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September 2014

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

Vol. 20 Issue 9

INSIDE THIS ISSUE New marina on Lake Lanier A new marina is coming to Lake Lanier after the first of the year, and Lanier veteran marina operator Barkley Geib will be managing it. To be located at Sunset Cove at Lake Lanier Islands, the marina will include a ship’s store and gas dock. Page 44

Lake Lanier Shore Sweep Calculating the tons of trash, garbage and Styrofoam collected over the past 25 years through the annual Lake Lanier Shore Sweep would keep your head spinning. This year’s event is set for Saturday, September 27. Page 2

Lanier Car Show & Auction A new event to support our military has arrived on our shores: the first-ever Lake Lanier Auto Show and Auction on Saturday, October 11, at Lake Lanier Islands’ Peachtree Point.

Page 52 Also inside: Break from the lake . . . . . . . .Page Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Captain’s comments . . . . . . . .Page Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page COE column . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Cruising Wilsons . . . . . . . . . . .Page Dining guide . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Fishing column . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Glenn Burns . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Lake Lanier Olympic Venue . . .Page Lake levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Lanier map . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Marinas information . . . . . . . .Page Outdoor activity calendar . . . .Page Recreation guide . . . . . . . . . .Page Safety guide . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Sailing calendar . . . . . . . . . . .Page Shore Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Steve Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . .Page US Coast Guard Auxiliary . . . . .Page Vanderford’s travel . . . . . . . . .Page

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Seaplanes could be coming to Lake Lanier if a local flight center gets approval from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

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Shore Sweep improvements keep annual event effective, fun 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 Phillip Sartain, Roy Crittenden, Tommy Wilkinson, Millie Adcox, Mike Rudderham, Glenn Burns, Bob & Carolyn Wilson, Lisa Beers, Jane Harrison Steve Johnson 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.

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By Pamela A. Keene Calculating the tons of trash, garbage and Styrofoam collected over the past 25 years through the annual Lake Lanier Shore Sweep would keep your head spinning.

With an average of 20 tons per year – and that’s on the low side – the figure is almost mind-boggling. The number of people who have participated at least one ShoreSweep is staggering.

This year’s event on Saturday, September 27, promises to be even bigger and more effective than ever. Not only will participants collect trash and debris on Saturday, reporting to one of 10 locations around the lake, volunteers have been working for weeks to scout the shoreline’s problem areas, set up advance drop-off locations and gather supplies and community partners.

“By dividing the lake into 10 zones and having zone captains for each, we are able to identify where to focus our work,” said Gordon Brand, LLA board member and chair of Shore Sweep.

“We started with a pilot program in Dawson County eight or nine years ago to use this approach, and it has proved to be an excellent and efficient way to accom-

plish our clean-up goals.”

Shore Sweep began 26 years ago with a group of concerned volunteers and association members who gathered trash along the shorelines of the lake. Over the years, it has grown to attract more than 1,000 volunteers who show up on the last Saturday of September to collect garbage around the lake.

Until recently, the association provided captains at designated locations for the morning event, then sponsored a centrally located after party for all the volunteers.

Brand suggested to the board that the lake be divided into zones – using Dawson County as a pilot – to see if the event could be even more effective.

“We’ve even set up an advance drop-off location that will be available the week before Shore Sweep at Deer Island for people to bring in trash if they can’t participate on Saturday,” he said.

“We’ve been working closely with the Corps of Engineers to expand our participation.”

Seven days prior to Show Sweep, volunteers may drop off garbage at the Deer Island location’s designated area. On the day of Shore Sweep, Brand said that a

barge from Marine Specialties Inc. – one of the event’s main corporate sponsors – will bring the trash down to War Hill Park for removal.

Work for Shore Sweep has been going on for months. Brand and his team have divided the lake into 10 zones. “We get volunteers to do scouting reports to determine where to focus our volunteers and this has really helped us

collect even more trash and Styrofoam,” he said. “We also have four volunteers in their boats who survey the shoreline and then on Shore Sweep day, they come and assist with trash removal.”

He said that the association can always use more volunteers, particularly those who are willing to bring their boats to assist on the day of Shore Sweep. “We can See Shore Sweep, page 12

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D L O S U P D AT E D C O T TA G E with great views of the lake, single slip covered dock w/party deck. Renovated cottage and ideal weekender, 2 BD/1.5 BA, screened porch and fabulous entertaining deck all with lake views, easy walk to dock, updated kitchen & hardwood floors. Must see. $299K (Hall)

168 Park Cove Rd, Dawsonville, GA

Ready for summer in your new RUSTIC ELEGANCE craftsman LAKE HOME! ~ Just what everyone wants...the feel of a mountain cabin on the lake! Tongue and Groove vaulted ceilings, open floor plan, easy walk to double slip dock~finished terrace level ~3 BD/3 BA on Chestatee Bay~ REDUCED $629K (Forsyth)

5905 Truman Mtn. Rd., Gainesville, GA

FANTASTIC WATERFRONT VIEW & LEVEL LOT WITH GARAGE APARTMENT! on great water with great views and super easy walk to single slip dock w/ party deck. Totally renovated kitchen with new cabinets & appliances, 3 BD/2BA on main, screened porch, deck, tons of basement storage.

REDUCED $305K (Dawson)

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1762 Green Road, Buford, GA

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POINT LOT ON DEEP WATER. 6 BR/4BA open floor plan w/master on main & full separate terrace level w/kitchen, living room, 2BR and 1 large bath! Over an acre lot! Dbl slip dock. Huge in-law suite on terrace level. Fabulous lake views and always deep water. $950K (Dawson)

3201 Arrowhead Dr, Gainesville, GA

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LISTED AND UNDER CONTRACT IN 2 DAYS, Mountain Style Chalet with Dock, $349K

AWESOME SOUTH LAKE LOCATION! 4BR/3BA, South Lake Beauty! All new carpet, paint, full finished daylight basement with 2nd kitchen.Single slip dock near Buford Dam. REDUCED $410K (Gwinnett)

8915 Bay Lane, Gainesville, GA

5252 Trudy Circle, Gainesville, GA

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D L SO The VIEW of a LIFETIME~grass to water Point lot ~Ranch, 4 BD/3.5 BA~ Master on Main~ Dock w/Double slip dock permit~ always deep water ~ $599K (Hall)

6349 Chesla Drive, Gainesville, GA

JUST LISTED! Ranch 3 BD/3 BA on Finished Basement, 2nd kitchen.

Easy Walk to Dble Slip Dock on Chestatee Bay. $399K (Forsyth)

1976 River View Dr., Gainesville, GA

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P RANCH WITH NICE LAKE VIEWS and easy walk to Dock, 3 BD/2BA, multiple decks and fantastic outdoor living spaces, 2 car Garage plus 1 car carport, REDUCED $299K (Hall)

RENTAL IN OLD RIVER POINTE, 5BD/ 5BA with Great Lake Views, Custom Home with 3 finished levels. Available 8/1/14. $3200/mo.

CHARMING LAKE HOME on quiet, secluded lot w/year-round lake views on deep water. Single slip covered dock in tranquil cove. Huge deck, updated kitchen & living room, 3 BD/2 BA with basement storage area. REDUCED $399K (Hall)

6439 Deep Woods Ct., Flowery Branch, GA

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Ranch on 3 LOTS ON BIG WATER (almost an acre). ~ 2 fireplaces and kitchenette in terrace level ~ Boat house on deep water~fantastic sunroom with HUGE lake views~ 3 BD/4 BA~ Easy walk to dock and grandfathered picnic pavillion at water's edge. Motivated Seller, REDUCED $529K (Hall)

7775 Chestnut Hill Rd., Cumming, GA

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FOUR SEASONS ON LANIER, 4 BD/3.5 BA, Full Daylight Basement with Rec Room & Full Bath, Private Back Yard, Cul-de-sac location, $220K (Hall)

OWNER FINANCING/ LEASE PURCHASE OPTION ~ Sgl slip dock ~ Fabulous sunroom w/open water views ~ 4 BD/3.5 BA~Finished terrace Leve l~ Near GA 400~ HUGE PRICE REDUCTION $425K Bring all offers (Forsyth)

Lot Listings on Lanier

Lot Listings on Lanier

Lot Listings on Lanier

Lot Listings on Lanier

3908/3914 Harbour View Ct, Gainesville, GA

5547 Hidden Harbour, Gainesville, GA

6313 Old Shadburn Ferry Rd, Buford, GA

3645 N. River, Gainesville, GA,

2 Lots in Oak Harbour, cul-de-sac, SS dock. $139K-$169K (Hall)

6599 Garrett Rd, Buford, GA One of a kind South Lake Lot; sunset views, open water; SS dock. $479K (Gwinnett)

Excellent South End location, Deep Water, Double slip dock permit, $325K (Gwinnett)

Fantastic Hidden Harbour Lot, Owner Financing; open water;SS dock permit. $399K (Hall)

6475 Julian Rd, Gainesville, GA 1 acre level waterfront lot w/low Corp line.

Build your dream home, permitted for SS Dock. REDUCED, $215K (Forsyth)

6319 Old Shadburn Ferry Rd, Buford, GA Excellent South End

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Grass to water, covered slip of shared dock included, $99K

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5262 Trudy Circle, Gainesville, GA Lot with Killer double slip dock, buy now, build later. $275K (Hall)

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For Everything Lake…

Sheila Davis • Lake Specialist • 770.235.6907 Judi Renfroe • Fine Homes & Equestrian • 404.550.5644 Peri Franklin • Buyers Agent • 770.540.1530

$1,399,000 • HUGE REDUCTION FROM $2,000,000! AMAZING DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY ON 9.5 ACRES! Approved for 18 lots and 18 boat slips. www.1799Cleveland Hwy.info. FMLS# 7046198

$739,000 • BEAUTIFUL THREE FINISHED LEVELS WITH GENTLE WALK TO SINGLE SLIP DEEP WATER PARTY DOCK. www.8555AnchoronLanier.info. FMLS#5242050. Forsyth County.

$899,000 • BEST VALUE! FOUR SIDES BRICK LUXURY LAKE HOME WITH THREE FINISHED LEVELS! DEEP WATER TWIN SLIP DOCK. www.8585anchoronlanier.info. Forsyth County.

$749,000 • WANT TO GET-A-WAY, WHILE STILL BEING MINUTES TO GAINESVILLE? ENJOY RARE PRIVACY ON 3+/- AC POINT LOT WITH TWIN SLIP PERMIT! 1787 CLEVELAND HWY, GAINESVILLE 30506 FMLS#5250774

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$699,000 • FORSYTH COUNTY, RUSTIC AND WARM 4BR/3B LAKE COTTAGE ON GRASS TO WATER LOT! www.9325LongHollowRoad.info

$849,000 • LIVE ON PENINSULA RETREAT W/WATER ALL AROUND YOU! Upscale lake living with gentle grass to water views, pool and deep water twin slip party dock! Pool house.

FMLS#5253461 www.2557PemmicanRun.info. GAINESVILLE

$339,000 • REDUCED! AFFORDABLE LAKE FRONT LIVING IN PRESTIGIOUS GAINESVILLE/ NORTH HALL N’HOOD! 5BR’s/3.5B, brick.

CORPS frontage for fishing, swimming and more! 3874 ALEXANDRIA, GAINESVILLE 30506 FMLS#5102457 www.Obeo.com/764251

$329,000 • ADORABLE 3BR/2B LAKE COTTAGE WITH SHORT LEVEL WALK TO SINGLE SLIP DOCK. www.3626LodgehavenDrive.info.

FMLS# 5281675

$765,000 • ALL BRICK 4BR/4.5B TWO STORY ON FINISHED TERRACE LEVEL IN CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTRY CLUB AREA. www.1039FarmhouseRd.info Gainesville 30506 FMLS#5256983

$699,000 • FANTASTIC DEEP WATER LOT WITH TOTALLY UPDATED LAKE HOME! TWIN SLIP PARTY DOCK STEPS FROM HOME. FORSYTH COUNTY. 8940 FIELDS WAY, GAINESVILLE 30506 FMLS#5236147

$529,000 • TRULY GET AWAY FROM IT ALL! FABULOUS PRIVACY ON .8 AC, PRISTINE AREA ON NORTH LAKE. www.3338WilkersonDrive.info Gainesville FMLS#5297370

$279,000 • GET-A-WAY TO THIS COZY 3BR/2B CABIN WITH PRIVATE SETTING AND GRASS TO WATER SINGLE SLIP DOCK NEAR QUIET ROWING VENUE! www.3569StancilRoad.info FMLS# 5236044

$549,000 • WHAT A VIEW! STUNNING YEAR ROUND LAKE VIEWS. 4BR/4.5BA. Not dockable, but walk to lake from backyard! www.2939ThompsonMillRd.info FMLS#5319260

September 2014

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Sheila Davis

www.LakeLaniersFinest.com The Norton Agency 434 Green Street, Gainesville, GA 30501

770.536.1250 We Sell More Lake Property

“Because places like these are rare, and the timing is just right”

$2,300,000 • “POINT SOUTH” GORGEOUS SUNSET VIEWS WITH CORPS LINE IN THE WATER! 5BR/5.5BA home with screened porch, theatre room and second kitchen. Pool, spa and firepit for entertaining. 5364 POINT SOUTH DRIVE, GAINESVILLE 30504 www.5364PointSouthDrive.info

770-235-6907 sdavis@nortonnorthga.com www.davisrenfroe.com

$2,250,000 • JUST LISTED! SOUTH LAKE LUXURY GATED ESTATE IN SOUGHT AFTER FORSYTH COUNTY. Enjoy fabulous open lake views from this magnificent custom home with heated salt water infinity edge pool and spa, and deep water twin slip aluminum dock. Separate apartment over 5 car garage. www.9085BethelRoad.info.

$1,875,000 • BREATHTAKING PRIVATE 3 ACRE GATED ESTATE WITH NANTUCKET DESIGN, GUEST HOUSE AND TWO DOCKS! AMAZING LONG RANGE VIEWS AND 380 FEET OF SHORELINE! 5 Car garage. 9055 KNOLL DR, GAINEVILLE 30506 Forsyth county FMLS#5148615

$1,995,000 • GAINESVILLE'S FINEST LAKE ESTATE WITH OUTSTANDING OPEN WATER VIEWS, private twin slip dock, pool with hot tub, 3 master suites, in-law apt, elevator and handicap accessible.

Upscale Sidney on Lanier subdivision. www.2229sidneydrive.info

$1,100,000 • EXECUTIVE BEAUTY AND ELEGANCE WITH THIS ALL BRICK THREE STORY HOME WITH POOL OVERLOOKING SCENIC LAKE LANIER! Beautiful lake views and upgradable to twin slip dock. www.3155WindingLakeDrive.info. FMLS#5288402

$1,495,000 • YOU WILL LOVE THIS OUTSTANDING HOME WITH DEEP WATER AND BEAUTIFUL VIEWS OF CHESTATEE BAY! PRIVACY BEHIND GATES. THIS OPEN PLAN FEATURES RUSTIC ELEGANCE FMLS#5306097 www.9250ArbourlacLane.info. FORSYTH

$595,000 • PRICED RIGHT! ENJOY PRIVACY AND SECLUSION AT THE LAKE! Gorgeous four sided brick lake home on level lot. www.6331PointTwentyTwo.info GAINESVILLE FMLS#5328615

$1,100,000 • NEW LISTING! SOUTH LAKE LUXURY LIVING IN EXCLUSIVE GATED “POINTE WEST”! Enjoy fabulous deep water views just 50 feet to water’s edge. FMLS#5310026 www.5660Pointwestdrive.info GAINESVILLE

$949,000 • ONE OF A KIND CUSTOM DESIGNED LOG HOME ON POINT LOT! WOULD MAKE A GREAT CORP RETREAT OR GET-AWAY LODGE. Gated, spacious 5BR4B. (REDUCED FROM $1,299,000!) 6438 CHESLA DR., GAINESVILLE 30506 FMLS# 5150233

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Bev Knight Lead Agent

770 536-4416 • bevknig@bellsouth.net

#1 Agent on Lake Lanier in 2012 and 2013 Gated luxury

Gwinnett lake luxury

Designer saline infinity pool, easy walk to wtr, modern dock, yr-rnd views. $1.485m

Luxury at water’s edge

2 kitchens, sought-after Buford, 4 FP, double slip boathouse, high-end fixtures. $750K

Cul-de-sac lot ACT CONTR R E D UN

Dbl slp pty dock, gourmet kit, 2 story fireplace, master on main lvl, huge deck. $549.9K

Proven income producer

Deep water, amazing views, at water's edge.

Place for pool. Great south lake loc. $1.085m

Panoramic lake views

Luxury home, easy walk to lake, dbl slp party dock, fin. terrace lvl w/wet bar. $749.9K

All brick luxury

Big-water views, beach, 6BRs, 6 FP, 2 master BR, deep water, over 400’ shoreline. $1m

Cherokee Forrest

Great lake lot, cov. SS dock, deep water, Mt. Vernon school district, scr. porch. $625K

Forsyth County

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Gated comm., cul-de-sac lot, Forsyth County, high-end features, fin. terrace lvl. $549.5K

HW flrs, granite counters, open flr pln, stone FP, covered ss dock, high ceilings. $450K

Deep water ACT CONTR R E D N U

3 BR/3.5 BA, craftsman style, short walk to water, screened porch, 4 decks. $449.9K

Premium point lot ACT CONTR R E D N U

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Move-in ready, 2-story fam rm, screened porch w/FP, nice views, workshop. $425K

Big water views !

