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May 2015

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

Vol. 21 Issue 5

INSIDE THIS ISSUE Drowning danger The beauty of a full Lake Lanier and the spiritual and physical refreshment it provides can mask the potential it has to end a life in minutes. Page 65

Headwaters of Lake Lanier History and tourism run deep near the northern headwaters of Lake Lanier where the public can tour the Hardman Farm across the road from an iconic landmark or visit mountain trails where wildflowers burst open and waterfalls gush freely. Pages 50-51

Hilton Head Island The first rays of the rising sun dance along the sparkling surf and illuminate the white sand along the 12-mile length of the broad beaches at Hilton Head Island in South Carolina. Page 72 Also inside: Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Captain’s comments . . . . . . . .Page Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page COE column . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Cruising Wilsons . . . . . . . . . . .Page Curb Appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Dining guide . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Fishing report . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Glenn Burns . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Lake Lanier Olympic Venue . . .Page Lake levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Lanier map . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Marinas information . . . . . . . .Page Outdoor activity calendar . . . .Page Recreation guide . . . . . . . . . .Page Safety guide . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Sailing calendar . . . . . . . . . . .Page Shore Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Steve Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . .Page US Coast Guard Auxiliary . . . . .Page Vanderford’s travel . . . . . . . . .Page

67 33 18 79 68 27 56 73 7 28 14 7 76 74 53 54 64 38 50 68 8 72

PHOTO BY KAYLA ROCHE, SURF NASA

Levi Dills of Acworth shows off his wake surfing skills during the Liquid Force Free For All Demo Day sponsored by Singleton Marine. The event, which took place at the end of April, was a lead up to this month’s Malibu WWA Rider’s Experience Weekend, also hosted by the dealership. Story, page 46.

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

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

By Jane Harrison The Special Master presiding over the Florida-Georgia water litigation will hear oral arguments in Georgia’s motion to dismiss the Florida lawsuit June 2. Special Master Ralph Lancaster’s decision to consider dismissal and reports that governors of the warring states have spoken and plan to discuss settlement were among developments last month in the long running dispute over water in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint river basin.

Florida filed the federal suit in November 2013 accusing Georgia of siphoning more than its fair share of water from the river system and causing economic and environmental harm to the Apalachicola region and its oyster fisheries. Lake Lanier is the largest reservoir on that river system.

Lancaster, appointed by the Supreme Court to conduct preliminary proceedings, agreed to hear Georgia’s dismissal argument after Georgia filed briefs claiming court action could not afford Florida relief since the U.S. is not a required party in the suit. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers operates five federal

reservoirs on the Chattahoochee River and sets the flow rate of water that ultimately reaches the Apalachicola River.

The U.S. Department of Justice is participating as amicus curiae, or friend of the court, and would not be bound by any decree of the court requiring a minimum flow rate into the Florida river.

Georgia’s brief contends, “There is no question that the Army Corps of Engineers controls the ‘spigot” of water at the Florida-Georgia line, through its operation of both the Jim Woodruff Dam at the headwaters of the Apalachicola River, as well as a series of upstream dams and reservoirs on the Chattahoochee River.” Even if the court imposed a consumption cap on Georgia, the brief argues, Florida would not be guaranteed the water it seeks, especially during drought, when “federal purposes would force the Corps to impound additional water upstream.”

Florida countered that its legal action does not target the Corps nor does it seek a minimum flow rate, but instead seeks equitable apportionment of water and a cap on consumption. Florida’s brief

further asserts that Georgia misconstrues the Corps relevance in the ACF, since the Flint River is unregulated by the Corps and has no federal dams.

Lancaster granted both states an hour at the dismissal hearing and will allow the states to share time with the United States Justice Department, which has gotten permission from Florida to use 20 minutes of its allotted time.

In other action: • Lancaster issued a confidentiality order barring public disclosure of settlement discussions.

Georgia’s status report indicates that Florida Gov. Rick Scott has agreed to meet with Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal, who said he would travel to the Florida capital to “sit down and discuss” water issues.

• Lancaster asked both states See Lawsuit, page 18

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BRING THE OUTDOORS IN with a touch of mountain feel. Wonderful tone on tone colors with a variety of woods, tiles & stones. 4 BR/3.5BA, 2 full unfinished basements. Grand lake views as far as the eye can see! Boat Slip Option. $1.0M (Hall)

VIEWS, VIEWS, VIEWS! Long range views of Lanier! It's like living on top of the world and o’looking the lake. Marina Bay, resort style amenities include, S/T, clubhouse, parks and more, boat slip option at community dock. $349K (Hall)

NEW ON MARKET: 3/4 acres with awesome garden! Lake views, pool o’looking the lake and wonderful screened-in porch. Brick Ranch with 3 BD/2.5 BA on main, 2 BD/1 BA on Terrace with 2nd kitchen & perfect in-law suite, vaulted great room, Covered single slip dock! $499K (Hall)

2355 Stephens Rd, Gainesville

1024 Overlook Drive, Dawsonville

9925 Jernigan Dr. Gainesville

JUST LISTED! Fabulous DEEP water and great views!

Ready for instant lake living.

Home sold completely furnished. 3 finished levels, master on main, 4BD/3.5BA, Double slip dock/party deck, grandfathered road to lake. Great location near Gainesville Marina! $639K (Hall)

VIEWS FROM EVERY ROOM! Masterful renovation in 2005 and 2 masters! Granite, hardwoods, stainless appliances, 2 story great room and exceptional terrace level. The views are simply amazing from every room of this home! 4 BD/3.5 BA, plus 2 car garage. $649K (Dawson)

FEEL OF A MOUNTAIN HOME ON LAKE LANIER is a must see if you want all the bells & whistles. Custom built home w/hdwds, granite, 12 ft ceilings, master ste, finished terrace w/rm to add another BD, Currently a 3 BD/3 BA and finished terrace. Dbl slip dock, move in ready. Easy access to GA 400 & I-985. $599K (Forsyth)

6052 West River Rd., Flowery Branch

CHARMING & FABULOUS

176 Nix Point Dr., Dawsonville

4185 Merritt Rd., Cumming

JUST LISTED. 3.48 acres with 180 FT of CORP property and CORP LINE in the water Great south lake location near Aqualand.. $299K (Hall)

UNIQUE HOME on Lanier! 3BR/3BA on 3 levels. Great lake views, UNBELIEVABLE screened porch. Back wall of home is automatic glass garage door that opens to the screened porch.

Gourmet kitch opens to GR w/huge stone FP. S/D has 6 homes, comm dock w/always deep water.

12"wide boat slip. $525K (Hall)

The PERFECT weekender!

GREAT LAKE VIEWS! 2 BD on main lvl, kids playroom & BD up, rec rm w/BD & BA on terrace lvl.

SIMPLE walk to the oversized boat house on beautiful water. SO close that you can call the kids to dinner. Updated kitchen and sunroom with the feel of a mountain lodge. HUGE living room with fireplace.

Separate 2 car garage. $524K (Dawson)

JUST LISTED: Charming 2BD/1.5BA near Bald Ridge Park. Grass to water, single slip dock w/party deck, multiple outdoor living spaces, 3 car carport, fenced, huge vaulted great room, cottage style kitchen. Conveniently located off GA 400 at exit 16. The lake is waiting for a summer of memories. $495K (Forsyth)

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AMAZING LAKE HOME w/long range views, PRIVATE boat ramp, 2 docks! HUGE home w/ gourmet kitch & DR table that can seat 12 easily! Double master BRs as well as a 3rd BR on the main lvl. You'll LOVE the killer theater room and game room w/wet bar and 2 additional BRs on the terrace lvl. DONT MISS THIS ONE OF A KIND LAKE LANIER HOME!! $1,025,000 (Hall)

JUST LISTED! Income producing duplex on South Lake Lanier near Aqualand.

4BR/2BA Log cabin with fantastic lake views!

Includes deeded slip in community dock in beautiful cove. Perfect for a lake weekender or investment. 2 kit, 2 living rooms. $289K (Hall)

LAKE AND VISTA VIEWS FROM EVERY ROOM! Casual elegance, estate home w/ multiple outdoor living spaces, extraordinary interior finishes and spectacular lake views. 4BD/4.2 BA. Boat Slip Option at private marina. 1.2M (Hall)

2004 TRADITIONAL FAMILY HOME. Open floor plan, 4 BD/3.5 BA, huge master bedroom, terrace level "man cave", screened porch, deck, concrete siding, finished terrace, single slip dock with party deck. $449K (Dawson)

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D L O S 2 LOTS IN OAK HARBOUR SUBDIVISION. Cul-de-sac lots come w/single slip docks. Ready to build your new Lake Lanier home. $139K$169K. Close to NE GA Medical Center. (Hall)

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

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

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

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

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Bev Knight #1 Agent on Lake Lanier Tennis Court, pool, dock

One-of-a-kind, Cumming

ED! REDUC

AYS! IN 3 D SOLD

Dbl slp dock, easy walk to great wtr, extraordinary views, media rm, magazine-quality. $1.645m

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

Luxury at water’s edge

Log cabin charm, views

SOLD! SOLD! !

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

Extraordinary views, D’ville

Lead Agent The Good Life Group 770-536-4416 www.housesonlanier.net Point lot, fab architecture

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

Custom-built IN SOLD

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

You’ll love this n’hood

K! A WEE

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

Marina Bay beauty

Country club area

Big views, luxury finishes, magazine quality stone FP, 3 mstrs, deep wtr. $750k

Near Gville Marina !

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5/3 Great views, easy walk, dp water. Huge party dock. Completely renovated. $620k

Deep wtr in Cumming SOLD! SOLD! SOLD!

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

St. Michaels Bay beauty

Mt. Vernon school dist, great lot, easy walk to lake, SS dock, 4BR, mstr on main, views. $599k

Like new in Buford ED! REDUC

5BR, upscale finishes (nothing is bldr grade), better than new. Dock slip sold sep. $499K

In-town Gainesville

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

Dbl slip dock permit being applied for, mstr on main, good wtr, huge unf bsmt. $475k

Move-in ready in G’ville

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

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

Spacious home, G’ville

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

Forsyth must see

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

Privacy, rm for pool

3BR, nice views, easy walk, good water, open flr plan, granite/ stainless/hrdwds. $449K

Million-dollar views EK! ST WE IR F D SOL

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

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

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***Featured Listing*** Extraordinary South Lake Exec Home Builder’s own gated 5BR, 4 BA, open flr plan, master on main, great views. Easy walk to double slip party dock on deep water.

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

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Great value, nice view!

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

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Move-in ready, easy walk, SS dock, close to Limestone Pkwy & rowing venue. $318k

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

Platform dock. $250k

Lux homes on either side, .79 acres.

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Sgl slip dock, deep wtr. $225k

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

Flat lakefront lot close to wtr. Utilities in place. No dock but great views. $37.5k

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SPECTACULAR LODGE STYLE HOME w/panoramic views of the N Ga Mountains, situated on the edge of Lake Laceola. Special details include cathedral ceilings, timber beams, expansive windows, hand distressed 14" wide flooring throughout, 3 stacked stone fireplaces, infinity pool, gourmet kitchen opens to breakfast and family room. Each bedroom has a private porch. Gated subdivision in Cleveland Georgia.

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

CUSTOM DESIGNED AND BUILT by seller w/ attention to detail. 4-sided brick & stacked stone ranch. Natural cherry cabinetry on both levels, vaulted ceilings & hdwd flrs. 4BR/4.5BA, open floor plan, 2 fp's, gourmet kitch, master ste & guest rm on main. Lake views from every room. Heated pool/spa, enclosed boat house w/hoist. Irrigation, generator, workshop, driveway and deck sensors plus more!

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

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

4 SIDED BRICK LAKE HOME built w/att'n to detail. Beautiful views of Lanier. Terr lvl opens to patio w/ salt water pool, hot tub & yard grassed to water's edge. Very gentle walk to lrg boat dock w/party deck. Dramatic ceilings, exposed beams in foyer & keeping rm, arched stone walls & vaulted ceilings in study. Grand gourmet kit. w/pro level SS appl. Finished terrace lvl. w/ 3/4 BR/3 BA, workout rm & sauna.

$619,500

$625,000

FIRST TIME ON THE MARKET. A true Lake Lanier masterpiece w/big views & deep water. Spectacular views from every room. Quality throughout. Open flr plan w/HW flrs, lg DR, handsome gt rm, beautiful windows, custom kitchen w/stained cabinetry, granite tops, walk-in pantry & breakfast rm. 4BR/4.5BA, media room, fin. terr lvl.

3-car garage. Steps to 32x32 dbl slp cov dock w/2 hydrohoist boat lifts & drive-up jet ski pad. Convenient to I-985.

LEVEL LOT GRASSED TO WATER'S EDGE. Year round views. Everything a family would want. 4/5 bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths, gourmet kitchen, screened porch, finished terrace level. 2 fireplaces, gorgeous setting, single slip boat dock with party deck. Convenient to I-85.

$449,500

$389,500

NEW G! LISTIN

NEW G! LISTIN DEEP WATER AT THIS CITY TRADITIONAL LAKE HOME. Gentle grassed lot to waters edge. 32x32 double slip dock.

Master on main plus 3 gracious bedrooms upstairs. Rec room in basement plus work shop. Nice water view.

Situated in quiet cul-de-sac.

BEAUTIFULLY RENOVATED PRIVATE Lake Lanier home in Chattahoochee Estates Country Club on 1.56 acres overlooking serenity cove. SS dock w/party deck just steps away. Outstanding architectural appointments, quality craftsmanship & special details thruout. Beautiful wide wood flooring, walls of windows, masonry stone FP, spacious kitchen any chef would love, formal DR & LR, study, den, sunroom & terrace lvl BR & bath. Master wing on main. Very near Country Club and golf course.

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

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

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May 2015

LAKESIDE 7

The Southern Fishing Report by Ken Sturdivant

A sampling of fishing information and tips from area guides Lake level: Above full pool Clarity: Main lake and creeks are stained Temperature: Low 60s Bass Fishing Bass fishing is very good. The lake has jumped up nearly a foot recently. The rain has not been a negative to the fish however as the fishing has remained strong.

There are many options out there right now. The largemouth are still on bed around the lake, and it appears a new wave has recently moved up. If you like to bed fish, now is your time for sure. There are plenty of spots on bed now as well. A 1/8 ounce Davis Shaky head with a 4 inch worm fished on a GLoomis NRX 822 Shaky Head Rod is a great way to catch these fish.

Work the Shaky Head slowly and look for the bites to be light, which makes a rod like the 822 so important. A fluke is great tool to spot these fish. A spot on the bed will almost always rise up to at least look at a fluke if not eat it.

Work the fluke slowly and give the bait plenty of time to fall on a slack line. Watch your fluke and your line for indications of a bite.

If they don’t eat the fluke and only swing at it, follow with the worm for a sure bite. A Senko is a good bet on these fish as well.

Look for spot beds on hard clay banks and points with sandy areas being strong as well. Look for the pre-spawn females to be on steeper rocky points near these spawning areas. The same baits will work, but others will catch the pre- spawners as well. A jerk bait, a spinnerbait and a swim bait have all been good when the wind is up on the rocky points and shallow humps.

This Lake Lanier bass report is from Jimbo Mathley, www.jimboonlanier.com, 770 542 7764.

Striper Fishing Striper fishing is good. There are two Striper bites going on in recent days. The first is the open water bite on the main lake at creek mouths. The primary approach for the open water bite has been blue back herring fished on un weighted free lines 80 to 100 feet behind the boat at a trolling speed of .8 to 1.2 miles per hour.

Fish your planner boards with herring set at 50 to 70 feet back.

The second bite is in the creeks

on points, flats and reef markers.

These fish have been running smaller, 3 to 6 pounds, than the open water bite. Free lines and planner boards set at 40 to 50 feet behind the boat is also working for the shallow water bite. Do not hesitate to use split shots to vary your depth in the water column.

If you want to roll the dice for a 50 pound striper, put a big gizzard shad on a balloon and fish it 150 feet behind the boat. We had a striper hit one of our planner boards recently. The top water is right around the corner and it is always a good idea to keep someone on the front deck casting a Red Fin or a Captain Mack’s buck tail jig while you are pulling bait.

The down rod bite continues to be slow.

Buy a few extra baits and change your baits often as the spotted bass will attack your herring without you noticing and you will end up fishing with dead or injured bait. The water temperature is in the mid 60 degrees during the day and the water is stained on the main lake with heavy stain in the backs of the creeks. The lake is less than one

foot below full pool.

This Striper report is from Captain Ken West and Captain Mike Maddalena of Big Fish On Service, 404 561-2564, www.bigfishonguide.com.

