs in annual Juniors Acquiring Knowledge, Ethics and Sportsmanship program, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. May 28, Chicopee Woods Ag Center, 1855 Calvary Church Rd. Free. (770) 531-6855. 5K Run/Walk, Buford. 8 a.m. May 28, Buford Square off Main St. $20 by May 14, $25 after. www.runnersfit.com, (770) 366-4202. Challenge of the Centuries, Hartwell. 35-, 62-, 100-mile rides 8 a.m. May 28-29, Bell YMCA, 268 Opal Street Ext. 1-day $40, both $50. challengeofthec?enturies.blogsp?ot.com, www.active.com. Outdoor Adventure Weekend, Dawsonville. Kids’ fishing rodeo, trail maintenance, hiking to celebrate National Trails Day, 7 a.m.5 p.m. June 4-5, Amicalola Falls State Park, 418 Amicalola Falls State Park Rd. $5 parking. www.gastateparks.org, (706) 265-1969. Georgia Master Naturalist, Helen. 8-week courses in conservation and wildlife, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays June 6-Aug. 29, Smithgall Woods Conservation Park, 61 Tsalaki Trl. $190, plus $5 parking. Register by May 20. www.gastateparks.org, (706) 878-3087. Bicycle Ride Across Georgia, Atlanta to Savannah. June 4-11, 32nd annual ride begins at Oglethorpe University with stops at Emory at Oxford, Milledgeville, Dublin, Metter and Hinesville en route to Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah. Fees vary daily-full week, children-adult. www.brag.org. Family Camp, Helen. Classes, workshops, family time, 9 a.m.-noon June 7-10, Unicoi State Park, 1788 Ga. Hwy. 356. $5 parking. Pre-registration required. www.gastateparks. org, (800) 573-9659, Ext. 305. - Compiled by Jane Harrison MORE INFO: Additions/corrections, email lakesidenews@mindspring.com

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North Georgia abounds in cycling events in May By Jane Harrison May weekends in North Georgia will bring fleets of bicyclists to mountain routes, back roads and even the downtown square in Gainesville. More than 10 group charity bike events, races and numerous other club rides will put hundreds of cyclists on the road during National Bike Month. Most of the rides feature routes of varying distances and intensity, ranging from beginner friendly 20-mile courses to 100mile endurance tests known as “centuries.” Aside from the downtown circuit race and accompanying road race, part of the Georgia Cup professional-amateur series, most of the rides are non-competitive events that require varying degrees of cycling experience and stamina. Most also give cyclists opportunities to refuel on sports drinks, granola, bananas, and other grub at SAG (support and gear) stops along the way. Some even invite cyclists for a post-ride celebration dinner. The sweet tea at the spaghetti dinner at Lula Assembly of Praise church is a big hit with cyclists finishing the LAP Century, said Joe Elam, director of the May 7

ride. The eighth annual charity event includes 20-, 35-, 50-, 66(metric century), and 100-mile routes that begin at the church in northeastern Hall County. Elam, who operates Habersham Bicycles, described the courses as moderate, except for climbs up Moccasin Gap and Apple Pie Ridge. The short course loops through the rural Lula-Gillsville countryside, while the others extend into Habersham and/or Jackson counties. Four challenging hills may get cyclists pumping off the saddle for assaults on the gap and ridge. A sweet, fruity treat awaits those who summit Apple Pie Ridge in the 35-, 66- and 100-mile rides. “We have a rest stop about every 20 miles,” Elam said. Cyclists who need a little pick-meup between SAG stops can flag down one of the SAG wagons cruising the route. “We’ve got a great pool of volunteers” who will be watching out for riders with mechanical problems or physical depletion, Elam said. He expects about 170 to 200 cyclists will participate in the event which raises funds for the church’s ministries.

Cyclists looking for a May 7 ride that takes on scenic Burnt Mountain near the Dawson/Pickens county lines can load up and head over to Cumming for the 6th Annual Sawnee-Burnt Mountain Century Challenge. After a mass start at the Kiwanis Club building on Pilgrim Mill Road, bikers later split up for 25-, 44-, 75- and 100-mile routes. All climb portions of Sawnee Mountain. The longer routes also ascend Ga. 136 up Burnt Mountain, said ride director Frank Felker. “It’s really pretty up there,” said Felker, who expects about 100 cyclists will participate in the Cumming Kiwanis event. The courses include portions of Bettis/Tribble Gap, Yellow Creek, and Steve Tate roads, which Felker described as “essentially back roads with no busy highways” in Forsyth, Cherokee, Dawson and Pickens counties. The 75-mile and century rides are “really challenging,” Felker said, and are intended for serious cyclists. Riders can refresh at four SAG stops and enjoy a meal when they disembark for the day. A “Victory Lunch” will be the finale for cyclists in the May 21

PHOTO BY LISA HAYES

Cyclists race in downtown Gainesville in a previous Georgia Cup Criterium. The downtown circuit race is set for May 15.

Blackshear Place Baptist Church Spring Bike Ride. Participants will pedal 28-, 50- and 68-mile courses from Oakwood to the first SAG stop in Talmo, where the 50- and 68-milers head deeper into the rolling Piedmont. All three routes return via Pendergrass and back roads before hitting Ga. 53 and cycling back to the church fellowship hall for lunch. “We’ll take good care of you no matter which course you pick”

with police escorts and three SAG stops, Hayes said. He advised participants to choose their course wisely. “These are not flat courses and are challenging to complete,” Hayes said. “However, the 28mile course will have two SAG stops and a dedicated support vehicle so I wouldn’t be scared at all to make it your first road bike experience.” The spring ride, which Hayes organizes as part of the church’s See Cycling, page 55

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Lake Lanier Association supports raising lake’s full pool by two feet By Wilton Rooks Georgia’s citizens and virtually all government entities from the state house to the local city or county administration understand and accept the need to conserve Georgia’s water resources. Georgia’s economy – in fact the entire Southeast’s economy – depends on a reliable supply of fresh water for water supply, recreation, business, industry and environmental protection. Georgia has passed a farreaching Water Stewardship Act to impose restrictions and incentives to fix leaks, to use less water and to manage water more efficiently. Cities and counties, especially in the metro Atlanta area, have imposed even more stringent requirements. But what happens to the millions of gallons of less water used on a daily basis? Unless we have more ways to store it, it flows to the Gulf of Mexico during times when there

dures for the ACF Basin, more than 26 billion gallons of addiNews & Information tional water can be stored during times of surplus to be used during times of drought. The lake has been at 1073 more than 300 times in its history, the most recent of which was November 2009. The economics of this approach are overwhelming. It is litis excess water beyond what is erally the low-hanging fruit to needed for downstream uses. The achieve increased water storage challenge is to have programs and for all of the users in the ACF waresources in place to store the tershed – including those in water that is not used so that it Florida and Alabama. Without can be beneficially used when Lanier’s water during the 2007 rainfall does not provide enough drought, all downstream users water for the users of the ACF would have had to live with what basin. nature provided which was about The fastest and cheapest way half of the current minimum reto store that water is in Lake quired flow into the Apalachicola Lanier, already the largest reserRiver. With more water in Lanier, voir on the ACF watershed and everyone wins. currently with 14 feet of floodWhile the costs in terms of storage capacity. By raising the time and money are insignificant full pool level by only two feet compared to building new reserand adjusting the US Army Corps voirs, they have to be understood. of Engineers’ operating proceHere is what we believe to be the Lake Lanier Association

