The Vineyard Mountain Trail reopens on January 1, 2019 following scheduled hunting activities in the area. If “absence makes the heart grow fonder,” you’ll love walking that path more than ever in the New Year.
The nicest folks you’ll ever meet volunteer at Red Top Mountain State Park on Lake Allatoona — and in other parks statewide. If you have some spare time and you’d like to join a friendly team, we can tell you how to join them. (more…)
![Have a [darn] good time on Lake Allatoona! ~~ Photo by Robert Sutherland](https://lakelanier.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/DSC_0070-300x199.jpg "How to Find Fun in Georgia This Winter")
If you don’t know how to find fun in Georgia this winter, let our pals with our state’s Department of Natural Resources help. They have terrific suggestions.
The Cobb County Water System says the stinky drinking water from Lake Allatoona is safe to drink and is only a temporary condition. That sounds fishy to many of their customers.
Most US Army Corps of Engineers campsites around Allatoona are closed for the 2018 season, although two USACE campgrounds open for autumn camping on Lake Allatoona. Opening dates for the 2019 season are listed below.
For the 33rd year, the Great Lake Allatoona Cleanup (GLAC) will lead thousands of volunteers in a one-day event on October 6, 2018 to rid Lake Allatoona of tons of trash.
When Georgia’s new Hands Free Law takes effect on July 1, 2018, drivers can no longer have a phone in their hands. That means no texting, watching videos or holding a phone, even at stoplights.
As of July 1, 2018, drivers in Georgia will have new restrictions on the use of electronic devices while driving. New penalties are also in place to fight the epidemic of distracted driving and texting while driving.
Sure has been a rough spring, hasn’t it? Any day now, the sun will come out. We’ll complain about the heat, and it will be time to go camping at Lake Allatoona to cool down.
Don’t ask why. Just turn your clocks ahead for the switch to Daylight Saving Time at 2 AM on Sunday, March 11, 2018. It doesn’t matter that it doesn’t make sense, even if it’s as goofy as men wearing tassel loafers.