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Sought-after Cumming, great wtr, cov. SS dock, very close to wtr, scr. porch. $425K

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ED! REDUC

Completely Renovated, Point Lot! 4 BR+office, 3 BA, finished bsmt, single slip party dock, grass to deep water, new Thomasville cabinets, new stainless appliances incl. fridge, solid h/w floors, stone fireplace, new deck, huge yard graced by antebellum oaks. $399,000

Cresswind on Lanier ACT! CONTR UNDER

55+ comm., tons of amenities, HW flrs, upgrades galore, full bsmt, like new. $394.5K

Charming lake cabin ACT CONTR UNDER DAY 1ST

Priv. road to lake, nice views, good wtr, det. wkshp, RV storage, lots of upgrades. $350K

Point lot in Cumming

Stunning views in Cumming ACT! CONTR UNDER

2 BR, 2 BA, open flr pln, big wtr views, easy walk to lake, nearly point lot. $375K

Two docks

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Lovely views, cov. single slip dock, updated kitchen, flat yard, finished terrace lvl. $375K

Swim/tennis n’hood

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Very close to water, deep water, 2 docks, gazebo next to lake, workshop, det. garage. $350K

Grass to water

SOLD! SOLD! SOLD!

Large party dock, big water, long-water views, easy walk to lake, nice n’hood. $299K

White picket fence

3 BR/2 BA, nice lake views, platform dock w/ permit, hand hewn log cabin. $269.5K

4 BR, 3.5 BA, 3-side brick, HW floors, built-ins, master suite on main, fin. terrace lvl. $299.9K

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

THE LAKE HOME YOU'VE ALWAYS DREAMED OF MAY NOW BE AFFORDABLE ... CALL US!

The Chambers Team 631 Dawsonville Hwy • Gainesville, GA 30501

www.PattiChambers.com • Office 770-503-7070

$699,500

$625,000

NEW G! N I T S I L LEVEL LOT GRASSED TO WATER'S EDGE. Year round views. Everything a family would want. 4/5 bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths, gourmet kitchen, screened porch, finished terrace level. 2 fireplaces, gorgeous setting, single slip boat dock with party deck. Convenient to I-85.

SPECTACULAR LAKE FRONT LIVING near the Chattahoochee Country Club. This is a 3 or 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath home with large open rooms, in-law suite, expansive decks, gazebo with hot tub overlooking the private backyard and fabulous lake views. Enjoy the level walk to the single slip dock with party deck. It’s so easy to enjoy the best of Lake Lanier living in this wonderful home!

$975,000

$925,000

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THIS NANTUCKET INSPIRED HOME is a true master piece and located only minutes from the chattahoochee country club & golf course. Unbelievably gorgeous 3.25 acres w/lake on 3 sides. Lovely porches overlook Lake Lanier & the private enclosed boat dock.

$449,500

$795,000

$298,500

$225,000

NEW G! N I T S I L

D L O S THIS IS A RARE FIND!! Beautiful remodeled lake home in a convenient city location. Beautiful water view. Boat dock slip, new decks plus handsome porch with new stone fireplace. Neighborhood pool.

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

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

GORGEOUS LOT in Chattahoochee Country Club w/ lake access.

STUNNING LAKE VIEW. Open floor plan w/ handsome HW floors. 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, spacious family room opens to large kitchen for easy entertaining. 2 covered porches.

WE LIVE AND PLAY ON LAKE LANIER Patti Chambers c 770.287.4879 • Bobby Chambers c 770.654.0533 Sally Chambers Kirchner c 770.538.5626 • Patsy Mercer c 770.540.6507 • Office 770.538.4010

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Each Keller Williams office is independently owned and operated.

Teresa Smith

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Lake Lanier Specialist Lake Lanier Resident

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770-654-4173 • 678-318-5026 teresakw@live.com We sell lifestyles...not just homes.

3473 Maritime Glen, Gainesville, GA

HARDCOAT Stucco Ranch in Harbour Point, 3 finished levels, 5 BD/4.5BA, Master on Main, Too many upgrades to list, Just Reduced, Boat Slip Option, $599K

532 Oak Grove Rd., Dawsonville, GA

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6764 Hedge Row Lane, Gainesville, GA

424 Brookwood Dr. W, Dawsonville, GA

FORMER "STREET OF DREAMS" home in Marina Bay, AMAZING Lake Views throughout the entire home, multiple outdoor living spaces, partial finished basement, 4 BD/4.2 BA upgrades galore, includes Dock Slip at the Community Marina, $1.4M

FANTASTIC FIND-this 2006 Home has incredible lake views and SUPER EASY walk to Dock, 4 BD/4.2 BA, Open Floor Plan, Master on Main, Finished Terrace, Gourmet Kitchen, Views from Every Room, Move In Ready, $899K

6033 Grant Ford Rd. Gainesville, GA

Next to Port Royal Marina in Forsyth

94 ACRES WITH 70 LOTS READY for the savvy investor who wants a GATED subdivision with permits for 26 dock slips! DOCKSIDE COVE on LAKE LANIER! Final plat for county is currentREALLY Cute Cottage built in 2005, Vaulted Great Room, Gourmet Kitchen, Master on Main, 4 BD/3.5BA 3 finished levels, Huge Covered Porch, Private yard, includes Dock. $375K

4244 Bayridge Dr.Gainesville, GA

ly in progress. Water, Electric, curbed and guttered and streets are in! Please call for more information. $2,395,000

6237 Eagle Ct., Gainesville, GA

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T C A R CONT Two Acre Gated Estate Featured in Architectural Digest. Gorgeous 5 BD/3.5BA luxury home w/salt water pool, 32 x 32 deep water dock, big lake views, 5car garage, private location, more upgrades than can be mentioned. One of a kind dream home. $1.2M (Forsyth)

6445 Grand Marina Circle, Gainesville, GA

R E D N U !

T C A R CONT BEST POINT LOT ON ROGERS BAY, 325 ft of waterfront, Covered slip in community dock has water & electric,Open Lake views & Party Deck, $199K

TIMBERIDGE GATED COMMUNITY LAKE FRONT LOT includes Double Slip Dock on Drought Proof Water, Make An Offer, $139K

NOW IS THE TIME to Build the Home of Your Dreams In Marina Bay, Gorgeous Lake Views and the envy of the Neighbors, New Plans Available, Includes all amenities and Boat Slip Option Available, $349K

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Trolling for success during the hottest time of the year As I write this, it looks like summer finally arrived at the party. We had the luxury of near record morning low temperatures several times over the past couple of months and most days were not unbearably hot. During the “dog days” I’ll take this anytime.

One dog day myth is that fish are immune to anglers during the heat of the summer. Happily this is simply not true and great catches are out there just waiting to happen. This month I’m going to cover the lost art of trolling.

While it will catch fish much of the year, it is especially effective during the summer. When I was a kid, my family would spend summer weekends camping on the shores of Lake Eufaula on the Georgia and Alabama state line.

This lake is legendary for great summertime catches of bass for those who can unlock its secrets.

My dad, brother, and I were not on the cutting edge of angling tactics but we caught bass and some pretty good ones too by trolling. When we were on the fish it was downright exciting, but there were often hours of sun baked boredom while our boat putted along at an idle. Structure and pattern fishing were just

technique is it does not require high end tackle that can run hundreds of dollars for each outfit.

Tommy This makes trolling a family Wilkinson friendly adventure. We used to drag crankbaits through the water Casting with simple push button type spin Lanier casting equipment. On this note, no matter what kind of tackle you opt for, there are a couple of concatching on in that part of the siderations. You’ll want a rod that world and we were simply cover- has a combination of flex and ing water in a hit or miss fashion. back bone. Avoid light and ultraEveryone knew the fish were in light gear unless you’re trailing deep water so we simply trolled tiny crankbaits or spinners for over open spaces and the greatest bream. Inexpensive rods such as depths we could find. I believe the Power Plus or Ugly Stick are that every so often we would pass perfect for trolling bass plugs. A over a piece of prominent structop shelf rod that’s great for your ture and this is how we got most plastic worm fishing will be too fish on the line. Having said all stiff and sometimes tear the lure this, trolling with greater knowlaway from lightly hooked fish. edge and a game plan can be When I was young, we trolled deadly indeed and put a lot of fish deep diving Hellbender plugs (the in your boat. ironclad rule was that they had to Beat them with an Ugly Stick have yellow color somewhere on Trolling may not appeal to die the body) and each person was rehard casters and tournament ansponsible for holding his or her glers but truth be told it’s an exown rod. These days, I recomtremely efficient way to locate mend investing in a few good rod deep water hot spots for your next holders. Driftmasters are the best event. While trolling is not legal and they offer a model called the in bass tournaments, it can be a “Troller” that features an engreat advance scouting method. closed ring at the lower section One of the great things about this which provides great protection to

secure the rod in the holder.

When it comes to spooling up with line, opt for 10 pound test and ensure your drag is properly set to slip well before the breaking strength. You’re trying to reach the deep summertime haunts where whole schools of bass congregate and heavier line inhibits plugs from reaching maximum depth. It’s important to know just how deep your lures are reaching. Fifteen to 20 feet is a good target. It pays to experiment shallower and deeper depending on the time of year.

Another good idea is to have rods rigged for different depths to show you what the fish want on a particular day. Tie on plugs that run at different depths keeping the theme on the deep end. If one rod is hot, switch others to the same set up.

Plug Knockers pay off When it comes to plugs, a number of choices will get the job done well. The old faithful Hellbender is very hard to find these days but many others will put fish in the boat. Good choices abound.

Pick something that is designed to run from the 14 to 22 foot range.

Most will reach a few feet deeper than advertised when trolled 100

feet behind the boat on 10 pound test line. Here’s a great trick to try. Attach a two foot leader tied to the rear treble hook of your crankbait. On the terminal end, tie on a one sixth ounce Rooster Tail or other in line spinner. When bass are finicky you can pick up a lot of fish on this trailer. All our local gamefish will find this rig hard to resist. Some folks are tempted to use heavier line because of the inevitable snags.

Stick with 10 pound test and your plugs will run deeper. When you do encounter those hang ups, break out a couple of lure saving devices. A lot of anglers use the telescoping lure retrievers that extend up to 15 feet. Others rely on the heavy weight plug knockers that slide down the line to the snag. I recommend you keep one of each in the boat. Both will more than pay for themselves in one season whether you troll or cast crankbaits. These days, I don’t think that having yellow in a crankbait color is a magic bullet. Pick patterns that mimic silvery colored baitfish such as shad or herring and you’ll certainly have the right thing tied on. If you’re looking for another color See Fishing, page 11

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Continued from Page 10 option, try brighter colors such as chartreuse with a blue or green back or better yet, try a natural shad theme with chartreuse highlights. These can work very well ... OK, so it looks like I’m back on yellow again.

Know lure depths The most important part of trolling is to go out there with a game plan. In my early teens, the game plan was “launch the boat.” Despite this, we caught fish. By applying the wealth of knowledge available today, you can catch a lot of fish. Be sure to pick up a lake map of the waters you’re fishing. If you’re using GPS equipped sonar, use this to complement your map reconnaissance. This alone can increase your catch many times over. Take a look at the map and target long gradually sloping points near deep water and submerged humps. These are magnets for baitfish and gamefish alike. Another thing we did as a practice was in just letting out a lot of line.

You should definitely measure out line on each rod. There are several ways to do this but line counting devices make it efficient and fool proof. I recommend you know just how deep your plugs are diving to achieve optimum success. Hard core trollers (and there are not many out there anymore) have a small kicker engine just for the technique. For our purposes, just idle down your main engine as low as it

will go and you’ll be in the zone. Find an area with a clean bottom and start with 75 feet of line out. Keep a watch on the graph while making successively shallower passes until you feel a distinctive bottom bumping. Try this again with longer measures of line to achieve deeper depths. Be sure to record your results as to the lure and line length for future reference. When a rod buckles with the distinctive “fish on” arch, be sure to toss a marker buoy over the side or quickly mark the spot with GPS. You may have discovered a hot spot that can yield a number of fish on successive passes. If you don’t do this, it’s nearly impossible to be on target during a successive pass. Once again, when you strike pay dirt, be sure to record your results by some means. On this note it is worth mentioning that trolling with a game plan on reservoirs means targeting points and submerged humps. You’ll often find the submerged humps as offshore extensions of the sloping points. While trolling during the summer, definitely be prepared for other things that can happen as well. By this, I mean surface schooling activity. Few things in fishing are more gut wrenching than having to get prepared when a school of predators is pushing baitfish to the surface within casting range – and you have nothing appropriate tied on. For about six See Fishing, page 12

Lake level: Approximately 1070 or about a foot below full pool Surface Temp: Around 80 degrees. Could rise a bit with the onset of hottest summer temps to date Clarity: Normal. Clear in main lake areas with a little color in upper tributaries Bass fishing has been good. So far this month, a solid topwater bite has been present. Anglers are finding schooling fish early and late in the day in the vicinity of submerged humps and points. Those near creek mouths to slightly up creeks have been most productive. When fish are “up” your favorite medium size topwater plug in a baitfish pattern should work just fine. If two good casts are not getting bit, switch to a subsurface bait such as a three inch pearl grub, a quarter ounce Rooster Tail again in a baitfish color, or an old school tail spinner such as the Little George again in a one quarter ounce size. It goes without saying ... have one tied on and ready. The mainstay for the day has been casting larger surface plugs over submerged brush located on the aforementioned points and humps. Be sure to keep your boat well off the structure while casting across.

Bass will rush up to pounce on properly presented lures. Be forewarned that rising water temperatures may suppress these patterns. Be prepared to go with the typical summer offerings of finesse style plastics on drop shot rigs or the venerable shakey head targeting submerged brush in the 25 to 40 foot range.

Striper fishing has been good as well. Live bait tactics and trolling are both working. Fish are over deep water near creek mouths. Get over the points close to the old channels. If you’re not marking fish on sonar, drop lively blueback herring to 35 feet for starters. You may spot fish at much deeper depths so be prepared to adjust accordingly. Keep a close eye on your graph for submerged timber that can result in sometimes multiple snags. Trolling with lead core line has been productive as well. Pair a one and a half ounce bucktail jig in a reasonable baitfish color with a shad body or curly tail trailer. Trail this on a 20 foot fluorocarbon leader behind eight to nine colors of lead core. This is a late summer staple for Lake Lanier. If the weather remains very hot for an extended period, move farther out of the creek mouths and focus your efforts over the old channels.

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Taste of Gainesville offers dinner on the lake Oct. 4

By Jane Harrison Lake Lanier’s most unique dining experience is back this year as Taste of Gainesville returns to the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue. Organizers hope to set the white tablecloths with specialties from 35-40 area restaurants for dinner by the lake on the grandstand plaza.

The event, organized by the Lake Lanier Rowing Club, is set for 6-9 p.m. Oct. 4. It features a candlelit dinner served up by local restaurateurs and live music in a picturesque setting overlooking the Chattahoochee River channel.

LLRC premiered the festive outing, which attracts around 500 diners, about 20 years ago and held it annually until last year.

The club canceled it after health issues deterred members from rallying participation.

Organizer Ann Marie Hynes said it’s back this year with the same recipe that’s brought hundreds of diners to the venue in the past. Club officials considered selling adult beverages, but decided not to. Attendees may bring their own alcoholic beverages, as they have in the past. Bottles of wine have adorned many lakeside tables alongside vases of fresh flowers.

At least two area restaurants will be dishing up their first Taste of Gainesville. Gainesville’s Fajitas Mexican Restaurant and Fish Tales, based at Hideaway Bay Marina, will join other eateries

who take advantage of the opportunity to get their food in the mouths of potential customers.

The music line-up includes long-time Taste of Gainesville favorite, Walter Beal, whose soft rock, pop and jazzy vocals set the mood for a classy, yet casual dinner under the evening sky.

Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at the door. Free to children younger than 10. Reservations for

Diners enjoy a previous Taste of Gainesville at the LLOV.

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work with all kinds of boats – from pontoons and cruisers to personal water craft,” he said.

“The association will welcome anyone who wants to volunteer.”

This year’s zone headquarters will be located at Aqualand, Bald Continued from Page 11 Ridge, Gainesville, Holiday, Port Royale, Sunrise Cove marinas, months out of the year it pays to maintain a “ready rod” with your Lake Lanier Islands, plus Clarks favorite topwater or shallow run- Bridge, Gwinnett and War Hill parks. The event will take place ning baitfish imitation. Keep it from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. Volunon the deck and prepared for acteers should report to a participattion at a moment’s notice.

In closing, I hope you will give ing location to pick up trash bags the lost art of trolling the chance it deserves. Done properly, it is one of the most deadly techniques a serious angler is likely to pursue. When you get dialed in, be sure to take the family out because it’s a great way to get everyone hooked. Take care, be safe, and enjoy the lake!

Tommy Wilkinson is a veteran of the fishing industry and resides in Jefferson, GA.

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a table of 8 are $40; seating for 10 is $50. Tickets may be purchased via PayPal through the LLRC website (www.lakelanierrowingclub.org) or by phone at 770-287-0077.

Hynes touts the event as the best dining deal on the lake. “It is a wonderful evening, great food, wonderful entertainment, where else can you have dinner for $25?”

and a shoreline-area assignment for trash collection. All volunteers turning in at least one full bag of trash receive a T-shirt. Many of the sites will provide snacks or other festivities.

Advance registration for the event is NOT required, but it does help in scheduling shoreline coverage. If you would like to participate, please send an email to lakeinfo@lakelanier.org.

MORE INFO: 770-503-7757, www.lakelanier.org

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LAKE LANIER OLYMPIC VENUE LCKC falls short in national regatta effort

By Jane Harrison The Lake Lanier Olympic Venue achieved high acclaim in a national regatta that broke the hearts of the host team last month. The Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club fell just short of reclaiming the crown at the USA Canoe/Kayak Sprint National Championships July 31-Aug. 3 at LLOV. A scrappy team from Seattle, Wash., accumulated 30 points more than the Lanier paddlers to claim its third consecutive Yonkers Trophy, the award presented to the top point scorer. With just 42 paddlers making the trip from the western seaboard, the Gig Harbor Canoe & Kayak Team went up against a home club that put about 80 athletes on the water. LCKC coaches and members mourned it was the first time LCKC has been beaten on Lake Lanier.

The regatta attracted 16 teams and an estimated 500 participants from across the U.S. for the ninth USACK sprint national championship held at LLOV and hosted by LCKC. Although the points total was short of the club’s goal, LCKC and the venue won accolades from USACK officials and regatta participants.