Crappie Fishing Crappie fishing remains good to excellent. The early morning or late afternoon bite is your best bet. Try fishing blow downs and the weeds in shallow water, using a curly tail jigs. Minnows will also work if you prefer live bite.

You will notice that you’re catching mostly darker fish, (males) in the shallows, as the females have pulled away from the spawning areas toward deeper water around docks. Docks in 15 to 20 feet are still producing bigger fish than in the shallows. The best method for fishing the docks is shooting your jig in toward the darkest part of the dock. Of course, crappie are structure oriented fish, so finding a dock with some type of structure below will be helpful. Hair jigs and soft body jigs are both working around the docks. The fish we are catching at this point are post spawn fish, which means the females have already laid their

eggs, of course weighing less than pre-spawn. As we mentioned before, there are two ways to learn how to catch crappie. First, time on the water, or second, you can join Lanier Crappie Anglers Club.

We have seasoned fishermen who will share tips to help you learn how to fish for Crappie, and it’s a great way to meet others who share a passion for Crappie fishing. We meet the last Thursday of every month at 6:30 at Hammond’s Fishing Center in Cumming. See our website for details.

Be safe on the water as the lake is getting more crowded! Wear your life jacket, it can save your life!

This Lake Lanier Crappie report is from Dan Saknini, Member of the Lanier Crappie Angler’s Club. 404 425-4059, www.laniercrappieanglers.com.

Note: Call Ken Sturdivant about the “On the Water Schools” for Sonar or the Rods, Reels and Lures for Bass or a full day striper school.

MORE INFO: 770 889-2654, ken@southernfishing.com

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National Safe Boating Week set for May 16-22 National Safe Boating Week is a great way to kick off what will be a fun and safe summer on the water. We’re asking boaters to pay extra attention to their boating safety behaviors, and to especially always wear their life jackets. Remember, even the most experienced boaters fall victim to boating accidents. In 2013, Coast Guard Boating Accident Statistics show that there were 560 boating fatalities in the U.S., a decrease of 198 over the previous year, and 398 people drowned, and of those, 85 percent were not wearing a life jacket. On top of that, 86 percent of deaths occurred on boats where the operator had not taken a boating safety course.

One-half of the fatalities occurred in open motorboats.

Operator inattention, improper lookout, operator inexperience, excessive speed, and machinery failure rank as the top five primary contributing factors in accidents. Alcohol use was the leading contributor to fatal boating accidents. 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

to .08, the same that applies to automobiles.

Today’s life jackets are a far Roy cry from the ones available when Crittenden I began boating years ago. They are much more comfortable, look USCG better and are not as hot. InflatAuxiliary able jackets are also available and when not inflated they resemble a set of suspenders. When you hit MORE INFO: 770-393-4382, the water, you can pull a little alcrit@mindspring.com, cord and inflate the jacket. Some Flotilla 29 Lake Lanier, can be purchased that inflate http://a0700209.uscgaux.info themselves when you enter the water. Carbon dioxide cartridges Contacting USCGA in begin the inflation process. Georan emergency on Lanier gia Law requires that “all children under 13 years of age wear a U.S. The USCGA Operations Coast Guard approved PFD (perCenter with watch stander is sonal flotation device) while on open from mid-May through board any moving vessel. This September, weekends and holilaw does not apply when the child days, from 1 p.m. until 7 p.m., is in a fully enclosed cabin.” and can be reached by VHF/ It is a well established fact that FM marine radio on Channel recreational boaters who have 16 or by cell phone by calling completed a boating education 770-967-2322. course are, by far, safer boaters even while towing a disabled ves- and enjoy boating much more sel, my boat was almost rammed since they have learned the “rules by another boat while the skipper of the road” and many other safe was doing who knows what. They boating practices. The Coast certainly were not looking where Guard Auxiliary at Lake Lanier they were going. Under new gives a one-day (Saturday) boatGeorgia boating laws, the alcohol ing course at its Operations Cenconcentration considered intoxiter just before the entrance to cation has been lowered from 0.1 Aqualand Marina on Lights Ferry

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Road, Flowery Branch. Announcements of the course schedule are printed monthly in this newspaper and in others around the lake. We also place posters in all the marinas, boat dealers and other marine businesses.

It is my hope that those who read this article make a conscious effort to take safe boating more

seriously. No one leaves the dock expecting to have an accident, but they do happen, and at an alarming rate. Wearing a life jacket and becoming a more informed boater will enhance your chances of not becoming one of these sad statistics.

Roy Crittenden is the Public Affairs Officer for Flotilla 29.

Safe boating course set for May 9 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 9, 2015. This course also serves as a PWC certified course for children under the age of 16. This course will be given at the Coast Guard Auxiliary Operations Center, 6595 Lights Ferry Rd., Flowery Branch, Ga., on the left just before the entrance to Aqualand Marina.

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

Discounts available for additional family members.

Course contents include:

• Know your boat • Before getting underway • Navigating the waterways • Operating your vessel safely • Boating’s legal requirements • Boating emergencies • Enjoying watersports • State of Georgia regulations State law now requires any person born after January 1, 1998, must have completed a boater education course approved by the Ga. DNR before he or she may legally operate a motorized vessel on Georgia state waters.

Successful completion of this course may result in a reduction in your boat’s insurance premium.

MORE INFO: Ricky Ashe, Public Education Officer, Flotilla 29 • 770 833-8935 • flotilla29pe@gmail.com

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Change of venue, fish fry, social media lead to record attendance at LLA annual meeting

By Pamela A. Keene One of the largest crowds in years turned out in mid-April for the Lake Lanier Association Annual meeting, and lake levels have

been consistently hovering around full pool for months.

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“This is an absolute record for an annual meeting,” said LLA President Val Perry, who addressed the group gathered at Pelican Pete’s at Port Royale Marina.

“I’m not sure exactly what brought you all out – the location, the fish fry, our speaker Ken Cook or our increase in social media to promote the meeting – but we’re glad that you’re here.”

The Lake Lanier Crappie Anglers Club fried 1,000 pounds of fresh-caught crappie filets, roasted 200 chicken halves and served up hundreds of crispy hand-scooped hush puppies at the top of the ramps leading to the meeting location. “We started fishing for today’s event about a month ago,” said Dan Saknini, president of the Lanier Crappie Anglers, which has a membership of nearly 80. Members of the club manned four cookers to create a sumptuous spread for attendees before the meeting started.

The docks around Pelican Pete’s featured a lake vendor fair with representation from Marine Specialties Inc., TowBoatUS and other marine-related businesses.

Folks mixed and mingled over supper, dodging raindrops from a pop-up shower near the beginning of the gathering. Retired Fox5Atlanta Meteorologist Ken Cook, the afternoon’s keynote speaker, must have influenced the weather because the shower only lasted about 10 minutes.

PHOTO BY PAMELA A. KEENE

Val Perry, right, president of the LLA, chats with Meteorologist and lake resident Ken Cook and his wife Susie before the meeting.

Perry reported about the organization’s successes over the past year, including updates about the Tri-State Water Negotiations and the ACF Stakeholders’ role in the evolution of a water management plan for the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin. He also spoke about the association’s Adopt-A-Lake program and the results of the 2014 Shore Sweep – collecting 50 tons of trash using the group’s new approach of advance scouting and using a zoned method of gathering trash. Three other initiatives – the removal of abandoned vessels and docks in disrepair, the solar light/hazard markers campaign, and the new “Rip-Rap an Island” program – are all proceeding successfully.

Words from Ken Cook A long-time homeowner on Lake Lanier, Cook spent 41 years as Chief Meteorologist at Fox5,

living near the television station in DeKalb County for many of those years. In 2001, he and his wife Susie purchased a home on Lanier and spent weekends and time off there. The couple moved to the lake full-time in 2009, several years before Cook retired from Fox5Atlanta.

Cook recounted a handful of major weather events during his tenure in Atlanta, including the 1974 tornados, SnowJam 1982, Hurricane Opal in 2004, and 2014’s snow events that left Atlanta paralyzed in January.

He also shared some mathematical statistics about water flow, water usage and lake levels, comparing the usage of water by Atlanta to the guaranteed rate of flow coming into Florida that nets significantly more water than Atlanta’s daily consumption. “What I’m telling you is that you must know your facts when talking about water consumption. When people argue about that we’re using too much water, just know your facts. Even in the drought of 2007, 2008 and 2009, Florida by law was still guaranteed its 5,000 cubic feet per second of water flow, and at that time Lake Lanier was falling three to four inches each day.”

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LAKE LANIER OLYMPIC VENUE International diplomats visit LLOV

By Jane Harrison Athletes from all over the world raced toward the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue finish tower nearly 20 years ago in the 1996 Olympic canoe/kayak and rowing competitions. Last month diplomats from 25 countries gathered inside that tower to look back at LLOV’s Olympic past, get an update on its current status, and gaze forward at future plans.

The international visitors stopped in at the LLOV tower April 17 during a three-day tour of Northeast Georgia organized by the Georgia Department of Economic Development. The annual VIP tour showcased tourism and economic engines in Gainesville, Dawsonville, Dahlonega, Sautee Nacoochee, Braselton, Cornelia, and Young Harris.

Reminiscent of Olympic tradition, LLOV manager and former Olympic hopeful Morgan House handed out awards and posed with consuls whose countries won medals in 1996 events at the venue and those whose athletes will race on Lake Lanier next year in a 2016 Olympic qualifier. Diplomats cheered as flags from their home countries flashed across a screen in House’s presentation and smiled proudly as they posed for photos.

Many expressed amazement that rowers and paddlers still call the venue their home base and that its leaders aim to maintain the Olympic legacy while expanding the LLOV culture. “It’s wonderful here … that it’s been kept up, especially after what’s happened at other (Olympic) venues,” said Swiss diplomat Ewin Gasser. He referred to photos depicting abandoned remains of former Olympic sites, including the empty and eroded 1996 Olympic tennis center in Atlanta.

“Nobody knew (LLOV) would be here 20 years later,” House told diplomats in a presentation that started with his own personal journey as an Olympic hopeful in the mid-1990s. He attributed its duration to the Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club, Lake Lanier Rowing Club and the Gainesville and Hall County community. He pointed out LLOV continues to host national and international rowing and canoe/kayak regattas and has broadened its community appeal as an outdoor concert and theatre site, wedding and anniversary venue, and business meeting locus.

VIP tour director Dee Ford said LLOV was in-

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Gainesville Hall '96 Chairperson Mimi Collins welcomes diplomats in the VIP tour.

cluded on the itinerary “because it has such an impact on the region” and because many of the countries represented by the diplomats sent athletes to the 1996 Olympics.

George Novak, from the Czech Republic, stood to recollect hospitality granted to a Czech Olympic team member who wanted to stay close to the lake rather than at the Athletes’ Village in Atlanta. He said that without hesitation, an area resident invited the athlete, family and cook to stay at their home.

Mimi Collins, chairperson of Gainesville-Hall ’96, the LLOV governing board, said the diplomats’ visit not only rekindled fond memories of Gainesville, it also exposed the international community to what the venue has to offer. “It’s great they have so many memories of the 1996 Olympics. This helps provide the traction for them to stay in contact,” she said.

Other northeast Georgia destinations on the tour included the Georgia Poultry Lab in Gainesville, Chateau Elan in Braselton, Babyland General in Cleveland, Wolf Mountain Winery in Dahlonega, Lanier Islands in Buford, and Georgia Racing Hall of Fame in Dawsonville.

Christopher Smith, honorary consul from Denmark, was impressed with the region’s diversity.

“It’s got the best of everything … nature, recreation, business ... and it’s close to the world’s busiest airport,” he said.

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

Calendar of events: Weekends thru Oct. - Canoe, Kayak, SUP, Pedal Boat Rentals Saturdays thru Oct. - Paddle-Ability for Disabled Veterans May 1-3 - Canadian Team Trials May 16 - Spring BBI Jr. Olympic Program Fungatta May 19 - Adult Learn To Paddle Class 1 Begins

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

Calendar of events: Saturdays in May - Reunion Row (Anyone w/rowing experience) May 8-10 - Southeast Regional Junior Regatta May 23-24 - ACRA Championship Regatta

Other Events May 28 - Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce Business After Hrs May 30 - John Jarrard Foundation Concert Venue seats +/-2,000; parking capacity +/- 400 cars. The boathouse and tower are available to rent for meetings and special occasions.

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High stakes canoe/kayak and rowing May regattas Olympic channel in the U.S. Rowing Southeast Youth Championships. And finally, the Olympic plaza will resound with college fight chants when the American Collegiate Rowing Association brings its national championship to Lake Lanier for the fifth year, May 23-24.

Long before medallions are awarded, the local paddling and rowing clubs work behind the scenes and under the water to prepare the way for dreams to come true. Friends and members of the Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club and Lake Lanier Rowing Club put in the race course prior to the regattas and do everything from running water taxis for officials and bandaging stubbed toes on race days.

In mid-April LLRC President John Ferriss and Olympic Venue Manager Morgan House, also a LCKC member, hooked buoys to steel cables five to six feet under water to set 10 lanes for the CanaJohn Ferriss and crew prepare the race course at the dian paddling event. After the Canadians go home, See LLOV, page 34 Lake Lanier Olympic venue.

By Jane Harrison Hearts will be broken, bodies depleted and championships won in three major competitions at the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue this month. For the seventh year, Canadian canoeists and kayakers will race for slots on their home team in Canadian National Team Trials May 1-3. A week later, high school rowers from around the region will stroke down the

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Electric engines are much closer than you think In the 1893 World Fair in Chicago, Elco Electric Launch Company had 55 electric launches to ferry attendees. Internal combustion gas engines and diesel engines have been the main source for marine power since.

Electric power is more practical and cleaner, but the batteries don’t stay charged long enough to make long cruises. Fast forward to today, Elco is still manufacturing electric powered marine engines with success.

Getting the batteries to supply lasting power and getting the cost down is now the problem. The lithium-ion battery shows hope, but the price is high and they still don’t have the longevity to be practical for long cruises. More manufacturers and boat companies are experimenting. I think because they know if electric power becomes competitive, practical and affordable they want to be one of the first to offer this power in their boat lines. Currently Elco has electric power in several boats. Performance is under 10 knots and cruising distance is under 25 nautical miles.

On the fast side, Mercedes’s is experimenting with a 2,200 horse powered twin power plant which will reach 120 mph in a 38-foot cigarette “Top Gun,” but at that speed it will only last for seven minutes.

Meanwhile battery research is going so strong that Wall Street is recommending investment in that industry. Elon Musk, whose company has delivered 55,000 Tesla electric automobiles, purchased a large tract of land in Nevada to build a battery research and manufacturing facility. When these new batteries come online and are used in Tesla automobiles, I’m sure longevity and cost will be improved.

Meanwhile lithium battery research is advancing with the lithium-sulpher, and lithium-air batteries which will drastically improve the batteries and reduce their cost. The advancement will increase the probability for electric power to match the cruising range of popular yachts, as well as reduce the cost.

Estimates are we are 10 years away from this happening. Those in the know say it will be similar to when cameras went to digital chips from film. Stay tuned because things will be happening fast. Check with your stock broker and maybe you can make some money as these develop-

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Element XL debuts It’s described as a family boat at a reasonable price. Bayliner Boats introduced its new M-hull design with a spacious interior to compete with pontoon boats. Several models will be available with Mercury Verado power. They start at under $18,000 for boat, motor and trailer. The boat is designed for cruising rivers, lakes and bays where it is more comfortable and safer than a pontoon boat which would cost more. Go online or check your Bayliner dealer. You’ll be surprised at how much boat you get for that price.

Sailors beware The Fresnel Hydrofoil Trimaran may be the future of fast sailboats. It sure doesn’t look like any conventional sailboat I’ve seen. This 115-foot sailing yacht uses renewable energy in every way possible. It is a “perpetual motion-like” machine with a fixed-wing sail powered by sun and wind. Three electrical motors run on solar-charged batteries. In Trimaran mode it can reach 40 knots. When the owners want to outrun the wind, hydrofoils lift the yacht above the water. The project is scheduled for completion in 2016.

For more information on this radical yacht visit: www.margotkrasojevic.org. It will be interesting to see this yacht perform, I’m sure the shakedown cruise will be in a boating magazine.

Six hundred, twenty seven hp Seven Marine, which manufacturers the most powerful outboard at 557 horsepower, has announced the introduction of its new 627 hp outboard, which has a horizontal V-8 power head. It also has LED illumination on the cowl. I guess that’s so you can see it at night. I can remember in my outboarding days wishing for a 100 hp, but in my greatest dreams and imagination never did I think there would be a 627 hp outboard.

Price is not cheap at $89,685. The LED cowl is $2,999 extra and I’m sure the 30’-40’ center-console crowd will jump on this for added

power on the transom. Check it out at: www.sevenmarine.com.