• Cycling Continued from Page 54 bike ministry, might seem an easy jaunt in the country compared to the intense racing Hayes does in the Georgia Cup pro-am cycling series. He said he may “wait until the last minute” to register for the May 14 Georgia Cup road race in East Hall or May 15 Criteriuim in downtown Gainesville. “I need to make sure I don’t break something before then,” said the 39-year-old bike race veteran. The Georgia Cup events are expected to draw about 500 cyclists who will be competing for series points in the 46-68 mile road races beginning at Tadmore Elementary School and 30-60 minute rides on a downtown Gainesville circuit. Hayes described the criterium as a thrill-seeker’s dream with riders sometimes nearly shoulder to shoulder, dodging potholes and manhole covers, edging around tight corners and muscling down short straight-aways at 40 miles per hour. “It’s a little dangerous ... that’s part of the thrill of it,” said Hayes, who’s familiar with road rash. Gainesville cyclist Mike Long, 56, who has competed in series races for more than 20 years, concurs that “bike racing is a bit nerve racking, especially in a criterium … I have had a few crashes and have been pretty lucky. You get used to the road

hazards, the tight proximity with others, you just have to be alert and always focused.” The 2011 Gainesville Criterium, which has made for a lively Saturday May evening on the downtown square with music, outdoor dining, and blur of bicycles whizzing by, is set for a Sunday morning because of a conflicting event. Minus a cold brew or glass of vino with their pizza, spectators may focus even closer on the action.

For more details on cycling action in North Georgia this month, check the Lakeside Outdoor Calendar for rides near Helen, Dawsonville, Hartwell, Winterville, and Watkinsville. Gear up for the season with rides with the Chicken City Cyclists and ISI Cycling, also noted in the calendar. Get on your bike and ride to work May 20, proclaimed by the League of American Bicyclists as National Ride Your Bike to Work Day.

OUTDOOR BRIEFS Painted Ladies fly at Wilshire Park May 15 Butterflies will flutter over one of Gainesville’s best-loved parks May 15 when 1,500 painted ladies are released at Wilshire Trails Park. The 15th annual Sunday in the Parks event also features food, face painting for kids, sailboat races, and other kids’ events from 14 p.m. The park is located at the intersection of Pearl Nix Parkway and Wilshire Trails Drive. Admission is free. (770) 531-2680.

Recycle bikes May 21 at Fit2Tri Bikes for Humanity Georgia will be collecting used bicycles and bike parts 9 a.m.-5 p.m. May 21 at Fit2 Tri, 1292 Thompson Bridge Rd., Gainesville. Donated bicycles and parts will be sent to the African country of Namibia, where they will be assembled by the Bicycling Empowerment Network Namibia to improve transportation options for communities in need. Bikes for Humanity seeks to “empower individuals and families in need by transferring mobility and creating opportunities through the use of bicycles in developing countries,” according to the website www.b4hgeorgia.org. The organization is collecting only “fat tire bikes” such as mountain bikes, recreational bikes and kids’ BMX bikes, which provide durable transportation in African terrain, said Kelly Parham, who is coordinating the donation drive at Fit2Tri. Road bikes are not sought. (770) 532-2453.

affects of raising the full-pool level by two feet: • One bridge is known that will need to be raised. • Some ramps will need to be adjusted. Some walks at recreation facilities will need to be adjusted. • Some – but very few – property owners will need changes to their shoreline especially if they have riprap installed. • Very little will be changed at marinas since virtually all docks are floating. If these costs were all aggregated and even if paid for by public funding, they would still be insignificant compared to the costs of building even one new reservoir that will hold a small portion of the increased water stored in Lanier by the 2-foot change. And only a portion of the total water in a new reservoir could be used whereas 100 percent of the 26 billion gallons stored in Lanier could be used for water supply and downstream

water demands since it is stored above the conservation zone. This is an idea that has rallied recreation users, businesses, environmental groups and other stakeholders. It is a time that has come. Along with the necessary reauthorization of Lanier for water supply purposes, this change would be a major part of the solution to the Southeast’s water supply needs. The US Army Corps of Engineers needs to initiate the necessary study to better understand the costs and benefits of this change – now. Rooks is a vice president of the Lake Lanier Association. Founded in 1966, the LLAis the oldest volunteer group working to protect the high water quality as well as water levels and to preserve its valuable legacy for future generations. It is a 501(C)3 non-profit organization. MORE INFO: 770-503-7757 www.lakelanier.org

Friendship Woman’s Club founded to serve area By Pamela A. Keene The Friendship Woman’s Club has been formed to serve north Georgia, north Gwinnett and Hall counties. Officers were installed at the club’s first meeting on April 26 by Linda Johnson, current District 9 president. The officers of the newly formed club are President: Carrie Fishback of Cumming; Vice President: Gayle Mack of Buford; 2nd Vice President: Carole Gohman of Braselton; Secretary: Sally Weatherbee of Buford; and Treasurer: Dianne Verplaetse of Buford. “The club is dedicated to community improvement by enhancing the lives of others through volunteer service,” Weatherbee said. “By joining you have the opportunity to work with other women to improve the social, cultural and

physical needs in our area.” Brenda Martin, past District 9 President of the Georgia Federation of Women’s Clubs provided the program for this first meeting. The Friendship Woman’s Club is a part of the Georgia Federation of Women’s Clubs and the General Federation of Women’s Clubs. The federation has roots tracing back to 1868 and is an international women’s organization. The club is a non-profit organization. Regular meetings will be held each month on the fourth Tuesday at the Mulberry Creek Park Community Center located at 4491 JM Turk Rd, Flowery Branch. The next meeting will be held at the center on May 24 at 6:30 p.m. MORE INFO: 404-394-9865

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The Dam Store expands community reach, rafting activities for 2011 By Pamela A. Keene George Kirvin Floyd, owner of The Dam Store, is an enterprising businessman. With interests in both Lake Lanier and Apalachicola, Fla., he has broad visions for the preservation and appreciation of waterways in the Southeast, particularly in the Apalachicola-ChattahoocheeFlint River Basin. The Dam Store has been a mainstay for anglers around Lake Lanier for a number of years. Several seasons ago, the store added kayak and canoe rentals to its services, encouraging upclose-and-personal trips down the Chattahoochee just below Buford Dam down to Settles Bridge. This year, the store is adding 200 oversized clear vinyl inner tubes for river travel, as well as a new takeout location on property owned by musician and farmer Ben Friedman, near the Buford Trout Fish Hatchery and the Chattahoochee River Club. “This is a beautiful piece of land,” said Jack Tiller, who’s handling marketing consulting for Floyd. “It has 2,000 feet of riverfront, plus easy access to the river, just perfect for a take-out for rafters, tubers and kayakers.”

The 21-acre property is also the location for Friedman’s community farm, with 20-by-20 plots available for area residents to grow their own produce. “People can rent plots for $20 per month and grow their own vegetables,” said Friedman, who’s also a songwriter and member of the popular band Cigar Store Indians. “We’ll also be growing vegetables for area restaurants and will have them for sale during the season at The Dam Store.” Friedman has been tending the land during the winter and early spring in preparation for wouldbe farmers. Last year, nearly a dozen people from the area cultivated the plots, growing tomatoes, beans, squash and other vegetables. The plots are all-organic; Friedman provides organic starter fertilizer for the participants. No pesticides are allowed, and pets are not permitted on the property. Floyd has also created his own line of fishing kayaks under The Dam Store brand. The 14-foot siton-top kayaks are made of 40 percent recycled materials, items collected from the river during various clean-ups. They’re made in Georgia.

