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

Vol. 23 Issue 2

INSIDE THIS ISSUE Drought...what is it good for?

The optimistic and resourceful among us can find positive aspects of the ongoing drought.

Alas, it’s good for some things. Page 36

Lawsuit update The Special Master’s suggestion for Georgia and Florida to look for water outside the three main rivers that nourish them shocked river watchdogs and hackled the defense team of a third state. Ralph Lancaster apparently looked beyond evidence and testimony submitted in an evidentiary hearing to conjure a potential solution outside the mainstream. Page 30

Visiting Rabun County Many weekends in the days prior to super highways, I would drive up old US 441 into the tiny mountain town of Clayton, Ga. before hitting the backroads in search of huge trout in a multitude of productive Rabun County streams. Page 51

Also inside: Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Captain’s comments . . . . . . . .Page Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .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 Sailing calendar . . . . . . . . . . .Page Shore Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Steve Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Vanderford’s travel . . . . . . . . .Page

48 51 24 55 40 46 10 18 14 18 52 42 36 55 34 20 51

PHOTO BY LOCAL FLAVOR PHOTOGRAPHY

Sailboats head downwind with their colorful spinnakers unfurled in a summer race on Lake Lanier. A local company is producing “Salts of Lanier,” a quasi-reality TV production based on Lake Lanier sailboat racing. Story, page 34.

For more info, see our ad on pages 4 & 5.

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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 Jane Harrison, Millie Adcox Columnists Glenn Burns, Steve Johnson, Mike Rudderham, Ken Sturdivant 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.

February 2017

Preparation, planning help keep roads safe in ice, snow

DOT preparation tips

By Pamela A. Keene The Georgia Department of Transportation had already shown its stuff the week before a scheduled “Ready, Set, Snow” media event in Hall County. With forecasts for as much as three inches in the Gainesville area on Friday, January 13, crews began spraying Northeast Georgia’s District 1 major state roads and bridges in the wee hours.

Most of the serious snow fell north of Lake Lanier, but the DOT was more than ready with salt barns filled and a substantial amount of brine mixed and ready to go. Brine, a combination or water and rock salt, was applied to more than 6,000 lane miles by crews working in 12-hour shifts in anticipation of the weather.

So when District 1 held its “Ready, Set, Snow” media day the following Wednesday, local media was on hand to learn how much planning and preparation goes into keep the roads and bridges safe in the event of snow and ice.

Clad in bright-yellow safety vests and hard hats, about a dozen reporters toured indoor and outdoor exhibits at the district’s asphalt building. Herbicide trucks used in the summer are retrofit to

What’s in your bag? Do you even have a bag? The Georgia DOT wants to know if you’re prepared for an ice or snow emergency. At its recent “Ready, Set, Snow” media day representatives from District 1 in north Georgia provided a checklist of items to keep in your car, just in case.

• Jumper cable • Tow strap • First aid kit • Bottled water and snacks • Toilet paper • Blanket • Gloves and a sock hat • Waterproof jacket • Flashlight, fresh, spare batteries • Glow stick • Lip balm • Ice scraper • Change of clothes, shoes • Car safety tool with seat belt cutter, window break attachment.

Officials say you should fully gas your car at the first sign of freezing temps. Your cell phone should be charged as well, and have a back-up charger. You never know what you’ll encounter or whether you’ll be stuck in your vehicle, so take the time to put together your “bag,” just in case.

PHOTO BY PAMELA A KEENE

Katie Strickland, District 1 Communications/media relations, with microphone during a recent weather update.

carry thousands of gallons of brine. The DOT also uses dump trucks with snow-plow attachments on the front to help clear the roads. Each brine truck can cover eight to 10 miles of highway in a 30-minute time frame; then it must reload, often from one of the many salt barns located along interstates and state roads.

Various experts explained the process of setting priorities, which include routes to hospitals, plus bridges and major thoroughfares, as well as the deployment

of DOT personnel. The DOT also works closely with the National Weather Service to keep abreast of timing with such storms. If the brine is spread too soon, it may be washed off by the rain; if it’s put down too late, it won’t be as affective.

“Brine helps keep ice from binding onto the asphalt,” said Brent Cook, district engineer.

“It’s not a cure all but it buys us more time to battle the elements, and even two to three hours can make a big difference.”

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3928 Lake Ct., Gainesville

GREAT LAKE VIEWS from most rooms!! 3/3 w S/S covered dock w party deck. Multi-level decks are great for entertaining and relaxing! MUST SEE-North Hall off of Cagle Rd. REDUCED $430K (Hall)

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A TRUE LAKE COTTAGE nestled in the woods with spectacular lake views! This inviting home has a lot of character and features an open floor plan with 4 BD/3BA plus a daylight basement, updated kitchen & baths, vaulted great room/dining room with fireplace. Double slip dock. $450K (Forsyth)

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Great lake location. REDUCED $639K (Hall)

JUST LISTED! Ranch h on point lot, grass to water, wide open lake views, single slip dock, partially finished basement, 4 BD/3 BA. $420K (Hall)

AMAZING LAKE VIEWS, grass to drought proof water. Open floor plan with master on the main, in law suite on full daylight terrace level. Screened porch and covered deck, covered patio, dog run, 2nd kitchen.

Hardwoods, granite, all neutral paint. 4 BD/3.5 BA. 20' dock is large enough for 2 boats. $759K (Forsyth)

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R UNDE T! RAC T N O C BEAUTIFULLY SITUATED LAKE FRONT home with easy walk to single slip covered dock.

4 BD/2 BA w/vaulted great room, 2 car attached garage, full unfinished basement. Move in ready. $329K (Hall)

2645 Brook Valley Drive, Cumming

SOUTH LAKE AMAZING OPPORTUNITY! Build your dream home and enjoy a short walk to your double slip dock. FANTASTIC water and totally drought resistant. Almost 1/2 an acre with sewer available. This is as close to Atlanta that you can get and be on Lake Lanier. 1st time on the market! $275K (Forsyth)

CHARMING COTTAGE ON THE NORTH LAKE with wonderful views on a point lot. Updated interiors, fabulous trex wrap around deck with pergola, single slip dock in place, permitted for 2 slip. 4 BD/3 BA. $498K (Hall)

3315 Duckett Mill Rd, Gainesville

SMALL, PRIVATE GATED community of 3 homes. Main home complettely renovated in 2006 & all major sys replaced.

Hrdwd flrs, soapstone c’tops, kitchen n aid appliances. Apartment above the 3 car garage. Outdoor grill, Fieldstone patio w/elaborate stone fp. Screened in party pavillion w/wetbar.

SS dock w/party deck. Adjacent property is 1.75 acres w/a dock permit & can be bought as a pkg deal. Total lake frontage for both properrties is 900+/- ft. $799K (Hall)

Come and Build Your Dream Home in GATED Watermark Cove

BEAUTIFUL 7+ ACRE TRACT of land divided into 7 recorded lots that is perfect for development.

2 dock permits for a 3 slip and 4 slip. $714K (Hall)

1720 Williams Circle, Cumming

GREAT LOCATION & GREAT DEEP WATER! Double slip dock, 4 BD/3 BA craftsman home with beautiful updates, 2 car attached garage, full finished terrace level. $650K (Forsyth)

6270 Shoreview Circle, Flowery Branch

STUNNING "STREET OF DREAMS" home.

Master on the main, 5 BD/4.5 BA, 3 finished levels including 5 fireplaces, custom wet bar, media room, and killer stone screened porch with spa, deck, upper screened porch, office, keeping room and so much more! REDUCED $899K (Hall)

97 Lakeview Point, Dawsonville

GREAT LOT with cleared building site. LOW Corp line! Grandfathered PA AV VED path to dock on Corp property. NEW double slip dock! Deep well on property with GREAT water. Call today for additional info. $205K (Dawson)

Great lots on Lake Lanier!

Mark Trail. 3 continuous lots with docks, soil tests & survey. Prices range from $149-$225K (Hall)

Lot purchase includes DEEDED SLIP COMMUNITY DOCK. 10 premium lots ranging from 1.49 acres to 2.63 acres. Bring your own builder and be ready to move in by spring. Home size is a minimum 3500 square ft. Prices range from $99K-$269K for interior and lake front lots.

2 BD/2.5 BA CONDOMINIUM next to Hideaway Bay. Updated kitchen, hardwood floors, 1 car garage. $145K (Hall)

3908 Harbor View Ct., Gainesville. Single slip dock on cul-de-sac. $139K (Hall)

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February 2017

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Dbl-slip deep wtr prtty dock, room fo or 2 fa amilies, re esortt-like pool/patio are ea. $1.699m

Pointt lot, 250° view

Tw wo acres, best lot on Lanier,, big wtr view, spacious w/ arttistic flair, oh the views! $1.195m

California cool

Custom luxury & architecture, Harbour Point n’hood, 2 master suites, FP in master bath. $799k

Like-new luxury on north lake Beautiful architecture, luxury finishes, flat path to dbl-slip party dock, great water, million $ views. Open floor plan with wall of windows showcasing the lake & extravagant 2-story family room. Extraordinary craftsman details, beamed cathedral ceiling, stone fireplaces, screened porch w/ fireplace, newly fin. terrace w/ wet bar & so much more. Just minutes from GA400 & Hwy 53 corridor. $1.077m

Architect’s masterpiece

Saline pool w// tw win waterffalls, breathtaking views, asphalt path to deep water dock. $1.499m

European infusion

Contemporaryy design, year-ro ound views, easiest walk to water, ro oom fo or wine cellar.. $1.195m

Elegance in Forsyth

Schonbek chandeliers, huge home, flat cul-de-sac lot, swim/tennis n’hood, master has FP. $685k

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Huge deep wtr dock, custom-built w// top-notch finishes, Forssyth Co., ro oom fo or pool. $1.499m

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Million-$ year-ro ound views, easy walk to dbl-slip partty dock, 2 kitchens, scre eened porcch. $999k

Renovated w/ pool

High ceilings, open flrplan, fin. terrace lvl, upgraded dbl-slip permit, no HOA, 2 acres. $674.9k

Eagle’s View Manor

Over 25,000 unf sq ftt, panora amic big wtr views, gated, 2 docks w//1 in place, imported FPs. $1.39m

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Gated, sleeps 5+ fa amilies, great for re ental, deep water,, stellar views, sgl-slip partty dock. $899k

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Sgl-slip party dock, deep water, huge home, cul-desac, great location minutes fm Gville. $650k

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Ve eryy shortt flat walk to sgl-slip dock, fin bsmt, scre eened porcch, drive-aro ound boat stora age. $449.9k

Craftsman, 3BR/3BA, open floorplan, Viking appliances, deeded rights to lake path. $399.9k

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Dawsonville cul-de-sac lot, 0.64 acres, platform dock, adjoining 0.5 acre lot available. $175k

Private north lake, cul-de-sac lot, beach area, single-slip covered dock. $225k

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THE PATTI CHAMBERS TEAM Experience isn't expensive, it's priceless!

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STATELY GEORGIAN ELEGANT MASTERPIECE situated on 5.8 lush acres @ end of Blue Ridge Dr. near Lake Lanier. This 4 sided brick home is one family owned. Renovated and updated. The brick detached "barn" houses an add'l 3 car garage, but could easily be made into a guest house.

THIS LAKE HOUSE WILL STEAL YOUR HEART. Custom designed and custom built with lots of glass, high ceilings and very open floor plan. Situated on a private lot with corps line close to the water. Nice enclosed boat dock with party deck. Master suite on main. Other special features include 2 fireplaces, in law suite, 5 bedrooms, 4 baths and relaxing screened porch. Very near hospital, I 985 and schools.

