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Annual DNR Law Enforcement Report for 2013

DNR Law Enforcement Division ~~ Photograph by Robert Sutherland

Reality television programs are nowhere near as interesting as what goes on around Lake Allatoona.  Get a dose of reality by reading the Law Enforcement Reports from Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources.  You won’t even have to endure stupid commercials. Here’s a bit of what’s happened since our last episode: Hunting turkey out of season, hunting […]

Lake Allatoona Fishing Report (1-8-14)

First Bite Guide Service

Robert Eidson’s Lake Allatoona Striper & Hybrid Fishing Guide Report is provided by First Bite Guide Service.  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 Slow! Last week it was the rain.  This week it’s an arctic blast with record lows.  The fish are […]

Volunteer at Red Top Mountain State Park

Volunteer at Lake Allatoona's Red Top Mountain State Park

Many parks and sites need volunteers on a daily, weekly, monthly or bi-monthly basis, including Red Top Mountain State Park. Volunteers get an opportunity to be involved for whatever time they have to give. Here is your chance to volunteer as an individual or with your family and friends for 1-day event or on a weekly […]

Lake Allatoona Fishing Report (1-2-14)

First Bite Guide Service

Robert Eidson’s Lake Allatoona Striper & Hybrid Fishing Guide Report is provided by First Bite Guide Service.  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 Slow! The rain we have had the last two weeks has caused the lake to rise by nine feet.  The lake is […]

Super Science Saturday at Tellus Science Museum

My Beloved Brontosaurus by Brian Switek

Our friends at Cartersville’s Tellus Science Museum hope you’ll visit for Super Science Saturday on January 4, 2014 to meet Brian Switek, a freelance writer and author. Brian’s latest work is My Beloved Brontosaurus: On the Road with Old Bones, New Science, and Our Favorite Dinosaurs. Meet him for yourself and listen to his message […]

DNR Law Enforcement Report (12-26-13)

DNR Law Enforcement Division ~~ Photograph by Robert Sutherland

There’s an answer to that song, “Bad boys, bad boys!  Whatcha gonna do when they come for you?” Rangers from Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources’ Law Enforcement Division know what’s going to happen to scofflaws: they’re going to get citations and maybe arrested, if the crime is severe. The latest Law Enforcement Report is proof.  […]

Former Head of Lake Allatoona Preservation Authority Indicted

LAPA

Several news agencies, including the Atlanta-Journal Constitution, the Marietta Daily Journal and the 11Alive website, are reporting that a Cobb County grand jury indicted the former general manager of the Lake Allatoona Preservation Authority (LAPA), Ron Papaleoni, on December 12, 2013, for illegally diverting that agency’s funds for his personal use. The nine-count indictment comes […]

First Day Hikes at Red Top Mountain State Park & Around Georgia

First Day Hikes Start the Year Off Right!

Let’s start the New Year in a healthy way!  Let’s hit the trails at Georgia’s state parks and join fun folks on a First Day Hike!  Every one of our 40+ state parks has something special planned. If we start 2014 with healthy new habits, we have a better chance of going for a First […]

Marietta Square Farmers Market

Marietta Square Farmers Market

The Marietta Square Farmers Market — held all along Mill Street from the intersection of Church Street and West Park Square to the railroad tracks — will return for the winter on Saturday, January 11th. The Marietta Square Farmers Market expects 43 vendors every Saturday – rain or shine – from 10 AM until 1 PM, through […]

The Moon Rocks at Tellus

The Solar System is On Display at Tellus Science Museum

Tellus — the insanely cool science museum where you actually get to play with stuff — has rocks brought back from the moon by the Apollo 15 astronauts. Please Note:  No, you cannot play with the moon rocks.  Thank you. This is the largest moon rock display in all of Georgia and is the centerpiece of […]