“We encourage people to be good stewards of the river and to collect trash and debris when they’re rafting and kayaking,” Floyd said. “If everyone does his part, we can keep the river clean.” Apalachicola commitment Over the past several years, Floyd has been hard at work to create a blue water trail from Buford Dam all the way to Apalachicola, encouraging people to get to know the river system for themselves. And each fall, he organizes a multi-day river educational trip on kayaks and canoes from Columbus to Florida. Last year’s 25-mile trek had 22 participants, and information is already posted online at www.ammfl.org, which is the website of Kirin’s Apalachicola Maritime Museum. The museum was originally founded in 1995 with the ship Governor Stone as its centerpiece, the museum was closed in 2004 due to lack of funds. The Governor Stone was moved to Fort Walton Beach. The museum re-opened in the fall of 2007 when the 58-foot wooden ketch Quark arrived in Apalachicola Bay. Quark has since been renamed Heritage of Apalachicola and offers sailing trips through

The Dam Store. the Maritime Museum. “The Apalachicola Maritime Museum celebrates the maritime history of Apalachicola in the form of a maritime museum with active sailing, boat building and restoration and educational programs,” Floyd said. “The activities of the AMM provide insight into the rich history of the Gulf coastal region and river systems that come together to form the largest river in Florida.” In addition to the Heritage of Apalachicola, the museum has a wooden boat school and offers trips and classes. Information is available at www.ammfl.org.

The Dam Store update Anglers rely on The Dam Store for their fishing bait, tackle, provisions and supplies. For the public, the rafting and kayak season at The Dam Store has already begun. Floyd has also undertaken some improvements and expansion plans for the building and The Lighthouse Café will be open soon. Plans are to open the space above The Dam Store as a gathering place to offer live music, perhaps as early as Memorial Day weekend. MORE INFO: www.RiverEcoLogic.com

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Aquatic centers enhance fitness, fun, education New Cumming facility joins existing Gainesville center to serve Lanier area residents

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far biggest draw. “We are getting more and From the fascinating to the remarkable, Lake Lanier har- more requests for the competition pool” and the Splash Zone bors many personalities and places along its shores. Lakeside presents “Shore Lines” – stories about people who live, reaches capacity on summer days, work and play around the lake and the places that make the Graham said. The center’s receipts, which bring in between area special. 65-70 percent of its $1.1 million By Jane Harrison annual operating budget, have hit millions of dollars to build yearabove its projected 50 percent round swimming facilities. Early n a late April afternoon yearly return. “It’s been better indications are that the new center sixth grader Jennifer than predicted and citizens’ comin Cumming will make just as big Supulveda trotted ments have been extremely posia splash there as the Frances down the sidewalk from tive,” Graham said. Meadows Aquatic Center has in Gainesville Middle School with Cumming Parks & Recreation Gainesville. her classmates to get immersed in Director Greg Little said the $16 “I told Cumming that my main their lessons at the Frances Meadmillion City of Cumming Aquatic concern was, did we build it large ows Aquatic Center. In Cumming, Center is “the biggest project the enough?” said Michael Graham, triathlete Mark Stautberg looked PHOTO BY JANE HARRISON parks & recreation department Deputy Director, Gainesville forward to the month of June, Workers laboring to complete the Cumming Aquatic Center envision has ever undertaken.” Set to open children playing on the water features at the outdoor leisure pool. Parks & Recreation Department. when he can swim laps in a giin early June, (no specific date After a delayed opening in Augantic indoor pool off Pilgrim had been announced as of gust 2008, about 180,000 people Mill Road near his home. Cumming Aquatic Center presstime), the center’s outdoor visited the $16 million By late May and early June, Opening date: Early June, no specific date announced by press time. the aquatic center in Gainesville, Gainesville aquatic complex in its leisure pool with splash features, Proposed hours-Competition Pool 6 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. lazy river and water slide will first full year of operation. Since which opened in 2008, and the Saturday; Instructional/Therapy Pool 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Admission likely have folks lined up at the then between 150,000 to 160,000 newly constructed Cumming charges and hours for outdoor leisure pool were not available at press time. Aquatic Center are expected to be people use the center annually for gate. Address/contact info: 201 Aquatic Circle (off Pilgrim Mill Road), CumThe Cumming center’s initial swimming lessons, adult lap the “staycation” destinations for ming; (770) 781-2030, www.cityofcumming.net. operating costs will be paid family fun, fitness and aquatic ed- swim, water aerobics, swim Total project cost: $16 million funded by $6 million through Cumming through a city contingency fund meets, birthday parties and to ucation. SPLOST and $10 million from the $100 million Forsyth County green allotting $700,000 for the remain- space/recreation bonds. The center is situated on about 75 acres. frolic in the main attraction, the Both communities, acting on See Shore Lines, page 63 Construction details: Designed by the Howell Group of Marietta, the outdoor Splash Zone, which is by requests of their citizens, invested

A child is all smiles on a water slide at the Splash Zone at the Frances Meadows Aquatic Center.

center has been undergoing “aggressive construction” through a severe winter, said project manager Ray Neal. Construction was to be completed early this month and it is expected to take 2 weeks to fill the 1.2 million gallon pools and water features and additional time to train employees. Aquatic features: 50-meter 10 lane indoor competition pool (21 lane, 25 yards when divided widthwise) with 1,200 spectator capacity; 25-yard wheelchair accessible indoor 4-lane instructional/therapy pool; 155 foot water slide, splash play, and lazy river in the outdoor leisure pool, equipped with lounge chairs and cabanas. Other features: Three activity rooms, vending machines, locker rooms and showers. Concession stand is expected to open later. Expected community usage: No numbers were available. The 2010 U.S. Census estimated Forsyth County population at about 175,000, less than Hall’s population of about 188,000. Cumming Parks & Recreation Director Greg Little said he hopes the Cumming facility will be as well received as Gainesville’s, which attracts about 150,000-160,000 people annually. Programs: Red Cross Learn to Swim six-months to Level 6, public swim and adult lap swim were confirmed by late April. Other programs, such as aerobic exercise classes, low and high intensity training, rehabilitative sessions, diving instruction, and water polo are proposed, but will not likely begin until late summer or fall. The parks and recreation department will select three organizations to utilize the competition pool year round. It is also working on annual contracts with local high schools. The future: “This is for our people,” said Cumming Parks and Recreation Director Greg Little. “We’ve got the basic ideas. I know they will change based on the first year or two. It’ll be a work in progress the first couple of years. We’ll see what the community needs.” (Sources: Cumming Parks & Recreation Director Greg Little, Cumming Assistant City Administrator Steve Bennett, Construction Project Manager Ray Neal, Aquatic Director Carla Wilson) - compiled by Jane Harrison

Aquatic Center spotlight of restaurant social PHOTO COURTESY CITY OF GAINESVILLE

Interactive play is part of the fun at the Splash Zone at the Frances Meadows Aquatic Center. PHOTO COURTESY CITY OF GAINESVILLE

Cumming Parks & Recreation Director Greg Little is scheduled to talk about the city’s new aquatic center at the May 11 Pilgrim Mill Social Club meeting. Carla Wilson, the newly hired director of operations for the center, will also attend. The informational social is set for 5-7 p.m. at the Coo Coo’s Nest restaurant, 1920 Freedom Pkwy., Cumming. Complimentary wine tasting and hors d’ouerves are planned. Information: www.coocoonest.com, (678) 456-8932.

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to develop programs around residents’ requests. “There’s not a bible on how to build and operate (an aquatic center). Every community is different and you have to evolve to meet the needs of your community.” Stautberg foresees the center

becoming a hub of activity, especially for triathletes who bike and run near Pilgrim Mill Road. “Right now we’re scattered all over (for swimming) in Alpharetta and Gainesville … it’ll be nice to get the community together in one place,” he said.

