Archive | Events

RSS feed for this section

Lake Allatoona Fishing Report (4-11-12)

Lake Allatoona Fishing Report (4-11-12)

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] Fishing is Excellent! Stick with what I told you last week and you’ll catch fish.  Change nothing.  (Click Here for Fishing […]

Acworth Art Fest Begins April 14th

Acworth Art Fest Begins April 14th

Ever heard that saying, “When mama ain’t happy … ain’t nobody happy”?  Well, here’s a way to make mama — and the whole family — as happy as can be: the Acworth Art Fest, the weekend of April 14th. The Lake City’s historic Main Street will be the delightful backdrop for 120 whimsical and talented […]

Magnificent Gibbs Gardens in Ball Ground, GA

Gibbs Gardens ~ Photo b Robert Sutherland

If you’ve never been to Ball Ground, GA, please plan a day trip that includes Gibbs Gardens — a gem for all those who love flowers and landscaping. Imagine 300-acres of Eden-like beauty set in the forested foothills of the North Georgia Mountains. The rolling hills, shade trees and abundant springs and streams create an […]

Lake Allatoona Fishing Report (4-4-12)

Lake Allatoona Fishing Report (4-4-12)

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] Fishing is Excellent! The river run is on, and the fish are also biting on the south end of the lake. […]

Why Hike the Appalachian Trail?

Why Hike the Appalachian Trail?

The Appalachian Trail means different things to different people.  It’s more than just a great alibi when you want leave the governor’s office and fly to Argentina to hang out with your girlfriend.  Much more. The motivations, goals and hopes of those who hit the trail are fascinating.  We’ve collected many of their tales and […]

Lake Allatoona Fishing Report (3-21-12)

Lake Allatoona Fishing Report (3-21-12)

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-sides: Good. I wasn’t on the lake much this week, due to my eye surgery – but when I did get […]

No Decision on Hickory Log Creek Reservoir Transaction

hickory creek dam

A well-written story by Geoff Folsom came to our attention.  LakeAllatoona.com knew you’d want to read it. As you may know, the sale of the City of Canton’s portion of the Hickory Log Creek Reservoir to the Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority is hotly contended. Even if the parties did agree, no one seems to know the […]

Right to Hike’s Inaugural Spring Golf Classic

rth

LakeAllatoona.com encourages you to support Right to Hike, Inc., based in Atlanta. This outstanding non-profit group was founded after Meredith Hope Emerson went missing on the Appalachian Trail near Blood Mountain in January of 2008. You are safer on the Appalachian Trail — and wherever you enjoy the outdoors — because of Right to Hike, […]

Lake Allatoona Fishing Report (3-14-12)

Lake Allatoona Fishing Report (3-14-12)

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-sides: Excellent.   Fishing for white bass, stripers and hybrids is fantastic right now.  The live-bait bite right now is great too. […]

Dahlonega’s Appalachian Trail Fest: March 16-18th

AT Trail Community Logo

Dahlonega, GA is the Southern Gateway to the Appalachian Trail. You’re invited to visit Dahlonega for the celebration of the town’s latest claim to fame: being named an official Appalachian Trail Community by the Appalachian Trail Conservancy. Dahlonega’s Trail Fest officially begins Friday, March 18, but the great times start Thursday evening as the Dahlonega […]