The State of Georgia is one big glorious park with hundreds of little parks within. During the month of May, Georgia’s State Parks & Historic Sites will burst with activity. Kayak tours, Memorial Day events, guided hikes, birding, swamp tours and more outdoor fun is now posted on the May calendar from Georgia’s State Parks. Grab […]
What do you get when you combine perfect weather, happy people, super-tasty food, fun music, a scenic park and more food? Taste of Marietta! Taste of Marietta (TOM) is an annual food festival held on the last Sunday in April, rain or shine, that showcases Cobb County restaurants and caterers. TOM had more than 100,000 visitors […]
The Smoke on the Lake BBQ Festival is back for the fourth straight year and the organizers — North Cobb Rotary Club, City of Acworth, Superior Plumbing and the Georgia Barbecue Association — believe it’ll be the best one yet. The fun begins Friday evening, May 10th, at 6 PM and continues on Saturday from 10 […]
It’s no wonder people travel from all across America to bask in the beauty of Lake Allatoona, our parks and the surrounding area, but there’s a lot to do here, too. Here are a few things you might want to try. Tree and Leaf Rubbing Saturday, September 1, 2012 from 3 – 4 PM at Red […]
The 2012 Love the Lake Festival in Acworth promises to be the best ever! The theme is: GO FOR THE GOLD: Celebrating the Olympics. It all starts at 9:30 AM on Saturday, September 1st with the Lake Festival Parade down Main Street. There’s serious prize money for floats that reflect this year’s theme — First Place: $275; Second […]
We’re expecting good weather for “Rumble in the Streets” — a police-escorted motorcycle ride and Classic Car Cruise-In to benefit the Griffin & Jake Prince Memorial Fund — on Saturday, August 11, 2012. Griffin & Jake are the brothers who perished in a boating accident on Lake Lanier in June, 2012. The 70-mile motorcycle ride […]
It’s the 4th of July!!! Aren’t you glad our Founding Fathers didn’t declare America’s independence in the middle of the winter? Just one more reason why we live in the greatest nation on earth! Here’s today’s weather forecast for Lake Allatoona: • Some clouds with the possibility of an isolated thunderstorm this afternoon. (Sure, there is […]