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Architectural rendering of the Cumming Aquatic Center, set to open in early June.

der of the year, according to Cumming Assistant City Administrator Steve Bennett. He said it will “take a year or two” to calculate a realistic operating budget. He expects the outdoor leisure pool will be a big attraction that will initially bring in the most money. But, what’s huge about the Cumming venue is indoors: a 50meter 10-lane competition pool that can be divided widthwise into 21 25-yard lanes. “This is what sets it apart … I don’t know of one like it except at Georgia Tech,” said construction project manager Ray Neal. Before it was filled with water, the pool appeared like the bed of an enormous rectangular lake with an expanse of lanes so far across it’s hard to imagine having to wait for a lap swim. It’s also mind boggling to picture the stadium seats and temporary bleachers filled to capacity with 1,200 cheering spectators at a big swim meet. Numerous competitive swim-

ming organizations, high school swim teams and triathletes, such as Stautberg, are anxiously awaiting what might become known as the aqua jewel of Cumming. The facility will also have a competition diving well 13-feet deep with 1-meter and 3-meter platforms. “We will be able to host any type of meet, short of Olympic qualifying,” Little said. “We looked at the Frances Meadows Center (as a design model) but we knew we wanted a 50-meter competition pool to host meets” for USA Swimming, colleges and high schools, he said. Both Gainesville and Cumming were rather late getting their feet wet in the aquatic arena. Municipal recreation departments across the country began building year-round swim facilities with seasonal outdoor water features in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Gwinnett County, currently with five year-round aquatic facilities, got in on the trend in the 1990s. Recreation directors from the two north Georgia cities say they are

striving to meet the needs of their residents who have been asking for multi-faceted swim centers for more than a decade. The Frances Meadows Aquatic Center “plays a huge role in the quality of life” said Graham, not only through recreation, competitive and fitness programs, but also in teaching people in a lake community the skills that can enhance, and even save, their lives. Twelve-year-old Supulveda, who gets to take swim lessons through a community grant from USA Swimming, is happy with the program that enables all her sixth grade classmates to get in the water for two weeks of PE classes. “It’s so fun,” Supulveda said. “I like how they teach us … they really taught me how to do free style, backstroke and bobbing.” The Cumming recreation director said calls and emails from area residents express their elation about their new aquatic center. “I think everyone’s excited about it,” said Little, who expects

When opened: Nearly 20 years in the making, the center opened Aug. 30, 2008. Address/contact info: 1545 Community Way (off Jesse Jewell Parkway), Gainesville; (770) 533-5850, www.gainesville.org/recreation. Admission cost: Gainesville/Hall County resident admission varies from $2 adult lap swim to $450 annually/family of 6+ for pool and fitness classes. Additional charges for out of county residents. Total project cost: $16 million ($12 million for the facility.) The purchase of the property (53 acres total, 18 for the aquatic center and the remainder for the adjacent middle school) and site development costs were shared with Gainesville City School System for the Gainesville Middle School. Funding came from a City of Gainesville bond approval and $3 million in Hall County SPLOST money. Named for: The late Frances Meadows, Hall County Commissioner who represented District 4, which included the city of Gainesville, for nearly three terms before her death in 2002. Construction details: The facility, modeled after the Gwinnett County Mountain Park Aquatic Center, was designed by Lose and Associates Lawrenceville division. It took 18 months to build. Aquatic features: Indoor competition pool- 10 lanes 25-yards by 25meters, two 1-meter diving boards, spectator seating for 300; indoor instructional pool-4-lanes, water temperature 84-86 degrees, ADA accessible with permanent ramp, rentals available for private hydrotherapy, birthday parties, private and semi-private swim lessons, and special events; Splash Zone3,400 square feet of fun, with two 3-story body slides, interactive play areas, kiddie slide, drop buckets, current channel and more. Deck includes lounge chairs, shaded cabanas, picnic area (no food can be brought in). A concession stand serves light refreshments. Community Center/other features: Two 49’ x 45’ meeting rooms suitable for theater, banquet or classroom functions either individually or combined; 41’ x 95’ outdoor patio; wellness center for land-based fitness activities with free weights and exercise balls; men’s, women’s, family changing rooms and showers. Community usage: Between 150,000-160,000 people visit the center annually. The breakdown is as follows: Splash Zone 91,000; swim practices, meets, spectators 30,000; water fitness classes 12,000; meetings 7,000; land fitness classes 6,000; birthday parties 5,000; lap swim 4,800. Programs: Red Cross Learn to Swim from six months to Level 6; adult lap swim; numerous water fitness classes ranging from shallow water aerobics and workouts for arthritis patients to aqua boot camp and freestyle choreography; high school and Lanier Aquatics programs. What’s new: Land/water fitness classes, expanded concessions and birthday party options, outdoor patio picnic tables, outdoor playground, after hours private party options. The future: A 2.5 mile walking/jogging trail on the aquatic center/middle school property is in the five-year comprehensive plan. Exercise equipment for the wellness room was approved and then sidelined because of budget concerns, but may resurface. Gainesville Middle school 7th graders will join 6th graders for swim lessons beginning in the fall. Other potential projects on the recreation department “wish” list include a gymnasium with an indoor walking track and staging area for swim meets. (Sources: Gainesville Parks & Recreation Deputy Director Michael Graham, City of Gainesville Marketing/Communication Coordinator Julie Butler, Aquatic Program Director Meghan Hill, Gainesville Assistant Recreation Division Manager Andi Harmon) – compiled by Jane Harrison

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Sixth graders from Gainesville Middle School get two weeks of swim instruction at the Frances Meadows Aquatic Center indoor competition pool.

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Lakeside’s Dining Guide Lakeview Dining Big Creek Tavern - Lunch, dinner and breakfast at 10 a.m. on Sundays. Open year around. Featuring the “Best” Angus Beef, a step up from old-fashioned American food. Billiards, video games, beer, wine, liquor. Buford. B-3, 678-482-1662. Bullfrogs Bar & Grille - Located at Legacy Lodge & Conference Center at Lake Lanier Islands Resort. Open for lunch and dinner daily. Dine poolside or indoors. Selections include salads, sandwiches, entrees, desserts and a variety of drink options from full-service bar. Guests may arrive by boat or car. Buford. B-3, 770-945-8787. Castaways - Holiday Marina. Offering raw and steamed seafood, salads, sandwiches, baskets and entrees, such as seared tuna sashimi, Gulf Coast oysters and Cajun blackened Mahi Mahi. Also featuring seasonal seafood: crawfish, stone crabs and soft-shell crabs. Full bar service. Open Sun.-Thu. 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Fri-Sat 11 a.m-midnight. C-3 770 945-7201 (marina number). Dockside Grill Café - Offering lake views of Lanier in a casual outdoor café setting and new this year: new deck and furniture. Featuring the famous Docker burger, sandwiches including grouper, tuna and mahi and expanded seafood and salad offerings. Aqualand Marina, Flowery Branch. Seasonal. C-3, 770-363-2318. Fish Tales Lakeside Grille - Casual lakeside dining featuring grouper fingers, signature salads and much more. Full service indoor and outdoor bar with live music. Expanded patio and new TVs. Open for lunch and dinner everyday during spring & summer, weekends fall & winter. Hideaway Bay Marina. C-3, 770-967-3775. Pelican Pete’s - Picturesque dining right on the water at Port Royale in an open-air thatchedroof building. Opening mid-April. Selection of sandwiches, burgers, fish and more. Sun-Thu 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Fri-Sat 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. B2, 770 887-5715 ext. 5. Pier 29 - Located on Lake Lanier at lake marker 29 opposite Browns Bridge. Newly renovated restaurant which is family friendly with a separate bar. Open for lunch and dinner, seven days a week; breakfast Sat. & Sun. 8 a.m.-noon. Offering fish, shrimp, steak, burgers, wings, and hand-spun milkshakes. Every Monday, buy 10 wings get 10 free. Dockside delivery available restaurant’s courtesy dock as well as delivery to Port Royal Marina. www.pier29onlanier.com, 770-781-2242. (Former Lantern Inn location.) Sandwich Market - Offers sandwiches, pita wraps, gyros & lahvosh. Baldridge Marina, Cumming. Seasonal. 770-889-2185. Skogies - Specializing in seafood and American fare. Open first two weekends in April; Wed. through Sun. beginning April 13. Gainesville Marina, C-1, 678-450-1310. Sunset Cove Beach Club - An open-air eatery on a quiet stretch of beach near Chattahoochee Rapids at Lake Lanier Islands Resort. Open for lunch and dinner. Views of the lake during the day or dine under the stars in the glow of firelight from the fireplace. Come by car or boat. Also at Sunset Cove, Dog and Draft features 12 beers on draft, plus hot dogs, brats and sausage in pretzel buns. Fire and Ice kiosk offers smoked barbecue and burgers. On the waterpark side, Gianni’s Italian Bistro serves pizza, subs and pasta. By water, Sunset Cove is between buoys 7SC and 5SC. www.lakelanierislands.com. Buford. B-3, 770-945-8787

