With apologies to Pooh, Smokey, Yogi, Corky and other well behaved bears, we must discuss the actions of less mannerly bruins … who have earned the title of “nuisance bears.” These critters are getting into trouble because, to them, your garbage is fine dining. The worst part? They’re losing their fear of humans. Easily accessible […]
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: [email protected]. Line-sides: Fair!! The bite is starting to pick up and seems to be getting better. The fish are starting to move north […]
Our creative friends at the Army Corps of Engineers at Lake Allatoona have come up with another clever idea. It’s a Facebook game they call, “WHERE AT THE LAKE IS BUDDY BEAVER???” Buddy Beaver will post a postcard on their Facebook page from somewhere at the lake. Kids can have fun trying to figure out where […]
Writing about the use of marine toilets on Lake Allatoona isn’t the most pleasant subject, but some things need to be said in order to keep the lake as healthy and pure as possible. Spending a few hours or a few days boating on Allatoona is blissful. Swimming, fishing, sliding into the water, sleeping with […]
Relax. Twilight Hikes at Red Top Mountain State Park on Lake Allatoona have nothing to do with all those vampires and spooky creatures our kids know more about than American History, English, Sociology and Algebra — combined. These particular Twilight Hikes are guided tours at our favorite state park. Note to Parents: You should allow […]
Hunting alligators is only slightly less interesting to me than “interpretive dancing” or “spelunking,” but some folks just cannot wait to get out there and get ’em a gator or two — before the season opens. Bad idea for the alligator boys. Job security for our friends at the Law Enforcement Division of Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources. Their […]
It’s that time of year when men — who are otherwise incapable of such simple tasks as picking up their beer cans, knowing when a diaper needs to be changed or how to empty a dishwasher — head into the woods before dawn to sit almost motionless for hours in trees smelling like a deer in heat, so they can […]
The Department of Natural Resources publishes a monthly newsletter — Georgia Wild — that is a delight to nature lovers, no matter where they live. This portion, written by Terry W. Johnson, deals with bird migration and how we can entice our feathered friends to stop in our yards all around Lake Allatoona. “The frightening […]
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: [email protected]. Line-sides: Fair!! The bite is starting to pick up. The fish are starting to move north and can be caught from the Delta to Clear […]
People even more weird than your in-laws use cameras to deceive people into believing in Unidentified Flying Objects, Ghosts and that Justin Bieber is not from another planet far, far away. Your friends at Cartersville’s Tellus Science Museum will give you the straight scoop during their Tellus Lecture Series: How Your Camera Lies to You: From UFOs […]