Oh, for an ‘EPIRB’ As the U.S. Coast Guard, Boat U.S. and responsible mariners know, you shouldn’t go offshore without an EPIRB (Emergency Position-indicating Radio Beacon). Lucky sailor Louis Jordan set out on his 35’ sailboat from a marina in South Carolina for a fishing trip. Sixty six days later he flagged down a German container ship. His boat had been dismasted and rolled over several times. He survived on water he collected in a bucket and snagged fish that came alongside. The Coast Guard had abandoned a 10day search for him. When found, Jordan was in remarkably good shape for the time he was lost at sea.

Over confident sailors always think this couldn’t happen to them, but when it does you need that EPIRB or PLB (personal locator beacons). If you are going to cruise offshore this device is as important as your PFDs. Whether you have bad weather, mechanical problems or a crew emergency, the EPIRB or PLB will get rescue help immediately. Some mariners say they are too expensive. That’s no excuse. Boat U.S. will rent them to you for a small fee, so if you go offshore, go with confidence and have an EPIRB or PLB on board for you and your crew’s safety.

Tarpon fishing in Boca Grande The first full moon in May starts tarpon fever in Boca Grande Pass on the west coast of Florida just north of Ft. Myers and Sanibel Island. The pass full of boats fishing for the silver king will resemble a Wal-Mart parking lot on a Saturday afternoon sale. It gets interesting when four or five boats in close proximity hook-up.

They fish on incoming or outgoing tides. I prefer fishing the flats on a slack tide floating a crab for bait. One of my best fishing trips occurred doing this. I had built a 24’ center-console for a fisherman and was using it on a flats fishing trip when we “hit” a double header with two tarpon about 150 pounds each. It doesn’t get much better than that. Check out other fishing adventures at: www.tropicstar.com or www.tunaxxl.com.

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Next America’s Cup date I recently read that the next America’s Cup which is several years away was announced. This is great, I’m glad Bermuda gets its chance at holding this prestigious competition. Here’s the problem, it’s during hurricane season. As I remember reports of Atlantic hurricanes always end up

in Bermuda or close by. It shall be interesting, stay tuned and good luck to them.

Remember to wear your P.F.D. Be courteous and practice safe boating.

Editor’s note: Mike’s wife of 30 years, Frances, passed away on April 11 following a brief illness. Our thoughts and prayers are with Mike and his family.

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

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Dahlonega Beautiful 2 story home. Fin bsmt, 2.21 acres, lg chef’s kit w/granite countertops, custom blinds, extended deck, hdwd flrs, walk to Lake Lanier, boat ramp, close to Dahlonega Sq and Dawsonville Outlets. $363,000 Michael Neubauer 706-344-8784

Gainesville Convenient to Lake Lanier and move-in ready/ Chef’s kit has granite, SS appls, huge b’fast area that overlooks prvt, fncd wooded yrd. 4BR/3.5BA, custom blinds and shutters, unfin bsmt. $238,500 Gillian Everett 678-361-8584

Cumming Beautiful home on corner lot in small n’hood offers 4BR/3.5BA, elegant kitchen w/view of stone fplc in 2 story FR & formal DR. Full, partially fin bsmt is stubbed for BA. Ample storage & closet space. $339,000 Wendy Porter 770-653-3493

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Ball Ground Immaculate inside and out! Foyer welcomes you into FR w/cathedral ceiling. Split 3BR plan. Formal DR w/trey ceiling. Kit has b’fast rm w/bay window that views prvt wooded bkyd. Full bsmt w/BR & BA. $249,900 Sue Stancil 404-401-6487

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Get in shape by trying new water sports at LLOV

By Jane Harrison If you want to hit the lake under your own power this season, pick up a paddle or oar at the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue boathouse. The two clubs that have energized the 1996 Olympic site for two decades are ready to put you in a boat and get you moving in a canoe, kayak, rowing shell, or stand-up paddleboard. And, for the second summer, there’s a new option to shape up those legs: pedal boats. Plus, disabled veterans can get in on paddle sport action in new Paddle-Ability sessions.

Paddle or Pedal with LCKC • Boat/Board Rentals: Whether you want to sit, stand, or pedal on the lake, the Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club can get you started May 30 with weekend canoe, kayak or pedal boat rentals. Club members outfit you in a life jacket and show you how to paddle or pedal the human-powered vessel of your choice. Hourly rental rates range from $15 for a single canoe, kayak or SUP to $40 for doubles. A $125 family membership covers all rentals for a year. The 1-6 p.m. Weekend rentals continue through October.

• Paddle-ability: The new program for disabled veterans is part of LCKC’s mission to promote health, education and fitness for all ages and abilities, according to David Haack, Paddle-ability director.

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• Moonlight Paddles: There’s something special, almost native, about paddling under the moon. On the Friday evenings nearest the full moon in June, August and October, a tribe of paddlers departs the Olympic docks for a tranquil journey led by a professional instructor. It’s first come, first serve with June 5 and Aug. 14 sign-ups at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 9 at 6:30.

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• Summer Camps: Kids 7-14 learn to kayak, “barge” to Laurel Park for a cookout, play kickball, scavenger hunt and more in 1-week camp sessions starting at $130 per week.

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Staying in touch with our boating friends 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.

Keeping in touch with our boating friends to learn first hand what has gone on in our absence and reliving much of the traditional events has become an enjoyable part of our day thanks to Facebook and the internet. This has a little quirkiness to it as we recall the cumbersome, almost impossible feats that prevented us in years past from connecting with anyone.

Technology now abounds for boaters, especially with navigation and communication instruments. Sextants are a thing of the past. We have modern GPS tracking devices and instant cartography, weather and other applications to make it virtually impossible to lose your way or avoid dangerous conditions.

In years past, boaters would

Bob & Carolyn Wilson Cruising Wilsons

gather in nearby restaurants or bars to watch their favorite sporting event, when and if television was even available. Today, satellite TV with 300 channels can be installed on your boat making it available 24/7 and certainly more convenient! Modern day boaters have become so attached to their cell phones and the internet that they have compelled marinas, much to the chagrin of those in the islands, to provide these amenities free of charge.

It has been enjoyable keeping up with everyone this season as we elected to remain in Atlanta.

From the comfort our home we were able to learn who returned to the Bahamas and who stayed stateside. We were emailed pictures of the dock parties, the largest fish and saw Facebook postings after everyone had dis-

carded their swimsuit or shorts and t-shirts to don their finest attire for the extravagant Commander’s Ball. There were stories and pictures of the many enjoyable side-trips. A few even shared recipes that we have saved and plan to recreate for our opening pool party here at home.

As in years we received emails The Wilsons recently attended of a few not so happy times. Two the 50th anniversary of the Atlanta Steeplechase. members of the yacht club had our day at the 50th Anniversary of “local” Bahamian friends and eye surgery, and though they can the Atlanta Steeplechase. Ours were able to catch up on everysee, the less than perfect outmay not have been as adventurous thing going on in the Abacos. comes has put a damper on their There were new babies, a host of as others but we were able to stay cruising forever. Another friend in touch and feel as though we reemailed that he was excited about award ceremonies and a lot of selfies or profile picture updates. mained together in spirit. visiting Grand Bahamas Island Staying in touch with friends Facebook has especially been a and we communicated further great way to stay in touch with all and family is an important part of about places to go and things to see. Unfortunately he experienced of our island friends and on occa- living today. Everyone has their own life to live and their own prision we have telephoned to cona boat fire enroute. He and his gratulate them when appropriate. orities to manage, but friends and wife were forced to abandon the We were able to share pictures family do not last forever. It’s imboat with only a ditch bag and the portant to maintain those relationclothes on their backs. They were and video of our new rescued rescued by a passing motor yacht Black Lab, Lincoln and his insa- ships as best we can. So pick up tiable thirst for chasing his tennis the phone or go to your keyboard and unfortunately learned their and let those you love and care ball and there were a few beach boat was a total loss. pictures when we went to St. Au- about know.

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We’ve been lucky with severe storm season – so far Our March-April severe storm season has been severe storm season “light.” We sure escaped what others around tornado alley have not this spring. It has been extremely active from Texas to Minnesota and east toward the Ohio Valley. We are now entering the month of May and the peak of the tornado season is under way.

With the peak of Georgia’s severe weather season now behind us, we get to enjoy one of the most beautiful months of the year. I absolutely look forward to the month of May. The pollen is gone and the temperatures are not too hot and not too cold. That being said, we can still get severe storms but they will be few and far between.

With a Spring El Nino, I still see above average rainfall on the docket this month. I have been seeing a consistent pattern developing over the course of the last month.

We have a huge high pressure center that seems to have found a home and currently resides in the northern part of the Gulf of Mexico. The high pressure center seems to oscillate north and south but remains semipermanent in the gulf. When it moves north, we turn dry and hot, just as we did with the record high of 86 in Atlanta last month and a record 89 in Athens. When it

shifts just 50 to 100 miles south, the flood gates open and Gulf of Glenn Mexico moisture pours Burns in with tropical-like rains.

I think we will find Lanier abundant rainfall going Outlook into summer. This is certainly much better news that what we were facing just 10 years ago when we were in the middle of that extreme drought. I think we can all sympathize with the folks out west who are enduring yet another extremely dry year with massive water shortages.

At this time of the year, everyone wants to know if it’s going to be a really hot summer. My answer is probably not. With abundant rainfall, temperatures should be fairly typical. There will be days when that high pressure in the gulf nudges northward and nudges the rain pattern north. When this happens I am sure we will see some 90-plus degree heat. Overall, I do think we’ll have temperatures for the most part, in the mid to upper 80s on average.

This will all hinge on how long El Nino lasts and how strong or weak it gets. The bottom line is likely going to be above average rainfall and typically warm temperatures this month. Can’t wait to get to the lake! See you next month.

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

SOLUNAR TIMES FOR LAKE LANIER

LAKE LANIER WATER LEVELS SEPT 1 1068.87 2 1068.79 3 1068.91 4 1068.88 5 1068.82 6 1068.79 7 1068.79 8 1068.76 9 1068.72 10 1068.68 11 1068.65 12 1068.63 13 1068.64 14 1068.64 15 1068.60 16 1068.53 17 1068.50 18 1068.47 19 1068.42 20 1068.39 21 1068.36 22 1068.33 23 1068.29 24 1068.21 25 1068.16 26 1068.12 27 1068.06 28 1068.02 29 1067.96 30 1067.92 31 AV 1068.50 MAX 1068.91 MI 1067.92

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

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

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Lakeside Calendar May 2015 Sundays, May 3-Sept. 27 - Lanier Holiday Chapel interdenominational worship services at chapel nestled in the woods at Holiday Marina.

Services at 9 a.m. Located just before the entrance to Lanier Islands Resort 6900 Lanier Islands Parkway I-985 exit 8, Friendship Road, Buford.

May 1-3 – Wool Fest and Farm Day held 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the North Georgia Zoo, 2912 Paradise Valley Rd. in Cleveland. Admission: $8, adults; $6, children.

Info: 706-348-7279.

May 2 – Pottery Festival held 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at Midway United Methodist Church, 6420 GA. 52, Gillsville. Free.

Info: cravenpottery.com.

May 2 – Spring Concert held 6 p.m. at The Church of Hoschton, 99 East Jefferson St., Hoschton. Free.

Info: thechurchofhoschton.com.

May 2 – Flowery Branch Spring Festival held 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in downtown Flowery Branch. Free. Info: 678-825-4228.

May 2, 3 – Atlanta Botanical Garden, Gainesville opens. The opening weekend event is 11 a.m.-3 p.m. The garden is located at 1911 Sweetbay Drive, Gainesville. Admission: $8, adults; $5, children. Info: 404-876-5859; atlantabg.org/visit/gainesville.

May 6, 13, 20, 27 – Blue Sky Concerts on the Gainesville Square features: Rodney Appleby and Dave Anderson (May 6); Storm Tipton (May 13); Wendell Christian and his band (May 20); Steve Bryson (May 27). Times: noon-1 p.m.

May 7-10 – “Willy Wonka” presented by West Hall High School, 5500 McEver Rd., Oakwood. Times: May 7-9, 7 p.m.; May 10, 2:30 p.m. Admission: $7, adults; $5, students. Info: 770-967-9826, X7350.

May 9 – Challenged Child and Friends Spring Concert “Rock in the Spring: Mid-Life Crisis fundraiser held at 7:30 p.m. at Brenau Amphitheatre, 500 Washington St. SE, Gainesville. Admission: Lawn seat $25; Table of 6-10, $300-$600. Info: Cwilson@challengedchild.org.

May 9 – 2nd Annual Strawberry Festival held 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at Jaemor Farms featuring upick strawberries, strawberry cook-off, farm tours, local vendors, petting zoo and mobile dairy unit. Jaemor is located at 5340 Cornelia Hwy. (Hwy.365), Alto. Info: 770-869-3999; jaemorfarms.com.

May 12 – Spelling Bee 2015, Alliance for Literacy presents 24th anniversary of the event at Brenau University’s Pearce Auditorium.

Open to the public and door prizes are included.

Tickets: $10, adults, $5, children. Info: 770 531-4337; allianceforliteracy.org.

May 15 – Date Night at Jaemor Farms from 6:30-9:30 p.m. featuring dinner, dessert, berry picking, live music, games, fire pit, S’mores and photo ops. Cost: $100/couple, discounts for tables of 8. Need to register by Monday, May 11.

Info: 770-869-3999; jaemorfarms.com.

May 30 – Northeast Georgia Family Day of Museums features free and/or discounted entries for the whole family to all the following venues: Brenau University Galleries, Beulah Rucker Museum, Elachee Nature Science Center, Historic Piedmont Hotel, Interactive Neighborhood for Kids (INK), the Northeast Georgia History Center and the Quinlan Visual Arts Center. Live demonstrations, interactive events, guided tours, free craft projects, prizes and more are included. The event is presented in partnership with Gainesville Tourism and Trade and the Lake Lanier CVB.

Thru May 31 – “That Wood Work” exhibit displayed at the Sautee Nacoochee Center, located at 283 Ga. 366 North in Sautee Nacoochee, and the center’s hallway galleries will be filled with work from artists John Myers of Macon and three White County school art teachers: Patrick McCue of Mossy Creek Elementary School, Mimi White of White County Intermediate School and Brad Abernathy of White County High School. A gallery reception will be from 6-8 p.m. on May 2. Info: 706878-3300; snca.org.

May 31 – “Charlotte’s Web” presented at Sterling on the Lake, 7004 Lake Sterling Blvd., Flowery Branch, at 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. Admission: $5. Info: 770-967-9777; sterlingonthelake.com.

Brenau University May 30 - Wild and Scenic Film Festival, downtown theater, doors open at 6 p.m., show begins at 7. Tickets, $10 adults, $5 students.

Info: 770 531-1064 May 21-July 9 – 2015 President’s Summer Art Series displayed in the Simmons Visual Arts Center, Sellars Gallery featuring works by regional artists with close ties to the local community and Brenau University including Mary Jane Taylor, Jane Broaddus and Donna Mintz.

Reception held 5:30-7 p.m., May 21.

Buford Community Center May 3 – “Boeing Boeing,” performed 8 p.m., 3 p.m. matinee. It’s the 1960s and swinging bachelor Bernard couldn’t be happier: a flat in Paris and three gorgeous stewardesses all engaged to him without knowing each other – eventually catastrophe looms. Cost: $17-25.

May 16 – Francine Reed performs in the Sylvia Beard Theatre. Blues legend Reed has toured with Lyle Lovett and his Large Band since 1985. She’s one of Atlanta’s most treasured artists and a 2014 inductee to the Georgia Music Hall of Fame. Cost: $18.20.

Info: www.bufordcommunitycenter.com.

Cumming Playhouse Thru May 17 – “A Chorus Line” May 19 – North Georgia Chamber Symphony Spring Concert, 8 p.m.

May 30 – The Chuck Wagon Gang, Grass Roots Gospel Music June 13 – The Fly Cats, Great American Jazz, 8 p.m.

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

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Northeast Georgia History Center May 12 – Celebrate 70th Anniversary of VE Day with a special display of World War II military items and a presentation on what it took to win in Europe and what victory brought about in the years and decades after. Admission: $3, members free.

Info: www.neghc.com.

Piedmont College June 19, 21, 26, 28 – “All Shook Up” presented at the North Georgia Theater’s Swanson Center Mainstage. Times: 7:30 p.m., June 19, 26; 2 p.m., June 21, 28. This comic musical brings laughter and music of Elvis Presley.

June 18, 20, 25 & 27 – “Twelfth Night; Or, What You Will by William Shakespeare” performed in the Arrendale Amphitheater. Time: 7:30 p.m.