Windows Restaurant - Located at Legacy Lodge & Conference Center at Lake Lanier Islands Resort and overlooks Lake Lanier. Provides breakfast buffet, and menu options daily and special dining events every Saturday night throughout the season. Guests may arrive by boat or car. Buford. B-3, www.lakelanierislands.com. 770-945-8787. American Austin’s Steak and Seafood - Specialties include seafood, premium aged steaks and chops, baby-back ribs, chicken and pasta. Open daily, lunch and dinner. Full bar. Cumming. A-3, 770844-0902. Collegiate - Old-fashioned hamburgers, hot dogs and milk shakes served in 1940s setting. Gainesville. C-2, 678-989-2280. CooCoos Nest - Open for lunch, dinner and Sunday Brunch offering wings, salads complimented by fresh meats hand cut daily from Fergusons Meat Market. Also featuring steaks, chops and seafood. House favorites include beer battered fries, hooch beans (a battered and fried green bean), Cuban sandwich and the Quesadilla Burger. Live entertainment weekly. Located at GA 400, Exit 16, Pilgrim Mill Rd. at Freedom Pkwy. Cumming. A-3, 678-456-8932; www.coocoonest.com. Foster House - Lunch and dinner served family-style featuring casual dining at lunch and fine dining in evening. Lunch served 11-2:30, Mon.-Fri. Dinner served 5-8:30 p.m., Thurs.; 59:30 p.m., Fri./Sat. Cumming. A-3, 770-8879905. Miss Shuckum’s - Features diverse menu including shrimp, grouper, salmon, oysters, salads, burgers, sandwiches. Take-out party coolers for lakegoers available in season. Located off Islands Parkway. B-3. 770 614-3134. Norman’s Landing - Specializing in fresh seafood, hand-cut steaks, Canadian baby-back ribs with Kansas City barbecue sauce. Cumming. Casual. A-3, 770-886-0100. Rick Tanner's Grill & Bar - A neighborhood favorite, the restaurant offers a casual, friendly dining atmosphere. Rick Tanner's menu offers an array of selections including rotisserie chicken, chicken fingers, smoked pork, fall-offthe-bone ribs, homemade veggies and more. Flat screen TVs, outdoor patio, hand crafted beers. Corner of Buford Hwy. and Hamilton Mill Rd in the Buford Village Shopping Center. 770-866-TOGO (8646), Buford. B-3. Two Dog Café – Classic small town diner with an emphasis on fresh food and fast service for lunch and dinner. Located at 317 Spring St. Gainesville. C-2, 770-287-8384. Wild Wing Café – Offers casual dining, live music, special Monday Trivia Night and 2 Fer Tuesday nights (buy a dozen, get a dozen wings free). Located at 311 Jesse Jewell Pkwy., Gainesville. C-2, 770-536-9177. Yahoola Creek Grill – Features Southern-inspired, made-from-scratch cooking from our outdoor deck, cozy dining room and loft. Full beer and wine list. Lunch and dinner, Wed.-Sat. Open for brunch and supper on Sunday. Closed Mon./Tues. Located on S. Chestatee St., Dahlonega. 706-482-2200; www.yahoolacreekgrill.com. Continental/Fine Dining Adam’s - Offering American Mediterranean cuisine including Rack of Lamb, Calf’s Liver Anglaise, Mediterranean Chicken Penne, Oysters Rockefeller, and Seafood Pastilla Rolls. Full bar. Dinner Mon.-Sat. 5-10:30 p.m. 15 East Main St., Buford, B-3. 678 754-0379.

Aqua Terra - European fusion cuisine served daily. Open for lunch, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Mon.-Fri.; noon-2:30 p.m., Sat.; dinner hours are 5-10 p.m., Mon.-Sun. Located on Buford’s historic Main Street. No reservations. B-3, 770271-3000. Blue Bicycle – a bistro touting “great food in a place not to feel rushed.” Open for lunch Thurs./Fri.; open for dinner Tues.-Sat. Reservations are suggested. Located at 671 Lumpkin Campground Road, behind the Outlet Mall on 400. Dawsonville. 706-265-2153. Corkscrew Café - Fine dining featuring varied menu choices, open lunch and dinner. Hours: 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m., Tues.-Thurs.; 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m., Fri./Sat.; noon-9 p.m., Sun. Reservations suggested. Located on 51 West Main St., Dahlonega. 706-867-8551. Dominick’s Italian Restaurant - Features cuisine from the north of Italy, with veal, chicken and seafood dishes. Favorites include chicken saltimbocca and garlic bread appetizer. Halfprice bottles of wine on Monday nights, halfprice appetizers from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesdays and endless pasta and salad on Wednesdays. Dominick’s is open Monday thru Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for lunch and dinner from 5 until 9:30 p.m. Located at the corner of Buford Hwy. and Hamilton Mill Rd in the Buford Village Shopping Center. 770-614-0019, Buford. B-3. Firesalt Tavern - Fine-dining restaurant in a casual atmosphere and a café-to-go. Café features gourmet coffee, to-go items and full breakfast and lunch. Restaurant features fine steaks, shrimp and grits, fresh seafood including scallops and salmon. Open Mon-Sun. Café to go is open for breakfast and lunch; tavern is open for lunch and dinner. Corner of Buford Hwy. and Hamilton Mill Rd in the Buford Village Shopping Center. 770-932-6284, Buford. B-3. Luna’s - Continental cuisine, romantic atmosphere. Gainesville. C-2, 770-531-0848. Oar House in Dahlonega - Specialties: handcut steaks, seafood dishes and homemade desserts. Located Hwy 52E, 4 miles east of Dahlonega. Reservations suggested. 706-8649983. Poor Richard’s - Specializing in Prime Rib, steaks, ribs and fresh seafood. Casual dining,