LOCATED ON GREEN STREET CIRCLE, one of Gainesville's most sought after residential areas. This newly renovated stately white traditional home is accentuated by the circular driveway & elegant classic architecture. Well appointed living areas w/ gracious details. Handsome hardwood floors, 12 ft ceilings, lg master suite, new gourmet kitchen w/ exquisite cabinetry & top of the line appliances. Spacious attic is already plumbed for a bath. Fenced yard on 2 lots.

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BEAUTIFUL CUSTOM HOME IN HEART OF GAINESVILLE. Neighboring lot w/deep water SS dock is included w/purchase. Gorgeous sunroom w/ Herringbone brick floor. Large custom kitchen open to family room, includes quartz countertops, indoor grill & induction cooktop. Huge laundry room w/custom wrapping/sewing station. Large bedroom suites all have walk in closets.

Private patio w/custom Fockele Garden Company landscaping and waterfall.

RICH IN ARCHITECTURAL DETAIL, this spectacular brick home is sited across the street from Lake Lanier. Custom quality built with exquisite appointments, this home lends itself to gracious entertaining around the inviting salt water pool & pool house or inside, in the open floor plan. Special features include large gourmet kitchen with keeping room, huge master suite on main, 3 fireplaces, wet bar, Florida room, 4 add'l bedrooms with 3 1/2 baths upstairs. Beautiful landscaping.

$340,000

LAKE LANIER DEEP WATER WITH DOCK, 4 bedroom /3 bath home with partially finished in-law suite on terrace level is what you are looking for. Large master suite with dual head shower & double sink. Eat in kitchen & great room that has a view of the lake. Close to town & the Olympic rowing venue make this the perfect location for all your lake activities.

$529,900

Amazing View! Grass to Water! The Perfect Lake Lanier Retreat includes home with Lake Views, Single Slip Dock, 20x20 Shed, and Storage Building. Enjoy the view from the Huge Sunroom, Screened Porch and Grilling Deck. Totally updated kitchen, newer HVAC, Metal Roof, Water Heater, Dock and Deck. Conveniently located just minutes from downtown Gainesville with easy access to GA400/I985/85. Located on perfect cove for skiing, tubing, wakeboarding...or watch from the dock! CALL ANGIE SMART AT 404-368-8880.

$399,000

WHAT A GREAT HOME! Located in the Chattahoochee Country Club with Lake Lanier just across the street. Nice water views from front. Gracious master suite on main and 3 additional bedrooms up. 4 baths. Kitchen with stainless and granite. Inviting Florida room overlooking the private backyard/courtyard. Unfinished basement.

$149,900

Enjoy views of the gorgeous Chattahoochee River from this 2.28 acre lot.

Located in gated community in Habersham County...away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Very nice building site overlooking beautiful shoals.

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SHEILA DAAV AVIS VIS GROUP The Lake Lanier Specialists The Norton Agency 770.536.1250 www.gonorton.com

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$1,200,000 • PICTURE PERFECT LUXURY LAKE LIVING JUST MINUTES TO GAINESVILLE! Level lot, salt water pool & spa and twin slip dock accessible with golf cart! 4 BR/ 4 full BA & 3 1/2 BA. FMLS# 5771049 www.3555millroad.info

Sheila Davis 770-235-6907

$1,195,000 • 7 BR/ 6.5 BA PRIVATE & GATED WITH OVER 500 FEET OF SHORELINE! AMENITIES include scenic views from 3 sides, a deep water boat house, a sparkling pool & full beach sand volleyball court. FMLS# 5761108 www.3721ChattateePassCircle.info

$899,000 • LUXURY RIVERFRONT ESTATE HOME & GUEST HOUSE ON 12.9 ACRES. FMLS# 5755713 7907 Belton Bridge Rd, Gainesville

$699,000 • AMAZING LAKE VIEWS! 3BR/3BA. private twin slip dock. FMLS# 5791801, Gainesville. 2577BridgewaterCircle.info

Cindy Ballard 770-355-6777

Nicole Columbo 678-858-0265

Stephanie Gillespie 770-654-4161

$899,000 • SITUATED AT THE WATER'S EDGE, LAKE LANIER HOME WITH AMAZING VIEWS. 4 bedrooms, 4.5 baths. FMLS# 5696584 www.8950FieldsWay.info

$895,000 • BEAUTIFUL SUNSET VIEWS! Lake front. 4BR/3BA/2HB. Private twin slip dock. FMLS#5790877, Flry Branch. 6514SecretCoveCourt.info

$679,900 • PICTURE PERFECT LAKE HOME WITH GORGEOUS LAKE VIEWS AND JUST STEPS TO WATER'S EDGE! 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths. FMLS# 5721113 3191VenueDrive.info

$379,900 • PRIVATE NORTH LAKE RETREAT! Close to the Clarks Bridge Olympic Rowing Venue, Deep water 24' x24' covered Single Slip Dock. 3BR/2 BA. FMLS# 5741723 3323 Navajo Circle, Gainesville

LAKE LANIER LOTS FOR SALE

$550,000 • EXQUISITE ESTATE SIZED LAKE LOT LOCATED ON SOUTH LAKE LANIER'S SAILING WATERS! Multi-slip n'hood boat d o c k , w i t h a l a rg e p a r t y d e c k . S l i p # 6 i s i n c l u d e d a t n o c h a rg e F M L S # 5 7 4 5 5 2 4 6 0 6 1 Overby Road, Flowery Branch

$499,000 • DREAMING OF BUILDING ON LAKE LANIER? S un s et Vie w s ! F M LS # 5 66 50 9 5 3394 Small Woods Lane, Gainesville

$349,000 • RARE 7+/- ACRES ON LAKE LANIER W/ LARGE PRIVATE SINGLE SLIP DEEP WATER DOCK! Build one home or up to 5 homes. FMLS# 5725769 3320 Wi l k e r s o n D r i v e , G a i n e s v i l l e

$225,000 • FABULOUS VIEWS! Deep water twin slip permit. FMLS# 5761361 3 7 1 5 C h a t t a t e e P a s s C i rc l e , G a i n e s v i l l e

$186,900 • LAKE LANIER SECLUDED 2+ ACRE LAKE LOT IN NORTH HALL/MT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT. FMLS# 5596311 4840 Destitute Way, Gainesville

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February 2017

Put a little ‘love’ on your feet

By Pamela A. Keene Tucket Footwear has just kicked boating shoes up a couple of notches. With the Buford-based company’s new self-draining boat shoes now on the market, Tucket Footwear has solved the wet-and-squishy dilemma once and for all.

The sleekly designed, and somewhat fashionable, loafer-style slip-on shoes have strategically placed holes on the sides and bottom. The shoes are made from EVA, the same material as many sports shoes, and the soles have been approved

by OSHA as slip-proof. They drain quickly and are fast drying. “Sperry invented the boat shoe in 1935, and back then boats were wooden,� said Dennis McCormick, founder of Tucket Footwear. He has nearly 40 years of experience in the fashion- and sports-shoe business, working with such firms as Nike, Timberland and Columbia. He was one of the 20 founders of Dockers. “Over the years, the boating industry has drastically changed, but not so with boat shoes.

Leather or cloth shoes can take as much as a day to dry, so I was looking for something better.�

McCormick, an avid boater, wanted to come up with a new boat shoe. “I literally took a pair of my Sperry shoes and cut holes in them with an Xact-O knife to test the best way for the shoe to drain,� he said. “I wanted to make sure we could get

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The Giller was chosen as one of the Top 10 products last year at the SURF Expo global watersports and beach lifestyle trade show in Orlando. It was the only footwear product on the list from more than 1,000 products at the show. His booth at the Atlanta Boat Show caught the attention of local boaters and those in the marine business. This year, McCormick is See Shoes, page 41

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February 2017

The Southern Fishing Report by Ken Sturdivant

A sampling of fishing information and tips from area guides

Lake level: Down 10.7 feet Clarity: Stained in creeks, main lake is clear Temperature: 50s

Bass fishing Spotted bass fishing is good.

The wind has bunched spots up on points and they will bite a spinner bait and a jerk bait. Spots schooled up on and over the old channels in the centers of the creeks up and down lake. Also, there are some shallow fish on docks and points one day and then the next day, they seem to be gone.

Head to the creek ledges in the mouths of the creeks from 35 to 50 feet deep and spoon or drop shot a few big fish. Keep an open mind and forget the water temperatures and throw out the book on this lake this winter. Small finesse worms one day and spinner baits, all white the next. There are some big spots taken on spoons in 35 to 50 feet of water. Some spots are still right in the tops of the trees in the middle of the lower lake creeks. Look in 90 feet of water with trees coming up to the 50 or 45 feet range. Drop a Flex It spoon right on their heads. Up

lake, pick the wind blown banks and spotted and largemouth bass may just be there. Spinnerbait in mostly white colors are best.

This spotted bass report is from Ken Sturdivant’s Southern Fishing School’s report, 770 8892654/www.southernfishing.com.

Striper fishing Striper fishing has been good but the upcoming cold weather forecasts could be a problem. Pay close attention to the bait and adjust your fishing techniques accordingly. If the bait is shallow start your day with unweighted free lines 50 to 70 feet behind the boat. Deploy planner boards with bank side planner at 20 feet behind the board and 50 to 70 feet on the deeper water planner board. We continue to use a combination or medium minnows and Blueback Herring with 12 pound test fluorocarbon 5 foot leaders.

As always match your hook size to the size of the bait. We are using a #2 Gamakatsu Octopus hook for the medium minnows and a #1 or #1/0 for the Herring.

If the bait is deep, 30 plus feet, weight your free lines. Watch for any shad activity on the surface

or on the Lowrance Down Scan technology. Bait is the key. Deploy several down rods and fish as close to the bottom as possible.

As always keep someone on the front deck casting a 1/2 ounce bucktail jig. We are also seeing some top water action. Keep your eyes on the water and resist the temptation to “plow” into a school of feeding fish with the big motor. There are fish in the creeks lake wide however Flat Creek should be your first stop.

This Lake Lanier Striper report is from Captain Ken West, 404 561-2564/www.bigfishonguide.com.

Crappie fishing Crappie: With the continued combination of above average temperatures and the heavy rains over recent days and with the ground already saturated, the backs of the creeks are stained and we are flirting with 60 degree water temps. You may notice a few degrees cooler in the mornings, but as the sun hits the stained water, temps creep up on a sunny day. The bait and the crappie are responding by moving to shallower water. We are target-

ing brush piles and docks as shallow as 8 to 10 feet. Fishing is good to excellent.

The 1/24 ounce jig heads combined with Bobby Garland Baby Shad in Pink Panther, Purple Mist and Lights Out are working well.

Tube Jigs, hair jigs and Jiffy Jigs are all working as well. Since the fish have moved to shallower structures, it makes live bait easier to use if you prefer. This pattern should continue as long as the warm weather lasts. Don’t hesitate to fish stained water, as the fish adjust quickly in warmer temperatures. The fish and the fishermen are enjoying the warmer weather, so don’t miss out!

This Lake Lanier Crappie report is from Dan Saknini, member of the Lanier Crappie Angler’s Club. Visit www.laniercrappieanglers.net.

News & notes • For a free sonar setup email ken@southernfishing.com. Please be sure and include the sonar model you have.

• The new Atlanta Outdoors Expo has been set for March 1112, 2017 at the Georgia World Congress Center. Mark your calendars. Contact Tim Fearney, show director at 678 822-9804, or email: Tim@SEMCOProductions.com. Their website is: www.atlantaoutdoorsexpo.com.

Note: Call Ken Sturdivant at 770 889-2654 about the “On the Water Schools” for Sonar or the Rods, Reels and Lures for Bass or a full day striper school.

Call Ken Sturdivant at 770 889-2654 or email: ken@southernfishing.com.

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LAKE LANIER OLYMPIC PARK Collegiate rowers head to Lanier for winter training

By Jane Harrison Two northern college rowing crews migrated south to Lake Lanier last month, starting the annual pilgrimage of oars and sculls to north Georgia waters. The rite ratchets up this month and next as more than 1,000 college athletes head for training on the lake.

