FREE
at almost 300 locations around Lake Lanier
Boating Without Owning
Lakesidenews.com • Daily Lake Level
• Lanier Marketplace • Tour of Homes
Lake Lanier - Lake Allatoona
678-725-0730 • www.CarefreeBoats.com Please recycle
April 2019
Visit Our Website
3292 Thompson Bridge Road #250, Gainesville, GA 30506 Phone: (770) 287-1444 Fax: (770) 287-1445 E-mail lakesidenews@mindspring.com
Vol. 25 Issue 4
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
High lake levels continue
Lake Lanier levels had temporary relief from higher than normal rainfall in mid-February, but Mother Nature came back with a vengeance at the end of the month and into March, bringing levels to historic highs exceeding 1076. Page 26
LLA annual meeting
Mark your calendars for this year’s Annual Meeting of the Lake Lanier Association to be held at Aqualand Marina. It will take place on Saturday, April 13, beginning at 4 p.m. with a business expo and taste of the lake. Page 23
Outdoor experiences
A few years ago, I took a young man fishing as a part of a “one-on-one” rehab program. The combination of nature’s beauty and the eternal competition between man and fish slowly opened a new world to the young man. Page 58 Also inside: Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . Curb Appeal . . . . . . . . . Design & Remodel . . . . . . Dining guide . . . . . . . . . Fishing report . . . . . . . . Glenn Burns . . . . . . . . . . Lake Lanier Olympic Park . Lake levels . . . . . . . . . . Lanier map . . . . . . . . . . Marinas information . . . . On the water . . . . . . . . . Outdoor activity calendar Safety guide . . . . . . . . . Sailing calendar . . . . . . . Shore Lines . . . . . . . . . . Steve Johnson . . . . . . . . Vanderford’s travel . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.Page .Page .Page .Page .Page .Page .Page .Page .Page .Page .Page .Page .Page .Page .Page .Page .Page .Page .Page
52 34 63 42 51 48 10 20 14 20 60 46 16 39 27 54 30 23 58
PHOTO BY VICKI HOPE
A rower’s oar creates a splash during the John Hunter Regatta held last month at Lake Lanier Olympic Park. A new era could begin this summer, pending local legislation introduced in the 2019 session. Bills permitting the City of Gainesville to annex the 35.5 acre park and raise the hotel/motel tax to support park improvements were submitted just prior to the Georgia General Assembly deadline in March. Story, page 14.