dinner only. Full-service bar. Gainesville. C-1, 770-532-0499. Scott’s on the Square - Upscale casual ambience with specialty sandwiches for lunch and gourmet entrees for dinner. Gainesville square. C-2. 770-536-1111. Toasted n Tapped - Microbrewery with restaurant featuring dishes from Shrimp and Grits to Beer Braised Pot Roast. Brewery features brands with names like Endangered Sea Bear to Rip Van Dunkel to Captain Eddy’s. Downtown Flowery Branch in the old Major McGill’s restaurant. Casual. B-3. 770 9678803. Barbecue/Country/Home Cooking Johnny’s BBQ - Real Pit BBQ pork, chicken & ribs. Brunswick stew. Minutes from Clark’s Bridge rowing venue. Gainesville. Casual. D1, 770-536-2100 Old McDonald’s BBQ - Real Pit BBQ, Brunswick stew, ribs. Minutes from Lake Lanier. Casual. Buford. B-3, 770-945-3431. Deli Common Grounds Coffee Shoppe - Light breakfast, lunch and dinner and desserts followed by fresh roasted coffee. Flowery Branch. C-3, 770-967-4080. Italian BiBa's Italian Restaurant - Featuring pasta, pizzas, salads, chicken, veal and seafood specialties. Open 11 a.m.-11 p.m., Friday and Saturday; 11 a.m.-10 p.m., Sunday through Thursday. Gainesville, C-2. 678-450-1661. Piazza - Features traditional Italian dishes, homemade raviolis, pizza, chicken, veal and seafood specialities. Open seven days a week: 11 a.m.-9 p.m., Sun.-Thurs.; 11 a.m.-10 p.m., Fri./Sat. Located on 24 East Main St., Dahlonega. 706-867-9881. Mexican La Cazuela - An Atlanta area landmark that’s expanded to two locations around Lanier. Features fajitas, selection of combination platters and more. Cumming, 678-947-0718, Buford, 770-614-6871. Oriental Little Tokyo - Japanese dining - hibachi grill, sushi. Dine in, take out. Open Tues. - Fri. 10:30 am - 10:30 pm; Sat-Sun 12 pm-10 pm; Closed Mon. Buford. B-4, 770-945-3350.

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Lake Lanier Marinas Info AQUALAND MARINA Hours of operation: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for tenants, 8 a.m. to sunset for visitors Phone: 770-967-6811 Location: 6800 Lights Ferry Road, 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., 7 days a week Types of fuel: Non-ethanol Price of fuel: (as of 4/29/11) $4.59 On-site eatery: Dockside Grill Cafe - Seasonal Take-out menu: Sandwiches Restaurant description: Casual Menu: Famous “Docker Burger,” tiki, sandwiches, salads & seafood grilled & fried. Phone: 770-363-2318 Security: 24 hours a day, 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; Service, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon.-Fri. Phone: 770-945-1991 Location: 6700 Holiday Rd, Buford Types of slips available: Wet docks for 75-150 foot covered & 100-foot open slips; 554 dry stack; New 125' x 24' & 150 x 26' HB slips now available. Types of fuel: Valvtect 93 non-ethanol Marine Gas and Valvtec diesel marine fuel Price of fuel: (as of 4/29/11)) $4.69 premium; $4.19 diesel Security: Holiday Marina security patrols marina Additional amenities: Repair services. Free pump/portipotti station for members. Wet slips: private gated access, golf cart valet service, free dockside pumpout. New gas dock, easy access for houseboats. New courtesy docks for dry stack customers. The Houseboat Store has taken over the service dept & boat sales for Chris Craft, Formula, Startdust and Fantasy. BALD RIDGE MARINA Hours of operation: Office, Mon-Fri, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., marina has 24-hour access. Phone: 770-887-5309; www.baldridgemarina.com Location: 1850 Bald Ridge Marina Road, Cumming Types of slips available: Covered & uncovered. Store: Sandwich shop; some boating supplies Store hours: Seasonal Types of fuel: Non-ethanol; diesel Price of fuel: (as of 4/29/11) $4.79; $4.09 diesel (Dock open 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon., Thur., Fri.; 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat./Sun.; Closed Tues./Wed.) On-site eatery: Sandwich Market - Seasonal Menu: Grilled & cold sandwiches, pita wrap. Restaurant description: Casual Phone: 770-889-2185

Security: 24-hour security, gated Additional amenities: Full-service department, parts department, boat body work, yacht repair & Marine Max Stovall sales dock GAINESVILLE MARINA Hours of operation: Office, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon.-Fri. Phone: 770-536-2171 Location: 2145 Dawsonville Hwy, Gainesville Types of slips available: 600 slips, dry stack covered. up to 25 feet, wet covered & uncovered to 80 feet. Types of fuel: Non-ethanol Price of fuel: (as of 4/29/11) $4.59 (Dock open 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 7 days a week) On-site eatery: Skogies (Seasonal Wed. thru Sun.) Menu: Barbecue, seafood and American fare. Phone: 678-450-1310 Security: 7 days a week Additional amenities: Water service shop, land service shop, recreational room, bath house, pumpout station. Sales of new, used and brokerage boats. Bennington Pontoon Boats and Yamaha Outboards. HABERSHAM MARINA Hours of operation: Office/Store/Dock, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 7 days a week Phone: 770-887-5432 Location: 2200 Habersham Marina Rd, Cumming Types of slips available: 650 slips for dry storage up to 27 foot Store: Yes Types of fuel: Non-ethanol, 89 octane Price of fuel: (as of 4/29/11) $4.39 Security: Yes Additional amenities: Repair services, detailing and bottom cleaning. Also bathroom and shower facilities are available. HIDEAWAY BAY MARINA (Formerly Starboard Cove Marina) Hours of operation: Office: 8:30 a.m5:30 p.m., 7 days Marina: 24/7 Phone: 770-967-5500 Web Site: 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: Regular Price of fuel: (as of 4/29/11) $3.94 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 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 Price of fuel: (as of 4/29/11): $4.69 premium; $4.39 unleaded; $4.39 diesel (5 percent discount with Westrec advantage membership) On-site eatery: Dockside Grill - Seasonal Menu: Burgers, handcut/aged steaks, sandwiches, salads & seafood Phone: 770-945-2208 Security: 24 hour Additional amenities: Boat rentals, repair service, pumpout station, boat sales, Sea Tow. LANIER HARBOR MARINA Hours of operation: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 7 days; Gas dock: 24 hours. Phone: 770-945-2884 Location: 2066 Pinetree Dr, Buford Types of slips available: 40’x16’ & 50’x18’, with power, water, satellite hook-up Store: Yes Store hours: 24 hour gas dock & store Types of fuel: 89 octane, 93 octane Price of fuel: (as of 4/29/11) $4.29 regular, $4.39 premium, with 10 cents off a gallon, both regular and premium, for Boat US members. Security: 24 hours Additional amenities: 24/hr Towing Service PORT ROYALE MARINA Hours of operation: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., 7 days a week Phone: 770-887-5715 Location: 9200 Lan Mar Rd, Gainesville Types of slips available: Uncovered, 20-foot to 80-foot; covered, 24-foot to 50-foot totaling 514 slips & dry stack storage (464) for up to 39 feet & 115 covered bay sheds to store boats on trailers Store: Yes Store/Dock hours: 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Mon.-Fri.; 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Sat./Sun. Types of fuel: Non-ethanol Price of fuel: (as of 4/29/11) $4.54 regular On-site eatery: Pelican Pete's Bar and Grill Security: Night security Additional amenities: Climate controlled bath house with showers, 24 hour 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: 9:00 a.m.-5 p.m., Wed.-Mon.; Closed Tues. Phone: 770-536-8599 Location: 5725 Flat Creek Rd, Gainesville Types of slips available: Uncov-20-70 ft.; covered-2450 ft.; to include an exclusive 44 ft Sailboat Breakwater Dock. Total Wet Slips 688 and nine (9) Dry Storage Spaces (boats on trailer). Store: Ship Store Store/Dock hours: 9:00 a.m.-5 p.m., Wed.-Mon.; Closed Tues. Types of fuel: Regular with Valvtect Price of fuel: (as of 4/29/11) $4.19 with 5 percent off with Westrec Advantage Membership Additional amenities: Club House, bath house, laundry facility and pump-out open 24 hours a day.

