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February 2014
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Vol. 20 Issue 2
INSIDE THIS ISSUE Spring Into Summer Boat Show On the weekend of March 7-9, the Marine Trade Association of Metropolitan Atlanta hosts the “Spring Into Summer Boat Show” at the Gwinnett Center off I-85. Page 25
Water wars lawsuit update As the deadline approached for Georgia’s response to Florida’s lawsuit in the U.S. Supreme Court over water rights, a tri-state organization seeking to settle the water wars out of court tightened release of information. Page 2
Caribbean paradise The Turks and Caicos Islands are located at the far southeast corner of the Bahamas archipelago. These gems of the Atlantic Ocean are approximately 575 miles from Miami and are comprised of over 40 islands and uninhabited cays, including eight major islands. Page 50 Also inside: Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Break from the lake . . . . . . . .Page Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Captain’s comments . . . . . . . .Page Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page COE column . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Cruising Wilsons . . . . . . . . . . .Page Dining guide . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Fishing column . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Glenn Burns . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Lake Lanier Olympic Venue . . .Page Lake levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Lanier map . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Marinas information . . . . . . . .Page Outdoor activity calendar . . . .Page Sailing calendar . . . . . . . . . . .Page Shore Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Steve Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . .Page US Coast Guard Auxiliary . . . . .Page
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PHOTO BY ALAN HOPE
Youngsters had a blast at the new Rockin’ Rollin’ Bubbles during this year’s Atlanta Boat Show. For more photos, story and a precede on a new boat show at Gwinnett Civic Center next month see page 25.
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