This year’s Marietta StreetFest will be better than ever with more arts & crafts, cool old cars, cool old musicians and brand-new ways for kids of all ages to have fun. The 23rd annual Marietta StreetFest takes place on Saturday, September 20th from 9 AM until 5 PM around the Historic Marietta Square. Marietta StreetFest — presented […]
First the geese fly south from the northern parts of the United States. Then snowbirds — folks fleeing winter to enjoy a few months of almost-perfect weather in Georgia — are right behind them, in their RVs or towing their campers. When the weather cools off, the deals warm up for campers who want to […]
Seriously, isn’t “Bat Blitz at Black Rock Mountain” the best title for a news story ever? Grab your Batman garb and take a trek to Black Rock Mountain State Park in northeast Georgia’s Rabun County the weekend of September 4-7, 2014, for the first Bat Blitz with the batty folks at the Georgia Bat Working Group. […]
Georgians have the chance to win a lifetime hunting and fishing license in the next edition of the Lifetime License Contest sponsored by the Georgia Natural Resources Foundation. Participants can fill out an entry form by visiting the Wildlife Resources Division Facebook page. Click Here for the Wildlife Resources Facebook Page “This has become a […]
From now until the end of 2014, the Cherokee County History Museum host the temporary exhibit “Cherokee Voices from the Civil War.” The story of Cherokee County during the Civil War is told using quotes and first-hand accounts gleaned from original letters, court documents and publications. The exhibit focuses on life at home, on the […]
Lake Allatoona Fishing Report Striper & Hybrid Bass is brought to you by First Bite Guide Service. When you’re ready to catch stripers and hybrids, contact Robert at 770-827-6282 or by e-mail: [email protected]. Line-side fishing is Good. The live bait bite is still going strong. Fish are scattered in the water column anywhere from 13 […]
When you visit state parks in Georgia, chances are the first people you see are the camp hosts. The campground host program is one of the most popular volunteer opportunities at Georgia state parks. In exchange for a free campsite and utilities for your RV or motorhome, camp hosts serve the park and the public. Camp hosts […]
The giant brown trout that most of us have hooked in the Chattahoochee River below Buford Dam but never landed has been caught and it’s bigger than the biggest liar among us could have imagined. The largest brown trout ever officially caught in Georgia … beating the previous record by 2-1/2 pounds … was pulled in on […]
According to Mark McKinnon, spokesman for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, the year’s fifth drowning in Lake Allatoona occurred about 4 PM, on Sunday, July 27, 2014. A 26-year-old man, identified by the Bartow County coroner’s office as Ryan Tyndall, of Snellville, was swimming away from the shore near Allatoona Landing in Bartow County when he […]
Robert Eidson’s Lake Allatoona Fishing Report is provided by First Bite Guide Service. When you’re ready to catch stripers and hybrids, contact Robert at 770-827-6282 or by e-mail: [email protected]. Fishing is Very Good! The bite this week is the same as last week’s, change nothing. The live-bait bite is starting to fall off some because it’s […]