The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers office at Lake Allatoona (a.k.a. Allatoona Lake) has a new website and it’s a doozy. Seriously, if you have a question about Lake Allatoona’s Boating & Fishing Camping Day Use Hunting Park Attendant Contract Positions Passes Picnic Shelters Policies, Rules & Regulations Shoreline Management Special Activities Permit Special Event […]
To some, the words “full pool” might mean there are too many kids splashing around in your neighbor’s above-ground pool … making noise late at night. For us, however, full pool brings to mind Lake Allatoona’s summer water level of 840 feet above “mean sea level” — the halfway point between the mean high tide and the […]
Life was so simple when we were in school. If we were sick, we stayed home. If we pretended to be sick, we stayed home. Family and friends helped us with our homework. We had nap times, snack times, lunch breaks and plenty of exercise. We could fail tests miserably and our lowest grades magically […]
The Lake Allatoona Association (LAA) is a non-profit group dedicated to the preservation of Lake Allatoona, especially in terms of • decreasing shoreline erosion • bringing awareness to both state and federal agencies • the quality of water and • the lake’s recreational benefits. LAA has released a formal “position paper” detailing its perspective on the […]
Chris Purvis of the Army Corps of Engineers at Lake Allatoona confirmed with LakeAllatoona.com this morning that visitors to the lake will not be charged this weekend for beach access because the water is so low. Summer full pool at Allatoona Lake is 840 feet above sea level. Friday, August 31, 2012, the level was […]
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 at [email protected] Line side fishing is good for hybrids and small stripes, and great for white bass. We are still catching hybrids – […]
Authorities from the Acworth Police Department are quoted by AJC.com as saying Thomas King, 55, of Marietta, perished on Lake Acworth on Sunday, July 29, 2012, while using a paddle board without wearing a life jacket. The paddle board was rented from a local sporting goods store. Mr. King’s body was retrieved from the lake near South […]
Once upon a time, there was a land where there was no Internet. There were no iPhones, iPads, personal computers or worries about zombie invasions. Opie and Beaver ruled over the people and everyone was happy. To shop, you had to drive to a store. Or you could send away for a brochure … and […]
Facebook gives new meaning to the word “friends.” Now we can be best friends with people we’ve never met … and are never going to meet. That’s OK, because we would never share the intimate personal details of our lives that we post on Facebook with anyone we really know. Our friends at the US […]
Almost everyone agrees Georgia is the most beautiful and perfect state in America. (Hawaii is a close second.) Georgia is like spending time in a park, no matter which part of the state you’re enjoying. It would take a lifetime to witness all the splendor Georgia has to offer, so you’d better start hopping if […]