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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 ......770 425-4252 Atlanta Sail & Power Squadron .......404 262-7288 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............................770 945-2884 8. Lazy Days .................................770 945-1991 9. Hideaway Bay ...........................770-967-5500 10. Sunrise Cove ............................770 536-8599 Sailing Clubs Atlanta Hobie Fleet #12 ...................770 393-3405 Atlanta Inland SaiIing Club..............770-962-8897 Atlanta Boardsailing Club ................404 237-1431 Barefoot Sailing Club ......................404 256-6839 Catalina 22 Fleet 68.........................770 887-8373 Lake Lanier Sailing Club..................770 967-6441 Southern Sailing Club .....................770 447-8047

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REDUCED! Affordable lake lanier lot on south lake sailing waters. Corp line close to water. Oversized, covered double slip boat dock in drought proof water. Established south lake neighborhood.

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St. Simons Island is a golden Georgia treasure Standing on the wall of Fort Frederica scanning the river and the marshes beyond was serious business around 1740. The British soldiers on guard knew that the Spanish-held Fort St. Simons was only five miles away and were painfully aware that war had been declared with Spain. Eventually these English soldiers realized that they would have to fight for their lives on St. Simons Island. Even though the British were far outnumbered, good intelligence, a timely ambush, and some skillful maneuvering of ships and men by James Edward Oglethorpe made the Spanish believe that the British force was much larger. Therefore, after the historical, but small ambush, known as “The Battle of Bloody Marsh,” the Spanish retreated back to Florida and were never a threat to General Oglethorpe and his fledgling Georgia colony again. Today, visitors to St. Simons Island can walk the open grounds of Fort Frederica and gaze across the picturesque “Marshes of Glynn” that were made famous by poet, Sidney Lanier (yes, the namesake of Lake Lanier), and never have to worry about being fired upon. This immaculate spot is simply one of many that attracts folks to St. Simons. For nearly eight decades, families from all over the South have come to this gorgeous barrier island to enjoy the elegant atmosphere, mouthwatering food, and antebellum style hospitality at the King and Prince Hotel, which was

sions were completed in 1972 and 1983, and the hotel was listed on the National Register of Historic Bill Vanderford Places in 1996 as the King and Prince Beach and Golf Resort. It still offers a unique resort experiTravel ence with real Southern flair, fanEditor tastic and varied cuisine, and spectacular ocean views from almost every room. For information or reservations, call toll-free at MORE INFO: (800)-342-0212. 770-289-1543 Many golf lovers come to St. JFish51@aol.com Simons to play the recently rewww.fishinglanier.com stored King and Prince Golf Course, which is the home of the built because of an insult. It Hampton Club. This 18-hole seems that one evening in the early 1930s at the nearby Cloister championship course is both chalHotel on neighboring Sea Island, lenging and beautifully interwoven with ancient oak trees, Frank Horn and Morgan Wynn island holes, views of birds and were tossed out for being drunk wildlife in the surrounding and disorderly. Horn was a tall, marshes, and picturesque lagoons. heavy man, and Wynn was a Fishing, birding, and wildlife short, skinny fellow, and when viewing are always great outdoor seen together, they were affectionally known as “The King and endeavors when visiting St. SiPrince.” So, because of the insult, mons Island. This huge coastal ecosystem of salt marshes, tidal the two founded the King and rivers and creeks is probably the Prince as a seaside dance club to best rearing ground for fish, compete with the Cloister Hotel. sharks, and shellfish on the AtThe main hotel building with its lantic seaboard of the USA. This classic Mediterranean architecture was completed and opened to little known fishery is best explored and experienced with an the public just in time for World expert local guide like Larry War II in 1941. During that period, the new hotel was converted Kennedy III out of Hampton Marina. Larry and his family have into a training facility for coast watchers looking for German sub- been fishing the waters productively as long as I can remember, marines. and have entertained thousands of Following the war, the King visitors to St. Simons. For more and Prince opened to families information or reservations, call again in 1947 and has continued to serve as a prime vacation desti- 912-222-1687. Fine dining and local seafood nation in the Golden Isles of Georgia. Renovations and expan- is another highlight of any trip to the Georgia barrier islands, and St. Simons has some of the best! Certainly the chefs at the King and Prince would be in the running in any food and drink contest, but my favorite would have to be Halyards and the culinary artistry of Chef Dave. Being a fisherman himself, Dave loves to have his friends bring by their “Catch of the Day” and allow him to create a succulent meal with his special touch. Both Bill and Cindy Acree told me of magical meals that they have enjoyed with Chef Dave during the Atlanta PHOTOS BY BILL VANDERFORD Braves offseason when Bill wasn’t so busy as a Braves executive. For more information, contact Fort Frederica Dave at (above) and looking across the www.halyardsrestaurant.com. marsh from the Another interesting, but quite fort (left). casual eatery, is within easy walking distance from the King and Prince Hotel. The Saltwater Cowboy is a swinging place with a

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St. Simons Lighthouse (above). Natural beauty in the marshes at St. Simons (right).

young, female chef straight out of the Bayou country of Southern Mississippi. She has put together some unique offerings of steak and seafood with a different Cajun rendering. For information or reservations, call 912-6342102. Certainly more experiences are available on St. Simons Island including visits to the historic Christ Church, Fort Frederica, Epworth by the Sea, and the St. Simons Lighthouse. For me, however, the beaches, marshes, old oak trees, and the slow movement

of time and tide take me back to simpler time in my youth when my family would visit this magical island during the summer break from school. Sure there are new businesses and different people, but the natural beauty where sea, sky, and shifting sands meet has a soothing effect that transcends all time. Bill Vanderford has won numerous awards for his writing and photography, and has been inducted into the National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame as a Legendary Guide.

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Sunrise on the Georgia coast. Three generations of Allgoods admire a sea trout.

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Local glass railing company brings new viewpoint to lakeside living and dining By Pamela A. Keene If you’ve been to Fish Tales Lakeside Grille at Hideaway Bay Marina this season, you can see the lake in a whole new light. Thanks to the vision of owner Dale Osaki and businessman John Gruca, patrons at the popular lakeside eatery can now enjoy unobstructed views of the lake while dining. “I was at Fish Tales and noticed that the wood railing blocked views of the lake and the marina,” Gruca said. “My company installs glass safety railings across the country, so I mentioned it to Dale that we could replace the railings with glass, and he was all for it.” Gruca owns J.M. Gruca Inc., a niche company specializing in safety glass railings, floors and

steps. The firm has done work for national locations of Lifetime Fitness, the Charlotte corporate office of NASCAR, the University of Florida and a number of hospitals. “We have a niche market and all we do is specialty glass rails, floors and steps,” Gruca said. “I leave windows, doors and walls to the other guys.” Gruca started the business about 30 years ago in California. He moved to Georgia 18 years ago and currently maintains an 8,100-square-foot plant in Buford where he fabricates his glass and does welding for the framework. He uses half-inch or three-quarter-inch tempered glass. Most of his work is commercial in nature, but he also See Glass, page 74

Patrons at Fish Tales can now enjoy unobstructed views of the lake while dining.

