Via Examiner.com, a quick recap of Kennesaw Mountain, beside Lake Allatoona:   The museum at Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park in Kennesaw carefully sets the stage for the events leading up to the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain and what happened afterward. A 20-minute film also helps visitors understand all that was at stake for both […]

New examples of environmentally friendly housing are on the Marietta in Marietta, Georgia.  A newly erected house at 1492 Murdock Road is the first in Georgia to be rated as a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Platinum-certified, factory-built home. It is also the first LEED Platinum home of any type in the state designed […]

Up to seven bears have been sighted throughout Acworth this summer. Bears love unsecured garbage recepticals and bears drink water. Last I checked Lake Allatoona is full of water so make sure your recreational area or campsite is kept clean and there are no piles of 4th of July leftovers lurking nearby. For more information […]

Lake Allatoona Fishing Guides Report For July 12 This striper and hybrid report fishing report has been brought to you exclusively by Robert Eidson of First Bite Guide Service, 770 827-6282. www.firstbiteguideservice.com Lake Allatoona, Georgia email: [email protected] Line side fishing is GREAT ! The bite this week is a carbon copy of last weeks, Change […]

Not only is Marietta, Georgia the jewel of Cobb County, just northwest of Atlanta, but is also a city known for its ethical practices of governing. The Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) at its annual convention in Savannah in June recertified Marietta as a City of Ethics for adopting an ethics ordinance and adopting and following […]

Only slightly older than Lake Lanier, Lake Allatoona is certainly longer lived in my memory. In the 1970’s my family would meet up with friends and their children close to my age on Allatoona several times a year, but by the early 80’s the focus turned to Lake Lanier in the area I grew up […]

Today I fished with Joe , his two daughters Sarah and Vita and Sarah’s friend Mike. The bite today was crazy. Our first stop was full of fish but they turned out to be small White Bass. Our next stop started out slow with a few small Hybrids and a 4lb cat fish. Then I […]

Cobb County, Georgia knows how to launch a spectacular July 4th celebration.  Each city hosts its special events to honor the birth of our nation.  Kennesaw gets things booming on July 3rd with a free pre-Independence Day concert and fireworks downtown.  The Journey tribute band Frontiers will perform in front of the Depot in Downtown […]

Today I fished with Rodger, Brett and Groom. You guys may remember Rodger. Rodger and his family fished with me just a couple of weeks ago. Today was a quick trip the guys had to get back to work early so we only fished 2 1/2 hours this morning. The bite was very good this […]

Patriotism reigns in Marietta, Georgia on the Fourth of July.  From morning until night festivities to honor our nation’s independent spirit abound.  The annual parade and evening fireworks provide the atmosphere to celebrate our freedom. Mayor Bill Dunaway launched the city’s annual Fourth of July parade back in 1968. So there’s a certain poignancy in […]