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July 4th Fireworks Near Lake Allatoona

July 4th Fireworks in North Georgia

Planning to stay around the house over the 4th of July weekend to watch your neighbors shoot it out with newly legal fireworks this year? If not, here’s a list of places where you can watch the professionals perform their pyrotechnic tricks. The Fourth of July begins with a bang just after dark on Friday, July 3rd, […]

Lake Allatoona Fishing Report by Robert Eidson’s First Bite Guide Service

First Bite Guide Service

Robert Eidson’s Lake Allatoona Fishing Report is brought to you by First Bite Guide Service.  Contact Robert by e-mail at [email protected]  or call him at 770-827-6282 to catch stripers and hybrids! Line-side fishing is Good! The bite this week has been Excellent. Downlining shad is still the ticket to catching big numbers. Downlines fished in […]

Supra Boats Pro Wakeboard Tour Returns to Acworth

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The Pro Wakeboard Tour comes back to Acworth’s Dallas Landing Park on Friday and Saturday, June 5th & 6th, for wicked fun times. On Friday, it’s qualifying for athletes from all over the nation who come to compete at the highest levels on Lake Acworth. Saturday brings the main event from noon all the way through […]

Safe Boating Week on Lake Allatoona

Be safe on Lake Allatoona! ~~ Photograph by Robert Sutherland

Safe Boating Week — May 16–22, 2015 — was officially declared by Georgia’s Governor Nathan Deal, in conjunction with National Safe Boating Week. Georgia DNR Law Enforcement Rangers, along with other state and local agencies, will buckle on their life jackets, get out on the water and work all summer to keep the public safe. Rangers always wear […]

Enroll Now for Camp Acworth

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Parents want their children to be safe.  All the time. Everywhere.  When they think about sending their kids off to camp, it’s easy for them to worry about whether their little darlings will be in a safe environment.  The folks at Camp Acworth understand. Camp Acworth is a popular summer day camp that provides a safe and active […]

Smoke on the Lake BBQ Festival’s Lord of the Wings

Smoke on the Lake BBQ Festival takes place the weekend of May 9th at Cauble Park in Acworth, GA.

For a few bucks you can taste your way through some of the best BBQ in Georgia (and beyond) at the Smoke on the Lake BBQ Festival to be held Friday, May 8 and Saturday, May 9, 2015 at Cauble Park.  Friday is special.  There will be an outdoor movie and (ready?) the Lord of the Wings competition. […]

First-Time Campers Can Borrow Gear in Georgia’s State Parks

First-time campers can borrow gear at state parks in Georgia!

If you’ve never gone camping before, you might think that sleeping outside means being eaten by bears, but (most of the time) that’s not true.  First-time campers hardly ever get hit by lightning or have trees fall on them.  What really happens is they giggle in the dark, dine on s’mores baked over a real […]

Get the 2015 Georgia Travel Guide with Fried Green Tomatoes

2015 Georgia Travel Guide

On January 27, 2015, Georgia’s Governor Nathan Deal met with Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) Commissioner Chris Carr and Georgia’s tourism industry leaders for the annual Tourism, Hospitality & Arts Day at the state Capitol where Gov. Deal revealed the cover of Georgia’s official 2015 state travel guide. Our pal Governor Deal presented the latest travel guide to […]

First Bite Lake Allatoona Fishing Report (11-13-14)

First Bite Guide Service

Robert Eidson’s Lake Allatoona Fishing Report is brought to you by First Bite Guide Service. Contact Robert by e-mail at [email protected] or call 770-827-6282 to catch stripers and hybrids! The bite is Good!!! Fishing this week is a carbon copy of last week’s, maybe even a little better. The fish are really starting to move […]

Leaf Watch 2014 ~ The Leaf Peepers’ Guide to Fall Foliage

Fantastic fall foliage is all around Lake Allatoona.  Leaf Watch 2014 will show you where the leaves are peaking.  ~~ Photograph by Robert Sutherland

Several state parks in Georgia are nearing the peak of autumn’s most colorful fall foliage.  The phone app, Leaf Watch 2014, can tell you where to find the best color and how to get there. Leaf Watch 2014 is a free, simple to navigate website and smartphone app that has the best information on where you’ll find the […]