Info: 706-778-8500, x1355,

‘Lake Show’ with Shawn Mullins set for Olympic Venue May 30 Grammy winning singer-songwriter Shawn Mullins will kick off the first “Lake Show” at the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue May 30. Local bands Riverstreet, Mid Life Crisis, and other musicians will also perform in the lakeside grandstands in the first event of its kind at the former Olympic site.

The show is not just a concert, but a festival of sorts with gates opening at 2 p.m. with corn hole tournaments and bouncy houses for kids. Attendees can purchase barbecue dinners, wine, beer and other beverages for sale by the John Jarrard Foundation. Music starts at 3 p.m. and continues into the night.

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Quinlan Arts Center Thru June 6 – Spring Exhibition featuring the Southeastern Pastel Society and solo artist sculptor, Gregory Johnson, and artists Susan Blackmon, Grant Searcey and Thad Green.

Info: www.quinlanartscenter.org.

Tannery Row Artist Colony May 2- June 5 – Lines, a juried show with reception held 5-8 p.m., May 2.

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

University of North Georgia June 5 – Starlight Concert & Fireworks at Gainesville Campus, gate will open from 4:308:30 p.m. Music beginning at 6 p.m. Bay Fireworks at dusk. Entry fee is $10 per car/$20 per large van or bus. All proceeds benefit student scholarships.

Info: ung.edu.

Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell to open Ivester Amphitheatre Tickets go on sale May 1 for concerts at the Atlanta Botanical Garden Gainesville. The summer series starts June 13 with country music stars Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell at the Ivester Amphitheatre, followed by Motown legends The Temptations, July 11, and American Idol country crooner Scotty McCreery July 17.

The Gainesville concerts expand the Atlanta garden’s concert landscape beyond the Great Lawn in Midtown, where summer eight concerts are planned.

Tickets became available to garden members April 24. Non-members can purchase tickets through Ticket Alternative or at Garden Admissions.

MORE INFO: www.atlantabotanicalgarden.org

Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds May 16 – Georgia Mountain EggFest June 12, 13 – Appalachian Wine, Jazz & Art Festival Info: www.georgiamountainfairgrounds.com.

Lake Lanier Islands Resort May 9-10 – LanierWorld opens for the weekend.

May 10 – 12th Annual La Raza Festival at Big Beach featuring top international and national Latin artists, Mexican dancing and Mariachi music.

May 22-25 – Memorial Day Celebration.

May 22 features live music on the Sunset Cove Stage; May 23 features Summer Kick-Off Beach Party hosted by Rock 100 featuring Reuben’s Bell; May 24 features live music on the Sunset Cove Stage ending with fireworks; May 25 features live music on the Sunset Cove Stage.

Info: www.lanierislands.com; 770 945-8787 .

North Atlanta Trade Center May 8-10 – Georgia Mineral Society Gem

Pancreatic cancer survivor Dana Richardson, center, embarks on a section of her journey around Lake Lanier with friends, Mike Herrin and Leslie Brass, also cancer survivors. Richardson plans to paddle along the entire shoreline of the 693-mile lake to raise funds for Relay for Life of Hall County. Friends and supporters helped her pass her initial pledge goal of $1 per mile as her effort raised more than $1,300 last month.

Above, she starts a leg of her trip from Sardis Creek Park en route to Robinson Park.

By late April, she had paddled more than 75 miles, much of it in cool rainy weather and choppy water. The Chestatee High School English teacher said she’d get in a few paddles between grading papers and finishing school activities this month. “Once summer gets here, I plan to pretty much live on the lake and knock out the mileage,” she reported on her Facebook page, Paddle Lanier. Look for an update in Lakeside News next month. (Photo by Jane Harrison)

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• LLOV Continued from Page 14 the two will be out again rearranging the grid into eight lanes for the high school rowing competition. And since ACRA requires nine lanes for its national championship, there’s another round of unhooking and re-attaching buoys.

It’s an arduous task that takes two people about eight hours over two to three days, “if we’re lucky,” Ferriss said. “If things go wrong … like a motor boat putting out a big wake or sticks” tangled in the cables, the job takes longer. Few people are aware of the difficulty maintaining and setting buoys on 15-16 miles of cables beneath the water.

When the competition hits the water, it takes about 75 volunteers to work the actual regattas. Club members, former members, junior team parents, fans, and members of the sponsoring organizations take shifts to assist referees, hydrate athletes, direct parking, and keep an eye on the Olympic plaza, Ferriss said. LCKC President Terry Baker reported club members assist with all aspects of the Canadian’s team trials, including timing races, feeding athletes, holding boats at starting plat-

forms, manning safety boats and picking up trash.

Championship organizers have praised the clubs and community for those efforts, and many others, that bring them back to Lake Lanier multiple years.

ACRA commended the Lake Lanier community in a March press release stating, “We are

very fortunate to have such a supportive community for our sport in the Gainesville/Hall County region …. We have unfailingly been greeted with friendliness and hospitality by local government, civic organizations, business owners and local citizens.”

Ferriss said hosting the regattas “is a little bit of a prestige

Upcoming major regattas at LLOV Canadian National Team Trials • The competition: Canadian athletes vie for slots on national sprint canoe/kayak team a year before 2016 Olympics • When: May 2-3 (Athletes practicing on course weeks before regatta) • By the numbers: About 100 athletes, coaching staff, officials U.S. Rowing Southeast Youth Championships • The competition: Junior crews from Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee compete in regional championship • When: May 9-10 • By the numbers: Approximately 40 teams with 1,800 competitors, plus hundreds of spectators, including athletes’ parents ACRA National Championships • The competition: College club crews in the American Collegiate Rowing Association compete for top awards in national championship • When: May 23-24 • By the numbers: Approximately 1,500 athletes from about 60 colleges, plus hundreds of spectators, but not as many as in youth championship - Compiled by Jane Harrison

thing, especially with this being the Olympic venue and the reputation Gainesville has for regattas.” Well-run high stakes regattas strengthen the sport and its supporting organizations, he said.

In addition, the regattas and team training programs bring boatloads of money from visitors

to local hotels, restaurants, gas stations, and stores. ACRA estimated it provided $2 million in economic impact to the region in two years. LLOV manager House calculated the combined economic impact of events at the venue by the end of February this fiscal year reached $1,483,917.

• Watersports Continued from Page 26 rowing works the core muscles and limbs to propel the boat and engages fine movement skills and coordination to feather the oars and move in unison with boat mates. Veteran rowers teach technique and terminology in six 2 hour sessions for ages 14 and older beginning June 16, July 21, and Aug. 18. Cost is $100 per class.

• Junior Summer Camp: Novice or experienced rowers age 13-18 with a competitive nature can get in regatta-shape in a four-day summer camp.

LLRC Junior Coach Brian Ransom designed the camp for the hard driven athlete looking to

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The June 21-25 co-ed camp offers day camp only or an overnight option at Brenau University, priced $595-$700.

• Junior Summer Practice: A more relaxed attitude and agenda awaits participants ages 13-18 and athletic 12-year-olds in LLRC junior summer practice sessions. Ransom invites youths to “come in and try it” and maybe enroll on the competitive crew in the fall. June 9 is the tentative starting date.

More info: www.lakelanierrowingclub.org, www.lakelanierjuniorrowing.com, 770-287-0077.

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Holiday Harbor Boat Sales meets Lake Lanier

By Pamela A. Keene Allatoona Lake’s long-standing boat dealer Holiday Harbor Boat Sales has moved east to the north end of Lake Lanier. Located on Ga. 53/Dawsonville Highway near Ga. 400 near the Premium Outlets, the store opened at the first of the year.

“We’re the only marine boat dealer in this corridor,” said Mark Cochran with Holiday Harbor Boat Sales. “Our main focus is boat brokerage, because so many people really don’t have the time to sell their boats themselves, but we’re also offering full service on all makes and models, plus three lines of new boats.”

Cochran purchased the location about two weeks before January’s Atlanta Boat Show. “To get the word out, I parked one of our new pontoon boats, still wrapped in shrink wrap, on the front lawn and used black spray paint to say, ‘Coming Soon,’ on it. Our neighbor retail stores

got a lot of questions and it really helped us with getting the business started.”

The store sells Silverwave pontoon boats, Bluewave Bay boats and Sea Ark custom aluminum boats. Holiday Harbor is also the area’s Suzuki outboard dealer.

There’s a boat storage facility on the property, but Cochran says at this time it has no vacancies.

In addition to sales of new and used boats, boat brokerage and service, Holiday Harbor’s Dawson County store offers various marine and boating accessories, including tubes and boat toys.

Cochran has nearly 35 years of experience in the boating business. His Dawsonville manager Tim Hilliard also has about 30 years of experience, including a stint in the U.S. Coast Guard.

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From the sky: Rangers train at War Hill Park May 6

By Pamela A. Keene You’re not imagining things if you see helicopters over Lake Lanier near War Hill Park and soldiers parachuting into the water. You’re witnessing the 5th annual Ranger Training Battalion water jump training exercises.

Community members are being asked to clear their vehicles from the boat ramp

and parking lot before 9 a.m. on Tuesday, May 5. War Hill Park will be closed from the evening of May 5 through the completion of the exercises on May 6.

“These exercises give our soldiers the opportunity to train in water-landing situations,” said Capt. Charles Wood with Camp Merrill in Dahlonega, where the See Rangers, page 69

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Singleton Marine continues rapid growth across Southeast Company announces purchase of longtime local reseller American Boat Brokers

By Pamela A. Keene Adding six locations in April and May makes Singleton Marine one of the nation’s fastest-growing marine dealerships. With a goal of adding more boat dealerships to increase its footprint in North America, the company has also merged with Legendary Marine with four locations on the Gulf Coast of Florida and Alabama.

At Lanier, the company recently acquired American Boat Brokers on Lanier Island Parkway, which marked its 20th year in business in 2014. “Larry (Sosnow of American Boat Brokers) sells more used boats than any other boat dealer in Georgia,” said Evan Davis, head of marketing with OneWater Marine, the holding company created by Singleton to purchase and operate marine dealerships across the US. “American Boat Brokers is a perfect complement to the Singleton Marine group of dealerships.”

With that acquisition earlier this year, Singleton’s visibility at Lanier is steadily growing. It operates Singleton Marine at Lake Lanier with new boat sales and a

wake shop, Singleton Marine Used Boat Super Center, Singleton Marine Yacht Sales at Holiday Marina, Singleton Marine Yacht Service at Holiday Marina, and American Boat Brokers.

“Our goal is to continue to expand by adding more dealerships to those we already operate in Georgia, Alabama, Florida, South Carolina and Texas.” In addition to its boat dealerships across the Southeast, Singleton Marine opened a full-service boat dealership onsite at an Action Sports Park near Houston, Texas, that offers BMX, Motocross and remote-control car tracks, as well as two private lakes with a cable wake park and boat lake for demos and competitions.

As one of the nation’s top boat dealers, Singleton Marine was founded in 1988. The company has earned the following awards – No. 1 Cobalt Boats Worldwide Dealer; No. 1 Regal Boats Worldwide Dealer; No. 1 Harris Worldwide Dealer; No. 1 Malibu and Axis Southeast Dealer; and Boating Industry Magazine’s No. 3 North American Dealer.

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Suit up for fun with Singleton Marine May 29-31

By Pamela A. Keene Get ready for the WWA Malibu Rider’s Experience Weekend, Pro Card Qualifier and Surf Sunday, sponsored by Singleton Marine, May 29-31 at Lanier Islands. “The Rider’s Experience is a three-day event where people of all skill levels can participate in a variety of wakeboarding and wake surfing events,” said Evan Davis with Singleton Marine. “The weekend concludes with the ‘Wakesurf Experience’ where people can learn to surf with free instruction from some of the top surfers in the industry.”

As a lead up to the May Rider’s Experience, Singleton hosted a Liquid Force Free for All Demo Day on Lake Lanier at the end of April. The event drew a great crowd on a sunny

PHOTO BY ANTHONY AISQUITH OF BUFORD, GA

Team Liquid Force junior pro Gunther Oka (left) and SMG Wake Team rider Ben Watts (right) from Dadeville, AL prepare for an exhibition run behind dual 2015 Malibu Wakesetter 23LSV’s.

Sunday. Attendees had opportunities to try out their wakeboard and surf chops in morning and afternoon sessions on the open water.

Approximately 50 riders of all skill levels turned out for behindthe-boat experiences at the free demo day.

Fourteen-year-old Gavin Armer came over to Lake Lanier from Taylorsville near Cartersville on Sunday. His parents have supported his interest in wakeboarding over the past couple of years, and he’s a See Singleton, page 69

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VISITING LANIER’S HEADWATERS

VISITING LANIER’S HEADWATERS

Hardman Farm, near headwaters of Chattahoochee River, opens for tours Shore Lines From the fascinating to the remarkable, Lake Lanier harbors many personalities and places along its shores. Lakeside presents “Shore Lines” – stories about people who live, work and play around the lake and the places that make the area special.

By Jane Harrison istory and tourism run deep near the northern headwaters of Lake Lanier where the public can now tour a grand old farm across the road from an iconic landmark.

Travelers along State Route 75 south of Helen often gaze curiously at the red-roofed gazebo perched atop an Indian Mound in a pasture. Now, they can visit the home of the Civil War officer who put it there and learn about the farm that later became a former Georgia governor’s summer outlet for innovation and relaxation.

The Hardman Farm, open Thursdays-Sundays through December, is Georgia’s newest state historic site. The elegant mansion and 19 outbuildings sprawl across Ga. 17 from the Sautee-Nacoochee Indian Mound in the valley cut by the Chattahoochee River at the foot of Yonah Mountain. Often overlooked by travelers focusing their cameras on the Indian Mound, the 1869 Italiante farmhouse is well worth a walkthrough history lesson. Furniture, paintings, and innovative home and farm fixtures from the early inhabitants, as well stories from their times there, present the perspective of those whose bay windows framed the mound and the mountain.

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The property was donated to the state in 1999 from the family of 1927-31 Georgia governor Lamartine G. Hardman, who dwelled there in summers, broke ground with experimental farming techniques, and had the first telephone in the valley. After three major renovation phases, the elegant mansion maintains much of Hardman’s handiwork, as well as that of the original occupant.

James H. Nichols, whose official rank was colonel but was known as “Captain Nichols,” chose the idyllic site for his respite from war and malaria. He modeled the 5,000 square foot mansion after his aunt’s house in Milledgeville and put a cupola on top. He’s also the one who placed the gazebo atop the Indian Mound, which may have helped preserve it from destruction and made it one of the most recognizable spots in Georgia.

Hardman bought the property in 1903 from Calvin Hunnicutt of Atlanta, who acquired it from Nichols in 1893.

Interpretive Ranger Johnna Tuttle, one of many who helped with the restoration, gives tourgoers an architectural and family history of the farm, incorporating stories from print sources and conversations with Hardman family members. Walking toward the

PHOTOS BY JANE HARRISON

All original furniture appears in the Hardman Farm parlor, along with early photographs of the farm's early inhabitants, above.

A chandelier lights the foyer leading to the stairs at Hardman Farm, left. Gas lights first illuminated the home, which later was powered by electricity generated at Nora Mill.

The historic Hardman Farm, across from the Sautee Nacoochee Indian Mound is open for tours ThursdaysSundays through December.

mansion from the temporary visitor’s center at the site of the old Sautee Post Office, Tuttle explains that the pathway under giant black walnut trees was once part of a major Native American trade route spanning North Georgia into North Carolina. The Unicoi Turnpike footed travelers from Dalton to Toccoa who passed by the 1,000 year old Uchee mound at Sautee. Excavations reveal that Creek and Cherokee tribes later used the mound.

Tuttle said she had heard that Nichols kept a collection of ancient stone points and native objects. “I’d love to know where they are now,” she added.

Before ascending the wide steps on the mansion’s wrap around porch, Tuttle points out a smaller attractive structure nearby. “That was the game room,” she said, where Capt.

Nichols would entertain guests in style for a smoke, a game of pool, or poker.

Inside, Tuttle rings the 150 year old door bell situated inside a stunning door frame accented by red flashed glass. Original glass globes hang on chandeliers formerly outfitted to glow with gas, fueled from the home’s own gas house. It was later furnished with electricity generated by Nora Mill, just to the north. Tuttle said that Gov. Hardman had phones installed at the mansion and Nora Mill so he could call for afterhours power generation if his guests would be staying up late.

Numerous children spent many playful summers at the house and roamed its fields. Among them

PHOTOS BY JANE HARRISON

The elegant Italiante style mansion built in 1869 was later a home to 1927-31 Georgia Governor Lamartine G. Hardman.

was Anna Ruby, Capt. Nichol’s daughter, for whom he named the waterfalls on property he owned nearby in what is now a national scenic area. Anna Ruby’s bedroom furniture is among original furnishings, including a massive armoire at the top of the stairs that was pieced together without nails.