Men’s crews from the University of Virginia and Notre Dame based their January practices at Lake Lanier Olympic Park, renting boathouse space and coaches’ boats from the Lake Lanier Rowing Club.

About 20 collegiate and youth teams are expected to travel from chilly northern climates to practice on the warmer waters of Lanier, said LLRC member John Ferriss, who has welcomed crews

here for almost two decades.

The action heats up in March when spring breakers stroke in the weeks before regatta season opens. Numerous crews will book rooms in Gainesville prior to the John Hunter Regatta March 2526.

Crews visiting in January rang up welcome revenue at Don Carter State Park, where they rented cottages just a few miles from LLOP. “It’s awesome for us,” said park manager Stephen Emery. Crews fill six to eight cottages during a slow season for vacation rentals, he said. “It’s revenue we definitely would not have,” he added. He expects more reservations through March.

The 60-plus Virginia crew experienced two weather extremes

during their 10-day stay. Temperatures in the teens chilled the Cavaliers into the boathouse and Frances Meadows Aquatic Center for cross training and team building exercises. After a few days, they hit the water on spring-like 60-70 degree days. Ferriss said they planned to come back for another round this month.

Ferriss said the low lake level – 10 feet below winter full pool – did not pose a problem.

Although the docks are disconnected from the platform behind the boathouse, another dock is perched on shore. “There’s been all this drama about the lake level … but these folks are really fine about walking their boats down,” he said. They’re athletes, he added, they’re used to it.

Are you thinking about a lakeside pool?

By Bev Knight Real estate agents who specialize in lake property are often asked about swimming pools. Is there room for a pool? What are the requirements in this county?

Will I recoup my investment if I spring for a pool?

There is a wealth Knight of information on the internet regarding pools, but it seems to offer conflicting data (depending on the source). Here are some basic facts to help you get started on your research.

Practical considerations: Most people want to locate their pools in their back yards overlooking the lake. However, most Lanier homes are built almost to the edge of their property right up to the Corps line, so there would not be room for a pool. You definitely cannot disturb Corps property with a pool or pool deck.

Another consideration is that most Lake Lanier houses are served by a septic tank. Once the waste passes through the septic tank, it is dispersed through rows of leach fields, also called “field lines,” which often span a large part of a yard. You cannot install a pool that disturbs these systems.

You can have the systems moved if you have enough room on your property, but it costs several thousand dollars. Be aware that those

septic standards have changed over the last few years and you may have to upgrade the overall system to get a permit.

Don’t forget that you will need some type of deck around the pool, and it will have to be fenced off to get a permit. Be sure to work with contractors who know the requirements in your county.

For example, the gates for your fence will probably need to be self-closing with a latch on top where small children can’t reach it. Also, you need to make sure there is a space for your pool equipment, and it needs to be easy to access. You’ll do a fair amount of maintenance in the pump area. Perhaps the most important consideration relates to the construction of the pool. This is a hilly area, and it’s not always easy to get machinery behind your house. At the very least, you’ll need a path big enough for a Bobcat excavator. Depending on the type of pool you choose, you may need room for bigger equipment. Your contractor can help you determine if it’s possible to get the proper machinery to the job site.

What kind of pool to get: There are too many options to cover on this topic, so we will focus on the most popular types of pools. Most recently in this area, the two most common new pools are concrete (gunite) and fiberglass. (You may have heard

about vinyl-lined pools, but there aren’t many being installed in this market right now.) Depending on your needs, either gunite or fiberglass can be a good option. A gunite pool is basically a certain type of concrete affixed to a rebar frame with some type of surface applied to keep it watertight.

Most pools around the lake are gunite. They can be made into any shape and virtually any size.

According to homeadvisor.com, the average cost is between $50,000 and $100,000. They take two or three times as long to install than a fiberglass pool, but do offer much more flexibility in design. Generally speaking, they are also more expensive to maintain as the concrete requires periodic resurfacing and the porosity of the concrete necessitates more attention to the chemicals. Some experts suggest that if you want a saline pool, gunite might not be a good choice. They say that the saline breaks down the concrete and adds to the maintenance costs.

The more-affordable fiberglass pools are enjoying a resurgence in popularity. These pools are prefabricated in a factory, then placed in a prepared hole usually by a crane. In recent years, manufacturers have listened to the requests of homeowners and become much more innovative in their pool designs. Though they can’t be customized, they come in

LAKE LANIER OLYMPIC PARK INFO Lake Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club Contact: Office Administrator, Brenda Miller; LCKC President, Tracy Barth Phone: 770-287-7888 Fax: 770-287-3444 Email: info@lckc.org Website: www.lckc.org Address: Lake Lanier Olympic Park 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: Mar 18- Lula Bridge Race.

Lake Lanier Rowing Club Contact: LLRC President, Robin Millard Phone: 770-287-0077 Email: LLRC@mindspring.com Address: Lake Lanier Olympic Park 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: Feb-Mar - Winter-Spring Collegiate Training Mar 25-26 - John Hunter Regatta Venue seats +/-2,000; parking capacity +/- 400 cars. The boathouse and tower are available to rent for meetings and special occasions.

a variety of shapes and sizes, and can be ordered to fit most yards.

In addition, they can be tiled and coated in such a way that it looks like a gunite pool. However, because the surface is much less porous, the maintenance is exponentially less. It takes fewer chemicals to maintain the water, and the surface is much more durable. Per homeadvisor.com, the cost of a fiberglass pool ranges between $45,000-$85,000 nationally; so, the cost of installation is less than a gunite pool.

However, they report a significant savings in maintenance costs.

Over 10 years, they suggest a fiberglass maintenance cost of $3,750 as compared to $27,400 for gunite.

Chlorine vs. saline: Actually, a saline (salt water) pool uses a special process to convert salt to chlorine, but the result is slightly different from a straight chlorine system. It takes less work to maintain a saline pool, and you don’t get the strong chlorine smell, but there is an additional cost to upgrade to salt water.

Some people report that the salt water is better for your skin

though it might not be better for the pool (depending on what type you get). Most new pool installations in this area are saline/salt water.

Will I get my money back? If you install a pool, do it for the enjoyment of your family. Depending on the price point of your house, it will most likely add value and may make your property easier to sell. But, upon selling the house, you are very unlikely to get all of your investment back. Experts disagree on what you should expect, but a common opinion is that you will raise your home’s value by about 50 percent of the cost of the pool.

That is to say, you may get back 50 percent of your investment. In certain price points, pools are not only desirable but expected. For example, in the first 11 months of 2016, 40 percent of Lake Lanier homes that sold for over $1 million did have a pool. Generally, if the home is going to be a primary residence, those luxury buyers usually expect a pool. If it is going to be a second home, some may not want the maintenance. In See Pool, page 16

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Is there a good reason not to join the Lake Lanier Association?

So, what are the values of these programs to you?

Before you answer, just think about these questions:

i Protect your property values i Preserve the values that brough ht you to Lake Lanier i Create a better lake recreation experience

i If LLA had not re r moved 25 ² 40 tons of trash each year for th t e last 27 years, what would your view of Lake Lani a er look like?

i If LLA had not mon o itored lake quality for f the past 15 years, what would we know about the condition of th he lake?

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i If LLA had d not accepted the challenge of installing solar lights in the lake, who would have? ?

As the center of population and d economy of Metro Atlanta continues to move north hward, the pressures and challenges to Lak ke Lanier are going to increase. Now is no ot the time for LLA to shy away from those challenges.

i If LLA did not workk with city, ty county, ty state and federal officials on Lake Lanier issues, who would have?

i If LLA did not create a project to protect islands that are disappearing from erosion, who would have?

The bottom line is that if LLA did not exist, you would probably create an organization to do what it does.

But fortunately LLA has worked on these and other issues for the last 45 years as a volunteer organization.

We need your help to continue to do what we have done and to respond to th hose challenges.

Help us protect what is valuable to you! Join us now as we continue to work to pr p otect your lake.

Call Joanna Cloud, our Executive Director, at 770.503.7757 for details, email lakeinfo@lakelanier.org or visit lakelanier.org for details and to join online.

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• Pool Continued from Page 14 the $700k to $1 million range, only 13 percent of the lake homes had pools. Agents do get requests for pools in this price range, but there aren’t many homes who have them; so, ultimately, it doesn’t appear to be a deal killer for those buyers. In the $400k to $700k range, only 3 percent of lake homes had pools. Below that, none of the lake home sales had a pool, according to the FMLS. So, it appears that the higher the price point, the pool becomes more desirable and important to the sale.

Contractor considerations: Get references, and check them.

Ask your contractor if he subs out all the work. If so, find out through his references how often he visits the job site. A poorly installed pool can be a huge headache for the homeowner, so the quality of the construction is very important. You’ll want a contractor who supervises the job at every stage.

Be sure to ask if he knows the standards for the county you live in. Each county is different and has its own requirements. Will he lay out a template of the pool to make sure it fits properly in the

area you have? Then you can make sure there’s room for decking, pool furniture, fixtures, etc.

Then, ask him what you will need to do once he leaves the site.

In other words, will he handle the exterior lighting, fence, landscaping, permitting and other finishing touches? If he does not completely finish the job, you will need to budget for these extra expenses.

Ask the references how long it took him to finish the job. If he is working on several jobs at once, it may take much longer to complete your job. That’s not necessarily a bad situation, but you’ll want to know up front what to expect. If it rains, be aware that it will delay the job regardless of the contractor.

Ask if he will give you specific training on how to use the pool systems after it is installed.

See if the vacuum and other maintenance equipment will be included in the bid. Will he clean the pool before he leaves the site?

(The answer should be “yes!” It will be a mess right after construction.) Can you call him in the coming months to ask questions?

You will have them. Will he clean

up the site before he moves on?

Does he provide a warranty?

Does the manufacturer of the equipment provide a warranty? If something fails, who should you call? These are important questions you will want to address before you sign anything.

Bottom line: If you’re trying to get the most bang for your buck in terms of your home’s value, you’re better off spending your money on upgrading the kitchen, master bath or exterior of your house. However, if you’ve dreamed of owning a pool and it fits into your family’s lifestyle, go for it. Then you and your guests have a choice of swimming in the lake or in the pool. If you live on the lake and love the water anyway, it will be a nice addition to your life.

Bev Knight is lead agent for The Good Life Group, Lake Lanier specialists with Keller Williams Lanier Partners. You can email her at bev@housesonlanier.net.

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Rainfall patterns are likely to change soon After out little “snowstorm/ice storm/rain” early last month, we saw one of the most dramatic warming periods I have ever seen in January. For 10 consecutive days the temperature in Atlanta was at 70 degrees or above. People were asking on my social media pages if this was all due to global warming.

Remember the article I wrote last fall? I told you we were seeing a weak La Nina forming. La Nina is the opposite of El Nino. Instead of warmer sea surface temperatures in the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, La Nina is ocean cooling. El Nino causes wind patterns to change, bringing us above average rainfall. La Nina however, changes wind patterns in such a way that it brings is drier and warmer weather.

We certainly had the drier weather this fall and we are still in exceptional to extreme drought levels. The warm temperatures last month was unprecedented. Or was it?

When was the last time we saw a string of such warm weather in January? You would have to go back to the year 1975.

What was so unusual about the winter of 1974-75? It was a weak La Nina year, almost identical in strength and duration as the La Nina this winter. All atmospheric and oceanographic “signals” indicate La Nina is now ending and we are about to go into “neutral” conditions. The atmosphere will not immediately respond to the end of

La Nina so I would expect the drier than average weather to continue Glenn along with above averBurns age temperatures as we head into spring.

Lanier February is always an Outlook interesting month for us.

