Check out this video of a local diver on a lake bed adventure at night near the bridge at Browns Bridge Road in Gainesville.
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Eric Aldrich’s Tips for Fishing on Lake Lanier
http://www.lakelaniercvb.com/eric-aldrichs-tips-for-fishing-on-lake-lanier/Water Conditions: Lake Lanier is slightly below full pool at around 1070.5 (full pool is 1071). Lake temperatures are in the lower 40’s and the main lake is clear and the backs of the creeks are stained. The Chattahoochee River is clear. Check generation schedules before heading out to the river @ 770-945-1466 Bass: Not a...read more
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Lake Lanier Guide Honored with Hall of Fame Designation
http://www.lakelaniercvb.com/lake-lanier-guide-honored-with-hall-of-fame-designation/On January 12, 2010, Lake Lanier fishing guide Shane Watson was inducted into The Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame for the year 2010 as a Legendary Guide. This is a prestigious honor as only 56 people have been recognized as a Legendary Guide since 1992. There are only 2 to 3 people inducted each year worldwide. I Inductees...read more
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10 year old Catches 31 lb Bass on Lake Lanier – watch the video!
http://www.lakelaniercvb.com/10-year-old-catches-31-lb-bass-on-lake-lanier-watch-the-video/Kevin Johnson posted a great video to You Tube and we just could not resist sharing it. Read below his account of a fishing trip on Lake Lanier this summer when his young son, Jonathan caught a monster…enjoy! Excerpt below from Kevin’s blog… My 10 year old son has been fishing with me for Striped Bass on Lake...read more
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Cabbaga Patch Kids Plant New Roots
http://www.lakelaniercvb.com/cabbaga-patch-kids-plant-new-roots/The iconic Cabbage Patch Kids that were born in Cleveland in the late ’70s and embraced by cool kids everywhere in the 1980s have a new home that suits their Southern heritage. The new BabyLand General Hospital, a sprawling 70,000-square-foot plantation style building north of Cleveland just off Hulsey Road, is a big change...read more
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New Year…New Links
Welcome 2010! The Slip Away website is updating content for the new year. We’re adding lots of new restaurants and places to shop. Check back to see new pages and features including picnic spots, coupons, and links to our new .mobi site!
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Local Artist Debuts Award Winning Work
http://www.lakelaniercvb.com/local-artist-debuts-award-winning-work/Story by Kristen Morales, Gainesville Times Gainesville artist Chad Shore says he never intended his graphic acrylic painting, “My Angel,” to be seen outside of his private collection at home. But as it turns out, the painting of a red-lipped woman adorned with wings will appear on a limited edition series of 1800...read more
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History Center Honors Veterans this Sunday
http://www.lakelaniercvb.com/history-center-honors-veterans-this-sunday/This Sunday, November 8th is Family Sunday at the Northeast Georgia History Center. “Celebrating Patriotism and Our Veterans.” Military displays from World War I through present day, photos with a World War II-era Jeep and military gear, patriotic crafts. 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Northeast Georgia History Center, 322...read more
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Finger Lickin’ Good Fun at Pie Bake Off in The Branch
http://www.lakelaniercvb.com/finger-lickin-good-fun-at-pie-bake-off-in-the-branch/SWEET! How about a free movie night and all the pie you can eat? Well, at least all the pie you can taste? Come on out tonight (Friday, September 25th) for some fun and fellowship during The Springs Church Pie Bake-off and Family Movie Night in Flowery Branch. Pie judging and tasting, 7 p.m.; outdoor movie at dusk. The Springs...read more
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Dario Franchetti Revs Up Petit Le Mans
http://www.lakelaniercvb.com/dario-franchetti-races-petit-le-mans/One of the famous faces at the track this weekend will be racer Dario Franchetti. Dario, the winningest British driver in U.S. open-wheel history, returns full-time to the IndyCar Series with Target Chip Ganassi Racing in 2009. (You may know him better as actress Ashley Judd’s spouse.) After transitioning to the Ganassi...read more
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