The tour includes a look at Gov. Hardman’s former dairy barn, which furnished milk and butter to Gainesville and Atlanta from about 1910 to the late 1920s.

A preliminary study predicted the site could potentially become

one of the stronger heritage tourism venues in Georgia. It is expected to draw from millions of tourists who drive by en route to Helen and the Georgia mountains.

Site manager John Erbele pointed out that unlike historic sites in remote or coastal areas, Hardman Farm is situated along a busy tourist route. He added that thousands have already visited for two Unicoi Wine Festivals. Additional tourists came for holiday events last year. Through the tours which began in March, more visitors will hear the stories of the families who lived across from the beloved Indian Mound.

Hardman Farm Tours Where: Tours begin at the temporary Visitor’s Center, just north of the Ga. Highway 75/17 intersection.

When: 10 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m. Thursdays-Sundays through December.

Admission: $12 adults, $10 seniors 62 and older, $7 children.

Group tours available by reservation.

Reservations/Information: 706-878-1077; www.GaStateParks.org/hardmanfarm Upcoming event: Spring on the Unicoi Trail at Hardman Farm.

Walk through the grounds to explore foliage, flowers, historic landscaping and stories of families who cared for the land, 10-11 a.m.

May 9, June 13, weather permitting. Cost: $5.

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VISITING LANIER’S HEADWATERS

VISITING LANIER’S HEADWATERS

Wildflowers, waterfalls abundant in Lanier’s headwater region

By Jane Harrison Spring rain and sunshine have enlivened the mountain trails near Lake Lanier’s headwaters where wildflowers burst open and waterfalls gush freely. A day trip from Lanier’s shores into the Georgia mountains reveals the beauty of undammed waters and blooms of native plants.

One of the region’s most verdant swaths grows high in the mountains north of Dahlonega.

Sosebee Cove, labeled as “A Botanist’s Paradise,” displays a diversity of wildflowers from late March through September, with new flowers popping out almost daily through mid-May. Accessible off Ga. 180, just past Vogel State Park, the 175-acre cove is protected as a National Scenic Area.

Toadshade trillium

An easily walked .3 mile loop trail attracts photographers and native plant lovers to look for blossoms in a near carpet of mixed greens sprouting from rich black soil. In early April, clusters of snowy wood anemones and white bloodroot flowers with tiny yellow stamens brightened the

spring after abundant rain. South of the cove on Ga. 19-129, waterfalls splash down steep, rocky ledges. The DeSoto Falls Recreation Area and lesser known Helton Creek Falls showcase multiple waterfalls set amidst May blooming mountain laurel and July-blossoming rhododendron. A 1.9 mile out-and-back hike gives walkers a view of 30 and 90 feet cascades at Desoto Round leaf yellow violet Falls. Viewing platforms form still-gray woodland. Close exami- great vantage points for photos. nation found deep purple toadFewer visitors venture to Helshade trilliums emerging from ton Creek Falls, reached by a blotchy foliage. A couple of yelrough, potholed gravel road that low trout lilies with tongues of or- extends about 1.5 miles past the ange sprung from under brown initial paved section. But, the leaves. Round leaf yellow violets bumps are worth it. Travelers get peeked gaily from the awakening a preview when they spy the twoground. Three photographers lin- tiered waterfall just before the gered for more than an hour cap- parking area. A .1 mile easy hike turing the early spring blooms. puts them nearly at foot of two Two primitive wood benches formed a nice place for contemplation and a lunch stop.

Giants towered above them.

One of the state’s largest yellow buckeye trees and thick, tall tulip poplar trees stood bare, awaiting their turn to leaf out. Visitors to the cove this month may see white trilliums, wild columbine, may-apple, creeping phlox, and foam flower showing their colors.

It’s difficult to leave the cove without wanting to come back in a few days to see who else is showing off.

En route to or from Sosebee Cove, travelers from the Gainesville-area pass several other places to view spectacular natural beauty, especially in

Helton Creek Falls

Bloodroot

Amicalola Falls

Panther Creek Falls

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Bench at Sosebee Cove

falls, a 30-footer that catches Helton Creek from the upper 50 foot drop. The power and grace of tumbling water, the sound of it pounding the rock, and the cool feel of mist exhibit the freedom of a resource unbound by dams and unworried about human consumption.

The Georgia mountains, from whence Lanier’s waters originate, offer numerous other gorgeous waterfalls, including the 729-feet torrent at Amicalola Falls State Park and several dramatic cascades, one with an overhanging suspension bridge, at Tallulah Gorge State Park. Many hikers enjoy summer outings to Panther Creek Falls, in Habersham County, where the wide creek slides into a near perfect swimming hole with a sandy beach!

Along the way to water, the season’s harbingers – the wildflowers – brighten the path of those who observe the forest floor.

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Outdoor Activity Calendar See Lake Lanier Olympic Venue Calendar for canoe/kayak and rowing activities.

for all speeds and levels in North Hall area, mountain biking at Chicopee Woods, www.isicycling.com.

Trail Crew Work, Gainesville. Work to improve nature center trails; tools and training provided; bring water, lunch and gloves, 10 a.m-3 p.m. Wednesdays, Elachee Nature Science Center, 2125 Elachee Dr. Call to register. www.elachee.org, 770-535-1976.

First Friday Concert, Gainesville. Music Aqua Activities

by Dave Anderson & The Shadetree Smug Outdoor Leisure Pool Opens, Cumming. glers, bring chairs, picnic blankets, purchase Pool with slides, sprays and water features beer-wine to sip at outdoor concert, 7-10 p.m. opens weekends 1-6 p.m. weekends May 2-17; May 1, Downtown Square. Free. two sessions 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; 2:30 p.m.-6:30 www.gainesville.org. p.m. Mon.-Sat., 1-6 p.m. Sun. May 23-Aug. 5; Flights of Fancy Benefit Auction, weekends only Aug. 8-Sept. 6. $4 kids/seniors, Gainesville. Casual evening of hors d’oeuvres, $5 adults, free to children 2 and younger. wine and other beverages, and a silent auction www.cummingaquaticcenter.com, 770-781of garden items, bird houses, and yard art, 6-9 1781. p.m. May 1, Elachee Nature Science Center, Rubber Duck Derby, Gainesville. Annual 2125 Elachee Dr. Call for reservation. 770-536rubber duck race and festival to benefit Boys & 1976, www.elachee.org.

Girls Clubs of Hall County, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. May Oakwood Family YMCA Healthy Kids 5K 16, duck race 3 p.m., Clarks Bridge Park, 3105 Run. 8 a.m. May 2, 4101 Railroad St. $30.

Clarks Bridge Rd. Duck purchases $5 single, www.runnersfit.com. $25 for six ducks, $100, 25. www.rubberduck The Bagel Run, Cumming. 5.5/2.89 mile derby.com. trail runs, 8 a.m. May 2, 2205 Echols Rd. $30.

National Kids to Parks Day Paddling Trip, www.runnersfit.com.

Gainesville. Paddle on tranquil section of Lake Cinco de Run O 5K/10K, Dawsonville. 8 Lanier, look for wildlife, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. May a.m. May 2, Dawsonville City Hall, 415 Hwy. 16, Don Carter State Park, 5000 North Brown53 E. $30/$35, add $5 race day. www.fivesing Bridge Rd. $10-$15, plus $5 parking. Space tarntp.com. is limited. www.gastateparks.org, 678-450 Sawnee Burnt Mountain Century Chal7726. lenge, Cumming. 25, 44, 75, 100 mile bicycle North Georgia Super Sprint Triathlon, rides with rest stops, end of ride meal. 75/100 Dawsonville. Adult and kids’ triathlons with mile ride 8 a.m., 25/44 8:30 a.m. May 2, Kiwapool swims. Adult: 250 yard swim, 7 mile bike, nis Club, Pilgrim Mill Rd. $40; add $10 for T2.26 mile run; various distances for kids. Varishirt. www.cummingkiwanis.org., ous start times beginning at 8 a.m. May 17, Vet- Felkerfe@aol.com. eran’s Memorial Park, 186 Recreation Rd. First Saturday Hike, Gainesville. Join Adults $50, kids $45. www.fivestarntp.com.

Elachee naturalist for a guided hike in Splash Dash on Lake Lanier, Gainesville.

Chicopee Woods, 10-11:30 a.m. May 2, 5K trail run, obstacle course with three lake Elachee Nature Science Center, 2125 Elachee crossings; wave starts begin at 9 a.m. May 23, Dr. $5 adults, $3 children 2-12, free to Elachee Laurel Park, 3100 Old Cleveland Hwy. $50 inmembers and children younger than 2. dividuals, $160 teams. www.active.com, www.elachee.org, 770-535-1976. www.gainesvillejaycees.org.

Atlanta Botanical Garden, Gainesville Splash Zone Opens, Gainesville. Water park Opening. Explore new woodland garden develwith slides, splash features, lazy river opens 10 oped by Atlanta Botanical Garden with opening a.m. May 23, Frances Meadows Aquatic Center, festivities including family entertainment, chil1545 Community Way, NE. Regular hours 10 dren’s activities, guided walks, craft-making a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sun. and more, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. May 2-3, 1911 $6.42 for Hall County residents, $8.56 non-resi- Sweetbay Dr. $8 adults, $5 children 3-12, free dents, 90 day and annual passports available. to children younger than three and garden 770-533-5850, www.gainesville.org/recreation. members. www.atlantabg.org, 404-876-5859.

Sprayground Opens, Gainesville. Play Wild & Woolly Forest Festival, Dahlonega. ground with water features for children 12 and Wildflower hikes, native plant sale, music, younger opens May 23, Laurel Park, 3100 Old kids’ activities, food, Appalachian Trail Cleveland Rd. Regular hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. speaker/ author Richard Judy, 3-7 p.m. May 2, Mon.-Fri., noon-5 p.m. weekends. $2 per child. Bull Mountain Lodge, 135 Troutman Trace.

770-535-8280. $30 adults, $10 students, free to children 12 Full Moon Paddle, Tallulah Falls. Rangerand younger. 706-867-0051, www.gafw.org. led night paddle around Tallulah Lake, 6:30 Full Moon Suspension Bridge Hike, Tallu8:30 p.m. May 30, Tallulah Gorge State Park, 338 Jane Hurt Yarn Dr. $15, plus $5 parking.

Register in advance. www.gastateparks.org, 706- 754-7981.

Grounded Pursuits Wrenched Bicycle Shop Rides, Gainesville.

25, 40 and 60 mile rides, 9:30 a.m. Saturdays, 328 N. Bradford St. www.wrenchedbicycles.com.

Sunday N.H. Tech Rides, Gainesville. Base pace road bike rides averaging 40-60 miles roll out at 1:15 p.m. Sundays from North Hall Technology Center, 4175 Nopone Rd. or from other locations. Contact: velocraig@hotmail.com.

ISI Cycling, Gainesville. Group road cycling

lah Falls. Mile and a half night hike to suspension bridge over falls, 7-9 p.m. May 2, 8-10 p.m.

May 3, Tallulah Gorge State Park, 338 Jane Hurt Yarn Dr. Register in advance. $5 plus $5 parking. www.gastateparks.org, 706-754-7981.

Gran Fondo Forsyth, Cumming. 20, 60, 85 mile bike rides, food & festival, 8 a.m. May 3, 4155 Drew Rd. $65-$130. www.runnersfit.com, www.active.com.

McEver’s Relay for Life 5K, Oakwood. 3 p.m. May 3, Oakwood City Park, Railroad St. $25. www.runnersfit.com.

Yonah Run a 5K?, Cleveland. 5K road race along base of Yonah Mountain, 3:30 p.m. May 3, Western Sizzlin Parking Lot, 1963 Tom Bell Rd. $25. www.runnersfit.com.

Hall County Farmers’ Market, Gainesville.

Hall County Farmers’ Market, 2:30-6:30 p.m.

Tuesdays, 7 a.m. till noon or sell out Saturdays May 5- October, corner East Crescent/Jesse Jewell Pkwy. 770-531-6988. www.hallcountyfarmersmarket.org.

Blue Sky Concert, Gainesville. Rodney Appleby & Dave Anderson perform on Downtown Square, noon, May 6. Free. www.gainesville.org.

We Love Moms 5K/10K & 10-Mile Run, Cumming. 10K/10-Miler 7:30 a.m., 5K 9 a.m., kids’ run 10 a.m. May 9, Forsyth County Family YMCA, 6050 Y St. $15-$45. www.active.com.

LAP Century, Lula. 20, 50, 80, 100 mile bicycle rides, plus metric century ride, elevation from moderately flat to mountainous; SAG stops and lunch for all riders. 8 a.m. May 9, Lula Assembly of Praise Church, 6158 Carter St. $35. www.habershambicycles.com, 706-894-2453.

Frogging by Ear & Kayak, Winder. Learn to identify frogs on kayak tour around Lake Marbury, 8-9:30 p.m. May 9, Fort Yargo State Park, 210 S. Broad St. $15, plus $5 parking. Pre-registration required. www.gastateparks.org, 770 8673489.

Super Mom 5K/10K/Fun Run, Buford.

5K/10K 8 a.m., fun run 9 a.m. May 9, Downtown Buford, 295 E. Main St. $25/$30/$18. www.fivestarntp.com.

Be Healthy 5K/Family Fun Run, Dahlonega.

9/10 a.m. May 9, Dahlonega Town Square. 5K $25, free fun run. www.totallyrunning.com, www.active.com.

Spring on the Unicoi Trail at Hardman Farm, Sautee Nacoochee. Enjoy a ramble through time on the grounds of Hardman Farm, Georgia’s newest State Historic Site. Explore emerging foliage, flowers, historic landscaping and stories of the families who planted them. 910 a.m. May 9 and June 13, weather permitting, Hardman Farm, intersection Ga. Highway 75/17. www.gastateparks.org, 706-878-1077.

Some Gave All 5K, Lula. 5 p.m. May 9, Rafe Banks Park, 5831 Athens St. $30. www.active.com, www.somegaveall5k.com.

Lanier Running Club, Gainesville. Club meeting, 7 p.m. May 11, Re-cess Southern Gastro Pub, 118 Bradford St., NW. www.lanierrunningclub.org.

Relay for Life Glow Trot, Oakwood. 1-mile Fun Run 8 p.m., 5K run/walk 8:30 p.m. May 15, University of North Georgia Gainesville Campus, 3820 Mundy Mill Rd. $30. www.runnersfit.com.

Mountain Laurel Festival & 5K, Clarkesville. Arts & crafts, parade, fireworks, 5K run, various times May 15-16, Downtown Clarkesville. www.clarkesvillega.com.

Giddy Up 5K, Cumming. 8 a.m. May 16, North Forsyth Middle School. 3854 Coal Mountain Rd. $25. www.active.com, www.classicraceservices.com.

Flowery Branch Spring 5K/Fun Run & Walk. 8:30 a.m. May 16, Old Train Depot, 5517 Main St. $20 early, $25 race day. www.flowerybranchlodge.com, www.active.com.

Dirty Spokes 6/3 Hour Mountain Bike Race, Winder. Solo and team race, 9 a.m. May 16, Fort Yargo State Park, 210 S. Broad St. $50-$150. www.dirtyspokes.com, www.active.com.

Mountain Flower Art Festival, Dahlonega.

Arts & crafts fair, starts 1 p.m. May 16, 10 a.m. May 17, Downtown Dahlonega. www.dahlonegaarts.org.

Outrun Cancer Fun Run/5K, Gainesville.

3:45/4 p.m. May 17, Martha Hope Cabin, 528 Prior St. $20. www.runnersfit.com.

Thumbs Up Falcon 5K, Flowery Branch. 9 a.m. May 23, Flowery Branch High School, 6603 Spout Springs Rd. $25 by May 8, $30 after. www.runnersfit.com.

Holiday Gorge Floor Hike, Tallulah Falls.

Strenuous 3.5 mile trek down 531 stairs with river crossing, rock jumping, boulder climbing to swimming hold at Bridal Veil Falls, minimum age 10. Wear appropriate footwear, bring food and water. 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. May 23, 24, 25, Tallulah Gorge State Park, 338 Jane Hurt Yarn Dr. $5, plus $5 parking. Register in advance. www.gastateparks.org, 706- 7547981.

Stars Over Elachee at Chicopee Lake, Gainesville. View constellations, the moon, planets and stars, 8-10 p.m. May 23, Elachee Nature Science Center, 2125 Elachee Dr. Suggested for adults and children age 8 and older.

Bring flashlight and pencil. Register in advance, reserve a telescope. $10 adults, $5 children 2-12, free to Elachee members. www.elachee.org, 770- 535-1976.