“Once again, Lanier has shown they know how to put on a big event,” USACK Director Mac Hickox said at the awards banquet at the Gainesville Civic Center. He commended LCKC’s “outstanding volunteer base” that fielded 236 volunteers to work the event. Many were family members and friends of LCKC paddlers who expected the home team would reap the top award.

Instead, it was mission accomplished for Gig Coach Alan Anderson, who remarked on day one his goal was to take down Lanier on its home waters. “The opportunity to make history doesn’t come long often, we’re going to take it,” he said. “Lanier is so powerful with great coaches, history and people … we’re going to attempt to get the job done.”

His team swept in with two boat trailers and loads of parents from their modest base, where they launch into a chilly harbor of yachts from a tiny trailer and a patch of grass. They alighted on the Georgia lake where a cool, un-Southern summer breeze swooped down most of the weekend. “If we pull this thing off, it’ll be a final pitch” for the city to support the paddling club, Anderson posited. In the final tally, Gig totaled 807 points to LCKC’s

LAKE LANIER OLYMPIC VENUE INFO Here's a profile and calendar for the two clubs operating at the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue:

Lake Lanier Rowing Club

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Competition during last month's national regatta at Lake Lanier Olympic Venue.

777. San Diego Canoe & Kayak Club finished third.

“They earned it,” said LCKC President and event coordinator Lee Cole said of the winner. He admitted to being “a bit surprised,” as did coaches Claudiu Ciur and Morgan House. Ciur, High Performance 2 coach whose senior paddlers returned from international competition in Europe just days before, collected top trophies at the awards banquet for senior and canoe points. But, he noted it was not enough to go up against a Gig squad whose bantam, juvenile and junior paddlers bested Lanier in points scored. “I was a bit disappointed. We did the best we could,” House said at the banquet that capped off his first national championship as high performance 1 coach.

LCKC had hoped to reclaim the title after losing its 10-year reign to Gig Harbor in 2012. Athletes put in a valiant effort paddling in multiple contests to accumulate team points. Many, like Tyler Martin and Dustin Grattan, jumped out of one boat and slid right into another for nearly back-to-back races. The Juvenile duo won two 1000 meter gold medals in about an hour, the first in four-person canoe with Riley Bruner and Michael Olson. LCKC supporters erupted in cheers when the Martin-Grattan combo crossed the finish buoys first in Juvenile Men’s C2 1000 meters.

Asked how he felt after the effort, Grattan breathed, “Pretty tired … I don’t know how we did it.” Partner Martin replied Coach House’s practice See Regatta, page 17

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

Calendar of events: Sept. 2 - Class 3 Learn to Row Begins Sept 20 - Learn to Row Graduation Oct. 4 - Taste of Gainesville

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

Calendar of events: Weekends thru Oct. 26 - Canoe/Kayak/SUP Rentals Sept. 5 - Moonlight Paddle Sept. 13 - Atlanta Dragon Boat Festival Sept. 20 - BBI Jr. Olympic Program Practice Race Oct. 4 - Fall BBI Jr. Olympic Program Fungatta

Other Sept. 6 - Amazing Atlanta SUP Race Venue seats +/-2,000; parking capacity +/- 400 cars. The boathouse and tower are available to rent for meetings and special occasions.

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Atlanta Dragon Boat Fest launches Sept. 13

By Jane Harrison Intense team racing, drum beating, exotic cuisine, and Asian dancers are part of the huge multicultural celebration expected to rock the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue Sept. 13. The Atlanta Dragon Boat Festival, the largest, most colorful and culturally diverse event on the lake, is expected to draw thousands of spectators and participants to watch the long boats race on the Olympic course.

In late August, the 19th annual festival was well on its way to signing up a maximum 72 teams, said Gene Hanratty, Executive Director of the Hong Kong Atlanta Information Center. Hanratty, festival director, oversees team registration, entertainment, and food vendors. Volunteers from the Lake Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club take charge of the venue and action on the water. Hanratty reported that numerous local teams are among competitors who will race the

22-person boats. Teams from Jackson EMC, ZF Industries, University of North Georgia, and LCKC will hit the water. The majority of teams – including UPS, Home Depot, and AT&T – hail from corporate Atlanta.

Collegiate crews from the University of Georgia, Georgia Tech, Clemson, and Agnes Scott College have raced previously and are expected to return. In addition, many teams from Asian communities will infuse the course with their intensity and brilliant garb.

Action in the grandstands and plaza is almost as exciting as the moves on the water. The opening ceremony at noon stages a halftime act like no other. Puppeteers in dragon costume prance out of a fireworks-induced fog for a ceremonial serpent dance and dotting of the eye of the dragon. This See Dragon, page 17

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Continued from Page 16 regimen prepped them for quick traditional opening sparks a out of boats to keeping score on turnarounds. “He had us do a lot show of Asian-themed dance, the course. of lactic (acid) training back to song and acrobatics. Hanratty Hanratty described the festiback,” he said. said dance troupes from area val as the “best hands on culLCKC bantam paddlers Saylor Cambodian and Chinese comtural diversity event in the area.”

Sniatecki, Lisa Swenson, Maddie munities will be among those Those with hands on the padCole, and Gracyn Potter teamed performing. dles get a memorable teamup to win gold in K4 Women’s The food is as diverse as the building exercise they can take 500, squeezing in a victory beentertainment, with venders back to the office and classtween K2 and K1 races all three selling libations from sugar room. Attendees get in on a days. “I feel pretty good … we cane juice to Cokes and plates 2,000 year old Chinese sport worked all summer for this,” Snistuffed with Asian and Amerithat has spread from its native atecki said as the four carried can specialties from egg rolls countries to the U.S. and Eutheir boat up the grandstand steps and Suno ice cream to barberope to the team staging area. cued pork and funnel cakes.

Admission is free. Parking Senior and Junior LCKC athHanratty commended LCKC fees near the venue range form letes Chris Miller, Stanton for its annual support. “I can’t $5-$10. A $2 shuttle from offCollins, Ian Ross, Ben Hefner, say enough about what LCKC site parking at Riverbend EleAaron Mullican, Tommy Wade, does to support the festival,” he mentary School will be Alex McLain, Macy Dwyer, said. LCKC rallies more than available 7 a.m.-7 p.m. The boat Chelsea Smith, Cannie Ash, 100 volunteers to fill a multiramp at Clarks Bridge Park will Lydia Skolrood, Karenna Paul tude of tasks from bailing water be closed. were among those contributing numerous points to their cause.

Pedestrian tunnel not ready for festival Olympian Tim Hornsby, who began paddling with LCKC and

By Jane Harrison finished then boring for the elec- has earned points for the local The pedestrian tunnel between trical and electrical installed. club in prior national champithe Lake Lanier Olympic Venue Sidewalks can’t start being onships, was out of the country boathouse and grandstands will poured until all that is finished, training for a world champinot be ready for the crowd exthen concrete must cure at least onship. pected at the Atlanta Dragon Boat 30 days before opening,” reported The 8-member Ikaika Team Festival Sept. 13.

Teri Pope, Georgia Department of from Hawaii traveled the longest “There is still grading to be See Tunnel, page 22 distance to Lanier. Coach Shelley Continued from Page 16

Oates-Wilding, who resigned an LCKC coaching position to train for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, enjoyed a reunion with parents and paddlers. She said the aging venue appeared to be holding up “absolutely fantastic,” adding “it will always be special because of the people.”

Oklahoma City Coach Aasim Saleh brought 32 athletes who train at the $10 million National High Performance Center, where USACK is headquartered. He said he likes the Lanier venue, where he’s raced for 18 years. “It has a great history,” he said, but it is “very different” from the highly technical facility in the Oklahoma City Boathouse District, which is building a $30 million whitewater

center. He recalled when LLOV, created to host the 1996 Atlanta Olympic sprint canoe/kayak events, was hailed as “the biggest thing” in sprint racing. “We’re the new kids on the block” he said of the venue that has hosted the USACK sprint championship three times and is the national training site for the USACK Olympic hopefuls.

An official with the San Diego Canoe & Kayak Club, which will host the national championship next year at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif., spoke briefly at the awards banquet. He congratulated LCKC on a “splendid event, a splendid evening,” adding “we have a lot to live up to.”

LCKC receives USACK special awards The following special awards were presented to LCKC and individual athletes for championship performances: Senior Men 1000 K1: Chris Miller Senior Women 500 K4: Cannie Ash, Macy Dwyer, Alex McLain, Chelsea Smith Senior Men 1000 K4: Stanton Collins, Chris Miller, Aaron Mullican, Tommy Wade Juvenile Men 1000 C1: Riley Brunner 1st in Senior, C4, Women’s K4, Men’s K4 Events: LCKC For complete results: http://nationals.lckc.org/schedule-results

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Only two more USCGA safe boating courses offered in 2014 “Beginning July 1, 2014, any person born after January 1, 1998, must have completed a boater education course approved by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) before he or she may legally operate a motorized vessel on Georgia waters.”

(Handbook of Georgia Boating Laws and Responsibility) Our last two courses this year are scheduled for September 13 and October 11, both Saturdays.

It would be a great idea to get your kids ready for the 2015 boating season by encouraging them to complete the course for certification within the next two months.

We’re not ruling out adults either! U.S. Coast Guard annual boating accident statistics show that approximately 85 percent of boat operators involved in boating accidents had not taken a safe boating course. Surely, that tells us that there must be some information in safe boating courses that leads to safer and more enjoyable times on the water. As a longtime small boat owner, my first course was the Auxiliary course offered here in the Atlanta area. After completing it, I real-

boaters.

More questions: • The law only requires that you Roy have one life jacket per person on Crittenden board.

• It is OK to put a child in an USCG adult life jacket but not vice Auxiliary versa.

• Most all boat-related drownings occur because there weren’t MORE INFO: 770-393-4382, enough life jackets onboard.

• The law views an inflatable life alcrit@mindspring.com, jacket the same as a regular life Flotilla 29 Lake Lanier, http://a0700209.uscgaux.info jacket.

• A floatable seat cushion counts ized how many times during pre- as a life jacket. vious years of boating I had failed Ready for the answers? to follow boating rules and laws, All of the statements are false. and I was fortunate in that I did To learn why, and much more, not have any serious problems re- please give serious consideration lated to my lack of boating educa- to signing you and your family up tion. for one of the two remaining Take the following short true or false test and measure your Contacting USCGA in an level of knowledge regarding emergency on Lanier some boating situations: The USCGA Operations Center Most boating fatalities: with watch stander is open from • Occur at sea. mid-May through September, • Happen to women, minorities weekends and holidays, from 1 and children under the age of 18. p.m. until 7 p.m., and can be • Happen in bad weather. reached by VHF/ FM marine radio • Are from bodily injuries, due to on Channel 16 or by cell phone by collisions. calling 770-967-2322.

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courses offered by the Coast Guard Auxiliary this year, and be ready for the 2015 boating season.

See an announcement regarding costs and registration else-

where on this page or feel free to contact us at: • Flotilla 29 Lake Lanier at http://a0700209.uscgaux.info.

Roy Crittenden is the Public Affairs Officer for Flotilla 29.

Safe boating course set for Sept. 13 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, September 13, 2014. This course also serves as a PWC certified course for children under the age of 16.

This course will be given at the Coast Guard Auxiliary Operations Center, 6595 Lights Ferry Rd., Flowery Branch, Ga., on the left just before the entrance to Aqualand Marina.

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

Discounts available for additional family members.

Course contents include: • Know your boat

• Before getting underway • Navigating the waterways • Operating your vessel safely • Boating’s legal requirements • Boating emergencies • Enjoying watersports • State of Georgia regulations “Beginning July 1, 2014, any person born after January 1, 1998, must have completed a boater education course approved by the Ga. DNR before he or she may legally operate a motorized vessel on Georgia state waters.” (Handbook of Georgia Boating Laws & Responsibility) Successful completion of this course may result in a reduction in your boat’s insurance premium.

MORE INFO: Sara Snyder, Public Education Officer, Flotilla 29 • 770-841-8388 • asbs10@comcast.net

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Recent movie sparks interest in Hemingway and his boat, Pilar Ernest Hemingway’s 38 foot Wheeler has been the topic of many recent magazine stories, probably because of the recent TV movie, Hemingway and Gellhorn. The boat was semi-custom made (freeboard in the transom area was lowered and a roller installed to assist in bringing large billfish and tuna aboard). Hemingway named the boat “Pilar” which was a nickname for his wife Pauline and also the name of the woman leader of the Partisan band in his 1940 novel of the Spanish Civil War, “For Whom the Bell Tolls.”

He fished the boat in the waters of Key West, Marquesas Keys, and the Gulf Stream off the Cuban coast. He also made trips to the Bimini Islands where his exploits in fishing, drinking and fighting remain a part of the history of the islands. Pilar was built

by Wheeler Shipyard, Inc. in Brooklyn, N.Y. launched in 1934.

The boat was 38’, 12’ beam, 3’6” draft and was powered by a 75 hp Chrysler and a 4 cylinder Lycoming Trolling engine. Speed was 18 knots. The final price for the boat was $7,495 which included a live well and transom modifications. A flybridge and out riggers were added later. The helm on the flybridge was a Ford Model T steering wheel.

During World War II “Pilar” was fitted with communication gear HF/DF or “Huff-Duff” direction finding equipment, for submarine patrols. Weapons included a Thompson sub-machine gun and hand grenades. Most accounts of these patrols imply that they were a farce and he did them in return for extra gas rations and immunity from Cuban Police for driving drunk. His patrol hunting for U-boats inspired part of his novel “Islands in the Stream.”

He researched ways to tire fish quicker and keep them away from sharks. He would even transfer to a skiff and let the fish pull it to tire them so they could bring them aboard before the sharks could get them. His perfected techniques allowed him to be the first person to boat an unmutilated tuna in the Bimini Islands.

When sharks bothered his catch, he used a Thompson sub-machine gun to disperse them. Dockside he staged boxing matches with the locals offering $100 to anyone who could last a few rounds with him. He caught many fish from “Pilar.” In 1935 he won every tournament in the Key West-Havana-Bimini triangle. In 1938 he

miles at an average speed of 37.84 knots. The boat they think will break the sailing records is a French built 131 foot MaxitriMike Rudderham maran. The magazine doesn’t identify the person or team behind the attempt, but did state that Captain’s Comments the boat was built for one purpose, to break these records. The boat is currently in New Port, Rhode Island undergoing modifications to get her into race mode. established a world record by catching seven Marlin in one day. Those speeds would be good for a power boat, but almost unbelievThe black hull and varnished topside boat is now on display in able for a sail boat. We wish them good luck and a safe journey.

Cuba at Museo Ernest HemingDonzi is 50 years old way located at Finca La Vigia, Don Aronow boat builder Hemingway’s former home near Havana. It is owned by the Cuban (Donzi-Magnum-Cigarette, and Blue Thunder Catamarans) and government. Americans wishing power boat ocean racer started to visit the boat must obtain speDonzi in 1964. In the line were cial permission from the U.S. government. A full scale replica is the very popular sweet 16 inboard/outboard runabout, powon display at the “Bass Pro ered by a Holman-Moody 289 c.i.

Shops” in Islamorada, FL. From what I hear the replica is in much Ford engine coupled to a Volvo better condition than the original. outdrive. They also came out with 18’ and 22’ models.

Wheeler yachts were one of Other than boat shows my first the best built yachts of its time. experience with Donzi runabouts My yacht and engine maintewas towing one that ran out of nance company “Precision Mafuel. Guy Lombardo, the band rine” repowered a 42” Wheeler sedan/flybridge. We took out old leader and hydro plane racer (TempoVI), opened a hotel and hemi’s and changed the 24 volt system, and replaced it with Mer- entertainment complex on Anna Maria Island, in St. Petersburg, cruiser Blue Water 427 c.i./325 FL. To celebrate the opening he h.p. This made a good boat perheld a boat race in the Gulf of form even better. If you appreciMexico. I was fortunate to win ate well-built wooden boats and the race and on the way back to the work that goes with them, the dock I ran across a Donzi that check out a Wheeler, their sea was also in the race, dead in the worthiness will surprise you. water, out of fuel. Turned out it Kayakers ocean crossing was Donzi’s plant manager and Arriving at New Smyrna his cousin. They eventually ended Beach, FL after 195 days at sea, up driving a couple of my race 67 year old kayaker Alexander boats with success.

“Olek” Doba paddled solo in his Donzi is building 50th anniver21 foot kayak over 6,000 miles sary models of the 16’, 18’, and from Portugal. He encountered 22’ models. Original sweet 16’s storms, mechanical problems, a are out there, and are a favorite challenging Gulf Stream, and model to acquire.Visit: winds that blew him off course.

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Propellers the Florida sand, everyone agreed By now I’m sure many of you he was one tough guy.

North Atlantic record attempt have found the shallow part of the There is about to be an attempt channel and bent up a prop.

Here’s some history, Archimedes underway to break the record of invented the screw type principle crossing the Atlantic from New which was used to irrigate fields York to Lizard Point, Helsten, UK. The current record was set in as well as bail boats. It was apAugust of 2009 by Banque Popu- propriately called “Archimedes laire. That record is three days, 15 Screw.” The boat propeller as we know it came in 1827; Czechhours, 25 minutes and 48 secAustrian inventor Josef Ressel onds, with an average speed of had invented a screw propeller 32.94 knots across 4,248 miles. which had multiple blades fasThe new attempt – described in one of the magazines I read regu- tened around a conical base. He tried it on a steam powered ship larly – will be taking aim at the and it worked, thus the developrecord distance sailed in a 24 hour period, also held by Banque ment began with different blade shapes, number of blades and maPopulaire. The record is 908

terial used.

Those of you who have not repaired your damaged prop should do so as soon as possible. An unbalanced prop can cause excessive wear on lower unit seals, which lead to expensive repairs.

If you are looking for better performance, speed or power, your dealer will have the information on that from the boat and motor manufacturer. That’s why they test them, so they can pass the information on to you. This way you get the right prop and your rig will perform as advertised. A boat that runs over recommended RPMs will damage the engine as will one that is lugging and not coming up to recommended RPMs. For more performance, check out a stainless steel prop.