We can and do see wild swings in temperature.

It’s pretty typical for the winter to spring transition months for that to happen. The “weather wars” begins as cold air meets warmer air, resulting in violent storms and tornadoes.

This month, the weather wars begin along the southern Gulf of Mexico states.

By March and April, the weather wars are over north Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. One day we can see a high temperature of 35 degrees and then three days later we will be in the 70s. February is that kind of month.

I know many people reading this might be more than curious about our rainfall future. We certainly have a lot of rainfall to make up. Over the past 6 months our deficit is more than two feet! OK, that’s the bad news. The good news is that La Nina is ending. Atmospheric conditionare going to be more neutral. That means there will be nothing to stop those spring rains.

So get ready for a dramatic shift in the weather from dry to wet. Great news for our favorite lake!

Happy Ground Hog Day everyone!

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

LAKE LANIER WATER LEVELS JUN 1 1068.94 2 1068.83 3 1068.74 4 1068.75 5 1068.78 6 1068.77 7 1068.69 8 1068.63 9 1068.57 10 1068.50 11 1068.49 12 1068.47 13 1068.39 14 1068.31 15 1068.24 16 1068.16 17 1068.12 18 1068.09 19 1068.04 20 1067.98 21 1067.92 22 1067.85 23 1067.78 24 1067.73 25 1067.69 26 1067.63 27 1067.62 28 1067.59 29 1067.55 30 1067.49 31 AV 1068.21 MAX 1068.94 MI 1067.49

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Lanier Legislative Caucus may pursue boat titling bill

By Jane Harrison Legislation requiring boat owners to acquire boat titles through the state may be introduced this legislative session. Ga. Sen. Butch Miller, vice-chairperson of the Lake Lanier Legislative Caucus, said Lanier-area legislators planned to discuss a boat titling bill during its late January meeting.

“Hopefully we’ll have the opportunity to pursue” a bill reflecting lawmakers’ work on the topic over the summer, he said.

He cited several needs for official titling of boats. “If you look at statistics, Georgia is one of the highest ranking states for boat

thefts,” he said. He mentioned a boat theft ring in south Georgia several years ago in which thieves took vessels to Florida, titled them there, and sold them back in Georgia.

He added that lending institutions, insurance companies, and law enforcement officials all support titling legislation, which would close “lots of loose ends” associated with undocumented ownership. He proposed boat titles would require a nominal fee and might be collected along with vessel registration through the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.

A boat titling bill proposed in

2015 did not make it out of a House committee. State Sen. Renee Unterman, chairperson of the Lanier caucus, told members last June that her office got numerous calls from people saying “Leave my boat alone!”

The Gwinnett County senator told legislators they would need to launch a public relations campaign to gain support for a bill that callers interpret as government intrusion upon their freedom on the water.

Other topics on the caucus agenda included funding for Ga. DNR removal of abandoned vessels and information about boating safety and education.

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There are three different maneuvers or “turns” to accomplish that objective.

For those of you that have taken boating and license courses the “Williamson Turn” is introduced as a maneuver to return to the exact place where the person and retrace the path of the vessel on reciprocal course.Its chief advantage is to return to that position accurately in any condition of visibility or sea state.

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time to position. As a boat operator you should always employ situational awareness and if this event occurs you would immediately know safe turning areas to get you there. Approaching from this method would also allow you to maneuver up-wind to the person, which is the best and safest way to recover.

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These three turns are just a few examples of the process to assist in MOB. More importantly, you have a plan and practice it enough for it to become second nature.

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Boating alternatives if the lake stays low I hope everyone enjoyed the boat show and found the boat and equipment you wanted. Due to Lake Lanier’s low level you are probably wondering where to go boating if the lake level doesn’t come up high enough to launch for safe boating.

Here are some options for boating, whether you trailer your boat or want to rent one. The ICW from Carrabelle, FL to New Orleans offers great cruising and many places to stop and visit, especially the seafood restaurants.

There is also great offshore fishing, or you might want to travel north through Alabama on the Tenn-Tom waterway system. The ICW system on the east coast of Georgia and the Carolinas is also excellent cruising as well as offshore fishing.

If you like to explore and fish, Boca Grande, Charlotte’s Harbor and Pine Island Sound might be to your liking. Tarpon season starts the first full moon in May. That’s when Boca Grande Pass looks like a Walmart parking lot on a sale day with fishing boats.

You can explore and visit the small towns throughout the area.

Visit Cabbage Key for excellent food. It’s also where Jimmy Buffet wrote “Cheeseburger in Paradise.” You also could visit Useppa Island for some old Florida history and some good food. On Boca Grande there is the Pink Elephant Restaurant where a lot of fish stories originated and got bigger as they were told.

You could also visit Key West.

Summer time is their offseason, so the prices would be cheaper.

There is great fishing and exploring opportunities. Go online and check the many existing trips that are available. I’m sure you will find one that will suit your family.

Boating courses If you went to the boat show you probably saw the USCG Auxiliary and the U.S. Power Squadron exhibits. If you or your family have not taken a boating course, then now is the time. Especially the kids who will need certification to run a personal water craft or boat. Also when you are in receipt of your graduation certificate from the USCG Auxiliary course most insurance companies will give you 10 percent off your insurance premium.

Do it now so you will have a safer boating season. If you need information on the courses, Lakeside lists the numbers.

Maintenance log If you purchased a new boat at the boat show, now is the time to

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start your maintenance log. You can go online and start one or do it the old log book fashion. Go to your service manual to set up the log and include everything on the boat that will need servicing and if your boat is equipped with a trailer be sure to include that.

Have a special place to store the bills to show that the work has been done. A thorough and complete maintenance log will help you in the value of your boat when in five or so years you might want to trade or sell it.

The maintenance log should include all work done on the engines, generator, electronics, hull and deck, and accessories (canvas, anchor, lines, fenders, PFDs).

The more complete it is the better.

This is one place where going into more detail will boost the price of your used boat. Also include a photo of the boat when new, and then one every year after. I know it’s a lot of work, but it will pay off in the end. If your maintenance is done by your dealer, he will appreciate and probably recommend the boat.

Playing on ice Our lakes here don’t freeze over like they do in northern Wisconsin where I used to live. People rode their snowmobiles across the ice. Ice fishermen would ride to their favorite fishing lake and cut a hole in the ice and fish.

Many would set up five or six holes in the ice and place their “tip-ups” (fishing rigs) in the holes. When the tip-up signaled fish on you went over and pulled it in. The lake I lived on, Black Oak Lake, the fish were walleye pike, lake trout or bass. If you were dressed properly, it wasn’t

too cold on the ice.

I had a black Labrador retriever named Johnny Rebel who weighed in at about 120 pounds.

If I could throw it he would fetch it. On a good day he liked to play on the ice. One day an ice fisherman threw his catch on the ice and Johnny Rebel picked it up and brought it to the house. The ice fishermen followed him on their snowmobiles and were upset that Johnny Rebel stole their catch. After a few words about their fish, they didn’t want their fish because it had been in a dog’s mouth, so we settled on a sixpack of Hamms. This happened frequently that winter and cost me quite a few six packs, but I had a lot of great fish dinners. Labrador retrievers have a soft mouth, so the fish were in great shape and hadn’t even lost any scales. We also would go back in the woods to lakes that were undisturbed and have a picnic. We would start a fire for warmth and then have a cooking fire for brats and burgers.

We would make a race course and either drag race or circle race our snowmobiles.

Snowmobiles are what you might call a land based personal watercraft. Bombardier, a Canadian company, manufactures both the “Ski-doo” snowmobile and the “Sea-doo” PWC which are both popular during their seasons.

Another fun thing to do is cross country-skiing. It’s like a long hike, only with skis. It’s great exercise and a lot of people do it on lakes that are frozen over, and many places have ski trails through the woods.

I’m just glad we don’t have that kind of weather down here, but it’s fun to hear about it. Let’s hope we get enough rain for Lake Lanier and other lakes to fill up for out boating season.

Be courteous, and practice safe boating.

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Corps extends WCM public comment period

By Jane Harrison Requests from federal, state and private interest groups prompted the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to extend the review period for its proposed operation of Buford Dam and four other dams downstream in the Apalachicola-ChattahoocheeFlint (ACF) river basin.

Corps spokesman Tim Oberle said the extension had nothing to do with the lawsuit pending in federal court over water allocation on the river system. “Our analysis is independent of any lawsuit,” he said.

The new deadline for comment on the Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed update of the ACF Master Water Control Manual was rescheduled to Feb. 1 from its original date of Jan. 14. The extension allows more time for agencies to review and prepare comments on the 1,000-plus page documents, said Corps spokesman E. Patrick Robbins. The WCM includes appendices for individual projects in the basin, including the largest reservoir, Lake Lanier. It is the culmination of an update begun in 1988.

Safe boating course set for Feb. 25 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, February 25, 2017.

This course also serves as a PWC certified course for children under the age of 16.

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Special Master’s suggestion baffles lawsuit observers

By Jane Harrison The Special Master’s suggestion for Georgia and Florida to look for water outside the three main rivers that nourish them shocked river watchdogs and hackled the defense team of a third state. Ralph Lancaster, appointed by the Supreme Court to referee the Florida-Georgia legal wrangle launched in 2013, apparently looked beyond evidence and testimony submitted in an evidentiary hearing to conjure a potential solution outside the mainstream.

Observers of the courtroom showdown believe the veteran Supreme Court water diviner came up with an alternative thought flow on his own, drawing perhaps from the kind of historical documents that have influenced his past recommendations.

Lancaster’s questioning of at least two Georgia expert witnesses about the viability of channeling water from the Tennessee River into Georgia caught case-watchers by surprise.

“Well, let’s suppose that the Supreme Court ordered a canal to be created between the Tennessee River and the Chattahoochee.

What would the result be?” he asked the witnesses, who responded they were “not sure” or “had not studied that.”

When that idea surfaced in his Jan. 3 order for the states to go back to the table and consider outside sources of water, eyeballs popped.

“The Special Master’s question was shocking to me,” said Chris Manganiello, water policy director for Chattahoochee Riverkeeper (CRK), who attended most of the five-week hearing in Portland, Maine. Followers of the hearing who expected Lancaster to file his recommendations by the first of the year instead saw the case overseer again admonish the states to get with a mediator and send him a confidential summary of settlement efforts by Jan. 26.

States piled up millions of pages of paper and electronic documents and ran through tens of millions in public dollars prior to arguing in the federal hearing.

The burden of proof falls on Florida whose 2013 lawsuit asked the Supreme Court to limit Georgia water consumption and pay for damages it claims resulted from its northern neighbor’s hoarding of water on the Chattahoochee and Flint rivers. Lake Lanier is the largest reservoir on

the river system that feeds into Florida.

Florida alleges Georgia’s tap upstream depleted the Apalachicola River and caused collapse of the oyster economy and environmental harm in the panhandle.

The Supreme Court chose three-time Special Master Lancaster to oversee discovery, preside over an evidentiary hearing and offer recommendations. Since his first day on the job in Oct. 2014, Lancaster has pleaded with states to settle or potentially pay as much as a billion dollars for a court resolution that would please neither.

That Lancaster would repeat his “settle this blasted thing” mantra could possibly be foreseen; however, the order’s next statement astonished readers: “The parties should consider solutions that alleviate both parties’ concerns, including importation of water from outside the ACF River Basin to supplement stream flow during drought periods.”

Speculations flew across four states about what outside sources Lancaster meant. The notion of siphoning from perhaps the most obvious, the Tennessee River just across Georgia’s northwestern border, could open up a legal turf war with Tennessee over a centuries-old geographical survey.

Across Georgia’s western boundary, Alabama officials pondered potential impact on their water supply in the Coosa, Tallapoosa, and Tennessee river basin and asked to be included in any negotiations.