Challenge of the Centuries, Hartwell. 35, 65, 100 mile bicycle rides, plus 2-4 mile fun rides for kids and families, music, children’s activities 8 a.m. May 23-24, Bell YMCA, 281 Opal Extension. $15 youth, $25 adults. www.challengeofthecenturies.blogspot.com.

Tight Rope Lessons, Tallulah Falls. .25 mile hike to site of Karl Wallenda’s 1970 walk across the gorge includes instruction on basics of slackline walking, minimum age 8, 1-2:30 p.m. May 24, Tallulah Gorge State Park, 338 Jane Hurt Yarn Dr. $10, plus $5 parking. Register in advance. www.gastateparks.org, 706754-7981.

Freedom Run 10K/5K/1-mile, Cumming.

8/ 8:15/9:30 a.m. May 25, Totally Running & Walking, 405 Peachtree Pkwy. $20-$40. www.active.com, www.totallyrunning.com.

Wine in the Woodlands, Gainesville. Sip wine in Atlanta Botanical Garden’s Gainesville Garden 6-9 p.m. May 28, 1911 Sweet Bay Dr. Cash bars, admission $8 non-members, free to Atlanta and Gainesville Garden members. www.atlantabotanicalgarden.com.

Historic Downtown Gainesville Market on the Square. Local produce, crafts, music, food 2:30-6:30 p.m. Fridays beginning May 29. www.hallfarmers.org.

Cross Country Stampede Obstacle Trail Run, Cumming. 5K obstacle course through woods, pasture, water and mud, 8:30 a.m. May 30, Watson Family Farm, 3810 Watson Rd. $40. www.active.com, www.crosscountrystampede.com.

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

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CORPS OF ENGINEERS CAMPGROUNDS & DAY USE PARKS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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By Pamela A. Keene Have you ever wanted to see what some of Hall County’s private gardens look like? Your chance is coming on Saturday, June 6, with the Hall County Master Gardeners biennial “In Our Own Back Yards” Garden Walk.

Every other year, the volunteer organization selects nearly a halfdozen private gardens, created by Master Gardeners in Hall, to showcase. The organization’s flagship project, Gardens on Green, is open for tours. And this year, the Linwood Nature Preserve will be celebrating its opening on the same day.

This year, the purchase of a $10 ticket – $15 on the day of the event – will give you access to five private gardens, plus a sneak preview of the Linwood Nature Preserve and a special visit at Gardens on Green.

The private gardens are diverse, with the majority of them located in and around Gainesville. Two gardens in Flowery Branch and Braselton also are featured on the tour. All the private gardens showcase ideas that make good gardening

the Linwood Nature Preserve, an initiative of The Redbud Project Pamela A. in cooperation with Gainesville Keene Parks and Recreation. Margaret Rasmussen has been a driving Curb force in bringing this 32-acre ecoAppeal logical and environmental showpiece to life over the past six years.

The site features a variety of specimen gardens featuring un MORE INFO: Email: derstory trees and shrubs, canopy pam@pamelakeene.com trees/arboretum and rain gardens. sense in this part of Georgia, from Two miles of woodland trails cultivated roses and perennials to have been developed to create a blooming shrubs and specialized haven to help introduce people to trees. the natural environment of North Members of the Hall County Georgia. The project’s theme is Master Gardeners will be on hand “Discover Nature in the City.” at each garden to answer garden- Plan extra time to enjoy the Lining questions. Additionally, the wood Nature Preserve’s sneak owners of each garden will be preview as part of your June 6 exavailable to talk about their garperience. It’s located off Thompden choices, what works and what son Bridge Road at 160 mistakes to avoid in creating your Springview Dr. in Gainesville. own landscape.

Here are the addresses of the You will be able to learn about private gardens on the tour: 62 deer and wildlife control, enhanc- Venture Court, Braselton; 6256 ing your landscape to attract birds Mount Salem Circle, Flowery and butterflies, and how to choose Branch; 2061 Riverwood Drive, various types of landscape plants Gainesville; 494 East Lake Drive, for particular growing conditions. Gainesville; and 2944 Oconee New this year, attendees will Circle, Gainesville. be able to have a sneak peek of Tickets are available at $10 for

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advance purchase at the Hall County Extension office or online at www.hallmastergardeners.com.

Tickets will also be available on the day of the event for $15 at all of the gardens on the tour. Pick your starting point and be sure to allow plenty of time to peek into

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The event will take place rain or shine.

For information, please call 770-535-8293.

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

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New eateries, food trolley round out Lanier dining choices this summer

By Pamela A. Keene Two new restaurants and the lake’s first food trolley give lake lovers even more choices for dining this summer. Holiday Marina’s The Twisted Oar and Aqualand’s Pig Tales feature major makeovers of two hightraffic waterfront eateries. And Sunrise Cove Marina’s new food trolley on Saturdays brings wellknown chef Rico Cunnington back home to Lake Lanier.

The Twisted Oar, long-time restaurateur Cary Eubanks, who has owned Montana Bar and Grill locations in East Cobb and Alpharetta, opens his newest location at Holiday Marina this summer. Guests will experience a whole new look and feel to the restaurant with Eubanks’ renova-

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“We’ve taken everything inside down to the studs, moved the bar to the deck side and created twosided service, and added insulation,” Eubanks said. “As soon as we get our liquor license, we’ll be open for business.”

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eat, fried and po’ boys, to name a few – plus an oyster bar in season, a menu heavy on local ingredients, wings, burgers and pizza made from scratch and prepared in the new pizza oven that’s been installed. Decorated in beachy pastels, but with a rustic feel and sawn-wood light-wood paneling, the restaurant’s new interior creates a fun and fresh atmosphere.

“Throughout the summer we’ll be doing special events, like weekend pig roasts and low country boils,” he said. “It’s going to be a good time.”

Aqualand’s welcoming Pig Tales, a sister establishment to Fish Tales at Hideaway Bay Marina. With the focus on barbecue and live entertainment seven days a week, Pig Tales has remodeled

the dining area at the marina. It has a full bar, including three Georgia craft brews on tap, plus angus half-pound burgers handpattied on site, hot dogs and pulled pork, brisket and ribs.

The new music stage overlooks the lake and owner Dale Ozaki has expanded seating to accommodate up to 150 guests.

Ozaki did major remodeling and additions, including gutting the

kitchen and replacing all the equipment there. The bar has been redone to provide all-round seating. Pig Tales features full table service for both lunch and dinner seven days a week through October.

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Lakeside’s Safety Page A GUIDE TO BOATING AND SWIMMING SAFETY RESOURCES PRESENTED BY LAKESIDE ON LANIER BOATING Boater Education Courses with Certification Exam Boating Safely & Personal Watercraft Certification • Course: NASBLA certified entry level classroom-only course with test for boater education and PWC certification. Covers basic boating terminology, “rules of the road,” navigation, operation, legal requirements, emergencies, water etiquette and more.

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

• When: 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. (Bring sack lunch) May 9, Jun. 13, Jul. 18, Aug. 8, Sept. 19, Oct. 10 • Where: U.S. Coast Guard Flotilla 29, 6595 Lights Ferry Rd., Flowery Branch • Cost: Individuals $35. Family discount - 2 or more members $25 each • Private lessons also available for groups or organizations outside normal schedule. Contact Flotilla Commander Joe Edwards at 404-775-2608.

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Basics of Boating - America's Boating Course • Course: NASBLA-certified basics of boating course. 8-hour seminar covers boat handling, safety equipment & procedures, navigation, boat types & terminology with exam at completion.

• Instructors: Atlanta Sail and Power Squadron • When: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; May 2, Aug. 15, Oct. 17 • Where: Army Corps Project Office, 1050 Buford Dam Road, Buford • Cost: $20; additional $20 for optional reference text and CD • Information/registration: http://atlantasboatingclub.com/public-classes/basics-of-boatingboatsmart, abc@usps-atlanta.org On-Line Courses • www.boat-ed.com and http://www.boaterexam.com/usa/georgia include study guide and Georgia Certification Exam with unlimited exam attempts; cost is $29.50 payable upon exam passage. Temporary certificate printed upon passage; permanent card mailed.

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Other Boater Education Opportunities (Certification exam not included) • PaddleSports America: 4-hour course for kayakers, canoeists, and paddleboarders ages 12 and older includes basic safety and operational information. 4-8 p.m. May 8; 5-9 p.m. June 12, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, 6595 Lights Ferry Rd., Flowery Branch. $20; family discounts for 2 or more. Register at least a week in advance with check to USCG FL 29, Sally Snyder, 1377 Saffold Court SW, Lilburn, Ga. 30047. Information: drv2600@gmail.com.

• Ladies & Boating: Introduction to boating for ladies only, includes boating trip on lake and instruction in driving, docking, “rules of the road.” 9 a.m.-noon May 9, July 11, Gainesville Marina, 2145 Dawsonville, Hwy., Gainesville. Register in advance by calling CJ: 770-536-2171.

• Partner in Command: Provides essential information to assist a skipper in safe operation of a recreational boat, includes emergency response instruction. Offered by Atlanta Sail & Power Squadron. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. June 20, University Yacht Club, 6649 Yacht Club Rd., Flowery Branch. $50 members; $75 members. 10% discount on-line registration before June 6. http://atlantasboatingclub.com/public-classes/upcoming-seminars, seo@usps-atlanta.org.

• Practical on the Water Training: Hands-on training includes 4-hours classroom, 4-hours onthe-water focus on docking, steering, pivoting, quick stop and more. Offered by Atlanta Sail & Power Squadron. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. July 25, Lake Lanier location to be announced. $200 members, $250 non members. 10% discount on-line registration before July 11. http://atlantasboatingclub.com/public-classes/upcoming-seminars, seo@usps-atlanta.org.

• Professional Tutoring: Captain’s Training, on-line or in person tutoring designed to prepare individuals for exams required for certification and licensure for maritime jobs by instructor Steve Johnson, retired US Coast Guard, experienced ship navigator, deck officer, and USCG license instructor for Sea School. www.navteach.com, stevejohnson@navteach.com, 770-3120989.

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

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

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

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Water Safety Programs & Events • Hall County Safe Kids Week, Water Safety Program with Corps, DNR and SafeKids, May 1 • All Aboard Boats, Water Safety Event at Lanier Park with US Coast Guard Auxiliary, CorpsMay 2 • Wear Your Life Jacket to Work Day, May 15 • World Record Ready, Set, Wear It! Safe boating event at Aqualand Marina, attendees wear life jackets in attempt to set world record of most people wearing a life jacket at one time, May 16

SWIMMING Swim Lessons/ Aquatics Programs Frances Meadows Aquatics and Community Center • Location: 1545 Community Way, Gainesville.

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• Lessons: Swimming and water safety program for all ages and levels, age 6 months to masters, basic aquatics safety to skill proficiency for competitive swimmers. Four 30-minute group lessons available at various times/dates through Aug. 8. City resident $45, non-resident $60. Private lessons, lifeguard training available.

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

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

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

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

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

University of North Georgia Gainesville Campus • Location: 3820 Mundy Mill Rd., Oakwood • Information/registration: https://ce.ung.edu/wconnect/ace/, (678) 717-2377 • Swim lessons: For ages 3 (must be potty trained) and older range from introduction to water skills to swimming and skill proficiency. Check website for dates.

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

• Location: 2455 Howard Rd., Gainesville • Information/registration: http://www.hallcountyymca.org/jawalters/programs/youth-swimming-lessons/, 770-297-9622 • Swim lessons: For all ages and levels, parent-child swim, Masters Swim Program, water fitness, water safety, life guard certification. Fees and times vary.

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Beauty of Lake Lanier masks potential danger beneath its surface

By Jane Harrison The beauty of a full Lake Lanier, blue and shimmering under a sunny summer sky, beckons fun-seekers to load up their boats, cast a fishing line, or pitch a Frisbee by the shore. The beguiling prettiness of water and the spiritual and physical refreshment it provides can mask the potential it has to end a life in minutes.

Ten people drowned on Lake Lanier or just downstream last year. Some were having fun – pitching a football, setting up fishing gear, hanging out at the country club – when the lake turned ugly.

Among the dead: • 15-year-old Elton Torres and his father, Leonel J. Torres-Diaz, 50, June 8. The Lilburn father and son drowned after the teenager entered the Chattahoochee River below Buford Dam to retrieve a football. When he began struggling, his father rushed in to help.

They both went under.

• Beto Silva, 20, also June 8.

About an hour before the fatherson fatalities, Silva, from Peoria, Ill., succumbed to the water while trying to swim to a small island near Old Federal Park, where family and friends had fishing gear. Halfway there, he starting going under. Friends and family could not save him.

• William J. Carswell, 51, April 17. The Gainesville man was found unresponsive floating in the lake between his boat and the dock at Chattahoochee Country Club after consuming alcohol with a friend for several hours, authorities report. He died the next morning at Northeast Georgia Medical Center.

These accounts and others appear in incident reports filed by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources law enforcement division overseeing Lake Lanier.

Each details a tragedy that could have been averted had the victims been wearing a life jacket, made other choices, or perhaps if witnesses had known how to help.

Although drownings on Lanier do not attract the media attention focused on boating fatalities, the potential for non-boat related deaths is well known by local water safety, rescue, and enforcement agencies who attempt to educate lake-goers about the risk of getting overpowered by water. In the last 15 years, the number of non-boat related drownings, 89, was almost triple the number of fatalities from boating incidents.

Last year’s 10 drownings were among the three highest counts, 11 in 1999 and 10 in 2011.

“Boating accidents are high profile, they make waves,” said Georgia DNR Sgt. Mike Burgamy. He pointed to the 2012 boat crash deaths that led to the state’s stricter boating under the influence and life jacket laws.

“But, we don’t short change drowning when it comes to safety,” he said. “We have programs year to year, we go out there and speak safety all day long … but there’s no law to address drowning. What would that be?”

He added that laws requiring life jackets on vessels and wearing of life jackets by children age 12 and younger on boats are already in place. Officers preach water safety, especially regarding life jacket use. They mobilize as soon as a call goes out about an emergency on the lake, Burgamy said. But, if a person is already in trouble or has disappeared under the water, the rescue mission often turns into body recovery.

Both Hall County and Gainesville fire departments are wary of the lake’s scary side and are readying to help people who

This exhibit by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is just one of the many ongoing efforts to educate the public about water safety.

encounter it. Hall County Deputy Fire Chief Chad Black believes people underestimate the risk of drowning on Lanier. While the lake offers fun, recreation and economic gain, he said it also has a dark side: “While it’s beautiful, it’s important we don’t let the beauty cover the danger. It’s very lethal.”

This month the county expects to launch a new rescue boat with advance life support capabilities.

The 23-foot aluminum boat with an outboard engine uses a front drop for easier transport of patients on-shore or on a beach.

With paramedics on-board, the rescue vessel will “do everything from transporting medical emergencies to traumatic injuries to

pulling someone out of the water from near drowning,” Black said.

He noted, however, that once someone goes beneath the water, time is short for rescue. He estimated the rescue boat, to be stationed at Station 8 on Gaines Ferry Road, can be on the water in 15 minutes. “It needs to be less than three or four” to rescue a potential drowning victim, he said.

The department focuses on education to help people stay out of danger in the first place. Black advises witnesses seeing someone in a risky situation to call 911.

Asking for help before you really need it versus when you absolutely need it can save precious time, he said. “Go ahead and call 911 and get help on the way. If

you need to call back and say you don’t need us, that’s OK.” If an individual is in actual distress, Black advised witnesses to throw them something floatable and not to swim out to them.

“They will try to climb you like a ladder,” he said, and responders may end up searching for two victims. “Try to stay calm and get someone to call 911,” he added.

(See related article for more tips about what to do when a person is in trouble in the water.)

The Gainesville Fire Department also is looking to strengthen its response capabilities on the lake through a city budget request to purchase a boat that can be used for water and shoreline resSee Drownings, page 69

Reporter’s own close calls on lake

By Jane Harrison Twice in my life I made poor decisions that could have cost my life on Lake Lanier.

Another time, pulling myself out of panic kept me afloat.

About 18 years ago, I was swimming repeat laps across a cove at Bolding Mill Park with a friend in training for a triathlon. Swimming was not my strongest activity; nor was it my friend’s. He started to struggle. I stood in waist-deep water looking for something I could reach him with and pondered swimming out to help him. He recovered and we got

out of the lake. A year or so later, I jumped in from a boat at night and felt the deep, dark, vastness of the lake that had seemed so friendly at a club party that day. I treaded water, swam to the boat ladder, and climbed back on, later realizing what might have happened if I had gone under that watery blackness. Then about five years ago, while swimming in a triathlon at Laurel Park, I gulped in several mouthfuls of water.