They have thinner blades and you most likely can use another inch in pitch. They are expensive but worth it.

One of my most embarrassing moments in racing involved props. I had tested and set up my twin B.P. (Blue Printed) Mercury’s on my 18’ Cobia hull and

thought I was ready. The race was an eight hour marathon in Smith Mountain Lake, VA. My team took three boats. As soon as we registered I decided to test and check the boat. To my surprise and embarrassment the boat wouldn’t get on a plane. So I went to Mercury’s prop truck.

They had a new design we had talked about in counter rotating stainless steel props. I put them on and my problem was solved.

We figured out that testing in salt water which is denser than fresh is the reason I couldn’t get a plane. That shows you how critical props are.

Another thing you should do is always carry a spare prop, just in case. The better you take care of your prop and the rest of your boat, the easier it will be in your wallet.

Be courteous, practice safe boating and I’ll see you on the water.

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

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Continued from Page 17 Transportation Northeast Georgia spokesperson. She did not have a timeframe for tunnel opening.

Thousands of festival attendees will be crossing Clarks Bridge Road as law officers stop traffic for their passage. Travelers can expect delays from morning to late afternoon. Fest organizers encourage spectators to use a $2 shuttle between Riverbend Elementary School

and the venue from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Parking near the venue ranges form $5 to $10.

When complete, the tunnel is expected to ease congestion during popular LLOV events. It is part of ongoing construction to replace Clarks Bridge. The new span with bikeable shoulders will be 16 feet wider than the current bridge built in 1958. The $8,733,000 project is slated for completion by the end of 2015.

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A strange summer comes to close this month Summer ends this month. Fall officially begins on September 22 at 10:29 p.m. I have to say, this has been one of the strangest summers I have ever seen. It seemed to be a season of extremes.

Rainfall was certainly not a problem. We had popup afternoon storms somewhere in Georgia just about every day. The storms this summer produced some of the most intense lightning we have seen in Severe Weather Center 2. Trees would get struck and would crash onto houses. People in their living rooms were hit. There were numerous attic fires from lightning every time a storm popped up.

On the other end of the spectrum were the temperatures. This summer our temperatures were below average by 2-3 degrees.

There were several major cold fronts that moved through in July and August. When we track a summer cold front, we usually just see a shift in the wind from the south to the northwest. The northwest wind will tend to bring in some slightly drier air.

However, the cold fronts this summer were actually cold fronts. We set low temperature records on several occasions in July!

59 degrees in Atlanta was the coolest low temperature record. Many mountain communities saw low temperatures in the upper 40s in July. I have never observed

that in my 32 years here at WSB. It is about this time Glenn of year when I begin to Burns receive inquiries about our winter weather. As Lanier we all remember, last Outlook winter was brutally cold and we had two major winter weather events.

Winter patterns don’t usually set up until late October or November. However, if I were to make a prediction now, I would make that prediction on persistence. What I saw last winter, to some extent, actually continued into the summer. I am not seeing a major pattern change as we head into September. That being said, I would think our upcoming winter might be another cold one. I cannot comment on whether or not there will be any snow or ice, as they are random events.

Temperatures this month should still be warm with plenty of time to enjoy more time on the lake. If you are out on the lake on the night of September 8th, you’ll be in store for a real treat. The full Harvest moon will rise in the east at around 9:30 pm. It is a little early this year.

I hope you’ve enjoyed your summer.

Seasons are changing this month and I will be here, as always, to get you through the transition. Enjoy!

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

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Coming in for a landing: Seaplane pilots seek access to Lake Lanier

By Pamela A. Keene It’s not unusual for seaplanes to land on lakes around the country. In fact, they are already allowed to land on Allatoona Lake, as well as many other bodies of water.

“We’re hoping to get permission from the Corps of Engineers to land on Lake Lanier, because it would have positive economic impact on this area,” said Troy Wheeler, a pilot with Lanier Flight Center. “Seaplanes would be able to land, then taxi to docks.

Most states in the U.S. are seaplane friendly.”

Wheeler also said that recreation on Lanier would be enhanced because bringing seaplanes to the lake would make it possible for more people to visit here.

The position by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers appears to be open to the idea, as long as the group follows the formal process for gaining lake access.

“We would require an environmental assessment,” said Pat Robbins with the Corps’ Mobile District Office. “This would require them to look at several alternatives, i.e. locations

throughout the lake that could meet their needs, but generally lack civil infrastructure (bridges, transmission lines, etc).

“Once they have determined the possible alternatives then the EA would need to address economic benefits associated with the proposal, any issues with threatened or endangered species, or other issues that an environment assessment requires addressing,” he said. “Once they complete that, (the Corps) would publish a public notice and allow 45 days for the public to review the proposal. Any issues raised in the public review would need to be addressed, and when all is completed (the group) would present the package for a decision by the Commander (in Mobile).”

Robbins explained that the timeline for the decision is up to the pilots’ organization. “(It depends) on how quickly and thoroughly they get the environmental assessment developed, and then how many comments are received and how long it would take to address any issues that arise from the general public,” he said.

Wheeler said that the group is already working with an engi-

neering firm to develop the assessment. “Our proposal in many ways will mirror the restrictions in place on Allatoona,” he said.

“The Corps has even given us a template and guidelines to work from. It’s just a matter of completing the assessment and getting it to them.”

Safety is also top-of-mind for the pilots’ group, he said. “The pilot (who’s preparing to land)

would always have the final say in whether to land, based on the situation,” Wheeler said. “A pilot has a good visualization point when making his approach, and can decide not to land if it’s not safe.”

Many other lakes that allow seaplane landings have restrictions on the days the planes can land and the areas that are accessible to them. For instance, the

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Lanier Islands slated to open new marina early next year

By Pamela A. Keene A new marina is coming to Lake Lanier after the first of the year, and Lanier veteran marina operator Barkley Geib will be managing it.

To be located at Sunset Cove at Lake Lanier Islands, the marina will include a ship’s store and gas dock.

“We’re moving the assets from Lanier Harbor Marina to Lake Lanier Islands,” Geib said. “In partnership with Lake Lanier Islands, we plan to open around the first of the new year.”

The marina will feature the upscale 19-slip covered dock formerly moored at Lanier Harbor Marina. Slips are 40 feet long.

The distinctive lighthouse ship’s store and gas dock are also being relocated.

“We are very excited about this partnership with Barkley Geib,” said the resort’s Mike Williams. “He has a great reputation and we are glad to have him at Lake Lanier Islands Resort going forward.”

Geib was longtime owner of Lanier Harbor Marina until it closed earlier this year.

Reservations for the new ma-

rina will be on a first-come, firstserved basis. “The preliminary package will include the use of Lake Lanier Islands amenities,” Williams said. “The plan is to differentiate us by leveraging our property’s amenities.”

Williams said that the facilities are currently being moved, but plans are to become operational around January 1, 2015.

“We’re starting with this dock, but we plan to expand.”

Geib said he is thrilled to be able to remain in the marina business on Lake Lanier.

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The former Lanier Harbor gas dock and ship’s store passes in front of Lanier Islands’ Sunset Cove last month. The operation will be part of a new marina located at the Islands and is expected to open around the first of next year.

The 19-slip dock formerly at Lanier Harbor Marina, left, is now at Lanier Islands as part of its new marina.

PHOTO BY BARKLEY GEIB

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An eye-opening tour of Georgia Port Authority’s Colonel’s Island Bob and Carolyn Wilson, aboard Sea Island Girl, continue Lakeside's long running series of cruising adventures which began in the mid-1990s. To date we've had the Johnston family, Jean and Bill Bayman, and Mechelle and Bill Cooksey all contribute to the series. Bob and Carolyn boated on Lake Lanier until leaving for their adventure in 2002.

In this month’s column the writer describes what he found during a tour of the Autoport facility near Brunswick.

The Georgia Port Authority (GPA) operates an impressive Autoport facility, consisting of roughly 3,000 acres on Colonel’s Island, along US 17, and the inland waters of St. Simons Sound in Brunswick, GA. The facility is an impressive operation which began in 1987 when Yugo, a Yugoslavian automobile manufacturer was in search of a way to introduce their cars to the U.S. As a result, 40,000 Yugos were imported into the facility during the first two years and from that humble beginning, the RORO (roll on, roll off) capabilities and the environmental aspects of the location captured worldwide attention.

Today the facility is the leading

Royce, Mercedes-Benz, and Volkswagen, with imports totaling 674,000 automobiles during its Bob & 2013 fiscal year. The port rouCarolyn tinely exports 90,000 MercedesWilson Benz world-wide each year along with Ford, Chrysler, GM and a Cruising host of other commodities.

Wilsons Import and exported commodities must reach their final destinaimporter and exporter of automo- tion, and for that, 16 motor transport firms load 1,400 autobiles in the U.S. carriers per week. In addition, the There are six global transportation firms importing and ex- Golden Isles Terminal Railroad operates an extensive on/off loadporting cars from the port with ing system for cars arriving or deocean going transport ships, 950 parting by rail. With 15 tracks and feet in length by 105 feet in three remote controlled engines, width. Forty to 45 shallow draft transports arrive each month, each the railroad moves rail cars into carrying a payload of up to 8,000 position for up-loading and transporting to their final destination cars secured on 10 to 14 decks within the ship. One could expect by Norfolk-Southern or CSX. The Colonel’s Island facility is a logistical nightmare, however, arranged so each manufacturer the GPA over the years, has dehas its own secure staging area. veloped a system whereby inbound ships are unloaded in four While some prepare their cars to be showroom ready before reachhours and exports are loaded in ing the dealership, others ship the like manner. Drivers are organcars and final preparations are ized into teams of 25 to off-load done at the dealership. Once offand stage more than 200 cars loaded from the ship each car reeach hour. ceives a computer generated Today, automobiles arrive parking spot. Once parked, the from world-wide destinations serving 23 manufacturers, includ- auto-transporters accept the cars and up-load them to their truck. ing BMW, Jaguar, Audi, Rolls-

It was interesting to note that not everything at the port involves automobiles, though that seemed to be the bulk of their activity.

John Deere and Massey export tractors, Case and Caterpillar ship heavy duty equipment worldwide. One luxury tour bus manufacturer imports from Scandinavia to a U.S. based firm for customization.

Importing and exporting in the U.S. always involves Customs and Immigration, and at the Autoport it’s no different. According to our host, Bill Dawson, General Manager of Operations, “most of the custom procedures are managed at the port of origination, however routine measures are taken here to ensure that proper procedures and documentation are strictly adhered to.”

As you can see, the 500 employees of the Colonel’s Island facility have a monumental task.

In a combined effort with the Longshoremen, Atlantic Vehicle Processors, Amports, International Auto Processing, BMW of North America and MercedesBenz USA the facility has been a

PHOTO COURTESY GA PORTS AUTHORITY

Thousands of cars are lined up at Colonel’s Island Terminal, Port of Brunswick.

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Altogether Georgia’s deepwater ports and inland barge terminals support more than 352,000 jobs throughout the state annually and contribute $18.5 billion in income, $66.9 billion in revenue and $2.5 billion in state and local taxes to Georgia’s economy.

- Until next time, Bob & Carolyn Wilson

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Lakeside Calendar September 2014 Sept. 6 – “White Christmas” auditions held at Holly Theatre in Dahlonega at 69 W. Main St. Audition times: Dancers –10 a.m.-noon; singers/actors – 1-6 p.m. Info: 706-864-3759; www.hollytheater.com.

Sept. 6 – Dancing for a Cause at Gainesville Civic Center features 11 local celebrities teamed with professional dancers to support several human service agencies: Alliance for Literacy, American Red Cross, Center Point, Rape Response and Teen Pregnancy Prevention Inc. The evening begins at 6 p.m. for cocktails with dinner to follow at 7 p.m. Black tie is optional. Admission: Reserved table for eight, $1,000; Individual tickets, which includes dinner, $125.

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Thru Nov. 16 – The Buford Corn Maze opens at its five-acre site on Friendship Rd. in Buford. The maze, which attracts about 20,000 visitors each year, features activities such as Atlanta’s longest hayride, corn box play area, face painting, pony ride, a bounce house, farm animals to pet, the Haunted Forest, live music and on Sundays, karaoke. Open Friday-Sunday through September, then expands to Mondays and Wednesdays in October.

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Sept. 5-13 – Chattahoochee Mountain Fair held at the Habersham County Fairgrounds in Clarkesville features family entertainment including a carnival, livestock, art and crafts, exhibits, demonstrations and nightly show.

Admission: $5, ages 16 and up; $3, ages 5-15; and free for ages 5 and under.

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Sept. 20 – “Giving Goes Glam” annual luncheon and fashion show hosted by The Dawson County Woman’s Club will be held in the Fellowship Hall of the First Baptist Church, 900 Highway 9 North, Dawsonville.

Doors open at 11:00 a.m.

Fashions for every occasion will be presented by Gainesville boutiques, such as Carol’s Closet, Elizabeth’s Clothing Co., Saul’s and The Bradford Pair. Tickets: $30, includes lunch, boutique fashion collections, fun door prizes and an array of silent auction items up for bid. Proceeds benefit community through club’s various service projects.

Info: dawsoncountywomansclub.org.

Sept. 20 – “Giving Goes Glam” annual luncheon and fashion show hosted by The Dawson County Woman’s Club will be held in the Fellowship Hall of the First Baptist Church, 900 Highway 9 North, Dawsonville. Doors open at 11 a.m. Fashion for every occasion will be presented by Gainesville boutiques, such as Carol’s Closet, Elizabeth’s Clothing Co., Saul’s and The Bradford Pair. Tickets: $30, includes lunch, boutique fashion collections, fun door

prizes and an array of silent auction items up for bid. Proceeds benefit community through club’s various service projects.

Info: dawsoncountywomansclub.org.

Sept. 27 – Fifth Annual Taste of Clarkesville held noon-3 p.m. in Clarkesville’s downtown square. The event, hosted by Clarkesville Business & Community Association, City of Clarkesville and Clarkesville Main Street, will feature offerings from local restaurants, Wine Tastings & Beer Gardens, door prizes and live music and more.

Info: www.tasteofclarkesville.com.

Oct. 11 – Pups in the Park Dog Show held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Rock Creek Park in Dawsonville, benefiting the Dawson County Humane Society, a No-Kill Shelter. Pups in the Park, a day devoted to dogs and their families and will offer fun for all ages, is a collaborative effort provided by the Lions Club, Rotary Club, Kiwanis Club, Dawson County Chamber of Commerce, Sawnee Mountain Kennel Club, Family Pet Obedience School. Pets compete in 15 contests, including best costume, cutest/ugliest in large, medium and small categories, and best trick. Donations are welcome. Info: 706265-9160.

Brenau College Thru Sept. 12 – Women’s Work exhibition in Simmons Visual Arts Center, Sellars Gallery, focuses on history of fiber arts in North Georgia. July 17 reception, 5:30-7:30 p.m. includes a panel discussion. Light refreshment will be served.

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Cumming Playhouse Sept. 4-28 – Mama Won’t Fly presented by the Gypsy Theatre Co. Info/times: 770-781-9178; www.playhousecumming.com.

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Lake Lanier Islands Thru Sept. 7 – Lanier World Water & Carnival Attractions that include Family Fun Park, Big Beach, Sunset Cove, Landlubber’s Lagoon Carnival and Boardwalk.

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North Atlanta Trade Center Sept. 12-14 – Down the Street Bead Show Sept. 13-14 – Stamp & Scrapbook Show, 10-5, Sat.; 10-3, Sun. Sept. 27-28 – Atlanta’s Exotic Bird Fair Oct. 10-12 – Georgia RV & Camper Show Info: www.northatlantatradecenter.com.

Quinlan Arts Center Thru Oct. 11 – “On the Edge,” featuring artwork by the members of The Atlanta Collage Society.

Oct. 16-Dec. 6 – 67th Annual Members Exhibition and opening reception is Oct. 16 from 5:30-7:30 p.m.

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Tannery Row Artist Colony Thru Sept. 12 – Lazy Days of Summer features all Tannery Row artists exhibition Thru Nov. 1 – Natural Expressions, a juried show.

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University of North Georgia Thru Sept. 12 – “Ring Road” exhibit presented in Roy C. Moore Art Gallery at UNG Gainesville campus at 3820 Mundy Mill Rd., Oakwood.

Free. Info: 678-717-3707.

Thru Sept. 18 – “Outdoor Life: Works by Didi Dunphy,” presented in Bob Owens Art Gallery, 315 Hoag Student Center, at UNG campus in Dahlonega. Info: 706-867-2746.

Bolding Mill Marina bids delayed while options considered, campground to open year round

By Jane Harrison A request for proposals for a marina at Bolding Mill Park has been delayed to enable the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to consider various options. In the meantime, the Corps decided to keep the campground open year round at the park in North Hall County.

The Corps is exploring options related to Hall County’s proposal to lease and operate the park, according to Lisa Parker, Deputy Public Affairs Officer for the Corps Mobile District. The park off Chestatee Road on the Chestatee River arm of Lake Lanier has 88 campsites, a concrete beach, and a 17-acre day use area with picnic pavilions, boat ramp, playground and restrooms.

In July the county commission sent the Corps a letter expressing interest in leasing the park and operating it similar to its arrangement at River Forks Park, owned by the Corps and leased to the county. Hall Commission Chairman Dick Mecum said the county’s proposal would not prevent the Corps from pursing a marina in the day use area. How-

ever, a local opposition group, Save the Chestatee, argues that campers seeking solace at the park would not return if a marina is installed.

Prior to the county’s correspondence, Corps officials said they would seek potential developers for a marina at the 17-acre day use area. Corps officials speculated that a marina would bring more visitors to the park which had not achieved visitation rates to acquire sufficient Corps funding to keep it open.

In order to cut costs at the park, the Corps enlisted volunteers to tend the campground this summer. Parker said that the volunteer effort has paid off. “This has created enough savings to do a trial run of keeping this campground open year round.” She added the decision has nothing to do with the county’s interest in leasing the park.

Campground volunteer host Karen Eastwood is pleased about the decision to keep campsites open all year. The campground was previously slated to close for the season Sept. 6. “We’ve been begging them to leave it open.