Alabama’s entry into the fray confirmed CRK’s prediction that Lancaster’s mention of interbasin transfers would drag more states into the current battle. Manganiello asserted that the suggestion of an interbasin transfer from the Tennessee River “would involve numerous legal challenges at the state and federal levels, and be cost prohibitive.” As of late January, Tennessee officials remained mum, at least on the case docket.

Wilton Rooks, Lake Lanier Association President, concurred that a potential tap into the abundant Tennessee River, regulated by a Tennessee Valley Association dam at Nickajack Lake, “raises all sorts of questions” about who owns water. It also broaches a long-running argument over a flawed 1818 survey that marked the Tennessee-Georgia line a bit farther south than

the 35th parallel, which Congress assigned as the state line in 1788.

Tennessee has long accepted the erroneous demarcation as its southern border. But Georgia, eyeing the vast supply of the Tennessee, has disputed it numerous times since the 1890s, including a 2013 threat to sue. Georgia backers of moving the line uncovered evidence that a TVA study concluded Georgia withdrawal of up to 264 million gallons per day from the Tennessee River could be environmentally viable. The river flows out of Nickajack Dam at an average rate 15 times greater than the volume released into the Chattahoochee River below Buford Dam on Lake Lanier.

An interbasin transfer from the Tennessee River poses “technically, a wonderful solution,” but would face numerous political and legal challenges, Rooks said.

A Georgia law that prohibits outside basin transfers into the Chattahoochee further complicates matters.

Both Rooks and Manganiello have advocated for Florida and Georgia to settle rather than continue to spend taxpayers’ money

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Lake Lanier’s level may be impacted by the outcome of the lawsuit.

in potentially larger legal entanglements, which could ensue if Lancaster formally recommends the states seek water sources outside the lawsuit’s contested river system.

Dan Tonsmeire, Apalachicola Riverkeeper, believes each river basin should operate in a sustainable manner, using conservation rather than lawsuits and interbasin transfers to secure water for future generations. But, he said he wasn’t surprised at the Special

Master’s proposal.

Those familiar with Lancaster’s body of work for the Supreme Court know that the 86year-old legal scholar and former history major has relied on historical charters and documents to make previous recommendations regarding state conflicts. It’s not outside his wheelhouse to look beyond state lines and back hundreds of years to craft his rulings.

But, he’d rather the states work out their own solutions.

Group’s water sharing plan on Special Master’s desk

By Jane Harrison There it sat, “tab marked and dog-eared” according to one account, on the platform of the decider. The product of painstaking research and sweat-inducing compromise mapping a path toward peace lay before the Special Master presiding over the FloridaGeorgia water war.

“He saw merit in it or else he would have discarded it,” asserted Lake Lanier Association President Wilton Rooks, who labored for years with the ACF Stakeholders (ACFS) to produce a sciencebased plan for water-sharing between the states.

Special Master Rooks Ralph Lancaster had apparently read the organization’s Sustainable Water Management Plan (SWMP), the document the group had hoped would guide states to settle their water gripes outside of court.

Courtroom observers beheld the SWMP on the bench while Lancaster heard five weeks of arguments from states who could not settle their differences. He even read aloud a paragraph from

it and asked witnesses if they were familiar with it.

“We were very encouraged. As an organization, we had not submitted (the SWMP), but he was obviously aware of it,” Rooks said. Funded by $1.5 million in private contributions, the SWMP presents the major work of the organization founded in 2008 by a small group of people who live and work in the ApalachicolaChattahoochee-Flint river basin.

All 56 governing board members from Georgia, Florida, and Alabama – whose water interests range from oyster fisheries to public utilities to lake tourism and environmentalism – approved the plan focused on the stakeholders’ goal: “Working Together to Share a Common Resource.”

Ironically, news of Florida’s lawsuit accusing Georgia of overconsuming water reached stakeholders on an October day in 2013 while they were conferring over the data-driven plan to avert legal action. In a tension-filled room, all members, including the 14 from Florida, approved a resolution asking the Florida governor to delay the lawsuit until completion of the SWMP. Their resolution went unheeded.

ACFS members believe their ability to achieve consensus shows that states can ultimately reach agreements without spending tens of millions in legal fees.

“You would hope it’s evident that decisions can be reached that would benefit everyone in the spirit of the entire basin,” Rooks said. Dan Tonsmeire, ACFS member from Florida, agreed.

“The (SWMP) is a great starting point … a great model for people to work collaboratively,” he said.

But rather than looking to the multi-university produced SWMP to settle their disputes, state attorneys began cherry-picking sections to show what they wanted.

Rooks said it includes hundreds of different scenarios in modeling data that lawyers took out of context. It was meant to be taken as a “total package,” he added.

Tonsmeire bemoans the millions spent on litigation. “If (ACFS) had a small portion of the money spent on trial to look toward the best science and the best remedies, it’s amazing what we could have done.”

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Getting real: ‘Salts on Lanier’ gets up close to the racing action 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 Pamela A. Keene ights. Camera. Action.

Reality TV comes to Lake Lanier’s sailing community, thanks to Brian Clark, owner of Local Flavor Films and Photography. And the stars? Sailboat racers on Lake Lanier.

“We’re looking to tell some great stories out there on the lake, especially with a lot of the personalities on the water who regularly sail and Clark race,” said Brian Clark, owner of Local Flavor, based in Cumming. “Our goal is to highlight the sport of sailing, the way ‘Deadliest Catch,’ and ‘Ice Road Truckers’ brings people right into the actions and lives of these real people.”

The 40-year-old Clark and producer Kelly Galles will direct filming of more than 30 races during 2017, starting with the Lanier Auxiliary Racing Committee winter series. Members of all five sailing clubs on the lake participate in the LARC races that consist of a winter series at the first of the year and a fall series next autumn. Additionally, the Atlanta Inland Sailing Club’s 20race April to September races will be featured.

“We’ll also shoot all the major regattas on the lake, weather permitting, with the goal of putting together 10 to 12 episodes that will be available on YouTube,” he said. “We’re getting a number of hours of shooting under our belts

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Moving south Clark, no stranger to boating, grew up on Lake Winnipesaukee, N.H., where he fell in love with the water. While in New England, he sailed Hobie Catamarans and as crew on a Pearson 30. To escape the cold, he moved to Atlanta in 1994 with some high school friends. They found success with a band playing fraternity parties, the college circuit and Buckhead bars. Clark was the business manager.

“I gave up sailing for about 10 years and during that time I started Local Flavor,” he said.

“We worked with lots of the recording studios making videos and brokering band management services. I learned about the technical side of video and photography.”

He worked with bands and became further immersed in the film business, taking his hobby of photography into a career. Spending a couple of years in Colorado, he worked on a reality show based in Steamboat Springs called “Ski Town USA.” “I shot a lot of the footage about life on the slopes, but it never aired,” he said. “It was a great experience working on a reality-based program that showed what goes on in ski towns from a local point of view.”

Georgia drew him back to the water and sailing in 2014. Soon he discovered the Lake Lanier sailing community and the Atlanta Inland Sailing Club Wednesday night races. “People

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The Melges 24 fleet at the start line of an AISC Wednesday night race on Lake Lanier.

found out that I was a photographer so I began shooting races and regatta and selling my work. I soon found out that I’d rather have the friendships of the people at the lake than to sell them photos.”

Reality TV idea He began sailing with the late Paul Warner, long-time racer and owner of the competitive Shazam, a dark-blue Capri 25. After Warner died of cancer, Clark joined the crew of Jim Chambers’ Snow Fox, a Corsair F-24 MK II. He also owns a Cal 27 that he and Kelly mostly use for cruising.

“Around the end of 2015, I started thinking about doing a really-based show on Lake Lanier that focused on sailing, one that would focus on the regulars on the lake – their racing and their personalities,” he said. “I put out a call to see if sailors were interested in being part of this, looking for skippers and crews who weren’t afraid to see themselves on film at the end of the day.”

Several folks stepped up and welcomed Clark and his film crews – chiefly interns in programs at Georgia State University, the University of Georgia and the university of North Georgia – to become eyes, ears and impartial observers during races.

Skippers John McCarthy on Iniki, a Soverel 33; Dana Stewart on Lady J, a J-24; Rob Whitley and Tom Sawchuk, who both race several types of craft. Sawchuk is a key member of a Lake Lanier Melges 24 that campaigned for the World Championship in 2016 and finished 11th in the Corinthian division. They’ve already begun the 2017 campaign.

PHOTO BY LOCAL FLAVOR PHOTOGRAPHY “It’s fantastic what Brian is Tom Sachiko looks back at the mainsail’s trim while two crew members doing to let people know about keep an eye on wind patterns while sailing on their Melges 24.

Kelly Galles grabs sound as Brian Clark shoots a race from the committee boat.

the sport,” Sawchuk said. “He came with us to worlds and shot photos. What he’s doing with ‘Salts of Lanier’ is giving people who have never been on a sailboat a completely different perspective of the sport and what it’s like – the harmonies, the synchronicity and the intensity, and what really happens on the boat in the heat of a race.”

Sailing community exposure McCarthy said he and his crew have welcomed the chance to be part of “Salts of Lanier.” “It’s not only fun, but it’s yet another chance to let the Atlanta area know that there’s competitive racing and sailing on Lanier,” McCarthy said. Kelly is their regular production crew. “She’s really good at anticipating what needs to be done and staying out of the way, in a good way. We’ve already learned to forget that she’s there, which makes it good for filming and for us.

The guidelines for the film crews are specific. “We’re all about safety first,” Clark said.

“Many of our photographers have

never been on a sailboat before, so it’s a learning curve for them. I tell them that if a skipper tells them to do something, they need to do it because the skipper knows the boat and the sport. But at the same time, our crews are there to shoot video, so they’re supposed to be invisible on the boat and as much as they can to stay out of the way.

“It’s a tight space to operate in, but that’s also part of the appeal of shooting races,” he said.

Local Flavors has added some different perspectives to their shoots; they’re filming from other boats and focusing on their subjects. “We’re also shooting from the race committee boat that’s situated at the start and finish of each race, and we’re doing more shots of mark roundings throughout the race.”

Clark belongs to several of the lake’s sailing clubs, including Lake Lanier Sailing, Barefoot and Southern. “Each of the clubs has something to offer to people interested in sailing, racing or cruising, so it’s a nice mix,” he said. “The sailing community is very tight-knit and close. And we are excited to be able to capture the personalities and the challenges of sailing.”

His vision is two-fold: to shop his concert and the show to a network and to promote sailing. “In some ways, the sport has faded a little locally, and we want to get more of the younger generation into it,” Clark said. “There’s so much more when you’re actually on the boat than when you’re watching racing from the shore.”

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Drought … finding some things it is good for

By Jane Harrison It might be hard to find good in exposed shores surrounding a shrunken Lake Lanier this winter.

With the drought stretching into another season, most lake observers moan the 10-foot drop in water level that has uncovered Lanier’s unsightly edges. But, the optimistic and resourceful among us can find positive aspects of the ongoing drought. Alas, it’s good for some things.

Drought time is prime time for trash removal and erosion control, plus numerous other activities that have an overall beneficial effect. “Lower lake levels help with some trash clean-up activities since there may be submerged debris that begins to surface,” said Joanna Cloud, Lake Lanier Association executive director. “We are now trying to get an old boat lift out of a cove in Flowery Branch that is now visible with lower lake levels,” she said. Plus, rip rap work is easier.

“It makes rip rap jobs a lot sturdier,” said David Bahn, sales manager for Marine Specialties.

The company has put in tons and tons of rock along lake edges for property owners desiring to halt erosion and cover ugly red banks.

Workers can lay down large rocks

to anchor smaller rip rap stones to keep them in place when high water returns.

The water’s recession also allows installation of shoreline steps. “It’s finally down enough where people on big banks can actually build steps,” Bahn said.