Flailing my arms and legs, I treaded water and coughed violently as competitors kindly asked if I was OK and summoned the rescue canoes. Again, I felt the

lake’s enormity, its depth and power. I thought, “I either need to find my rhythm and swim or drop out of the race I’ve trained so hard for.” I calmed down, got my rhythm back and finished the race.

Those are my reckonings with Lake Lanier. I survived. In the same time period as my experiences, nearly 100 people drowned. What do you do if you find yourself in a risky situation or witness another person in trouble? Two Lake Lanier safety advocates offer advice below that can save your life or someone else’s.

Water safety tips from two lake safety advocates Nick Baggett, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Resource Manager for Lake Lanier: • Understand the potential danger of water • Learn how to swim • Know your limitations • Wear a life Baggett jacket if you don’t know how to swim • Parents need to watch their children and never leave them unattended or in the care of an older child.

• Never swim alone • If you witness someone in trouble: “Every second seems like an hour in your mind … get something (floatable) to them as quickly as possible.” A cooler, milk jug, something buoyant can help keep them

afloat until emergency aid arrives.

Chad Black, Hall County Fire Department Deputy Director: • Don’t do something risky in the first place • If you put yourself at risk and feel you may get in trouble, think first, don’t panic.

If you are swim- Black ming and realize you may not make it to your destination or are getting tired, turn around. Yell for help before you really need it. Tread water, float on your back, keep your arms moving, scissor kick and stay buoyant.

• If you witness someone in trouble, call 911 and get help on the way. If you need to call back to

say you don’t need help, that’s OK. • If you see someone struggling, get them something buoyant. A cooler with handles on both sides gives them something to hang on to. A flotation device, basketball, football, or floating toy can help them stay above water until emergency help arrives. Depending on your ability, you can swim out to them with a buoyant item, rope or tree limb and they can hang on to it as you swim back.

But do not allow them to grab onto you.

• Talk to them, try to keep them calm, but do not get too close • If a person has gone under, be able to direct emergency crews where they were seen using reference points such as a tree, buoy, island, or landmark beyond the point where the person was struggling.

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and out-of-towners to eat by the lake.”

Familiar standards and new tastes on the lake Ozaki’s other restaurant, Fish Tales at Hideaway Bay Marina, has changed its menu for 2015.

“Of course our same classics are on the menu, including fish tacos, conch fritters and grouper, but we’ve added more items,” Ozaki said. The eatery celebrates its

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lake standards, including lobster bites, a Caribbean platter with plantains, boneless barbecue ribs and queen crab legs.

“Lobster mac and cheese with six cheeses, a Greek salad and New England clam chowder are also on the menu,” he said. Now in its fourth year under Jonovitch’s ownership, Skogies has just hired a gourmet cake artist to create special desserts and designer cakes, available as dessert servings or to purchase as whole cakes for special occasions.

Skogies is known for its Saturday and Sunday brunches, featuring Eggs Benedict five ways. The brunch menu also includes a KaiKai special and a generous breakfast bowl for the extra-hungry. The restaurant operates Wednesdays through Sundays until Memorial Day weekend, when it will be open seven days a week.

Roll out the trolley Sunrise Cove breaks new ground in lake dining this summer. The first-ever food trolley on Pig Tales touts a variety of barbecue, including a pulled pork “super” salad Lake Lanier makes its debut in the early summer. Featuring food that comes with your choice of a side, like the hand-cut potato chips.

sixth year in business this summer.

Fish Tales has also expanded its front lawn play area and sandbox. Live entertainment seven days a week keeps the fun going all summer long.

Pelican Pete’s at Port Royale just hired a new manager. Brian Grill spent the past 10 years at Biltmore Estates, managing a number of restaurants for the popular North Carolina resort. “We are very excited to have Brian with us here at Pelican Pete’s,” said William Archer with Park Marine, owners of Port Royale. “I see big changes coming over the summer and Brian is already working with upper management to raise the bar here.”

Archer said that a major goal is to simplify the menu and create more items with a quicker preparation time. Fish tacos and nachos will remain a popular standard, but Archer said that guests will see an evolution over the season.

“We’re the lake’s only floating restaurant and we’re known for our atmosphere and fun location,” he said. “With live entertainment every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, we’ll continue to be a great place to come eat and enjoy the lake.”

Skogies Lakefront Restaurant at Gainesville Marina introduces its 2015 menu on Mother’s Day weekend. Owner Tony Jonovitch has cooked up some dishes that are sure to become

from Rico’s World Kitchen in Buford, all items will be prepared fresh on site. From specialty sandwiches to salads and desserts, it’s a new approach to fun food on Lanier.

“Food prepared and served at our food trolley will be fresh, good food packaged for takeaway,” said Rico Cunnington, a familiar name on the culinary rolls around Lanier. Formerly working with Third Coast Grille and Big Creek Tavern, among others, he’s operated Rico’s World Kitchen in Buford for a number of years. Rico plans to operate the food trolley at Sunrise Cove on Saturdays for the lunch crowd, but he said that hours and menu items will be developed as the season progresses.

“We’re going to be experimenting with what we serve and we’ll have a grill on board, so everything will be hot and freshly prepared,” he said. “It’s good to be back on the lake and we’re so excited to be working on this project with Sunrise Cove Marina. It’s nice to partner with Sunrise and be on the water. It’s got one of the best views on the lake.”

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Gearing up for summer: tips from the Corps of Engineers Memorial Day is nearly here and that signals the start of the summer recreation season at Lake Sidney Lanier. School’s out and people will start heading back to the lake for some serious fun.

A trip to the lake for picnics, swimming, and boating has become a tradition for many over the last several years. Lanier provides so many wonderful waterrelated resources for people to enjoy – parks, campgrounds, marinas, boat ramps, walking trails, beaches, islands – all located just a few miles from the hustle of city and suburban life.

However, a fun weekend outing can turn to tragedy as people unexpectedly lose their lives while at the lake. Lanier can and should be a fun place for responsible water recreation, but visitors should be ever mindful of the risks that they may encounter while around water.

Unfortunately, there are many

• Approximately 6,000 people drown each year in the U.S. Nicholas • 63 percent of adult drowning Baggett victims knew how to swim.

• 72 percent of drowning vicUS Army tims were not alone at the time of Corps of the accident.

Engineers • Most drownings occur within 10-30 feet of safety and in less than 10 feet of water.

Drowning is the second lead MORE INFO: 770-945-9531 www.sam.usace.army.mil/ ing cause of accidental death in Missions/CivilWorks/Recreation/ the United States for persons 15LakeSidneyLanier.aspx 44 years of age. Many of these deaths are preventable with a few, misconceptions surrounding simple precautions. water safety. As a result, many Among adolescents and adults, people are not as cautious as they alcohol use is involved in up to 70 should be when wading, swimpercent of deaths associated with ming, or boating at the lake. For water recreation and about one in example, sometimes people hear about a drowning and sometimes five reported boating deaths. Aldispel the risks incorrectly assum- cohol influences balance, coordiing the individual could not swim, nation and judgment, and its effects are heightened by sun exwas swimming alone, or was swimming irresponsibly far from posure and heat.

Lack of life jacket usage is a shore. The facts about drowning rising problem on Lanier and are very sobering:

To obtain a USCG License on Lanier, or not?

There’s a contentious subject regarding fishing guides and other boating operator businesses required to have a US Coast Guard License. Specifically OUPV, which stands for Operator Uninspected Passenger Vessel up to 6 Passengers, also known as a “6 pack” license.

Some believe that since the lake is not a navigable waterway by commercial ships then the federal license is not necessary. Others contend that if you take passengers for hire then you need the license. One might ask: “Doesn’t having a basic boating class and even a state license suffice?” That complicated answer can only come from you. This month’s column is dedicated to the need for USCG License. And I respectfully invite comment to my email address. It is important when you voice your opinion!

The goal is to make things better on the water and by that I mean safer. Here is the simple question that is subject to all this debate among professional boaters: Is the USCG License required to take passengers for hire on Lake Lanier?

Before you contemplate that question fully there is always the description of a required body of water where the license is mandated and that is called a Navigable Waterway. The expansive explanation provided by the federal government is sometime hard to decipher. In order to access the explanation you’ll need to go

even more importantly, how to avoid them.

Steve As an instructor, the question Johnson most often asked by students: What will a license do for me?

Boating The answer is straightforward: Safety It’s learning a group of skill sets that will ultimately benefit your boating experience and the safety of others.

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Secondly, is the lake substanThe first part of preparation is tial enough to warrant any need to always information, that’s where have a license under the USCG the license training comes into the standards found at equation. Then comes the practiwww.uscg.mil/nmc under the sec- cal aspect of learning, the hands tion, Charter Boat Captains? on component that completes the My answer, and personal opin- process as you develop the ability ion, would be yes, it’s considerand confidence. able enough, so much so it needs Yes, I believe anyone taking to be navigated with caution. Big someone on the water for hire enough to generate rough waves should have a USCG license, reand rip conditions with strong gardless of navigable water or currents by both vessel wake and number of passengers. So what adverse weather. Cold enough difference does that really make? during certain times of the year Customers expect to have a good that extra caution should be given and safe experience during the to hypothermia water temps. trip and for the person in charge Depth changes as the water is re- of operating a watercraft, the leased or lack of rainfall. These training cycle should never stop. are but a sample of the hazards Please contact me if you want and difficult situations you can to know more about professional experience when on the water.

USCG licensing and its long term Undertaking a concentrated train- benefits. ing syllabus such as the US Coast Steve Johnson, US Coast Guard license will create more Guard (ret). is with CPO Johnawareness of these conditions and son, Inc.

elsewhere. The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control reported that 72 percent of boating deaths were caused by drowning, with 88 percent of victims not wearing life jackets.

With a little preparation and responsibility, we can all increase our chances of a safe and fun summer on Lanier if we remember a few rules of water safety.

Simple steps can be taken to minimize the risk of drowning on the lake this summer: • Learn how to swim.

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

• Wear a life jacket while out on the water and ensure that children’s life jackets fit them.

• As the adult in charge, carefully watch your children while at the beach; other siblings will get distracted while playing and quickly lose track of the child that cannot swim.

• Don’t consume alcohol and

swim.

If you plan to go boating on the lake, please remember to: • Complete a boating safety course.

• Wear your life jacket.

• Know where you plan to go and let someone else know your plans.

• Check your boating equipment to make sure it is operational and safe.

• Make sure you have all the required safety equipment on board your vessel.

• Be courteous and know the “rules of the road.”

• Don’t consume alcohol and operate a vessel.

• Watch out for others who may not be operating their boats safely.

For a complete copy of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources “Handbook of Georgia Boating Laws and Responsibilities,” visit: www.georgiawildlife. com/boating/regulations.

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The Lake Lanier Association which pooled its energies into promoting boater safety and BUI laws in 2012, promotes life jacket use and water safety programs for disadvantaged groups, according to Executive Director Joanna Cloud.

LLA also seeks to quicken rescue agencies’ response times to on-the-water emergencies, she said. She added LLA has contacted U.S. congressional representatives about the possibility of putting a rescue station on the lake.

“Personally, I think that’s a great idea,” said Nick Baggett, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Resource Manager for Lake Lanier. “But officially (a rescue station) has to go through (federal) regulations” requiring leasing, permitting and reviewing. Baggett, in local meetings and media interviews, stresses

the Corps’ primary interest is public safety on the lake that gets more than 7.5 million visitors a year, according to Corps data.

“We stress the basics. First people have to realize that water is different from any other element … people let their guard down in a fun situation and relax,” he said. But lake goers also need to “respect that water” and know their limitations in its domain.

Corps’ statistics estimate the agency’s water safety programs reached more than 300,000 contacts last year. Those included programs with schools, YMCAs and SafeKids. Additionally, rangers pass out water safety materials at parks, festivals, and boat shows. The Corps also puts loaner life jackets at Lanier beaches.

Baggett, who has seen bodies of victims who took their last breath on Lanier, first advises people to learn how to swim and

to wear life jackets if they don’t know how. He strongly urges parents to watch their children.

“Never go to the car and leave them unattended or in the care of an older child,” he warned.

DNR Sgt. Burgamy can recall sad examples of children straying from parents and drowning on Lake Lanier. But, he also remembers a child he was able to save. In 1997, Burgamy was off duty when he saw a young boy fishing with his mother. A moment later, he heard the dad screaming. It hit him: “My god, that kid just fell in the water!”

“I came running around the cove and the lifeless son was on the dock and the dad was in shock,” Burgamy said. He began CPR and told the dad to run to the nearest home and call 911. “That boy is graduating from high school. He calls me his guardian angel.”

ENJOY A SAFE 2015 ON THE LAKE!

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“This training enhances the morale of the unit, builds the soldiers’ proficiency in airborne operations, and develops interagency relationships with local law enforcement, emergency medical services and other organizations.”

The U.S. Army Corps of Engi-

neers, the Department of Natural Resources, the Georgia National Guard and sheriff and emergency services from Dawson, Hall and Forsyth counties will also be on hand.

Staging and rehearsals for Wednesday’s event will take place in the park all day on May 5. The actual training occurs on May 6.

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VIP at Terminus Wake Park in Northwest Georgia. “This was a fun day and I learned a lot,” he said after a morning on the water.

“All the others on the boat were pros and they taught me how to go wake-to-wake.”

Liquid Force pro Tom Fooshee from Austin, Texas, is touring with the Liquid Pro team. He’s been wake boarding for 21 years, and he’s now 30 years old. This was his first time on Lake Lanier.

“This is a gorgeous lake, with clean water, natural shorelines, blue skies and great vibes,” he said after the morning session.

“You mix it all up and it’s the best experience that’s ever been.”

The event was a successful warm-up for May’s WWA Malibu Rider’s Experience.

“We were the first dealer in the US to host a Free-for-All event behind boats instead of using a cable park,” Davis said. “Everyone had a great time and we’re pumped for what the three-day WWA Malibu Rider’s Experience will be at the end of May.” The WWA Malibu Rider’s Experience on Lake Lanier is one of five regional events in the North America. Riders of all levels are eligible to participate.

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Summer can be magic at Hilton Head Island The first streaking rays of the rising sun dance along the sparkling surf and illuminate the white sand throughout the 12mile length of the broad beaches at Hilton Head Island in South Carolina. Only the intrusion of an occasional jogger or shell seeker brings this natural setting into the 21st century. Nevertheless, the awesome beauty of this southernmost of South Carolina’s barrier islands is still as much a magnet to people today as it has been throughout recorded history.

Hilton Head’s first inhabitants were Indians who came to this island paradise as early as 4,000 B.C. to experience the great hunting and fishing, but it wasn’t until 1664 that the first white man set foot on this 42 square mile island.

He was English sea captain William Hilton, who was sent to explore the region on behalf of a syndicate of Barbadian planters.

His report was enthusiastic, and in honor of his explorations, the island was named Hilton’s Head, which is a reference to the headlands that marked the way into Port Royal Sound. Despite Hilton’s discovery, due to threats from the Spanish to the south and Indians to the west, it wasn’t until the closing days of the 17th cen-

War II. Though Hilton Head Island has been highly developed during Bill modern times, an extreme effort Vanderford has been made to blend human expansion with the beauty of naTravel ture. Therefore, this island has no Editor billboards, neon signs, roller coasters or skyscrapers. The permanent residents on Hilton Head live in harmony with an abunMORE INFO: dance of deer, rabbits, squirrels, 770-289-1543 raccoons, alligators, ospreys, peliJFish51@aol.com cans, herons and a multitude of www.georgiafishing.com other land and water birds. When using any of the miles of nature tury that the first English walks, horseback riding trails or colonists began to settle in the bike paths, one may observe any area. or all of the aforementioned During the early to mid 18th species. century, Hilton Head prospered The island has long been from indigo and rice plantations, known for hosting world-class but it was sea island cotton that golf and tennis championships, made the island plantation owners and probably boasts more venues wealthy. The War Between the for these two sports than any States, however, ended the great other resort in the world. If all of cotton dynasties. In fact, after the these offerings aren’t enough to largest naval battle of the war at keep one busy, Hilton Head also Port Royal, the fine homes and has a wealth of cultural and artisfertile fields were destroyed by tic activities as well as great fishoccupying Union troops. Post-war ing, boating, shopping and dining.

Hilton Head became home to Accommodations at Hilton family farmers, commercial fish- Head vary from very expensive ALL PHOTOS BY BILL VANDERFORD ermen and oysterers until wealthy private villas to reasonable motel entrepreneurs began building rooms. Dining options are also The harbor at Hilton Head Ishomes on the island after World available for any taste or pocketland, above. book, and the nightlife seems to mix the gamut of humanity into a happy throng of cohesive revelers with the fading of the sun in the west each evening.