People want to camp here year round. We’ve really been getting a lot of great feedback” from campers wanting to return.

“We’re happy.”

Save the Chestatee organizer David P. Day expressed optimism about the Corps’ delay in seeking marina bids. “The longer delay for accepting RFP (request for proposals) is good news,” he said.

Lanier Operation Projects Manager Tim Rainey originally sought to advertise the RFP in February, but the process kept being pushed back.

Day said his group will continue to urge the county to pressure the Corps not to put in a marina, despite county officials’ public statements that the property belongs to the Corps and it could put in a marina if it wants to.

Day added that marina development “is not in the county’s best interest” because campers would stop coming. He added that year round operation of the camp ground will keep the park’s volunteer base in place, easing a potential transition from Corps to local management.

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Forest Service, partners celebrate 50th anniversary of Wilderness Act The U.S. Forest Service and many partners invite the public to help commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act with a celebration in downtown Dahlonega on September 6. The event, titled “Inspiring Stewardship,” will take place from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in Hancock Park and will include speakers, wilderness experts, vendors, educational exhibits, traditional skills demonstrations, live music and activities for kids.

Keynote speaker for the event is Dale Bosworth, who served as Chief of the U.S. Forest Service from 2001 to 2007.

On September 3, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Wilderness Act, establishing the National Wilderness Preservation System. As a result of Americans’ support for wilderness over the past 50 years, Congress has added more than 100 million acres to this unique land preservation system. The 1964 Wilderness Act defines “Wilderness” as areas where the earth and its communities of life are left unchanged

by people, where the primary forces of nature are in control, and where people themselves are visitors who do not remain.

“The 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act provides us all with an opportunity to celebrate the importance of its continued preservation for future generations,” said Betty Jewett, Forest Supervisor of the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests. “Wilderness benefits everyone, whether you visit a wilderness or simply appreciate the continued existence of areas where the Earth and its community of life are not controlled by humans.”

Georgia has all or portions of 14 Wilderness Areas, ranging from northern mountains to the coast. The Chattahoochee National Forest is home to 10 of these, covering more than 117,000 acres. These include the Cohutta, Mark Trail, Brasstown, Southern Nantahala, Tray Mountain, Rich Mountain, Raven Cliffs, Blood Mountain and Ellicott Rock Wilderness Areas.

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Don Carter State Park celebrates with fall music festival

By Jane Harrison A free bluegrass festival near the sapphire shores of Lake Lanier at Don Carter State Park is the first major event planned at the newest jewel in the strand of Georgia State Parks. The Chattahoochee Mountain Music Festival will celebrate Your State Parks Day Sept. 27 with old time bluegrass bands, arts and craft exhibits and barbecue.

The noon-7 p.m. event at the day use area near the beach caps off a morning of service for local groups giving back to the North Hall park that has worn out their walking shoes, launched them in canoes, and put sand under their feet. Parking and admission is free all day at all Georgia State Parks. Each park has fun activities and projects that invite volunteers to explore the outdoors and give back to their favorite park.

Volunteers can grab their shovels and work gloves to help plant native trees and shrubs at the Lanier park’s entrance and visitors’ center. After the 10 a.m.noon “Help Dress Up Your Park,” work party, laborers can take a

dip at the beach, dish up some barbecue, peruse local crafts, and listen to five bands pickin’ under the early Autumn sky. The event is free to all, whether they toil in the dirt or just come for the fun.

There will be a per plate cost for barbecue provided by a Gainesville eatery.

Since it opened on July 15, 2013, the park has logged more than 268,000 visits for short hikes, primitive and RV camping, cottage stays, naturalist programs, paddling trips, and fun at the beach. Attendance has “been fantastic,” said Park Ranger Will Wagner. Visitation exceeded expectations for the first year of the park which opened after July 4 due to rainy conditions that delayed construction.

Each facet shines with “overwhelming” popularity, Wagner said. The eight cottages stayed booked over the summer and are filling up this fall. Folks desiring a back-to-nature getaway have kept hammocks strung and tents staked in the 12 primitive campsites. These walk-in sites have been in such demand that the in-

coming Friends of the Parks organization is looking at building 12 more, plus a convenience center with showers and bathrooms.

The park’s 44 RV sites were booked up for Labor Day weekend and campers were making plans to wheel into to Don Carter this fall.

The park, situated on the Chattahoochee River section of Lake Lanier, possesses a different allure from larger, amenity-rich state parks in the mountains.

Though smaller and with fewer perks than parks like Amicalola Falls, Unicoi and Vogel, Wagner said the Lanier park’s attendance numbers by ratio are similar to the more established crowns of the Georgia parks system. Lodges with restaurants at Amicalola Falls and Unicoi, plus hundreds of campsites, miles of back country and paved trails, and interpretive programs attract crowds of leaf lookers to the mountain parks in fall.

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outdoors and the park’s amenities and “get a bite to eat at a nice restaurant” in Gainesville or nearby city, Wagner said.

He added that establishing the Lanier park “is like opening a new store in a popular downtown area.” It adds new flavor and “gives people something different.” The new shop on the block is just getting started. The current trail system, consisting of about two miles of paved paths and a one-mile cove trail, is part of a trail-building venture that may take years to complete. The first part, a ? mile nature trail along a peninsula between the beach and Dog Creek Cove, may open this month.

Wagner said 22 miles of separate hiking and equestrian trails are planned, along with a paddle trail that is part of a 36.2 mile water passage from the Chattahoochee River in Helen to Clarks Bridge on Lake Lanier. The paths traverse bluffs overlooking the lake and lead to isolated peninsulas like Whale’s Tale and beautiful Blue Ridge Cove. Paddle in campsites will give overnighters a

lake panorama rarely seen from gentle ridges. Wagner said that unlike strenuous trails in the mountains, all of Don Carter’s trails will be moderate.

The old saying, “If you build it they will come,” fits Don Carter, he added. Visitors have come from all over to the young park that’s still in the building phase.

“On my first day of patrolling at the campground one of the first tent campers I met were from Colorado,” he said.

Those coming most frequently are neighbors from North Hall.

Susan and Andrew Wiley, who live minutes away, brought a friend from Connecticut to kayak on the quiet Lanier channel last month. The Wileys said they jog through the park often and looked forward to renting a canoe and kayak for a peaceful first time paddle with their friend. Wagner said kayaks and canoes far outnumber motorboats launching from park boat ramps or trolling the upper reaches of the lake.

One popular facet of the park’s personality will be missed this fall with the departure of Interpre-

tive Ranger Clint Eller. The affable, knowledgeable herpetologist and naturalist had to take time off from weekend programs to care for his ailing father. Wagner said he is seeking another interpretive ranger to host programs this fall.

As of late August, the bluegrass festival was the only activity on the fall calendar.

For those desiring to keep their summer tan the color of autumn leaves, the park’s sandy beach and swimming area beckon even after first frost. However, the bathhouse and showers will close before winter’s chill. The winter, often a slow time at state parks, will bring a flurry of activity at Don Carter where hundreds of collegiate rowers plan to sleep in cottages and stroke out on the lake. Rowers from the University of Michigan are among those who plan winter training at the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue and weeklong stays at the park just up the lake.

As summer drew to a close, the park sparkled with year round allure and prospects for a bright future.

By Jane Harrison Don Carter State Park presents the Chattahoochee Mountain Music Festival Sept. 27 as part of Your State Parks Day. The event, with free parking and admission, is one of numerous activities planned at Georgia State Parks that day.

Park Ranger Will Wagner described the festival as the “first big event” at the year-old park.

He hopes it will be an annual crowd pleaser and early fall celebration that will grow each year.

The afternoon festival follows a morning of volunteer service planting native trees and shrubs near the park entrance and visitors’ center.

Event description: Fall festival with bluegrass music, craft booths and barbecue.

Bluegrass bands: Ellis Walden, Larry Daniels, Georgia Pick & Bow, Now & Then Band, Pressley Girls Time: Noon-7 p.m.

Location: Day Use Area (near the beach), Don Carter

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Admission: Free parking, free admission. Per plate charge for barbecue.

Park volunteers: Those desiring to help “Dress up the Park” report to the visitors’ center 10 a.m.-noon. Bring shovel, gloves and water.

Arts & Craft Vendors: The park is accepting local craft vendors’ applications for through the Friday before the festival. Booth cost is $35.

Other State Park Day activities: See the Outdoor Calendar for activities at Unicoi, Smithgall Woods, and Tallulah Gorge.

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Angler’s day of firsts hooks state record brown trout

By Jane Harrison Chad Doughty slid into a kayak on the Chattahoochee River below Buford Dam for his first venture fishing by boat on July 27. Shortly thereafter, he jumped out of the kayak and into the river to haul one in for the record books.

Doughty, age 27, of Winder caught the new state record brown trout after a 45 minute battle fought under unusual circumstances. The mechanic for Chateau Elan may not have had the ideal tools at hand to pull in a lunker; but he had skill, perseverance, and luck.

When the fish struck the rooster tail lure, Doughty knew it might snap the 6 pound line of his spinning reel. “When I hooked it, I knew it was a big one,” he told Lakeside News. When the trout bit, it took off up river. Amazed at the pull, Doughty abandoned ship and ran after it. His fishing buddies were astonished. “I kept hollering at ‘em it’s a big fish!”

As his reel was running out of line, Doughty won the fight against a 20 pound, 14 ounce brown. The 31? inch catch beat the existing state record set in 2001 by 2 pounds, 8 ounces.

“I’m still pretty shaked up about it,” he said in late August.

“I’d been trout fishing for years.

Usually we go up toward Helen, but my buddy had kayaks and said let’s go below Buford Dam. I’d never been on the river, never kayaked.” Nor had he “ever dreamed or imagined” he’d get anything bigger than his previous personal record trout: a three pounder.

“Once I got it in, I wanted to keep fishing,” said the life-long angler. His buddies, a younger brother and best friend, told him he might have a record. “We came up on an older guy who asked if we’d had any luck.”

When Doughty revealed his catch, the 14-year Chattahoochee veteran said it was the biggest brown he’d ever seen. He urged him to get it weighed.

He got it home and carted it to Ingles for an unofficial weigh in.

The grocery scale pointed to 21 pounds, 7 ounces. By the time he got to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Office in Social Circle, the weight was officially a little lighter than the grocer’s measure, but still much more than required to beat the existing record. A new state

record has to be at least one ounce greater.

“Congratulations to Mr. Doughty! What a tremendous catch and it just goes to show you never know what a day of fishing will get you until you get out on the water,” says John Biagi, chief of fisheries for the Wildlife Resources Division.

The brown trout is golden brown to olive brown with yellowish sides. Its back and sides have dark spots encircled with light yellow or white. Some brown trout also have orange or red spots on their sides. Georgia DNR reported that anglers can catch good numbers of browns on small lures and flies, but for the big ones it is best to use larger lures or streamers.

Research by DNR biologists shows that brown trout in the Chattahoochee grow rapidly after they become large enough to eat other fish. The big ones are usually found in deep holes near rocks or downed trees. They suggest using 6-10 pound test monofilament on spinning gear or 3-5x tippet on fly rods.

Doughty was keeping his record cold, in his deep freezer.

He’s contacted Bass Pro Shops

and has contemplated offering it to other outfitters to display. He wants to show it off to inspire other people to go fishing. “I would like to have a replica in my house,” he added, a monument to his biggest day on the Chattahoochee. It was also the day that changed his angling ways: “Now

I’m trying to catch bigger fish” and leave the smaller ones for someone else.

Information about state-record fish, including an application and rules, can be found at www.georgiawildlife.com/Fishing/RecordProgram or in the current Sport Fishing Regulations Guidebook.

PHOTO COURTESY GEORGIA DNR

Chad Doughty shows off his new state record brown trout caught in the Chattahoochee River below Buford Dam.

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

Aqua Activities Limestone Tri Club, Gainesville. Club for triathletes of all levels, final 2014 season meeting, 6:15 p.m. Sept. 15, Limestone Place, 2480 Limestone Pkwy. www.facebook.com/GeorgiaFrontRunners, 770-532-2453, Ext. 1.

Brenau Masters Swim Team, Gainesville.

Practice and competitive program for masters swimmers of all levels, high school age and older. Mon., Wed. & Thurs. 6-7 a.m. Brenau University Natatorium, Washington/Prior St. $60 month. (770) 534-6279, bbachman@brenau.edu.

Bootlegger Super Sprint Triathlon, Dawsonville. Adults 250 yard pool swim, 7 mile bike, 2.25 mile run; shorter distances for kids’ age groups, adults 8 a.m. kids 10:30 a.m. Sept.

7, Veteran’s Memorial Park, Veteran’s Memorial Park, 186 Recreation Rd. Adults $45 until Aug. 7, $50 after, $55 race day, kids $40/$45/$50. www.fivestarntp.com, 770-6335511.

Tugaloo Triathlon, Lavonia. 1.5K swim, 42K bike, 10K run, 8 a.m. Sept. 13, Tugaloo State Park, 1763 Tugaloo State Park Rd. Individuals $85 USAT members, $97 non-USAT; teams $130; add $20 after Sept. 7. www.gamultisports.com, 770-926-2367, jim@gamultisports.com.

Eric Shanteau’s Swim for Your Life, Buford. Olympian led open water 50 yard, 5K, youth and adult swims, various start times, Sept. 20, Lake Lanier Islands Resort, 7000 Lanier Islands Pkwy. $35 youth, $50 adult. www.livestrong.org.

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Triathlon individual, USAT member $70, nonmember $82; teams $130; aqua bike individuals $60/$72; add $20 after Sept. 14., 770-9262367, jim@gamultisports.com.

Grounded Pursuits Flowery Branch Farmers’ Market. 4-7 p.m. Thursdays, 5305 Railroad Ave. 770-5618647.

Historic Downtown Gainesville Farmers’ Market. 2:30-6:30 p.m. Fridays through Oct. 3.

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Clermont Farmers’ Market. 9 a.m.-noon Saturdays, Downtown Clermont. 678-6776491.

Hall County Farmers’ Market, Gainesville.

2:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, 7:30 a.m.-noon Saturdays, corner E. Cresent/Jesse Jewell Pkwy.

770-869-7467.

Dahlonega Farmers’ Market. 8 a.m.-noon Tuesdays & Saturdays through Oct. 11, Hancock Park, Downtown Dahlonega. www.dahlonega.org. 706-482-2707.

Appalachian Jam, Dahlonega. Traditional mountain music players perform around downtown square, 2-5 p.m. Saturdays through Oct. 11. www.dahlonega.org.

AMP Cycling Series, Dawsonville. USA Cycling sanctioned bicycle races on race track at Atlanta Motorsports Park, 20 Duck Thurmond Rd. Various categories/distances; races start 5:15 p.m. Tuesdays through Sept. 2. $13$33. www.ampcyclingseries.com.

Sunday Kroger Rides, Gainesville. Base pace road bike rides averaging 40-60 miles roll out at 1:15 p.m. Sundays from Kroger parking

lot on Thompson Bridge Rd or from other locations. Contact: velocraig@hotmail.com.

ISI Cycling, Gainesville. Group road cycling for all speeds and levels in North Hall area, mountain biking at Chicopee Woods, see www.isicycling.com.

Labor Day Run for Autism, Cumming.

10K, 5K, fun run 7:30/7:35/9 a.m. Sept. 1, Totally Running and Walking, 405 Peachtree Pkwy. $10-$40. www.active.com.

Will to Win 5K, Cumming. 5K, 1K 8:30/9:30 a.m. Sept. 1, Fowler Park, 4110 Carolene Way. $25/$15. www.active.com.

First Friday Music, Gainesville. Bourbon Borderline performs on Downtown Gainesville Square. 5-10 p.m. Sept. 5. Free. www.gainesville.org, 770-297-1141.

First Friday Concert, Dahlonega. Free concert with Fools of Gold & Ugly Cousin, 6:30-9 p.m. Sept. 5, Hancock Park, Historic Downtown Dahlonega. Free. www.dahlonega.org.

First Visit Tour, Helen. Learn more about the park with van tour to covered bridge, Dukes Creek, cottages, 10-11:30 a.m. Sept. 6, Smithgall Woods State Park, 61 Tsalaki Trl. $5 parking. www.gastateparks.org, (706) 878-3087.

Chris Gaunt 5K, Gainesville. 7:30 a.m.

Sept. 6, Flat Creek Baptist Church, 5504 Flat Creek Rd. $25. www.active.com.

Kickoff for Kids 5K, Gainesville. 9 a.m.

Sept. 6, Buffalo Wild Wing, 1185 Dawsonville Hwy. $25. www.active.com.

South Hall Rotary 5K, Flowery Branch.

7:30 a.m. Sept. 6, 5517 Main St. $30. www.active.com.

Jeremy Nelson Helping Hearts 5K, Buford.

8 a.m. Sept. 6, 400 East Main St. $25. www.active.com.

Trail Crew Work, Gainesville. Work to improve nature center trails, tools and training provided; bring water, lunch and gloves, 10

a.m-3 p.m. Sept. 3, 10, 17, 24 & Oct. 1, Elachee Nature Science Center, 2125 Elachee Dr. Call to register. www.elachee.org, 770-535-1976.

Full Moon Suspension Bridge Hike, Tallulah Falls. Mile and a half night hike to suspension bridge over falls, 7:15-9:15 p.m. Sept. 7, Tallulah Gorge State Park, 338 Jane Hurt Yarn Dr. Register in advance. $5 plus $5 parking. www.gastateparks.org, 706-754-7981.

Lanier Running Club, Gainesville. Club meeting, 7 p.m. Sept. 8, Re-cess Southern Gastro Pub, 118 Bradford St., NW. www.lanierrunningclub.org.

Movie under the Stars, Dahlonega. Kids’ activities, concessions begin at 6 p.m., movie “Despicable Me 2,” Sept. 12, Hancock Park, Historic Downtown Dahlonega. Bring lawn chairs/blankets. Free. www.dahlonega.org, 706864-3711.