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Towing best left to the professionals Have you ever been asked that question by another boater on the lake? Seems simple enough to just “hook up” and off you go to the nearest marina or dock. I teach the class here at Lake Lanier for Sea School covering the Assist Tow endorsement for the US Coast Guard Masters license and I am constantly surprised to learn how many people perform this task not fully knowing the ramifications of their actions. Please understand this article is not referring to the act of rendering assistance to someone in immediate danger which is the premise for the license endorsement or even a recreational tow, such as a skier or water tubing. There are many factors to consider when engaging a tow and you should be aware of them for your safety … and theirs. First, my advice is to call a professional that performs towing as they are specifically trained and insured to do that task. There are also very reasonable towing insurance plans that can protect you if the need arises, and it sometimes does when you least expect it, so I highly recommend you plan for this contingency. In the assist towing license course it states very clearly that once your tow line is made fast to the receiving boat then you are re-

times meant evacuating the occupants and letting the boat sink if Steve necessary. Johnson It takes a lot of experience to handle your vessel and coupled Boating with towing another, well, that Safety can present a whole new aspect of safe boating. Again, towing is best served by the professionals trained and experienced to do that sponsible for the actions of that job. vessel and the safety of the occuThere may come a time when pants. This is not meant to be you will be the closest vessel to given or implied as legal advice, someone in dire need of immedibut common boating sense. ate assistance and the best way to Towing another vessel is much prepare for that day is to always harder than it looks, even in the plan ahead. Know the proper best of weather conditions. radio frequencies, emergency sigThere is a very long list of nals, phone numbers, and basic considerations that must be facsafety equipment needed to be an tored into each evolution such as: asset. the proper plane speed of the Take the safe boating courses towed vessel, the stability of both given by the US Coast Guard vessels, the length of the hawser, Auxiliary, Power Squadron, or position of the tow, water depth, even invest in professional license draft considerations, environmen- training to hone your boating tal hazards, current and forecast skills and awareness even more. weather conditions, water current The next time someone asks effects, dock configuration, the you for a tow please consider use of a drogue, and number of some of these factors. occupants, to name just a few. It can make a profound differHaving performed this task in ence and benefit to your safe the Coast Guard with numerous boating. vessels, both large and small, Steve Johnson, USCG (ret.) each mission presented a different works with Your Boat Concierge. challenge and sometimes a successful tow was not even possible. MORE INFO: ybcjohnson@gmail.com Our primary focus was always safety of life first and that some-

Corps considers proposed changes to community docks program In 2004, the Corps of Engineers adopted a new Shoreline Management Plan (SMP) that required the use of community docks for all new residential developments. The plan was put into place to help reduce the environmental impacts to public lands and the shorelines of Lake Lanier. The Corps is currently holding public meetings to receive public input. The remaining meetings are scheduled for May 24, at West Hall High School, 550 McEver Rd., in Oakwood, and on June 14, Dawsonville County Middle School, 332 Highway 9 N, in Dawsonville. The Environmental Impact Statement for the 2004 SMP set the limit of dock permits for Lanier at 10,615. Once this number is reached no additional permits may be issued. The 2004 SMP does not address a method for managing permits that become available after that number is reached. If permits become available

ties after the implementation of the 2004 SMP. Several developments have received community Nick dock permits but have not purBaggett sued final plat approval and are now approaching or are beyond US Army the expiration date of their ShoreCorps of Engineers line Use Permit. With this in mind, it is being proposed that: • All Community Docks with through attrition, revocation, etc, the Corps will publicly announce existing or expired permits will be given a grace period. The their availability and issue new grace period will apply to permits permits based on a first-come with expiration dates in 2009 first-serve basis until the maxithrough 2013. These permittees mum number is reached. This process will be repeated annually will have until December 1, 2014, to obtain and submit a Local Issuas needed beginning on the second Monday in March. If no per- ing Authority (LIA) approved mits become available, the Corps final plat. • Original Issuance: Upon rewill issue a press release indicatceipt of an approved LIA prelimiing same. Currently, the SMP states that nary plat or a letter from the LIA permits for community docks will attached to the plat stating that it not be issued for speculative pur- meets LIA requirements, a condiposes for new residential develop- tional community dock permit will be issued. The permit will be ments, which were defined as a conditioned with the following property receiving final plat approval from local issuing authori- statement: “This permit is issued

based on the submission of a preliminary plat. This permit will not be re-issued beyond the above expiration date unless final plat approval has been received from the LIA. Community dock construction and installation must not be performed until the final plat has been approved and the Corps has completed the required permit reconciliation and issued a nonconditional community dock permit.” • First Re-issue: A LIA approved final plat for their development must be submitted for the permit to be re-issued. Community dock construction and installation must not be performed until the final plat has been approved and the Corps has completed the required permit reconciliation. Those permit holders failing to meet this requirement will not be eligible for their permit to be reissued. • Subsequent Re-issue: At this point the final plat has been approved and a substantial invest-

ment in infrastructure has been completed, lessening the appearance of speculative development. The permit will be routinely re-issued henceforth providing that the development is in compliance with permit conditions. Approximately 64 community dock permit holders qualify for the grace period under this proposed change. This administrative change will allow a reasonable amount of time for permit holders to come into compliance while providing for a defined administrative process for the management of community dock permits. All meetings will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. and are open to the public. Corps’ staff will be on hand to discuss the policy change. Copies of the current Shoreline Management Plan and the proposed changes will be available at the meetings. MORE INFO: 770-945-9531 http://lanier.sam.usace.army.mil/

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Local inventor’s talents improve signage at Lake Lanier Islands’ beach By Pamela A. Keene Larry Pierce is always thinking up ways to do things better. Never mind that he doesn’t have a computer or even know how to access the internet. In fact, he still uses a fax machine to communicate with folks. But Pierce’s ability to think outside the box has led to at least seven patents for inventions, including film markers to aid the medical profession in identifying X-rays for patients and a thermoplastic sheet strip heater assembly. “I’m an inventive type of guy and it’s afforded me a living,” Pierce said. “When I saw the

signs along the beach at Lake Lanier Islands – they were realestate type signs – I knew I could come up with a better solution.” The signs, which are posted along the beach near Sunset Cove, were installed each morning and removed each evening by staff. Pierce developed a new look and material for the signs as well as an installation system that saves time and money. Using a triangular design made of UV-resistant vinyl, Pierce’s goals were to create signage that could be read from several angles, not blown around by the wind and able to withstand occasional

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Continued from page 73 does residential installations. “You know, with 10,000 homes on the lake, I can see that a lot of people would want to have

glass rails,” he said. “I see so much potential for people who would want to replace their wood rails and pickets with glass.”

bumps by patrons. “I eliminated all the sharp edges, used blades to catch the wind and put solar-powered lights on the top to light the ground around the signs,” he said. The 12 signs are now installed on the beach on a semi-permanent basis using a system of PVC and buried steel tubing. Pierce put his thinking cap to work when determining how to approach management at the Islands about his project. “I found out that Virgil Williams got an award from Georgia Tech and had two patents, so I included that in the letter I sent. When I didn’t hear from them in a couple of weeks, I called up and was put in touch with Mike Williams, who agreed right then and there to meet with me.” Pierce’s reputation also helped

him land the project. One of his biggest clients is the Taggart Driving School. He designed the wind-resistant, lighted triangular signage that tops the cars driven by students. People around the lake may recognize Pierce because of his unusual transportation. He travels the waters in a motor-powered inner tube. He’s also the owner of the 30,000-pound 32-foot tugboat with the mermaid on the bow. Pierce said his inspiration comes from Thomas Edison. “Edison said that most good ideas are two percent inspiration and 98 percent perspiration,” Pierce said. “And you know, that’s really right. The best way to Larry Pierce poses with signs get started is to look for all the problems and just solve them, one he developed for Lake Lanier Islands. at a time.”

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