Don’t overlook remodeling options for that lake home
If you are among the fortunate ones to own a home or property on Lake Lanier or another of our nearby northeast Georgia lakes, you have likely enjoyed the great views and outdoor options available while being stuck at home more than usual lately. If you’ve been eyeing...
June was topsy-turvy to say the least
June was quite the weather month! Yes, I know that was an understatement. Relentless rain and storms, intense heat that almost set records, and of course all the rain from that tropical system. While I am hoping for a better July, I am not too optimistic. The Climate...
The wine, the view, and yes, fainting goats
Looking for a place to escape within an hour drive from the lake? I have a recommendation for a vineyard with good wines, a beautiful mountain view, and fainting goats. Yes, fainting goats. Really. Fainting Goat Vineyards and Winery just northeast of Jasper is about...
Mae West and the Goldfish Club
The boating season is a prime time for accidents. Such events are all caused by different factors, most connected by one common thread: Not Wearing a Life Jacket. Personal Flotation Devices, also known as PFDs are the invention of genius. Evidence of their existence...
Garden hacks galore for hot July summers
As a journalist who has been writing for Lakeside on Lanier for more than two decades, as well as penning articles for about a dozen other magazines across the Southeast, I’m frequently the recipient of great information, gardening books and tidbits from experts....
Memories of a northeast clambake
My after-school job as a teenager was doing odd jobs for the local handyman. He was the go-to guy when you needed a ditch dug, manure spread, sod laid, trees topped, firewood cut, split, delivered, stacked or anything else that required manual labor. He paid a bunch...
Pinckney Island is a special place for nature lovers
Since the pandemic has subsided, everything in the outdoors has become popular with the emerging masses of human prisoners. Therefore, nowhere could be more fulfilling or breathtaking to this crowd of nature seekers than the Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge,...