Snake Day, Gainesville. 21st annual fall festival with snakes, lizards and turtles, hikes, face-painting, refreshments, crafts and more, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 13, Elachee Nature Science Center, 2125 Elachee Dr. $5, free to Elachee members & children younger than 2; $1 discount for online purchases. www.elachee.org, 770-535-1976.

Running with Elvis 5K, Fun Run, Tot Trot, Cumming. 8:15/9:15 a.m. Sept. 13, West Bank Park, 3400 Buford Dam Rd. $25/$20. www.active.com.

ConnectAbility 5K/10K, Dahlonega. 8 a.m.

Sept. 13, Hancock Park, Hawkins St. $25/$35. www.active.com.

Suwanee Fest 10K Classic. 5K, 10K, 1K 7:30/8:30/8:35 a.m. Sept. 13, Suwanee Town Center Park, 330 Town Center Ave. $20-$33. www.active.com.

Skedaddle for Scholarships 5K Run/Walk, Buford. 8 a.m. Sept. 13, Main Street Park & See Calendar, page 63

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Damus said that organizers expect a large number of car clubs to participate and early registration through the group’s website is encouraged.

Prizes will be awarded in the following categories: Best In Show, Muscle Car, Sports Car, Truck, Antique & Classic, Hot Rod, Rat Rod and more.

The group’s mission is “To seek out the greatest first-level needs of hospitalized American military veterans, wounded active duty members, their families and fund efficient solutions that directly improve existing life circumstances and care.”

One of the groups that will benefit from the event is the Naval Special Warfare Kids organization, which provides support, education and mentoring to children of Naval Special Warfare families.

The gates will open at 10 a.m. at Peachtree Point at Lake Lanier Islands.

The live auction for classic cars, boats, trucks and motorcycles begins at 2:30 p.m.

The auction is sponsored by Steve White and Four Seasons Auction House. To learn more about the live auction, contact White at 404-876-1048 or email him at steve@fsagallery.com.

Gate admission to the event is $10 per car, which includes parking. Participants may enter their automobiles in multiple vehicle classes for $20. Those with active military IDs will be admitted free; and ad-

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By Pamela A. Keene A new event to support our military has arrived on our shores: the first-ever Lake Lanier Auto Show and Auction on Saturday, October 11, at Lake Lanier Islands’ Peachtree Point.

The day will be filled with live music and entertainment, classic cars, food, vendors and a live auction, all to benefit active service personnel, veterans, military families and their children.

“The members of the military deserve all our support for the sacrifices they make to serve our country,” said Steve Damus, one of the event’s organizers. “This family-oriented event promises to be a great time for an excellent cause, and we encourage everyone to come out and support our military, our veterans and their families.”

The Branch House Tavern in Flowery Branch will be doing the cooking and there will be a number of activities for all members of the family, especially children.

Hall County Fire and Rescue is bringing its Hook and Ladder Fire Truck. Other participants in the day include Hot Rod Builders, Adams Classic Fine Cars, Restomod, Atlanta Rod Shop, the Georgia Hot Rod Association, the Mustang Club of America, Main Entrance Photos, Atlanta Speedometer and Willard’s Wrecker Service.

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COE’s chief ranger speaks to area Realtors

By Jane Harrison Lake Lanier Chief Ranger Ernest Noe doesn’t mind using his last name and “getting ugly” when necessary to protect a public resource. “We have to say ‘no’ to a lot to people that are not used to hearing no … people with houses on Lake Lanier didn’t get there with ‘no,’ ” he told a packed room of Realtors gathered to learn more about U.S. Army Corps of Engineers policies for shoreline properties.

Noe and ranger Corbin Martin, who oversees shoreline permitting from Flowery Branch to Lula, met to answer Realtors’ questions at a lunch seminar organized by Bev Knight, Lake Lanier Specialist for Keller Williams, Lanier Partners. Knight reported that she had to turn down requests for reservations after the 50-seat seminar filled up.

The recent surge in lake home sales, particularly those in the lower price range, has flooded the Corps with inquiries from Realtors and prospective buyers about what they can do on public property abutting the lake.

The seminar attracted a mix of Realtors, including some from Atlanta who have not worked on Lake Lanier and others who have been selling on the lake for 30 years, Knight said.

Noe told his audience that realtors are the initial contact with the Corps. Their knowledge of the Corps Shoreline Management Plan is key to avoiding homeowner misunderstandings and conflicts prior to a sale and after closing. He said that when homeowners get tickets for violating shoreline management regulations, they call his office. They complain, “How can you tell me I can’t do that when my Realtor told me I can?” He said he then embodies “the mean guy” and the seller looks like “you don’t know what you’re doing.”

He advised Realtors to bookmark the Corps’ internet site for the 2004 Shoreline Management Plan (http://www.sam.usace.army. mil/Missions/CivilWorks/Recreation/LakeSidneyLanier/ShorelineManagement) to answer clients’ questions about dock permits, paths, tree removal, and

other activities on public land surrounding Lake Lanier. “Don’t wait until the last minute” to contact the Corps if you have a question, he said. The Corps has only four rangers to check on permitting issues.

Both Noe and Corbin presented themselves as stewards of the lake with a responsibility to protect its natural resources for public use and environmental well-being of a metropolitan lake.

The Corps maintains a strict permitting program for private usages on the 693-miles of main shoreline.

Rules govern all activities on properties within the red blazed boundaries, including installation of cart paths for handicapped access and hacking underbrush.

Property owners need a doctor’s note or state-issued handicapped pass to prove a cart path is medically necessary.

They should call the Corps office before loping poison ivy vines. “We don’t let (anyone) touch anything on Corps property on Lake Lanier” without consent, Noe said.

He told of holding up a property sale until 15 minutes before closing in order to get an arborist’s report on whether trees that were illegally girdled with a chain saw would survive. He suspects a Realtor had authorized cutting of poison ivy vines on 60 to 80 trees with a chain saw.

“They girdled every one of those trees. They were fresh cuts, they were sapping out,” he said.

“The day of closing, the seller produced a letter from an arborist, but it didn’t tell me the trees weren’t going to die,” he added.

So, he called the arborist, who

confirmed that just one deep-cut tree would not survive; the rest would scab over and live. He signed the statement enabling the property sale.

“I’m not a tree hugger … but my job is to protect the environment on Lake Lanier,” Noe said.

He likened unpermitted installations, facilities, or alternations on public property to intruding into a neighbor’s yard to cut a tree or clear a path without permission.

“The program is hard. It’s government. Sometimes we don’t necessarily agree with no,” Noe said.

Questions from Realtors was focus of August meeting

By Jane Harrison Lanier Chief Ranger Ernest Noe and Gainesville area ranger Corbin Martin responded to numerous questions from realtors attending a luncheon seminar last month at Keller Williams, Lanier Partners. Following is a paraphrased account of some inquiries and answers:

Q: How far can a dock be moved during a drought?

A: The Corps has some rules about “chasing water,” but generally allows docks to be moved out as long as they are not “leap frogging” a neighbor’s dock or blocking navigation. They must be moved back to the proper location See Questions, page 54

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• Questions Continued from page 53

at full pool.

Q: How does one get a handicapped permit for a cart path to the lake?

A: The property owner must submit a doctor’s letter or proof of a state issued handicapped access permit with a permit application. If the property changes hands, the cart path is not “grandfathered” in. It reverts to a regular walking trail unless the new property owner documents the medical necessity of a cart path to access the lake. Owners must reapply every five years.

Q: Can a path be paved, rocked, or bordered?

A: No. Wood mulch only. No rocks, borders, paver stones, or pavement. Wood mulch (shredded wood) is preferred over wood chips to deter erosion.

Q: How wide can a path be?

A: Maximum of six feet.

Q: How often does the Corps inspect permitted installations and facilities?

A: Ideally, every five years; realistically it is not that frequently.

Each new owner must get Corps

permits in their name. When a ranger is inspecting one site for a new permit, he will also inspect other properties in the area.

Q: Is it OK to cut underbrush?

A: Contact the Corps first.

Q: If a facility that is “grandfathered in” (defined as a facility or structure that was authorized under a previous policy and prior permit, but new permits are no longer issued for their construction), can it be torn down and rebuilt?

A: No. If a “grandfathered” facility, such as a gazebo, is not maintained in a safe, usable condition, the permit will not be renewed and the facility must be torn down and not replaced.

Q: Can I cut a hazardous tree?

A. If a dead or leaning tree poses a threat to safety or property, contact a ranger to inspect for a Specified Act Permit to allow one time only action.

Q: Must I get a permit for rip rap?

A: Yes. Q: Can “For Sale” signs be placed on docks?

A: No, but they can be placed on private property off Corps land.

Q: Can I spray for poison ivy?

A: Chemical agents such as herbicides and pesticides are not allowed on public lands. However, if a lakeside property owner is highly allergic to poison ivy,

Additional dock permits expected after Labor Day The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers expects to issue 40 to 70 new permits for docks on Lake Lanier. The Corps will announce the number of new docks it will permit “some time after Labor Day,” according to Ernest Noe, Chief Ranger for Lake Lanier.

The dock permits became available after Corps’ evaluation of applications resulted in denial of 200 of 381 applications. Noe said the Corps also studied the number of dock permits submitted for community docks and made corrections of apparent typos. These corrections resulted in additional permit availability.

Noe said that dock permitting is performed through a lottery process, not first come first serve, as erroneously printed in a local daily newspaper headline.

Once dock permits reach the 10,615 limit as designated in the 2004 Shoreline Management Plan, the Corps will not issue new permits unless annual evaluations show availability.

For permit information: Corps Lanier Operation Management Office, 770-945-9531.

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Boater Education Courses with Certification Exam

Swim Lessons/ Aquatics Programs

Boating Safely & Personal Watercraft Certification • Course: NASBLA certified entry level classroom-only course with test for boater education and PWC certification. Covers basic boating terminology, “rules of the road,” navigation, operation, legal requirements, emergencies, water etiquette and more.

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

• When: 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. (Bring sack lunch) Sept. 13, Oct. 11 • Where: U.S. Coast Guard Flotilla 29, 6595 Lights Ferry Rd., Flowery Branch • Cost: Individuals $35, family discount 2 or more members $25 each (call or email for information) • Private lessons also available for groups or organizations outside normal schedule. Contact Pat Lindsay, 770-271-4059 • Information/registration: http://a0700209.uscgaux.info/public_education.php, (770) 2174059. Pre-registration required. Send email to edwards0387@bellsouth.net.

Basics of Boating - America's Boating Course • Course: Meets Georgia DNR and NASBLA requirements for boater and PWC certification; covers boat handling, safety equipment/procedures, rules of the road, boat types/terminology.

• Instructors: Atlanta Sail and Power Squadron • When: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., November 8 • Where: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Lanier Program Management Office, 1050 Buford Dam Rd. • Cost: $35, families may share book. Add’l family members sharing book, $15 each • Information/registration: www.atlantasboatingclub.com or Email - ABC@usps-atlanta.org

Frances Meadows Aquatics and Community Center • Location: 1545 Community Way, Gainesville.

• Information/registration: (770) 533-5850, www.gainesville.org/swim-lessons www.gainesville.org/online-registration.

• Lessons: Swimming and water safety program for all ages and levels, age 6 months to masters, basic aquatics safety to skill proficiency for competitive swimmers.

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

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

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

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

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

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On-Line Courses • www.boat-ed.com and http://www.boaterexam.com/usa/georgia include study guide and Georgia Certification Exam with unlimited exam attempts; cost is $29.50 payable upon exam passage. Temporary certificate printed upon passage; permanent card mailed.

• http://www.boatus.org/onlinecourse/Georgia.asp offers free course, exam and print your own certificate; mailed certificate $5.

• Other certification courses offered at www.boatcourse.com, www.boatingbasicsonline.com, and www.pwcsafetyschool.com.

Other Boater Education Opportunities (Certification exam not included) • Professional Tutoring: On-line or in person tutoring designed to prepare individuals for exams required for certification and licensure for maritime jobs by instructor Steve Johnson, retired US Coast Guard, experienced ship navigator, deck officer, and USCG license instructor for Sea School. www.navteach.com, stevejohnson@navteach.com, (770) 312-0989.

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

Vessel Safety Checks

• Location: 3820 Mundy Mill Rd., Oakwood • Information/registration: https://aceweb.ung.edu/ShowSchedule.awp?~~GROUP~REC~ Recreation+&+Safety, (678) 717-3605 • Swim lessons: For ages 3 (must be potty trained) and older range from introduction to water skills to swimming and skill proficiency. Check website for dates.

Georgia Mountain YMCA • Location: 2455 Howard Rd., Gainesville • Information/registration: http://www.hallcountyymca.org/programs/youth/swim-sportsplay/swim-lessons/ 770-297-9622.

• Swim lessons: For all ages and levels, parent-child swim, Masters Swim Program, water fitness, water safety, life guard certification. Fees and times vary.

Be prepared for fall boating Recreational boaters and anglers heading out on the lake after Labor Day generally observe some changes from their summer days on the water. Boaters need to follow a safety playbook appropriate for this time of year. Shorter daylight hours, fewer boats on the lake, and cooler temperatures make fall boating safety different from peak season. The BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water offers some tips for the changing season:

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

When/Where: All inspections 9 a.m.-noon unless otherwise noted: Sept. 5 State Patrol Post (Cumming); Oct. 2 10 a.m. Bass Pro Shops (Gwinnett); Nov. 3 10 a.m. State Patrol Post.

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• The sun is in your face and the breeze may be warm, but below the keel the water temperature is dropping. A simple fall overboard at this time of year can be a big problem if you can't get back into the boat. What is your plan to get back aboard especially if you're boating solo? Wearing a life jacket can buy you critical time to get back in the boat.

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

• You need to let someone know where you're going and what time you'll be back.

That's because there are significantly fewer boaters on the water at this time of year to bail you out if there's trouble. A float plan left with family or friends is simple to do, and don't forget to check back in upon your return • With temperature fluctuations, fog takes only a short time to appear. If you're headed out on the open water, carrying a compass and chart should be a bare minimum.

• Check your communications gear, including your VHF radio and all of its wired connections. Handheld VHFs should be fully charged before you go, and remember that cell phone batteries don't last as long when you're using fishing or charting apps.

• Layer up. It may be sunny when you head out, but a short rainsquall and temperature drop with clouds in the afternoon can serve up a case of hypothermia pretty quick. Be prepared for big swings in the weather.

NOTE: Please contact Lakeside on Lanier News to list additional boating and water safety classes. lakesidenews@mindspring.com.

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6085 Mountain Trail Court, Gainesville – Forsyth County One of the best lake home values on Lake Lanier in Forsyth County! Backs up to former public boat ramp park area now closed by the Corps. Features deep water cove w/huge deeded shared double slip covered dock w/28x10 slip. 30'x30‘ screen porch w/hot tub & built in audio/visual fun! Full finished basement w/bathroom! Must see for yourself! Excellent schools! Offered at $298,900

3184 Alenes Drive, Gainesville – Hall County PRIME Deep Water Point lot on Lake Lanier w/double slip dock, party deck, boat lift & jet ski lift, too! Gentle slope from building site to dock, but DEEP water-had water when nobody else did! Great building site w/full access to point! Rip rap rock, new steps & dock ramp has already been secured. Permit includes water & electric! Offered at $275,000

5735 Archer Avenue, Cumming – Forsyth County Deep water ALL the time! One of the BEST coves on Lake Lanier! Covered dock w/party deck & swim platform can be replaced with a 32x32 double slip dock if you want! Great building site! Private gated boat launch for residents/owners of Colonial Club Estates! Come build or just get the lot & the boat dock where you can keep your boat & come play on the lake! OWNER FINANCING IS AVAILABLE! Offered at $149,900

Lot 1 Browns Bridge Road, Cumming – Forsyth County Come build your dream home on this beautiful wooded lot with seasonal lake views of Lake Lanier! Hardwoods galore!

Perfect for estate home or cabin. Lot already has unpaved road in front and rear for easy access and building! Additional acreage may be available for assemblage – up to 4.271 acres possible! Very close to Six Mile Creek boat ramp! Minutes to GA 400! Excellent schools!

Offered at $35,000

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A PLACE TO CALL HOME UYC traditions continue as club expands, embraces lake community 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 ven before there was a drop of water in Lake Lanier, there was University Yacht Club. Back in 1951, just one year after ground was broken to construct Buford Dam, three visionary boaters and members of the Atlanta Rotary Club – Robert E. (Bob) Martin, Lamar Swift and Rufus Darby – initiated the chartering of the club as a place for boating, socializing and camaraderie.

For the first six years, three commodores – the founders, each serving two-year terms – led the club from a paper charter to its current home on a peninsula in Big Creek. The first gathering of members at that location took place around a flagpole that still stands.

Early club activities were sparse – four or so per year, only in the warmer months. A highlight was the club’s annual Fourth of July celebration. Once the weather turned cold, the club shut down for the season.

Today, the 240-member private club has moved way beyond the vision of those first members.

Every weekend and even some weekdays are filled with activities for members and their families. A

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full-service white-tablecloth restaurant with an on-staff chef serves breakfast, lunch and dinner to members and their guests yearround, starting with lunch on Friday and continuing through Sunday. During the summer, the club also offers dinner on Thursday.

All types of boats are docked at the club, from sailboats to cruising yachts, ski boats to houseboats. Members, families and guests enjoy regular concerts, events on the peninsula’s expansive lawn, barbeques and oyster roasts at the beach pavilion and expanded deck overlooking the lake, and an active youth boating program.

“With so many people now living around Lake Lanier – many more than in those early days – the club always has something going on,” said Matt Tyser, UYC commodore. Tyser and his wife Susan joined the club in 2001.

“All the way back to our founding members, our mission has been to provide a place for people to connect with the lake and enjoy lasting friendships.”

A sense of heritage and tradition University Yacht Club is steeped in tradition and history,

The expansive lawn and the back of the UYC clubhouse.

