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 are excellent! Fishing for white bass, stripers and hybrids is fantastic. The live-bait bite right now is great too! Shad, […]
Now there is no excuse not to take the family camping, thanks to an ingenious program from Georgia’s State Parks Department. First-time campers can try out borrowed gear from one of the leaders in sporting goods, REI. “We realized that some people like the idea of camping, but they’re a little intimidated and don’t know if they […]
It’s launch time at Tellus! Gather your space cadets and beam everybody over to Tellus for their Build and Blast Rocketry Workshop on Saturday, March 10th. Your future rocket scientists — aged 8 and up only, please — can begin building their spacecraft at 11 AM with lift-off scheduled for later in the day (please see stipulations […]
The City of Acworth wants to add a little color to your life! They’ve teamed up with Splash Festivals to create the first Acworth Art Fest on April 14th & 15th 2012. View the creations of 100+ artists from all across America. The city needs 300 volunteers to help make this whimsical and colorful celebration a success. Who […]
Gather with others who enjoy learning for unique presentations and lunch in the private dining room at Tellus, a world-class museum in Cartersville, GA, just off I-75 at exit 293. Lunch and Learn lectures take place on the fourth Wednesday of each month, from noon until 1 PM. Lunch and Learn for February 22nd: “Fossils: Where Geology […]
A Red Cross Blood Drive is scheduled for Friday, February 17 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Acworth Beach House located in Cauble Park. (The Acworth Beach House is located at 2293 Beach Street Acworth, GA 30101.) This community service is sponsored by the Acworth Parks and Recreation Department. The Red Cross is the […]
Here’s an innovative way to get free park passes from Georgia State Parks. (Remember, there are many trails to choose from at Red Top Mountain State Park.) Everyone knows that exercise is one key to being healthy, but not everyone enjoys going to the gym. Georgia’s State Park system has teamed up with the Georgia […]
The new Pocket Ranger® Mobile Tour Guide brings places like Cloudland Canyon and Skidaway Island closer than ever. This amazing mobile app from Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is available for both iPhones and Androids. The Georgia DNR Pocket Ranger® Mobile Tour Guide uses some of the most advanced GPS smartphone technology to provide outdoor […]
Lake Allatoona is more than a body of water. People come from everywhere to bask in its serenity and to share their favorite hobbies. Here is an excerpt from an unusual story written by Monica Burge for Neighborhood Newspapers: Carl Frisby nimbly maneuvers a scale model aircraft above an open field located just off Allatoona Dam […]
If your yacht is so big you fear ripping off a few of the upper decks going under Lake Allatoona’s bridges, you’ll be happy to know we’ve added a link to the Army Corps of Engineers’ data on Bridge Elevations. Another new link gives Elevations for Boat Ramps on Lake Allatoona. If there are items that you’d […]