Crews are able to dig holes and set posts in concrete to secure steps to the water’s edge. “We’re staying busy,” he added. Marine Specialties submits permit applications to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for projects on Corps’ property. Bahn indicated Corps’ officials are “very good” about responding promptly.

Nick Baggett, Corps Resource Manager for Lake Lanier, said various department heads report low level enables many activities that are more difficult when the lake is up. Besides rip rap installation, silt removal is easier, he said. Now is the time for dock owners to peek under their docks to see what’s there. Besides drink cans and plastic bottles, which they can remove, they might also find batteries, cell phones and other items long submerged.

Baggett said boaters cruising during low water can get a better idea of where hazards exist.

Rocky points, tree branches,

mounds of mud, and shallows are easily observable. Lake goers can see the protrusions marked by Corps’ hazard signs and note other risky areas that may not be marked. On the more pleasant side, lake lovers may discover a swath of sand uncovered on an island or inlet … a beach for some mid-winter sunning on rare 70degree winter days.

A wider expanse of shore also helps facilitate Corps’ work to benefit wildlife Baggett said.

Rangers can put in wood duck boxes on waterside trees and easily dispose of discarded Christmas trees as fish attractors.

Speaking of fish, Jim Mathley, also known as Jimbo on Lanier, says the bass fishing’s great. “I actually look forward to the lake being down,” said the fishing guide who was booked solid in late January. He casts in “the ditches,” channels where creeks empty in bugs and stuff fish like to eat. In these ditches, “the bait fish become more concentrated and the bass more predictable.

With less surface area to travel in, it’s easier to find them and harder for them to hide,” Mathley said.

Anglers can easily see fish attractors and brush where fish like to hang out. “When things get

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The beach at Holly Park in Gainesville grows as the drought continues.

back to normal, they can know where stuff is,” he said. This drought came with a bonus: unseasonal warmth. Fish have stayed in shallower water rather than lodging in the depths.

“They’re easier to catch” than when they’re down 40 to 50 feet, he said.

History seekers, photographers, nature lovers and scavengers find both beauty and utilitarian benefits in exposed shores. Old road beds, now uncovered, tell the story of onceconnected neighbors and communities. Water has receded off an old race track off shore of Laurel Park and countless other structures from the past. Heron and raccoon tracks on mud-caked

shores lead to mollusk shells picked clean. A geologist’s dream of stones lines a cove with clues about the land’s formation. Boulders, stumps, and silvery bare trunks strike a surreal aesthetic pose between land and water.

Water laps at cliffs once submerged, bound to disappear again.

Yes, there are certain positive points, even a dry poetry ushered in by drought. Still not convinced? Long time Lanier boater “Captain” Mike Rudderham offered his ray of optimism: “I’m fairly positive that if you lost an $8 fishing lure on a log, you’re likely to find it. Or if you dropped that Rolex in the water, you can go find it.”

Outdoor Activity Calendar Grounded Pursuits n Surf and Sun 5K, Cumming. Beach-themed 5K, 8:30 a.m. Feb. 4, West Bank Park, 1050 Buford Dam Rd. $27. www.fivestarntp.com. n First SaturdayHike, Gainesville. Naturalistled hike on trails in Chicopee Woods 10-11:30 a.m. Feb. 4, Elachee Nature Science Center, 2125 Elachee Dr. $8. 770-535-1976. www.elachee.org. n Starlab Adventure & Stars Over Elachee at Chicopee Lake, Gainesville. Step into portable planetarium to preview night sky in Starlab Adventure, 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30 p.m.

Feb. 4; view constellations, the moon, planets and stars under the night sky 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Feb. 4, Elachee Nature Science Center, 2125 Elachee Dr. Suggested for adults and children age 8 and older. Bring flashlight and pencil for night viewing. Register in advance, reserve a telescope.Starlab: $5 adults, $3 children; viewing: $10 adults, $5 children 2-12. Free to Elachee members. www.elachee.org, 770- 5351976. n Fasching Celebration, Helen. Bavarian style winter carnival with beer hopping scavenger hunt, sidewalk and tubing parade, music, food and dancing, various locations Feb. 4-18. www.facebook.com/FVHelen/. n Full Moon Suspension Bridge Hike, Tallulah Falls. Mile and a half night hike to suspension bridge over falls, 6-7:30 p.m. Feb. 10; 7-8:30 p.m. Feb. 11; 8-9:30 p.m. Feb. 12, Tallulah Gorge State Park, 338 Jane Hurt Yarn Dr. Register in advance. $5, plus $5 parking. www.gastateparks.org, 706-754-7981. n Solemate 5K, Cumming. 8 a.m. Feb. 11, North Georgia Running Company, 5456

Bethelview Rd. $35, $40 race day. www.runnersfit.com. n 5K Date Dash, Buford. 8:30 a.m. Feb. 11, Historic Downtown Buford, 295 E. Main. $27, $30 race day. www.fivestarntp.com. n Great Valentines 5K/10K, Cumming. Individuals and couples race, 8:30 a.m. Feb. 12, The Collection at Forsyth, 410 Peachtree Pkwy. $27, $30 race day. www.fivestarntp.com. n Embrace 5K/Fun Run, Gainesville. 2/3 p.m. Feb. 12, Candler Field, behind City Park, 528 Prior St. $30. www.runnersfit.com. n Brown Bag Lunch: Return of the Osprey, Gainesville. Guest speaker Ken Riddleburger, Georgia DNR wildlife biologist, identifies reasons the fish-eating raptor has returned to lakes of North Georgia, 12:30 p.m. Feb. 16, Elachee Nature Science Center, 2125 Elachee Dr. Bring a lunch. $5-$10 donation. www.elachee.org, 770-535-1976. n Thrills in the Hills Trail Runs, Winder.

21K & 42K trail runs, 8 a.m. Feb. 18, Fort Yargo State Park, 210 S. Broad St. $40-$50. www.dirtyspokes.com. n Great Backyard Bird Count/Hike, Gainesville. Birding hike to collect data in annual nationwide project, 8-11 a.m. Feb. 18, Elachee Chicopee Woods Aquatic Studies Center at Chicopee Lake, 2100 Calvary Church Rd. Reservations required, 770535-1976. www.elachee.org. n The Cupcake Race 5K/10K, Cumming. 8 a.m. Feb. 19, The Collection at Forsyth, 410 Peachtree Pkwy. $30/$35. www.active.com. n Chasing Away Winter 5K, Dahlonega. 8 a.m. Feb. 25, Lumpkin County High School, 2001 Indian Dr. $25. www.fivestarntp.com.

n Run the Reagan, Snellville. 1-mile, 5K, 10K, half-marathon various times Feb. 25, Ronald Reagan Pkwy, 1800 Tree Ln. $20-$50. www.active.com. n Art of Pruning, Gainesville. Class and demonstration on how to prune plants, 10 a.m.noon Feb. 25, Gainesville Garden Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1911 Sweet Bay Dr. $29, $24 members. Register by Feb. 22. www.atlantabg.org, 404-888-4760. n Georgia Fitness Suwanee Half Marathon.

Run on Suwanee Greenway, 7 a.m. Feb. 26, Suwanee Town Center, 330 Town Center Ave. $55. www.active.com. n Little Heroes 1 mile/Dash/5K, Gainesville.

2:45/3:15/3:30 p.m. Feb. 26, American Legion, 2343 Riverside Dr. $15-$30. www.runnersfit.com. n Run Dahlonega 5K. 8:30 a.m. March 4, University of North Georgia Drill Field, 82 College Circle. $25-$30. www.runnersfit.com n Seuss on the Loose 5K, Braselton. Race in Dr. Seuss-themed costumes, 9 a.m. March 4, Braselton Christian Academy, 401 Zion Church Rd. $15-$25. www.runnersfit.com. n Leprechaun Run for the Special Gold Fun Run/5K, Gainesville. 10/10:30 a.m. March 4, Lakeview Academy, 796 Lakeview Dr. $35$30. www.active.co Ongoing n Weekly Volunteer Trail Crew, Gainesville.

Work on trails at nature center, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.Wednesdays, Elachee Nature Science Center, 2125 Elachee Dr. Wear long pants, closetoed shoes, bring sunscreen, gloves, bug spray and water. Call to register. 770-535-1976. www.elachee.org.

n Volunteer Gardening Crew, Gainesville.

Work to maintain and improve nature center grounds, 1st and 3rd Thursdays each month, Elachee Nature Science Center, 2125 Elachee Dr. Wear close-toed shoes, bring bug spray, sunscreen, and water. Call to register. 770-5351976. www.elachee.org. n Garden Train, Story Times, Crafts, Gainesville. Children and family activities, various times, Atlanta Botanical Garden Gainesville Garden, 1911 Sweet Bay Dr. $3 or free with garden admission or membership. www.atlantabg.org, 404-888-4760. n Historic Dahlonega Ghost Walk. Two-hour guided tour of historic haunts includes local tales and countywide legends, 8-10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, upstairs on porch, 19 E. Main St. $15 adults, $5 children. www.dahlonega.org, www.dahlonegawalkingtours.com. n ISI Cycling, Gainesville. Group road cycling for all speeds and levels in North Hall area, mountain biking at Chicopee Woods, see www.isicycling.com. n Wrenched Bicycle Shop Rides, Gainesville.

25, 40 and 60 mile rides, 9:30 a.m. Saturdays, 328 N. Bradford St. www.wrenchedbicycles.com .n Sunday Tech Rides, Gainesville. Weekly road bike rides roll out at 1:15 p.m. Sundays from North Hall Technology Center, 4075 Nopone Rd. velocraig@hotmail.com.

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Crape ‘Murder’ and a reader’s question answered February seems to bring an onslaught of “crape murder,” that merciless pruning of last year’s growth – or older – from the crepe myrtles in your yard. Walter Reeves, the Georgia Gardener, says: “Don’t do it!” It’s just that simple.

There’s a time and a place for cutting back these blooming Southern landscape staples: • If the crapes’ branches are hanging over your home – they can provide a way into your attic for squirrels and even roof rats.

• If you haven’t pruned in a while and your crepes seem to be in decline. See below for a reader’s inquiry.

• If, and only if, you remove the “spur branches,” those that are the diameter of a pencil or smaller.

With all the new hybrids – from tree forms to dwarf shrub types – the best approach when choosing these summer bloomers is to pick the right plant for the spot. If you need a tall anchor for the corner of your house, a tree form is best; if you want to have mounds of blooms in a side flower bed, select any of the fairly new Razzle Dazzle varieties. Developed by horticultural

ceptible to disease and reduces its bloom output.

Pamela A. Certain varieties of crape myrKeene tles left to their own devices without being pruned can get really Curb tall. If you want to reel them in, Appeal anytime between January and early March is best to begin a pruning program. With trees this tall, you’re looking at a 3- or 4year process, gradually reducing n MORE INFO: Email: the height each growing season. pam@pamelakeene.com The first year, take the height down by about one-fourth. You’ll expert Michael Dirr, retired prostill have some blooms this sumfessor of horticulture at the Unimer. Next year, take another oneversity of Georgia and renowned fourth of the height in the late horticultural expert. winter, targeting those trunks that PHOTO BY PAMELA A KEENE Lakeside reader Jim Callison An example of a crape myrtle you cut back last year. Repeat the of Cumming recently emailed to that has been pruned incorrectly. following year and your crape ask about his 30-foot-tall crape will be closer to a manageable and how long have they been in myrtles. “We’ve got crape myrheight. tles that have grown very tall, 25 your landscape – all plants and However, if the plant has overshrubs have a lifespan and as to 30 feet. We want to cut them grown its space and it’s a hinplants get older, many decline. down to 8 to 10 feet. What is the drance, maybe it’s time to take it A little research led to my rebest time of year to do this and out and replace it with a newer sponse: how should we go about it? smaller variety or another type of Honestly, the practice of After a few other questions, shrub altogether. Winter is a great like why do you want to cut them “crape murder” – severely pruntime not only to remove plants ing these lovely Southern back – not many blooms, leggy that are not in the ideal locations shrubs – is not recommended, so plants and they’re just too tall to but to install new plants and trees. enjoy the blooms; how much sun good for you for letting them Fall and winter are the best times are they getting – not more than a grow naturally. Severe pruning for planting; the plants require year after year reduces the health less water and the cooler temperacouple of hours, because other trees have grown up around them; of the plant, makes it more sustures are less stressful than the

summer heat. Water new plantings regularly and well this spring and summer.