University Yacht Club Year founded: 1951 Address: 6649 Yacht Club Rd., Flowery Branch, GA 30542 Website: www.universityyachtclub.org Membership: 240 Membership info: 770-967-2814

UYC hosts the Lanier Cup Regatta each year.

with six-plus decades of growth that parallels the lake’s. By 1957, the first clubhouse – an A-frame with no air-conditioning and no heat, aside from a stacked-stone fireplace – welcomed members who came up on summer weekends to water ski, boat and relish the lake lifestyle. Members owned ski boats, small cruisers and runabouts, and small houseboats. Photos from those early days capture the essence of a close-knit group who simply enjoyed each other’s company with the lake as their focus.

The clubhouse served the membership for nearly 20 years, until a fire in February 1977 leveled it. Within 18 months, a new clubhouse had been built, farther back on the peninsula, larger, airconditioned and able to accommodate social functions from a small kitchen. According to the club’s history, members and the board soon realized that the kitchen would need to be expanded, and so it was.

As the popularity of Lake Lanier grew as a recreation destination, so did membership and the fleet at UYC grow and expand. More docks were added for larger houseboats and yachts; the social calendar expanded to yearround. Members brought in new members, and children of original members became club members as well.

Programs and social events changed as members’ interests varied. Over the years, there have been youth sailing programs for children and guests of members, as well as the addition of various holiday-related celebrations for Christmas, New Year’s Eve, Easter, Mother’s Day and Halloween.

“Like with any organization, things are cyclical. The club would host certain programs and events for a time, then something else would come along,” said incoming Commodore Ken Odum, who grew up at UYC. As a third-

generation UYC member, Ken and his 13 cousins grew up on Lanier, spending weekends skiing in Big Creek and out into the main lake. He’s seen the club grow and change. He and his wife Donna became members in 1987.

Regular non-denominational worship services have always taken place at UYC. In fact, the club now has an open-air chapel on the grounds that’s the site of summer worship services, weddings and memorial services.

Tradition is evident throughout the facility. From the formal photographs of all the past commodores in the clubhouse to the newly dedicated stone compass rose surrounding the club’s flagpole (called a yard-arm in nautical terms) that includes granite benches, memorial bricks placed by club members, there’s a sense of pride and community at the club.

Making alliances that last Over the years, University has forged strong relationships at Lake Lanier and within the community. The Lanier Cup, the UYC-hosted annual invitationonly Lake Lanier sailing championship, brings together the top four auxiliary boats from each of the five sailing clubs to vie for the title of best sailing club on the lake. In all its years of hosting,

A scene from a recent UYC event.

UYC has never claimed the Lanier Cup title.

UYC maintains positive associations with the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and the Atlanta Sail and Power Squadron, two organizations dedicated to safe boating. Many members of these two organizations also belong to UYC and they share resources during key events, such as the annual Parade of Lights Christmas Boat Parade, which this year is slated for Saturday, December 6.

Both groups will provide assistance in planning, safety and dayof support.

The club’s membership has a large contingent of military veterans, and patriotism factors heavily into the tenor of social events and programs. Several years ago, the club hosted an evening with Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Col. Harvey C. “Barney” Barnum Jr., USMC retired.

The clubhouse was packed to hear him speak.

Giving back to the community University’s commitment to the military goes even further. For the past two summers the club, under the sponsorship of the UYC Maritime Foundation, has hosted families of military veterans for a day at the lake. Partnering with the Wounded Warrior organizaSee UYC, page 65

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Lake Lanier Marinas Info AQUALAND MARINA Hours of operation: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 7 days a week, after Labor Day Phone: 770-967-6811 Website: www.aqualandmarina.com Location: 6800 Lights Ferry Rd., Flowery Branch Types of slips available: Houseboats, covered cruisers, & all types of open slips plus covered & open dry slips, totaling 1,725 wet docks and 460 dry docks Store: Yes Store/Dock hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 7 days a week, after Labor Day Types of fuel: Non-ethanol, 90 octane Price of fuel: (as of 8/21/14) $4.99 On-site eatery: Dockside Grill Take-out menu: Sandwiches Restaurant description: Casual Menu: Famous “Docker Burger,” sandwiches, salads & seafood grilled & fried.

Phone: 770-363-2318 Security: 24/7, gated Additional amenities: Self service work yard with deep draft well & marine travel lift, houseboat launching ramp, pump-out station, bathhouses with showers, laundry facilities, wet slips with private gated parking. Sales of new boats by Coast to Coast Yacht Sales, brokerage services by Marine Max, rental boats & cabins by Lanier Aqua Rentals.

AQUAMARINA LAZY DAYS Hours of operation: Office/Dock, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 7 days a week, after Labor Day Phone: 770-945-1991 Website: www.ILoveMyMarina.com Location: 6700 Lanier Islands Pkwy, Buford Types of slips available: Concrete Wet Slips from 50 125 foot covered & 100 foot open slips; 554 covered dry stack spaces up to 36 feet Types of fuel: 90 Non-ethanol marine fuel treated with ValvTect; diesel Price of fuel: (as of 8/21/14) $4.99 non-ethanol; $4.39 diesel Security: 24/7 surveillance monitoring Full Service Department: Barefoot Boating, 770-8205949 Boat Club: Carefree Boat Club, 770-361-5501 Additional Amenities: Free pump out for customers, trailer storage, dock carts, ice available, boat detailing service; Dry Stack - smartphone app to control launch/retrieval of boat, Pre-Fueling service, wash racks; Wet Slips - gated/private parking, golf cart valet service, inslip pump out, weekend newspaper delivery BALD RIDGE MARINA Hours of operation: Office, Mon-Fri, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., marina has 24/7 access.

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

Store: Sandwich shop; some boating supplies Store hours: Seasonal Types of fuel: 90 Non-ethanol; diesel Price of fuel: (as of 8/21/14) $5.09; $4.49 diesel (Dock open 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Mon.-Thurs.; 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Fri.; 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Sat.; 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Sun.) On-site eatery: Lenny’s Sub Shop Eatery hours: 10 a.m.-8 p.m., 7 days a week

Menu: Sub sandwiches, salads and more; Party Packs (deli sandwich, chips and deluxe cookie) Restaurant description: Casual Phone: 770-888-6473 Security: 24/7 security, gated Additional amenities: Full-service department, parts department, boat body work, yacht repair & Marine Max Stovall sales dock. Boating supplies/commissary/dry goods/retail clothing items.

GAINESVILLE MARINA Hours of operation: Office, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon.-Fri.; 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat./Sun. 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 8/21/14) $4.99 (Dock open 8 a.m.-5 p.m., 7 days a week, after Labor Day. Pay-at-the-Pump, 9 a.m.- ‘til 30 minutes before dusk, 7 days a wk) On-site eatery: Skogies Menu: Barbecue, seafood and American fare.

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

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

HABERSHAM MARINA Hours of operation: Office/Store/Dock, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 7 days a week, after Labor Day Phone: 770-887-5432 Website: www.habershammarina.com Location: 2200 Habersham Marina Rd., Cumming Types of slips available: 650 slips for dry storage up to 27’ Store: Yes Types of fuel: 90 Recreational fuel, non-ethanol Price of fuel: (as of 8/21/14) $4.99 (9 a.m.-5 p.m., 7 days a week) Security: Yes Additional amenities: Repair services, detailing and bottom cleaning. Also bathroom and shower facilities are available.

HIDEAWAY BAY MARINA Hours of operation: Office - 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., 7 days a week, after Labor Day; Marina: 24/7 Phone: 770-967-5500 Website: www.hideawaybaymarina.com Location: 6334 Mitchell St., Flowery Branch Types of slips available: Wet (510) Dry (150) Showroom: Atlanta Marine Store/Gas Dock hours: 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., 7 days a week, after Labor Day Types of Fuel: 90 octane, non-ethanol Price of fuel: (as of 8/21/14) $4.74 On-site eatery: Fish Tales Security: 24/7 manned security Additional amenities: Restaurant-Seasonal, complete boat/motor repair, new bathhouse w/ locked showers and AC, laundry, pump out, trailer storage.

HOLIDAY MARINA Hours of operation:Office/Store/Dock, 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Mon.-Thur.; 8:30-7 p.m., Fri.-Sun. 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 8/21/14): $5.24 premium; $4.99 unleaded; $4.49 diesel (5 percent discount with Westrec advantage membership) On-site eatery: Castaways Seafood Bar & Grill Menu: Fish, chicken and burger baskets Phone: 678 765-0424 Security: 24/7 Additional amenities: Boat rentals, repair service, pumpout station, boat sales, TowBoat US LANIER HARBOR MARINA Lanier Harbor Marina has permanently closed effective 2/4/14.

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

Store/Dock hours: 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m., Mon.-Fri; 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Sat./Sun.; Pay at the pump closes same time as restaurant around 10 p.m. weekdays, 11 p.m. Sat./Sun. Store: Service Store & Ship Store Types of fuel: 90-octane Price of fuel: (as of 8/21/14) $4.84 On-site eatery: Pelican Pete's Bar and Grill Security: Gated, 24/7 Additional amenities: Climate controlled bath house with showers, 24/7 self-service pump out, rental boats, Courtesy dock for dry stack, two ship stores, full-service center, largest floating gas dock in Ga., 16 gas pumps.

SUNRISE COVE MARINA Hours of operation: Office/Store/ Dock, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun.-Fri.; 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat.) Phone: 770-536-8599 Website: www.sunrisecovermarina.com Location: 5725 Flat Creek Rd., Gainesville Types of slips available: Uncovered-20-70'; Covered24-50'; to include an exclusive 44' Sailboat Breakwater Dock. Total Wet Slips 688 and nine (9) Dry Storage Spaces (boats on trailer).

Store: Yes Types of fuel: 90 recreational, non-ethanol Price of fuel: (as of 8/21/14) $5.05 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.

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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. Thurss, 11:30 a.m. to midnight, Fri. and Sat. from 11:30 a.m. to 1 a.m. and Sun. from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. 8050 Big Creek Rd., Buford. B3, 678-482-1662.

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

Dine poolside or indoors. Selections include salads, sandwiches, entrees, desserts and a variety of drink options from full-service bar. Guests may arrive by boat or car. Buford. B-3, 770-9458787.

Dockside Grill Café – Offering full lake views of Lanier in a casual outdoor café setting. Featuring the famous Docker burger, sandwiches including grouper, tuna and mahi. Spring hours Fri -Sun, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Aqualand Marina, Flowery Branch. C-3, 770-363-2318.

Dockside Sandwich Company – Offering sandwiches, lahvosh, salads, chips and snacks.

Baldridge Marina, Cumming. Seasonal. 770889-2185.

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

Lenny’s sub shop at Bald Ridge Marina subs and salads. Party packs perfect for lake outings. Mon.- Thur., 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Fri. Sun., 9 a.m. -9 p.m. A-3, Cumming, 770-8886473. www.lennys.com Mallory’s Castaways – Holiday Marina. Offering fish, chicken and burger baskets; hand-cut potato chips with special toppings; casual dining. Full bar service, tropical and frozen drinks.

Live entertainment and karaoke on the weekends. Call for hours. C-3 678 765-0424. Seasonal.

Pelican Pete’s – Picturesque dining right on the water at Port Royale in an open-air thatched-roof building. Selection of sandwiches, burgers, fish and more. Call for hours. B-2, 770-887-5715 ext 5.

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. Spring hours: Wed /Thurs 11 a.m.-9 p.m., Fri 11 a.m.-10 p.m., Sat, 9 a.m. to noon (breakfast) and noon to 9 p.m., Sun, 9 a.m. to noon (breakfast) and noon to 5 p.m.

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 Lake Lanier Islands Resort. Open for lunch and dinner. Views of 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. On the Boardwalk, Sunset Cantina serves Tex-Mex food featuring tacos, quesadillas, and burritos; a fusion of food truck food fare and culinary concoctions with our own special flair! By water, Sunset Cove is between buoys 7SC and 5SC. www.lakelanierislands.com. Buford. B-3, 770-945-8787.

Windows Restaurant – Located at Legacy Lodge & Conference Center at Lake Lanier Islands Resort and overlooks Lake Lanier. Provides breakfast buffet and menu options daily, and special dining events every Saturday night throughout the season. Guests may arrive by boat or car. Buford. B-3, www.lakelanierislands.com, 770-945-8787.

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. Downtown Flowery Branch, C-3, 770-965-8100. www.antebellumrestaurant.com.

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

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

Branch House Tavern - The ultimate sports restaurant in Hall County offers a selection of hamburgers, wings, hearty salads, southwestern grill fare, and a huge selection of appetizers and desserts. Big screen sports action on 50 HD TVs, and live entertainment. Also featuring a full bar and dancing all night long. 678-828-8345 5466 McEver Rd. C-3 Flowery Branch, GA. 30542.

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

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

Gainesville. C-2, 678-989-2280.

Foster House – Lunch and dinner served family-style featuring casual dining at lunch and fine dining in evening. Lunch served 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Mon.-Fri. Dinner served 5-8:30 p.m., Thurs.; 5-9:30 p.m., Fri./Sat. 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. Cumming. Casual. A-3, 770-886-0100.

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

Two Dog Café – Classic small town diner with an emphasis on fresh food and fast service for lunch and dinner. Located at 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). Located at 311 Jesse Jewell Pkwy., Gainesville. C-2, 770-536-9177.

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

Closed Mon./Tues. Located on S. Chestatee Street, 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.-Sat., 5-10:30 p.m. Located at 15 East Main St., Buford. B-3, 678 754-0379.

Aqua Terra Bistro – European fusion cuisine served daily. Open for lunch, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Mon.-Fri.; noon-2:30 p.m., Sat.; dinner hours are 5-10 p.m., Mon.-Sun. Located on Buford’s historic Main Street. No reservations. B-3, 770-271-3000.

Blue Bicycle – a bistro touting “great food in a place not to feel rushed.” Open for lunch Thurs./Fri.; open for dinner Tues.-Sat. Reservations are suggested. Located at 671 Lumpkin Campground Road, behind the Outlet Mall on GA. Hwy. 400. Dawsonville, B-1. 706-2652153.

Corkscrew Café – Fine dining featuring varied menu choices, open lunch and dinner. Hours: 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m., Tues.-Thurs.; 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m., Fri./Sat.; noon-9 p.m., Sun. Reservations suggested. Located on 51 West Main St., Dahlonega. 706-867-8551.

Luna’s – Continental cuisine, romantic atmosphere. Gainesville. C-2, 770-531-0848.

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

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

Scott’s Downtown – Upscale casual ambience with specialty sandwiches for lunch and gourmet entrees for dinner. Gainesville. C-2. 770-5361111.

Barbecue/Country/Home Cooking Johnny’s BBQ – Real Pit BBQ pork, chicken & ribs. Brunswick stew. Minutes from Clark’s Bridge rowing venue. 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. Buford. B-3, 770-945-8608.

Deli Common Grounds Coffee Shoppe – Light breakfast, lunch and dinner and desserts followed by fresh roasted coffee. 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 Monday nights, halfprice appetizers from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesdays and endless pasta and salad on Wednesdays. Dominick’s is open Monday thru Sunday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. for lunch and dinner from 5-9:30 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 Lake Lanie Islands Resort. www.lakelanierislands. com. Buford. B-3, 770-945-8787.

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

Vinny’s New York Pizza & Italian Grill – New York-style 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 that’s expanded to two locations around Lanier. Features fajitas, selection of combination platters and more. Cumming, 678-947-0718, Buford, 770-614-6871.

Oriental Little Tokyo – Japanese dining - hibachi grill, sushi. Dine in, take out. Open Tues.-Fri., 10:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., noon-10 p.m.; Closed Mon. Buford. B-4, 770-945-3350.

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• Calendar Continued from Page 51 Amphitheatre, 400 East Main. $25. www.runnersfit.com.

Warbington Warrior Run, Cumming. 3-4 mile mud run, 8 a.m. Sept.

13, Warbington Farms, 5555 Crow Rd. $60. www.runnersfit.com.

Mountain Music Arts & Craft Festival, Blairsville. Appalachian, gospel & bluegrass music, arts & crafts, concessions, Sept. 13, Vogel State Park, 405 Vogel State Park Rd. $2-$5, plus $5 parking. www.gastateparks.org, 706-745-2628.

Pink & Blue Dash 5K/Memory Walk, Gainesville. 4:30/5:30 p.m.

Sept. 14, Lanier Hills Church, 3129 Duckett Mill Rd. $20/$15. www.active.com.

Clermont Days Parade, 5K/1K, historical displays, car show, kids' activities, cake walk, fireworks. 4-10 p.m. Sept. 19, 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Sept.

20, Hwy. 254, Downtown Clermont. www.clermontdays.net Youth Fishing Day at Buck Shoals, Helen. Children with their special “big person” fish stocked lake, 8 a.m.-noon Sept. 20, Smithgall Woods State Park, 61 Tsalaki Trl; call for directions to nearby Buck Shoals. $5 parking. www.gastateparks.org, 706-878-3087.

Annual Lake Lanier Shore Sweep. Volunteer trash pick up 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Sept. 27; report to marinas or parks: Aqualand, Bald Ridge, Gainesville, Holiday, Port Royale,

Sunrise Cove, Lake Lanier Islands, Clarks Bridge, Gwinnett, War Hill.

Lake Lanier Association, infor@lakelanier.org, www.lakelanier.org.

Cupcake Challenge 5K Run/Walk & 1K Fun Run, Clermont. 1K 7:45 a.m., 5K 8 a.m. Sept.

20, Concord Baptist Church, 640 Main St. $15/$20 by Sept 6, $20/$25 after. www.runnersfit.com.

Mill Race 5K, Maysville. 8 a.m.

Sept. 20, Hurricane Shoals Park, 416 Hurricane Shoals Rd. $15. www.runnersfit.com.

Trail Crew Work Day, Gainesville. Bring water, lunch and gloves for trail maintenance work, tools provided, ages 18 and older, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sept. 20, Elachee Nature Science Center, 2125 Elachee Dr. Call to register. www.elachee.org, 770-535-1976.

Fools Gold 100/50 Mile Mountain Bike Race, Dahlonega. 7/7:30 a.m. Sept. 20, Montaluce Vineyard, 946 Via Montaluce. $180/$100. www.mountaingoatadventures.com.

Fall Garden Expo, Gainesville.

