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Junior Ranger Camps at Red Top Mountain

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Imagine being a kid and having someone love you so much that they’d pay to send you to Junior Ranger Day Camp? Three days of adventure, live animals, hiking, games and new friends are in store for a few blessed children. All the planned and supervised activities — games, crafts & all kinds of fun […]

Lake Allatoona — Six Feet Above Full Pool

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The Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River District of the US Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) says Lake Allatoona is full when the water level hits 840 feet above sea level. ACE built it.  That gives them the right to set the water level, in my humble opinion.  I’ve never heard them say, “Hey, if you don’t like it, build […]

DNR Law Enforcement Report (5-1-13)

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You know what May 1st means, right? Yup!  It’s Willie Nelson’s birthday. Too bad we’re not all back in Luckenbach or Mayberry where we don’t need fishing licenses and we can fish with any kind of bait any time of the year. But we live in Georgia.  Where fishing laws keep banditos and desperadoes from taking […]

Lake Allatoona Fishing Report (5-1-13)

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Robert Eidson’s Lake Allatoona Fishing Guide Report is provided by First Bite Guide Service of Lake Allatoona.  When you’re ready to catch stripers and hybrids, contact Robert at 770-827-6282 or by e-mail: [email protected]. Water Temp:  68 Visibility:  2-4 feet Lines-sides fishing is Decent!! The run we had this past weekend blew the rivers out.  They are […]

Photo Contest: “The Civil War in Georgia”

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The Historic Preservation Division (HPD) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources is holding its 4th-annual online photo contest to coincide with Preservation Month in May. This year’s theme is “The Civil War in Georgia.” Entries will be judged based on creativity, choice of subject matter, and composition. Submitted photos must be taken of a […]

How Not to Meet Bears in the Woods

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  How many bears live and prowl in the vicinity of Lake Allatoona?  More than the number of people who think pink hair, eyeball piercings and who refuse to wear deodorant in order to save the environment (but not friendships) combined. Let me break this to you gently: bears live in the woods. Don’t be […]

Lake Allatoona Fishing Report (4-25-13)

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Robert Eidson’s Lake Allatoona Fishing Guide Report is provided by First Bite Guide Service of Lake Allatoona.  When you’re ready to catch stripers and hybrids, contact Robert at 770-827-6282 or by e-mail: [email protected]. Line-side fishing is Good! The fish are biting from one end of the lake to the other.  The Hybrids have started their […]

Governor Deal Signs Senate Bill 136 into Law

Governor Nathan Deal ~~ Photograph by Robert Sutherland

Governor Nathan Deal signed Senate Bill 136 which lowers the legal blood-alcohol limit for boaters and hunters from the former level of .10 to .08. The new law also increases penalties for those caught boating while intoxicated.  Other provisions in the law will educate the public on boater safety guidelines. The signing ceremony took place at […]

News From & About Marietta

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There’s a lot more to Marietta than the Big Chicken. The town’s official website has this to say about Marietta: “Marietta is 15 miles northwest of Atlanta and the Cobb County seat. At 23 square miles, Marietta is one of Georgia’s most populous cities, with 56,579 residents calling the city home. “The National Civic League […]

Average Right Band of Whales

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North Atlantic right whales are rare and imperiled.  Right whales swim from Canada and New England each year to bear their young in the Southeast’s warmer waters.  They commonly give birth off the coasts of Georgia, Florida and South Carolina. Biologists monitoring right whales sighted 19 cow/calf pairs this winter in the Southeast. That’s about average … […]