Newer varieties provide more flexibility in planting the right tree or shrub in the right place. As Walter Reeves frequently says on his Saturday morning radio show on News 95.5 and AM750/WSB, “a plant hasn’t truly found its home until it’s been moved three or four times.”

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Lakeside captain sent Lancaster a letter

• Shoes Continued from Page 8 taking The Giller to 13 boat shows around the country.

“We’ve found that The Giller is best marketed through independent stores, what we call ‘water stores’ that focus on water sports like fishing and

boating,” he said.

The company is also selling through marinas. “This is not a self-service product,” he said.

“It needs a little love to sell it, but once people try them, they’re completely convinced.”

By Jane Harrison “It blew my mind,” said Mike Rudderham, surveyor of all things nautical. The long-time Lakeside News “Captain’s Corner” columnist reacted with amazement that the Special Master reigning Rudderham over FloridaGeorgia water litigation mentioned an idea that he’s pondered for years: Channeling water from the Tennessee River in the Chattahoochee River to increase the flow.

In fact, Rudderham wonders if

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The Corps could build two new reservoirs on the Chattahoochee and install a hydroelectric generator. Spring snowmelt and rain would keep the reservoirs “full enough to keep everyone satisfied downstream for years.” Fringe benefits could include reducing federal flood insurance costs on the Tennessee River, creating an additional supply for Georgia power, and securing the economies of lake and river communities.

Rudderham believes it’s a winwin solution the states should consider before Lancaster hands down his recommendations. If they work it out, “Maybe they can buy me a martini!” he quipped.

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Rudderham said he sent letters to Lancaster’s Portland, Maine office and to Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal, but “never heard anything back.” When he read about Lancaster’s admonition in an Atlanta newspaper, he about fell overboard.

Case observers say they believe Lancaster came up with the notion on his own, since neither state tendered evidence or testimony about transferring water into the river system that originates in Georgia.

However, it is a subject Georgia legislators have raised before and one Lakeside News researched extensively in 2013 after Georgia threatened to sue Tennessee over an erroneous state line demarcation.

Rudderham’s missive may have been among the documents Lancaster perused before ordering the states back into mediation.

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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 01/21/17) $3.69 (Dock open 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 7 days a week) On-site eatery: Skogies Menu: BBQ, 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.-4 p.m., Mon.Sat. Closed Sun. 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 01/21/17) $3.47 Security: Yes Additional amenities: Repair services, detailing and bottom cleaning. Also bathroom and shower facilities are available.

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 01/21/17) $3.79 premium; $3.09 diesel Security: 24/7 surveillance monitoring Full Service Department: Barefoot Boating, 770-820-5949 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, PreFueling service, wash racks; Wet Slips - gated/private parking, golf cart valet service, in-slip pump out, weekend newspaper delivery

PORT ROYALE MARINA

HIDEAWAY BAY MARINA

Hours of operation: Office/Store/Dock—8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., 7 days a week.

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 Type of Fuel: 90 octane, non-ethanol Price of fuel: (as of 01/21/17) $3.25 On-site eatery: Fish Tales Lakeside Grille Menu: Grouper fingers, sandwiches, salads and more Security: 24/7 manned security Showroom: Atlanta Marine Additional amenities: Full Maintenance, Repair and Service on site: Harbor Marine & Associates. Bathhouse w/ locked showers and AC, laundry, pump out, trailer storage.

HOLIDAY MARINA

Hours of operation: Office/Store/Dock, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., 7 days a week.

Phone: 770-945-7201 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 01/21/17): $3.99 premium; $3.69 unleaded; $2.99 diesel (5 percent discount with Westrec advantage membership) On-site eatery: The Twisted Oar Menu: Fresh seafood to savory chicken and steak Phone: 678 714-7572 Security: 24/7 Additional amenities: Boat rentals, repair service, pumpout station, boat sales, TowBoat US

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Hours of operation: Office/Dock, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 7 days a week) Phone: 770-945-1991 Location: 6700 Lanier Islands Pkwy, Buford Types of slips available: Concrete Wet Slips from 50 - 125

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 (Pay at the pump closes same time as restaurant.)

Store: Service Store & Ship Store Types of fuel: 90 non-ethanol Price of fuel: (as of 01/21/17) $3.69 On-site eatery: Pelican Pete's Bar and Grill Menu: Burgers and more 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. Boat sales: Yamaha, Sun Tracker, Regency, Tracker, & Bayliner.

SUNRISE COVE MARINA

Hours of operation: Office/Store/Dock, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Wed.Mon.; Closed Tuesday.

Phone: 770-536-8599 Website: www.sunrisecovermarina.com Location: 5725 Flat Creek Rd., Gainesville Types of slips available: Uncovered-20-70'; Covered-24-50'; 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 01/21/17) $3.79 with 5 percent off with Westrec Advantage Membership Security: 24/7 Additional amenities: Club House, bath house, laundry facility and pump-out open 24/7.

SUNSET COVE MARINA Hours of operation: Marina closed for season on Oct. 2.

Phone: 678 304-3157 Website: www.lanierislands.com Location: 7000 Lanier Islands Pkwy.

Types of slips available: 40’x16’ covered, floating concrete dock Store: Yes Types of fuel: midgrade 89 & 93 premium octane, w/Valvetect On-site eatery: Various restaurants at Lanier Islands Security: 24/7 Additional amenities: Lanier Islands

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Fantastic View of Lake Lanier

A California Dreamer on Lake Lanier with wall of windows that overlook the lake. Awesome, unique, fully renovated lake home that is a stone's throw to the water's edge. This 4 BR/3 full BA house features a 3-car garage, new bathrooms, granite c-tops, Stainless Steel appliances, hardwood floors ,new deck and a fabulous screen porch. Enjoy the grass under your feet on short walk to your fantastic Martin aluminum dock with boat lift and jet ski port. The best thing about this property is on July 4th when they have a huge firework show at Laurel Park. Your view from the house is spectacular. 5 minutes to I-985. $650,000

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Minutes to Sunset Cove and Lanier Islands. As far south on Lake Lanier as you can get without being in Buckhead.

On prestigious Garrett Road in Gwinnett County, in the middle of a peninsula with multi million dollar homes on both sides. Approved single slip/party deck dock permit. Gwinnett County approved split acre subdividable. $489,000

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Drought Proof Water

Come enjoy this high end Craftsman lake home with 4 bedroom, 4.5 baths in the Wahoo Creek area - custom built by Rob Taylor. This home has all the bells and whistles you would expect. Master on main, granite c-tops, stainless appliances hardwood floors, terrace level, 2 kitchens, media room, stained floors, screen porch. Great water with a very gentle walk to the waters edge and a single slip dock with matching Craftsman's boat house with party deck on deep water. $640,542

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Immaculate traditional 4 bedroom/4.5 bath lake home with brick front and many upgrades. New carpet and paint. Single slip dock.

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Formal living room, family room with fireplace, huge master suite with sitting area. Full finished basement with media room. $619,000

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1.33 acres great building lot off Clark's Bridge Rd. Come enjoy the best kept secret on Lake Lanier. Very Quiet Part of lake. Enjoy great fishing, boating, rowing. Property has 32x32 dock permit. Also the lot next door is 1.53 acres - You can purchase also for $175k for a total price of $350k and 2.86 acres.

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Private peninsula with breathtaking sunrises and 1100 feet of sandy beach shoreline. Grass to water on over 3.5 acres o’looking CCC. Magnificent big water views with deep water dock await your dream home design. $1.5 million.

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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. - midnight, Fri. and Sat. from 11:30 a.m. - 1 a.m. and Sun. from 11:30 a.m. -10 p.m. 8050 Big Creek Rd., Buford. B-3, 678-482-1662.

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. Sun.-Thur. 11 a.m.

- 10 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m. - 11 p.m. Hideaway Bay Marina. C-3, 770-967-3775.

Pelican Pete’s – Picturesque dining on the water at Port Royale in open-air thatched-roof building. Selection of sandwiches, burgers, fish and more. Sun. - Thur. 11 a.m. - 9 p.m., Fri. - Sat. 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. B-2, 770-887-5715 ext 5.

Pig Tales - 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. 11 a.m.

- 10 p.m., Thurs. - Sun. Aqualand Marina, Flowery Branch. C-3,678-828-7676, www.PigTales LakeLanier.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, 770945-8787, 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., Wed., Thur., 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; Mon. - Tues., closed.

Gainesville Marina. C-1 678 450-1310; 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, 770-945-8787.

The Twisted Oar - Holiday Marina. Offering fresh seafood to savory chicken and steak; casual dining. Full bar service, tropical and frozen drinks. Live entertainment, trivia, indoor/outdoor flat screen TVs. www.facebook.com/

twistedoar, C-3, 678 714-7572 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.

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, 678-828-8345 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, 770-9459181.

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

220 Main Street SW, Gainesville. C-2, 678989-2280.

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.

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

C-2, 770-287-8384.

Wild Wing Café – Offers casual dining, live music, special Monday Trivia Night and 2 Fer Tuesday nights (buy a dozen, get a dozen wings free). 311 Jesse Jewell Pkwy., Gainesville. C2, 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, B-1, 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.

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. 678 765-7911, 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, 770-945-8608.

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.

5-9 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, 770-614-0019.

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.

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.

4965 Lanier Islands Pkwy., Buford, B-4 770614-6871.

Oriental Kenzo Sushi – Sushi & Japanese Steak, Teriyaki & Fried Rice. Lunch Mon.-Fri. 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Sat. 12-3 p.m. Dinner Sun.Thur. 4:30-10 p.m.; Fri. 4:30-10:30 p.m.; Sat. 3-10:30 p.m. 4977 Lanier Islands Pkwy, #108, Buford. B-4, 678-288-9050.

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.

B-4, 770-945-3350.

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Rabun County is home to great wine, lodging, food, and golf Many weekends in the days prior to super highways, I would drive up old US 441 into the tiny mountain town of Clayton, Ga. before hitting the backroads in search of huge trout in a multitude of productive Rabun County streams. Just the trip to Clayton back then would take several hours, but times have changed.

Even if you abide by the speed limits, Atlanta residents can use I985 and Highway 365 to Clayton in less than two hours and discover a place that offers top-ofthe-line wines, great food, unique and historic lodging and beautiful golf courses.

I made it into downtown Clayton just in time to have lunch in an old service station converted to an interesting eatery known as Universal Joint. On the menu I located their signature burger called the U-Joint with tater tots on the side and great sweet tea. Their rendition of the hamburger had secret spices with all the trimmings that was mouth watering with a bit of a bite for the taste buds.

Next on my list was 12 Spies Vineyards near Rabun Gap that produces a Traminette wine which is one of the best American wines I have ever tasted. They also bottle Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Tannat, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Seyval Blanc.

For more info: www.12spiesvineyards.com.

Tasting fine wines is hard work, so I soon checked in to the nearby York House Inn which is Georgia’s oldest bed and breakfast and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is owned and operated by a delightful couple, Stan and Christine Penton, who sold an equestrian training and boarding facility in Littleton, Colorado. Both have extensive careers in the hotel industry.