Sale of garden items from Elachee Nature Science Center Gift Shop, Sept. 26-27, Chicopee Woods Agricultural Center, 1885 Calvary Church Rd. www.elachee.org.

Help Dress Up The Park, Gainesville. Join volunteers planting native trees and shrubs at entrance and visitors center, 10 a.m.-noon

Sept. 27, Don Carter State Park, 5000 N. Browning Bridge Rd. Bring gloves, shovels, water. www.gastateparks.org, 678-450-7226.

Chattahoochee Mountain Music Festival, Gainesville. Old time music, arts and crafts, BBQ, noon-7 p.m. Sept. 27, Don Carter State Park, 5000 N. Browning Bridge Rd. Free admission. www.gastateparks.org, 678-450-7226.

Volunteer Service Day, Helen.

Learn about and perform volunteer projects 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sept. 27, Smithgall Woods State Park, 61 Tsalaki Trl. www.gastatepark.org, 706-878-3087.

Your State Parks Day, Tallulah Falls. Help spread mulch on trails with Friends of Tallulah Gorge State Park, 9 a.m.-noon Sept. 27, 338 Jane Hurt Yarn DR. www.gastateparks.org, 706- 754-7981.

Outdoor Adventure Day, Helen.

Activities for kids and adults featuring camping, hiking, trout fishing, air gun shooting, archery, skeet shooting, plus live wildlife shows, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 27, Unicoi State Park, 1788 Hwy. 356. www.gastateparks.org, 706-8784738.

Run the Point 5K/Fun Run, Gainesville. Pavement and trail run, 8 a.m. Sept. 27, Lanier Point Athletic Complex, 1350 Lee Waldrip Rd. $20. www.active.com.

6 Gap Criterium, Dahlonega.

Georgia Championship Series bicycle races on 1 kilometer circuit in downtown Dahlonega, 2:30-6:30 p.m. Sept.

27. $20-$35. www.cyclenorthgeorgia.com, 706-864-3711.

6 Gap Century/3 Gap 50/Valley Ride, Dahlonega. Annual 100/50/35 mile bicycle rides in mountains near Dahlonega, 7:30/ 8:30 a.m. Sept. 28, Lumpkin County High School, 2001 Indian Dr. $70-$80. www.cyclenorthgeorgia.com, 706-864-3711.

Duluth Fall Festival 5K. 8 a.m.

Sept. 28, Taylor Park on the Green, 3530 W. Lawrenceville St. $20 by Sept. 23, $25 after. www.active.com.

Historical Hikes, Gainesville.

Hike series 1-4 p.m. Thursdays in October at Chicopee Woods featuring reflections of William Bartram Oct. 2, George Little Oct. 9, John Muir Oct. 16, and contemporary perspectives Oct. 23. $60 for series. Limit of 15.

Call to register. www.elachee.org, 770-535-1976.

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mission is free for children under age 6.

For more information, to register or to learn more about the live auction, contact llautoshow @gmail.com or call 770-9041421. The group’s website is lanierautoshow.org. “Come out and support our military in this fun, family-oriented event overlooking beautiful Lake Lanier,” Damus said. “It’s for a great cause and you’ll be really glad that you came out.”

L I T T L E TO O T N E E D S A N E W H O M E Nine years ago a red tug boat came to Lake Lanier to live at the dock of Captain Rick Marton. Christened “Little Toot,” she became a familiar sight as she chugged through the water blowing her steamboat whistle. Now with her owner planning to move away soon, Little Toot needs a new owner to keep her here in Georgia.

Little Toot began her life on the waters of Lake Michigan as a buoy tender in the 1930s. She was an open steel boat that served a mother ship.

After her retirement from that service, she lay rusting on the shores of Lake Michigan until an industrial arts teacher in St. Joseph found her, restored her, and added the red superstructure that gave her that tug boat look.

Little Toot has: • A 30’ steel hull • 135 horsepower Perkins diesel engine/burns 1.5 G.P.H. • A steamboat whistle • GPS/depth finder • VHF radio • Search light • Comes with 12’x30’ pontoon barge

Asking price: $15,000

Contact: Capt. Rick Marton 770-861-4950

On a trip to Michigan in 2005, Captain Rick found her with a for sale sign in a marina. It was love at first sight which got her to Georgia. Since she has been here, she has served the US Coast Guard Auxiliary on patrols.

One of her additional services has been to push a barge around the lake to assist shore sweeps in collecting trash, discarded floats, and dangerous debris.

During the long drought she was able to gather and dispose of tons of this material.

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Late summer is magical at The Ridges on Lake Chatuge As the path of the sun begins its slide toward the Southern Hemisphere and days become shorter, the sweltering heat of summer starts to subside and the Georgia mountains exhibit a slow but spectacular change. With kids back in school, quiet calm takes over, which allows birds, wildlife and fish to again appear in greater numbers. Football is again a part of the weekly routine, and receding waters have many people putting their boats in storage until next spring. For folks who love the peace and quiet, are interested in diverse flora and fauna or simply enjoy the fall season, this is the best time of year to visit The Ridges Resort at Lake Chatuge (888-834-4409 or www.theridgesresort.com).

In less than two hours from anywhere in the Atlanta area, couples or families can be comfortably nestled in a friendly atmosphere with superb amenities on a gorgeous lake that is completely surrounded by the Blue Ridge Mountains. Though originally built in 1987 as the Fieldstone Inn, a completely renovated Ridges Resort and Marina has retained the friendly Southern atmosphere and added so much more. The grounds and flora are colorful and immaculate, resort staff will do anything within reason to make each visitor’s stay memorable and cuisine at The Oaks Restaurant on resort grounds is diverse and mouthwatering.

Just across the cove from the resort is another unique place to eat that serves those coming in from the lake as well as from the road or resort property. The Blue Otter offers casual dining and a

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Because the resort borders Lake Chatuge, a great number of water-related activities are within walking distance. Pontoon boat, kayaks, peddle boats and canoes are available for a rental fee. Excellent fishing guide service is possible by calling Perry Graves at 828-557-8519 to spend a relaxing day fishing this beautiful lake.

Also, the Mountain Wake Cable Park (just across the cove from the resort) for wake boarding is perfect for guests who are feeling a little more adventurous and don’t mind getting wet.

Many other activities like golf, tennis, lawn games, a playground and sand volleyball are easy to reach by car or connecting walking trails. My favorite was the Trackrock Stables located on more than 250 acres of land just outside Blairsville and adjacent to the Chattahoochee National Forest. They offer horseback riding in a beautiful valley that is home to wild turkey, deer and many

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Kids playing on the Ridges Resort grounds near Lake Chatuge.

Making s’mores at the Ridges, right.

other types of wildlife. These rides are good for both first time and skilled riders who can learn better horsemanship from the experienced trail guides while fording crystal clear mountain streams and cantering through peaceful green meadows. For reservations, call 706-745-5252 or 800-826-0073.

In one direction, the town of Hiawassee has interesting shops and local eateries and in the other direction is Young Harris with its picturesque college. Behind and just above the college campus is the little known ... but scenic Cupid Falls, which was given the name by students who would often sneak away from the college for romance in this secluded spot.

Another aspect of Ridges Resort that seems to bring everyone together before bedtime each evening is the roaring fire in a pit on the walkway just outside the lobby area on the lake side. Kids and families have a blast making smores over the fire on sticks provided by the resort employees.

This magical ... but messy Southern tradition always brings out the best in people from every part of

the country or the world, and many of the stories that are told over the sound of the blaze are unforgettable! It is truly a magical ending to any day in this spectacular surrounding.

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.

For more photos, visit www.lakesidenews.com/vanderfords-travel-column

A group of school kids on a field trip walking across the dam at Lake Chatuge, left.

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Wakeboard jumping at the Resort, above.

A lady enjoying the sunrise on the dock at the Ridges Resort.

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How to prepare to request a new dock permit at Lanier As some of you may be aware, Lake Sidney Lanier’s Corps office will soon be taking requests for remaining new permits for docks.

The details of when and where to request a permit will be published at http://www.sam.usace.army. mil.

Requests will be answered on a first call/come, first-served basis. A site inspection is required for new permits, and requests must comply with the 2004 Shoreline Plan. In order to be eligible for permits, you must own the adjacent property.

Once a request is received, the Shoreline Section of the Buford Dam Project Office will contact the applicant to set up an appointment with a ranger. It is important to provide a call back number that you will answer, not a voice mail or message service. Rangers only have a limited amount of time to spend on appointments during the week, so please be sure to contact

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them if you have to reschedule.

Starting from the time that you meet with the ranger, you will have 90 days to provide the Lake Lanier Project office with a completed application package containing ALL of the following: • Two original applications, • A recorded deed with deed description, • Plat/Survey of the property (Internet maps are not acceptable),

• Site drawing (map of the area showing where the pathway and dock would be), • Dock plans with dimensions, and, • Check or money order for the total fees.

Permits can take two to three months to process, so it is important to follow directions precisely.

If you cannot provide the paperwork within 90 days or cannot be contacted, you must reapply (if permits are still available).

In the meantime, if you perform any work on the shoreline without a signed permit from the Lake Lanier Office, you will likely be denied a permit and may also receive a citation.

Additional information on Lake Lanier and shoreline management can be located at http://www.sam.usace.army.mil/ Missions/CivilWorks/Recreation/LakeSidneyLanier/ShorelineManagement.

Setting aside time for marine training One primary consideration when it comes to marine training is finding the time to attend courses. If you desire a USCG license most mariners would whole heartily agree it is a challenge at best to devote not only numerous hours of class time, but factor in the study period and testing. The brief one-day boating safety or state license training is informative and also a huge benefit because of the introductory knowledge – but is it complete?

The question is not whether you want, or need the training, it is a matter of when you can fit the event into your busy schedule.

There are a few significant ways to make these investments in time pay better dividends. The following ideas are presented for your consideration: Hands on training with a competent boat handler. This would initially appear to add time and cost to your objective. The connection and application of knowledge when acquiring a new skill makes this method absolutely outstanding when it comes to final results. Couple the classroom introduction to actual demonstration ultimately establishes long term benefits. A remarkable change in confidence also occurs that can have widespread and positive effect to boating safety, the student now becomes the teacher. Showing people “How To” is rewarding from both sides of the equation and serves to greatly increase ability.

Development of basic navigation methods and understanding of collision avoidance rules proSteve vide immediate value and reducJohnson tion in insurance, depending on your carrier. There are three ways Boating to undertake this type of mariner Safety training: • In-class – Requires a minimum of 40 hours of presentation with additional study and testing MORE INFO: • Blended – USCG approved stevejohnson@navteach.com course delivery system that incorporates both online method with an in-class portion for the difficult Where time is actually saved subjects such as Charting and in this method is to intentionally Rules of the Road make each trip on the water a • Online – All four sections of training refresher for something. the Captain’s course and upgrade There are plenty of topics to to Master 100 Ton if desired. Opchoose from: voyage planning, tional tutorial, webinar or in-persafety brief, life-jackets, personson seminars available to help overboard, cold water dangers, prepare for the examination. proper navigation, and underSafe boating is contingent on standing the Rules of the Road to proper education. There are a name a few. Best of all it can be factored into your boating day in wide variety of courses and ina very brief and efficient manner. struction available in many differPlans later this season are to bring ent forms, delivered by some of to the lake recently retired USCG the best organizations and people in the business, each having parexperts to demonstrate and inticular usefulness to meet your struct how to handle and operate goals, ultimately improving the your vessel like the pros. Addioverall experience on the water. tional information and dates can be found in the classifieds section The secret to knowledge and increased proficiency in boating is of this publication, both on-line to invest time in training, small and paper editions. amounts at frequent intervals that Want to obtain a USCG Capproduces lasting success. It all tain’s license? Many ask me, “Why, what are the benefits?” In- serves one basic core principle … increased boating safety for crease of ability and confidence everyone. are the prime ones. Getting a liSteve Johnson, US Coast cense to carry passengers for hire Guard (ret). is with CPO Johnis not for everyone and can be son, Inc. time consuming.

Hideaway Bay Marina’s Ice Bucket Challenge

Hideaway Bay Marina staffers accepted the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge and donated funds to fight the disease. In turn, Hideaway challenged various other Lake Lanier businesses to do the same.

You can see the video by visiting Hideaway Bay's Facebook page (www.facebook.com/HideawayBayMarina).

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Continued from page 58 tion, UYC provided houseboat rides, a cookout, an afternoon of swimming and socializing for veterans of military service since 9-11. Nearly 40 club members volunteered for the day, from driving boats to cooking hamburgers and hot dogs.

Community outreach is nothing new for University.

For a number of years, it has also sponsored, in partnership with the UYC Maritime Foundation, a day on the lake for the All About Developmental Disabilities, providing boating, an early evening cookout and other activities for 150-plus members of the group and their caregivers. This year’s event will take place on Sunday, September 14, and again club volunteers will turn out by the dozens to assist.

The UYC Maritime Foundation, a separate 501(c)3 organization, was founded in 2006 to support boating, education, sportsmanship, safety and community service on Lake Lanier. It operates with

Ken Odum, left, is incoming commodore of UYC, and Matt Tyser, current commodore.

an independent board of directors. The foundation annually awards $10,000 in scholarships to graduating seniors at Flowery Branch High School. It presents two one-week youth sailing programs that are part of the club’s year-round boating education programs for children of members and friends of the club. Many UYC members support the foundation financially and by providing volunteers for foundation-sponsored events.

“We like to talk about ourselves as a family club and a place for camaraderie for people who love the lake,” Tyser said. “These principles go all the way back to our founding members, and it will always be that way at University UYC members volunteer during the All Yacht Club.”

About Developmental Disabilities Day.

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Lakeside’s Recreation Guide

CORPS OF ENGINEERS CAMPGROUNDS & DAY USE PARKS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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The term ‘Dog Days’ means something a bit different for me There is this dog, you see. It is the dog that my wife and my children brought home one night out of the blue. As such, I had no hand in the selection of the dog.

They call the dog Bella. I, on the other hand, have always called her the Dumbest Dog In the World. In return, she causes me indigestion.

Of course, they picked the dog for no other reason than the fact that she was “cute.” The dog is a Bichon Frise, which is French for “I am a ridiculously expensive dog that barks continuously at absolutely nothing.”

What the seller did not tell them at the time, was that this particular breed has an extraordinary gift for pooping incessantly, sun up to sun down. As such, we have been living in a field of land mines for over six years.

I have had multiple conversations with the dog over time, all to no avail. She just stares off in space, looking out the window, and just when I think that I am getting through to her, and we are making progress, she excuses herself to plant anther land mine.

Leave it to the French to intentionally breed such a dog.

there was anything out of the ordinary upon our return. Everyone Phillip went to bed but me. And I was in Sartain my bunker, enjoying a bit of quiet self examination of my belly button when I heard the noise. AsBreak suming that it was the dog from the completing her scorched earth Lake rounds of the house, I ignored it.

But then, I heard someone clearing their throat, and when I But just recently, I was forced looked up, there was Bella, up on her hind legs, looking jittery, but to reevaluate our man-to-idiotdapper, smoking a cigar, and dog-relationship. It was an acciwearing a red smoking vest. It dent, actually. One of my was clear to me that she had condaughters had purchased one of sumed the entire Brick in our abthose insane “Brick of Death” sence. chocolate bars that most people I wasn’t too put off by the take a bite of just to see what a smoking jacket. But I was a little sugar coma feels like. annoyed when she explained that My daughter, on the other she had, in our absence, reorganhand, took two bites, and it was ized our entire investment portfolate in the evening before we got back from the E.R. Unfortunately, lio. She pulled up a chair and Bella was left unsupervised in the politely offered to pour me a drink, and explain everything. But rush. In other words, we did not eventually, I dosed off. have the time to put her in her The next day, Bella was back sensory deprivation poop chamto her usual pooping responsibiliber. And, you might have ties and all appeared normal. But guessed, in the course of trolling out out of no where, I got a and soiling everything in the healthy dividend check in the house during our absence, she mail – some outfit that deals in lighted upon the the Brick. manure futures. And so now, my It wasn’t apparent at first that

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DNR offering $1,000 grant to conservation teacher The Nongame Conservation Section of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources is offering a $1,000 grant to a third-, fourth- or fifth-grade public or private school teacher in Georgia who demonstrates exceptional energy and innovation in teaching life sciences.

Through education, research and management, the Nongame Conservation Section works to safeguard Georgia’s native diversity of wild animals, plants and their habitats – while also striving to increase public enjoyment of the outdoors.

The purpose of the grant is to recognize and help an outstanding teacher who uses Georgia’s nongame wildlife as the context for learning third-, fourth- or fifth-grade curriculum standards, according to Linda May, DNR environmental outreach coordinator.

“Students who learn about plants, wildlife and habitats often develop an appreciation for these diverse natural resources and are then motivated to be good stewards of the environment – not just during childhood but also as adults,” said May, who works with the Nongame Conservation Section.

Nongame wildlife refers to native animals that are not fished for or hunted and rare plants not harvested, such as gopher tortoises and Georgia aster.

Previous grant recipients fostered a love of Georgia’s natural heritage and taught

students how to contribute to healthy ecosystems through their everyday actions.

For example, at Rocky Branch Elementary in Watkinsville, teacher Shawna Babin and third-graders explored soils, plant adaptations and habitat types using worm farms and greenhouses.

More recently, students at Whit Davis Elementary in Athens created Georgia-specific habitats with representative animals in aquariums for the school’s science laboratory, all with guidance from science specialist Steven King and the University of Georgia’s Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources.

Students observed the aquarium activity and recorded findings in a journal and through videos broadcast on the school’s district cable TV channel.

This fall, another teacher will be selected to receive funding based on project design and how well the grant proposal questions are answered.

Projects that are especially creative and teach about Georgia’s rare or endangered species, as well as those that can’t be funded otherwise, will earn bonus points.

See www.georgiawildlife.com/TeachingConservationGrant for details.

The deadline to apply is Sept. 15, 2014.

DNR will notify the grant winner and award funding in October.

MORE INFO: Linda May 706-557-3226

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