The turn to the south on Highway 278 toward Hilton Head Island is only a few exits north of Savannah on I-95, and one is within 30 miles of this gorgeous paradise. An excellent first stop, however, is the Hilton Head Island Welcome Center and the Blue Heron wwith a catch, Coastal Discovery Museum of above.

Hilton Head. Both of these are loSmall gators abound at Hilton cated on the right soon after Head, right. crossing the bridge onto the island, and have experts on hand to answer any question one might have. To be prepared ahead of time for any visit to Hilton Head visit: www.hiltonheadisland.org.

Few summer destinations combine and preserve natural beauty and the cornucopia of fun and excitement that awaits vacationers at Hilton Head. It is truly a nearby magical summer place for everyone!

Bill Vanderford has won numerous awards for his writing and photography, and has been inducted into the National Fresh- Horsing around at Hilton Head. water Fishing Hall of Fame as a For more photos, visit Shrimp boats at Hilton Head, top. Hilton Head can be quite colorful, Legendary Guide. www.lakesidenews.com/vanderfords-travel-column above.

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Lakeside’s Dining Guide Lakeview Dining Big Creek Tavern – lunch, dinner seven days a week; breakfast at 11:30 a.m. on Sundays. Open year around. Featuring the “Best” Angus Beef, a step up from old-fashioned American food. Billiards, video games, beer, wine, liquor. Mon. Thurs, 11:30 a.m. to midnight, Fri. and Sat. from 11:30 a.m. to 1 a.m. and Sun. from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. 8050 Big Creek Rd., Buford. B-3, 678482-1662.

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

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

Fish Tales Lakeside Grille – Casual lakeside dining featuring grouper fingers, signature salads and much more. Full service indoor and outdoor bar with live music. Open 7 days a week for lunch & dinner. Hideaway Bay Marina. C-3, 770-967-3775.

Lenny’s sub shop at Bald Ridge Marina subs and salads. Party packs perfect for lake outings. Daily 10:30-4; Fri. & Sat. til 6. A-3, Cumming, 770-888-6473. www.lennys.com Pelican Pete’s – Picturesque dining right on the water at Port Royale in an open-air thatched-roof building. Selection of sandwiches, burgers, fish and more. Call for hours. B-2, 770-887-5715 ext 5.

Pig Tales - Debuts May 2015. Casual lakeside dining featuring BBQ, burgers, wings and more.

Great customer service, full service bar with draft beer, wine & mixed drinks, live music on weekends. Aqualand Marina, Flowery Branch.

C-3,678-828-7676, www.PigTalesLakeLanier. com.

Sidney’s Restaurant (formerly Windows) – Located at Legacy Lodge & Conference Center at Lake Lanier Islands Resort and overlooks Lake Lanier. Appetizers, entrees, and deserts using the finest ingredients from local and family owned farms from around the South Guests may arrive by boat or car. Buford. B-3, 770-945-8787, www.lanierislands.com.

Skogies – Made from scratch seafood, BBQ and American fare with a great view served in a laid back pet friendly environment. We serve the best breakfast on Lake Lanier! Menu items include eggs benedict served five ways, Omelettes, shrimp & grits, cathead biscuits & gravy, breakfast sandwiches & more. Call from your boat & they will pick you up. Hours: Fri, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sun, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Mon Thurs, closed. Gainesville Marina. C-1 678 4501310; www.skogies.net.

Sunset Cove Beach Club – An open-air eatery on a quiet stretch of beach near LanierWorld at Lanier Islands Resort. Open for lunch and dinner daily Apr.-Oct., Nightly 5-10 p.m. Dec.-Feb. View the lake during the day or dine under the stars in the glow of firelight from the fireplace.

Come by car or by boat. Also at Sunset Cove, Dog and Draft features 12 beers on draft, plus hot dogs, brats and sausage in pretzel buns. Fire and Ice kiosk offers smoked barbecue and burgers. Boardwalk eateries: Dockside Bar & Sunset Cantina (Tex-Mex), Sweet Water Shrimp Shack, Paradise Fruit & Smoothies. By water, Sunset Cove is between buoys 7SC and 5SC. www.lanierislands.com. Buford. B-3, 770-9458787.

American Antebellum – Southern contemporary cuisine including fried catfish with pimento dumplings, grilled wild salmon, thyme roasted pork chop, ribeye with buttermilk mashed potatoes and more. Weekend brunch features biscuits and

gravy, ham steak and eggs, buttermilk pancakes, shrimp and grits, and more. 5510 Church Street, Flowery Branch, C-3, 770-965-8100. www.antebellumrestaurant.com.

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

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

Branch House Tavern - The ultimate sports restaurant in Hall County offers a selection of hamburgers, wings, hearty salads, southwestern grill fare, and a huge selection of appetizers and desserts. Big screen sports action on 50 HD TVs, and live entertainment. Also featuring a full bar and dancing all night long. Take out available.

5466 McEver Rd., Flowery Branch, C-3, 678828-8345 Coastal Breeze Seafood Grill – Offering seafood, steaks, ribs, oysters on the half shell, salads, burgers and more. Lunch and dinner, full bar. Sun.-Thur 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Fri-Sat 11 a.m.-midnight. 5390 Lanier Island Parkway. C-3, www.coastalbreezega.com, 770-945-9181.

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

220 Main Street SW, Gainesville. C-2, 678-9892280.

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

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

365 Peachtree Pkwy, Cumming. A-3, 770-8860100.

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

Two Dog Café – Classic small town diner with an emphasis on fresh food and fast service for lunch and dinner. 317 Spring St. Gainesville. C2, 770-287-8384.

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

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

Closed Mon./Tues. 1810 S. Chestatee St., Dahlonega. 706-482-2200; www.yahoolacreekgrill.com.

Continental/Fine Dining Adam’s – American Mediterranean cuisine including Rack of Lamb, Calf’s Liver Anglaise, Mediterranean Chicken Penne, Oysters Rockefeller and Seafood Pastilla Rolls. Full bar. Dinner Mon.-Fri., 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sat. 5 p.m. 10:30 p.m. Live piano music Thurs.-Sat. 15 East Main St., Buford. B-3, 678 754-0379.

Aqua Terra Bistro – European fusion cuisine served daily. Lunch 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Mon.Fri.; noon-2:30 p.m., Sat.; Dinner 5-10 p.m., Mon.-Sun. 55 East Main St., Buford. No reservations. B-3, 770-271-3000.

Blue Bicycle – Chef owned and operated bistro.

Open Tue.-Sat.; Lunch 11 a.m-4 p.m.; Dinner 4 p.m.-11 p.m. Reservations are suggested. Located on 30 Industrial Park Rd, Dawsonville, B1, 706-265-2153.

Corkscrew Café – Fine dining featuring varied menu choices, open lunch and dinner. Hours: Tues.-Fri.; 4 p.m.-11 p.m., Sat./Sun. Brunch11:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Dinner 4-11 p.m. 51 West Main St., Dahlonega. 706-867-8551.

Luna’s – Continental cuisine, romantic atmosphere. 200 Main St., Gainesville. C-2, 770-5310848.

Oar House in Dahlonega – Specialties: handcut steaks, seafood dishes and homemade desserts, “everything homemade from the bread to the pickles.” 3072 Hwy 52, 4 miles east of Dahlonega. D-1. Reservations suggested. 706864-9983.

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

Scott’s Downtown – Upscale casual ambience with specialty sandwiches for lunch and gourmet entrees for dinner. 131 Bradford St. NW, Gainesville. C-2. 770-536-1111.

Sperata - Continental fine dining in its 11th year. Private dining available. Lunch Mon.-Sun. 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Dinner 4:30 p.m. Mon.Sat., Sun. 2:30-9 p.m. Buford. B-4. 678 7657911, www.speratarestaurant.com.

Barbecue/Country/Home Cooking Johnny’s BBQ – Real Pit BBQ pork, chicken & ribs. Brunswick stew. Minutes from Clark’s Bridge rowing venue. 1710 Cleveland Hwy., Gainesville. Casual. D-1, 770-536-2100.

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

Casual. Tues. - Thurs., 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Fri. 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sat. 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sun. 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. 5774 Holiday Rd., Buford. B-3, 770945-8608.

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

Italian Dominick’s Italian Restaurant – Features cuisine from the north of Italy, with veal, chicken and seafood dishes. Favorites include chicken saltimbocca and garlic bread appetizer. Halfprice bottles of wine on Mon. nights, half-price appetizers from 5-7 p.m. on Tues. and endless pasta on Weds. Dominick’s is open Mon.-Sun. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. for lunch; Dinner : Sun.-Thur. 59 p.m., Fri./Sat. 5-10 p.m. Located at the corner of Buford Hwy. and Hamilton Mill Rd in the Buford Village Shopping Center., Buford. B-3, 770614-0019.

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

B-3, 770-945-8787.

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

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

Mexican La Cazuela – An Atlanta area landmark with two locations around Lanier. Features fajitas, selection of combination platters and more. 914 Market Place Blvd., Cumming, 678-947-0718; 4965 Lanier Islands Pkwy., Buford, 770-6146871.

Oriental Little Tokyo – Japanese dining - hibachi grill, sushi. Dine in, take out. Open Tues.-Fri., 10:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., noon-10 p.m.; Closed Mon. 2096 Buford Dam Rd., Buford. B4, 770-945-3350.

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Lake Lanier Marinas Info AQUALAND MARINA Hours of operation: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 7 days a week Phone: 770-967-6811 Website: www.aqualandmarina.com Location: 6800 Lights Ferry Rd., Flowery Branch Types of slips available: Houseboats, covered cruisers, & all types of open slips plus covered & open dry slips, totaling 1,725 wet docks and 460 dry docks Store: Yes Store/Dock hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon.-Sat.; noon-5 p.m., Sun. Types of fuel: Non-ethanol, 90 octane Price of fuel: (as of 4/24/15) $3.99 On-site eatery: Pig Tales Security: 24/7, gated Additional amenities: Self service work yard with deep draft well & marine travel lift, houseboat launching ramp, pump-out station, bathhouses with showers, laundry facilities, wet slips with private gated parking. Sales of new boats by Coast to Coast Yacht Sales, brokerage services by Marine Max, rental boats & cabins by Lanier Aqua Rentals.

AQUAMARINA LAZY DAYS Hours of operation: Office/Dock, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 7 days a week Phone: 770-945-1991 Website: www.ILoveMyMarina.com Location: 6700 Lanier Islands Pkwy, Buford Types of slips available: Concrete Wet Slips from 50 125 foot covered & 100 foot open slips; 554 covered dry stack spaces up to 36 feet Types of fuel: 90 Non-ethanol marine fuel treated with ValvTect; diesel Price of fuel: (as of 4/24/15) $3.49 non-ethanol; $3.69 diesel Security: 24/7 surveillance monitoring Full Service Department: Barefoot Boating, 770-8205949 Boat Club: Carefree Boat Club, 770-361-5501 Additional Amenities: Free pump out for customers, trailer storage, dock carts, ice available, boat detailing service; Dry Stack - smartphone app to control launch/retrieval of boat, Pre-Fueling service, wash racks; Wet Slips - gated/private parking, golf cart valet service, inslip pump out, weekend newspaper delivery BALD RIDGE MARINA Hours of operation: Office, Mon-Fri, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., marina has 24/7 access.

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

Store: Sandwich shop; some boating supplies Store hours: Seasonal Types of fuel: 90 Non-ethanol; diesel Price of fuel: (as of 4/24/15) $3.69; $3.29 diesel (Dock open 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon., Wed. Thurs., Fri.; 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat./Sun.; Closed Tues.)

On-site eatery: Lenny’s Sub Shop Eatery hours: Daily 10:30-4; Fri. & Sat. til 6 Menu: Sub sandwiches, salads and more; Party Packs (deli sandwich, chips and deluxe cookie)

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

GAINESVILLE MARINA Hours of operation: Office, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., 7 days week Phone: 770-536-2171 Website: www.gainesvillemarina.com Location: 2145 Dawsonville Hwy., Gainesville Types of slips available: 600 slips, dry stack covered up to 25', wet covered & uncovered up to 80'.

Types of fuel: 90 recreational, non-ethanol Price of fuel: (as of 4/24/15) $3.84 ((Dock open 9 a.m.5 p.m., 7 days a week; pay at pump until dark) On-site eatery: Skogies Menu: Barbecue, seafood and American fare.

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

Sales of new, used and brokerage boats, South Bay and Berkshire Pontoon Boats, Four Winns Deck/Sport Boats/Cruisers and Yamaha Outboard.

HABERSHAM MARINA Hours of operation: Office/Store/Dock, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 7 days a week Phone: 770-887-5432 Website: www.habershammarina.com Location: 2200 Habersham Marina Rd., Cumming Types of slips available: 600 slips for dry storage up to 28’ Store: Yes Types of fuel: 90 Recreational fuel, non-ethanol Price of fuel: (as of 4/24/15) $3.46 Security: Yes Additional amenities: Repair services, detailing and bottom cleaning. Also bathroom and shower facilities are available.

HIDEAWAY BAY MARINA Hours of operation: Office - 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., 7 days a week; Marina: 24/7 Phone: 770-967-5500 Website: www.hideawaybaymarina.com Location: 6334 Mitchell St., Flowery Branch Types of slips available: Wet (510) Dry (150) Showroom: Atlanta Marine Store/Gas Dock hours: 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., 7 days a week Types of Fuel: 90 octane, non-ethanol Price of fuel: (as of 4/24/15) $3.20 On-site eatery: Fish Tales Security: 24/7 manned security Additional amenities: Restaurant-Seasonal, complete boat/motor repair, new bathhouse w/ locked showers and AC, laundry, pump out, trailer storage.

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

Types of fuel: Premium, unleaded & diesel, non-ethanol Price of fuel: (as of 4/24/15): $4.99 premium; $3.69 unleaded; $3.69 diesel (5 percent discount with Westrec advantage membership) On-site eatery: The Twisted Oar (Opening May 2015) Security: 24/7 Additional amenities: Boat rentals, repair service, pumpout station, boat sales, TowBoat US LANIER HARBOR MARINA Lanier Harbor Marina has permanently closed effective 2/4/14.

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

Store/Dock hours: : 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 7 days a week Store: Service Store & Ship Store Types of fuel: 90-octane Price of fuel: (as of 4/24/15) $3.49 On-site eatery: Pelican Pete's Bar and Grill Security: Gated, 24/7 Additional amenities: Climate controlled bath house with showers, 24/7 self-service pump out, rental boats, Courtesy dock for dry stack, two ship stores, full-service center, largest floating gas dock in Ga., 16 gas pumps.

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

Store: Yes Types of fuel: 90 recreational, non-ethanol Price of fuel: (as of 4/24/15) $3.89 with 5 percent off with Westrec Advantage Membership On-site eatery: Rico’s (Trolly cart style dining) Eatery hours: (Starting May 24) Saturdays only, 11-3 Security: 24/7 Additional amenities: Club House, bath house, laundry facility and pump-out open 24/7.

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The phone call that changed my life forever For almost thirty years, I have practiced law without exposing myself as a complete and irrefutable moron.

It’s not that hard actually, you just keep your head down, avoid eye contact with the judges, and never ever volunteer for anything.

And all that worked until the phone call.

I was in my office at the time, hiding out. And for some inexplicable reason, I answered a ringing phone call just as my avatar was about to banish all the lawyers from the Kingdom of Duu. Annoyed with myself, I remained deathly quiet and sat very still, hardly daring to breathe.

“Hello, is this Phillip? Are you there? I know that your are there, the receptionist told me you were.”

I gritted my teeth thinking how hard it was going to be to find and train yet another receptionist, and I got so angry that I belched into the next county.

“O, there you are,” she said, she, being the head of the Continuing Education in the State of Georgia, otherwise known as “Prove That You Are Still A Li-

a room of 100 lawyers to stay awake during a presentation.

Phillip Knowing that, I was determined Sartain to make them pay attention and listen to me no matter what.

Break And every thing went fine at from the first. I had all my papers organLake ized when the moderator introduced me.

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By that time, every one in the building was convinced that I had had a stroke, but had heroically carried on to the bitter end.

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painful spasm, a position that was nonetheless well worth the trouble.

Bottom line, I am now something of a folk hero among the other two lawyers that I know.

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And just for the record, I will never again answer the phone.

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1978 28’ Lancer Sloop rigged Sailboat, many extras, great cruising boat on Big Creek. Listed for $3500, will sacrifice for $2500. 404 4448187.

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Visit these local ship stores for Lake Lanier Gear: Aqualand, Port Royale, Habersham Marina & Hammonds Fishing Center

For sale: 24x24 single slip steel dock with party deck. View windows, storage boxes and cleats.

Newly stained. $5,000. Call 404 693-4066.

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

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

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Like new. $950 either one. Call 770-841-9067 or 770-972-9067 between 11 AM and 7:30 PM. In water Gainesville area.

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