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On my way to the famous Lake Rabun Hotel for the evening, I made a couple of stops near the old town of Tiger to do some additional wine tasting. The first was to spend time at the Stonewall Creek Vineyards with the wonderful owners, Carl and Carla Fackler. Their winery is properly named after a tiny winding creek that begins on Glassy Mountain and trickles down past their property bringing life-giving nutrients.

“We planted our first grapevines, a half-acre of Malbec, in May 2005,” said Carla. “For the next four years, we added an Par 3 at Kingwood Golf Course. acre or more of vines each year, the chimney” off the living room experimenting with different varieties, clones and rootstock. Some and in the former servants quar3,000 vines now grow on what ter’s “Roc Room” in the lower level. The Inn began operating in was once a tired, old apple orchard and pasture.”

1896, and expanded in 1907 to The Facklers have produced care for workers building the Talnumerous award-winning wines lulah Falls Railroad. The inn is the oldest continuously operating from their tiny vineyard, and Carl continues to experiment, making business in Rabun County. For even better wines in the future. To more info: learn more about their winery www.yorkhouseinn.com. visit: http://stonewallcreek.com.

After a short ride back into Since it was just past lunch Clayton, Mama G’s was discovered sitting up on a hill overlook- hour on a Saturday, I happened ing Highway 441. This laid back into the Tiger Mountain Vinerestaurant has an extensive menu yards at the perfect time to parof tasty Italian dishes, local wines take in their famous Soup and and superb service at reasonable Wine Event. Though it was a prices. Their pizza dough and gar- packed house complete with live jazz music, palate-pleasing soup lic rolls are made from scratch daily, using the very best ingredi- and fabulous wines, the owner and famous journalist, Martha Ezzard, took the time to give me a tour and allow me to taste some of her award-winning wines.

Tiger Mountain Vineyards cultivates all of its grapes and produces its handcrafted wines in the mountains of Rabun County. The winery, along with its historic Red Barn Cafe, is jointly owned by four native Georgians, John and Martha Ezzard and John and Marilyn McMullan.

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A mountain view from near Rabun Gap, above.

The historic Lake Rabun Hotel, below.

and a lawyer, Martha Ezzard left the security of the big city to help develop this marvelous vineyard in the small village of Tiger. The whole story is eloquently revealed in her interesting book, The Second Bud. For more info visit: www.TigerWine.com.

The Lake Rabun Hotel and Restaurant is not only the last surviving mountain lodge on a lake in Georgia, but it has meals that are unmatched in all of North Georgia! Cuisine prepared here is American with influences from French and Middle Eastern to down-home Southern. It’s unique and adventurous, with ample selections for even a vegetarian.

The Lake Rabun Hotel introduced the Farm to Table dining movement to the mountains of North Georgia several years ago, and maintains a close working relationship with regional farms and farmers.

This old hotel also specializes in small intimate weddings that are set in nature, but will do everything possible to satisfy any needs. In my opinion, it is one of the best places to stay in the

South! For more info: www.LakeRabunHotel.com.

Though a lot had been packed into a short visit to Rabun County, I couldn’t leave without swinging the sticks one more time at a picturesque but demanding golf course ... Kingwood.

This par 71 mountain golf course has plenty of blind shots, overwater drives and changes in altitude, but can be perfect for all skill levels with its four different tee locations. More info: http://kingwoodresort.com/golf.

It is always said that you can never go back to a place of your youth and be satisfied, but in the case of Rabun County ... that might not be true. The changes are many and quite diverse, but much of it has made the area more attractive to visitors without destroying the best of the past.

So, I was impressed and pleased enough that I know I’ll return!

Bill Vanderford has won numerous awards for his writing and photography, and has been inducted into the National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame as a Legendary Guide.

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Lakeside Calendar February 2017 n Feb. 3, 4 – Emi Sunshine and the Rain perform 8-10 p.m.at the Crimson Moon, 24 N. Park, Dahlonega.

Admission: $20-25. Info: 706-8643982; theemisunshine.com. n Feb. 4 – Annual Braselton “Chocolate Walk,” 9.45 a.m. at 9924 Davis St., downtown Braselton. Fee: $5. Info: 706-684-0369; BraseltonChocolateWalk2017.eventbrite.com. n Feb. 11 – Valentine Special Event featuring Steve McKee presenting songs of the 50s & 60s at 7:30 p.m. at Habersham Community Theater, 1370 Washington St., Clarkesville.

Tickets: $15. Info: 706-839-13-15; habershamtheater.org. n Feb. 11 – Fasching River Parade and Party held at Helen Festhalle, 1074 Edelweiss Strasse and Helendorf Inn conference room, 33 Munich Strasse, Helen. Times: 1 p.m., sidewalk and river parade; 7 p.m., party.

Admission: Free for parade and tubing; $10 for “Schnapps Stops,” $5 for party at door. Info: 678-617-7250; facebook.com/FVHelen/. n Feb. 11 – Painting Wine Glasses, 1-4 p.m., at Helen Arts & Heritage Center, 25 Chattahoochee Strasse, Helen. Fee: $15/class plus $5 supply fee. 706-878-3933;helenarts.org. n Thru Feb. 12 – Bill Gordy Pottery Exhibition displayed at Folk Pottery Museum, 283 Ga. 255, Sautee Nacoochee. Admission: $5, adults; $4, seniors, $2, children.

Info: snca.org or Sauteecontra.com. n Feb. 18, 19 – Valley Harmony Radio Show at Sautee Nacoochee Community Association’s historic gym, 283 Ga. 255, Sautee Nacoochee. Times: 7:30 p.m., Feb. 18 (doors open at 6:30 p.m.); 4 p.m., Feb. 19 (doors open at 3 p.m.). Admission: Free, with donation request.

Rabun County Realtor Contact:

Gigi Oliver C: 404-307-4963 O: 770-663-7291 olivergigi2001@yahoo.com www.gigioliver.com

n Feb. 21, 23, 24 – 17th Annual Daddy-Daughter Dance Masquerade Ball held at Gainesville Civic Center, 830 Green St., Gainesville.

Times: 6-8:30 p.m. each day: Feb. 21 for grade 6 and older; Feb. 23 for grades 3-5; Feb. 24 for prekindergarten to 2nd grade. Cost: $50 for resident couples; $60 for non-resident couples, $17.50 for additional resident sibling, or $21 for non-resident sibling; $15 late fee after Feb. 17.

Gainesville.org/special-events. n Feb. 23-26, Mar. 2-5 – “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” a musical presented by Habersham Community Theater, Clarkesville. Info: 706-839-1315; habershamtheater.org. n Feb. 28-Mar. 2 – “Fame the Musical,” presented by Gainesville High School, 830 Century Place, Gainesville. Tickets: $5-$8.

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Brenau University n Feb. 1 – Georgia Poetry Circuit Winter Reading: Virgil Suarez, recipient of the G. MacCarthur Poetry Prize and numerous other awards, Cuban-American author Suarez has published a long list of novels, as well as eight collections of poems. Info: 770-534-6195. n Feb. 19 – Brenau Galleries Open House features Sellars Gallery, Presidents Gallery and Leo Castelli Gallery where visitors can immerse themselves in Brenau’s galleries, which are typically only open on

weekdays. Free. n Thru Mar. 19 – “Southern Hospitality,” Brenau University Galleries, Gainesville features works on paper created at Rolling Stone Press. n Thru Mar. 9 – “Nostalgia,” Brenau University Galleries, Gainesville, features works by members of the Georgia Art League, an active art group in the Gainesville area with almost 200 members. Free and open to the public. n Thru Apr. 20 – “Mom: Writing with Alzheimer’s” exhibit, held in John S. Burd Center, Leo Castelli Gallery, features photographs of pages from a journal “written” by a woman with Alzheimer’s disease.

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Buford Community Center n Feb. 16-Mar. 5 – “Barefoot In The Park” presented by Gypsy Theatre Co. in Buford Community Center Theater.

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Cumming Playhouse n Feb. 11 – “Real Time Radio Show 2017,” presented by the Skillet Lickers. n Feb. 18 – “Back in the Saddle,” All Star Western Music. n Feb. 25 – Live in Central Park (Revisited) Simon & Garfunkel, Simon and Garfunkle Tribute Band. n Mar. 4 – Chloe Agnew and Dermont Kiernan in “A St. Patrick’s Day Celebration” – Celtic Music.

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Gainesville Theater Alliance n Feb. 1 – Stage Tour: “Much Ado About Nothing” presented at the Ed Cabell Theatre lobby, UNG Continuing Education and Performing Arts Building, 3820 Mundy Mill Rd., Gainesville Campus, Oakwood. Free. n Feb. 14-25 – “Much Ado About Nothing,” performed at Ed Cabell Theatre lobby, UNG Continuing Education and Performing Arts Building, 3820 Mundy Mill Rd, Gainesville Campus, Oakwood. Tickets: $18-20, adults; $16-18, seniors; $12-14, students.

Info: www.ung.edu/gta Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds n Feb. 11 – Gene Watson & Earl Thomas Conley, 7 p.m., Level 1: $35+$2 handling; Level 2: $25+$2 handling. n Mar. 7 – ZZ Top, 7 p.m. Tickets: $75+$2 handling.

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• Calendar Continued from Page 51 Living History, Museum Theatre and hands-on activities bring to life the conflict that won an empire for Britain, and put America on the path to Revolution. Free. n Feb. 14 – Forum: The Ghosts of Bobby Gruhn Field features Gainesville native Sammy Smith presenting stories from his new book of sports-related heroism and achievement of the past. His book is a nostalgic collection of stories tied to City Park and the famed football stadium throughout the GHS years.

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Piedmont College n Thru Feb. 25 – Shannon Johnstone: Landfill Dogs exhibit at the Mason-Scharfenstein Museum of Art. Reception, 5-7 p.m., Jan. 19. n Feb. 9-12 – “The Foreigner,” presented in the Swanson Center Mainstage. Times: 7:30 p.m., Feb. 9-11; 2 p.m., Feb. 12. n Feb. 28 – Guest Artist Series: Seraph Brass, a radiant, charismatic brass quintet comprised of America’s top female brass players.

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Quinlan Arts Center n Thru Feb. 20 – Winter Exhibitions featuring Clara Blalock, Dawne Raulet, Wei Lonewolf, Brad McColl. n Mar. 4 – Gala Fine Arts Auction featuring 2017 Artist Guest of Honor, Geoffrey Johnson, held 5:30-7:30 p.m., Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St., NE, Gainesville. Admission: $125-$1,250 (portion of ticket is tax de-

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Tannery Row Artist Colony n Thru Feb. 18 – New Beginnings feature artists from North Gwinnett Arts Association: Barbara Pirkle, John Duke, David Phillips, Vicki Johnson and Nicole Adreas. n Mar. 4-April 14 – Spring Juried Art Exhibition with opening reception and celebration held 5-8 p.m., Mar. 4.

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University of North Georgia n Feb. 6 – A Little Night(hawk) Music concert “Love at the Door,” presented at the Ed Cabell Theatre lobby, UNG Continuing Education and Performing Arts Building, 3820 Mundy Mill Rd., Gainesville Campus, Oakwood. Free. n Feb. 9 – Alli Hoag talk and reception, 2-4 p.m., at UNG Continuing Education and Performing Arts Building, 3820 Mundy Mill Rd., Oakwood. Free. n Feb. 16 – Staff Sergeants Adam Lessard, euphonium, and Doug O’Connor, saxophone, from the U.S. Army Band, “Pershing’s Own” perform at 8-9 p.m. in Nix Fine Arts Center, Dahlonega, Gloria Shott Auditorum. n Feb. 22, Apr. 19 – UNG Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band performs at Riverside Military Academy, 2001 Riverside Dr., Gainesville. Free. n Feb. 24 – Jazz Band Concert, an evening concert with UNG Jazz Band performed in Auditorium.

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