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December 2023
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Vol. 29 Issue 12
HAPPY HOLIDAY GREETINGS FROM LAKESIDE!
INSIDE THIS ISSUE Freedom Waters boating day Area veterans and children with special needs and their families came together at Port Royale for the Annual Freedom Waters Foundation Weller Day of Boating Outings.Center. Page 29
Tapoco Lodge magic Most of the North Carolina and Tennessee Great Smoky Mountains is heavily intwined with the local Cherokee Indians history, but the Tapaco Lodge was built to house workers who were constructing all the TVA dams and lakes in these mountains. Page 33 Also inside: Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 26 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 47 Dining guide . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 47 Fishing news . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 10 Lake levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 18 Lanier map . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 34 Marinas information . . . . . . . .Page 44 Outdoor activity calendar . . . .Page 31 Recreation guide . . . . . . . . . .Page 44 Safety guide . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 35 Shore Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 16 Columns: The Careful Captain . . . . . . . .Page 20 Curb Appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 38 Design & Remodel . . . . . . . . . .Page 43 Glenn Burns . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 18 O’Neill Outside . . . . . . . . . . .Page 14 On the Water . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 12 Vanderford’s travel . . . . . . . . .Page 33
PHOTO BY PAMELA A. KEENE
Captain TJ Convery takes passengers out to learn about Lake Lanier as part of the Lake Lanier Aquatic Learning Center. Story, page 16.