Georgia’s Office of Highway Safety Director Harris Blackwood held a news conference on Friday, May 23, 2014, at the Bethany Bridge Boat Ramp on Lake Allatoona. He was joined by law enforcement officers from county, state and federal agencies to drive home the message: “Choose Your Ride.” There were a dozen law enforcement vehicles and […]
Lake Allatoona offers more than a dozen picture-perfect parks managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to spend the day reading in the breeze, boating, playing ball or cooking out with friends and family. They all have restrooms, but there’s a variety of amenities available: ball fields fishing jetties picnic tables swimming beaches horse-shoe pits […]
Our great nation set aside a special day, May 30th, each year to remember those who gave their lives in their service to America’s military. That day used to be called “Decoration Day.” Now we know it as Memorial Day, and we celebrate it on the last Monday in May. We must wonder how many […]
An estimated 40 firefighters were called just before 4:45 PM on Monday, May 19, 2014, to fight a fire at the power house at the Lake Allatoona dam, operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). Atlanta’s Channel 2 Action News says officials told them “work was being done at the power station Monday and […]
Georgia’s Governor Nathan Deal signed into law House Bill 60 on April 23, 2014. That new law, according to the governor’s office, “protects law-abiding, licensed Georgia citizens’ Second Amendment rights.” Governor Deal says, “This legislation will protect the constitutional rights of Georgians who have gone through a background check to legally obtain a Georgia Weapons Carry License. Roughly […]
Even Captain Jack Sparrow isn’t crazy enough to try the Pro Wakeboard Tour. Wakeboarders fly through the air with the greatest of ease — unless they make epic crash landings. See the action for yourself on Saturday, May 17, 2014, when the Pro Wakeboard Tour returns to Dallas Landing Park from 10:00 AM until 5 PM. The MasterCraft Pro […]
The State of Georgia is one big glorious park with hundreds of little parks within. During the month of May, Georgia’s State Parks & Historic Sites will burst with activity. Kayak tours, Memorial Day events, guided hikes, birding, swamp tours and more outdoor fun is now posted on the May calendar from Georgia’s State Parks. Grab […]
What do you get when you combine perfect weather, happy people, super-tasty food, fun music, a scenic park and more food? Taste of Marietta! Taste of Marietta (TOM) is an annual food festival held on the last Sunday in April, rain or shine, that showcases Cobb County restaurants and caterers. TOM had more than 100,000 visitors […]
Georgia Wild says only ten North Atlantic right whale calves have been spotted off the coasts of Florida and Georgia recently. That’s about half the average normally seen since 2000. Scientists monitoring the bus-sized whales off the coasts of Georgia and north Florida — the only known calving grounds for endangered North Atlantic right whales — […]
You’re invited to join the Bass Anglers from Reinhardt University for its first bass tournament to be held on Lake Allatoona on Saturday, April 19, 2014. Teams will hit the water on Saturday, April 19th from Victoria Boat Ramp. The tournament will run from safelight until 3 p.m. Tournament Details Teams can consist of one […]