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50 days for
50 years of Lake Lanier!
Celebrate all year long to commemorate 50 years of recreation and
marinas at Lake Lanier.
Special events, contests, prize giveaways, history-making
activities, dedications, commemorations and fun for the whole
family.
Special Events All Year Long
Here are the events that are committed at this time to celebrate the
50th Anniversary of Lake Lanier. Many are linked to the presenting
organizations’ websites, where you can get more information.
More events will be added throughout
the summer and into the fall, so check back often.
March 2007
Saturday March
24- Coast Guard Safe Boating Course-MarineMax Holiday Road
Saturday, March 24 – Let’s Go Sailing –
Lanier Sailing Academy
Saturday and Sunday, March 24 and 25 -
In-Water Boat Show –
Gainesville Marina
Friday through Sunday, March 30-April 1
– Atlanta Inland
Sailing Club Dogwood Regatta
Saturday, March 31- Powerhouse Tours of
Buford Dam - FILLED
Saturday, March 31 – Lanier Sprints
Rowing Regatta, Lake Lanier Rowing Club
April 2007
Friday through Sunday April 6-8 Demo
Days -
MarineMax Bald Ridge Marina
Saturday through
Saturday April 14-28 – Geocache “Cache in Trash Out” –
COE
Saturday April 14- Kids in Boating -
MarineMax Bald Ridge Marina
Saturday April 21- Women on Water -
MarineMax Bald Ridge Marina
Saturday April 21 - Let’s Go Sailing –
Lanier Sailing Academy
Saturday, April 21 - Ladies in Boating
– Gainesville Marina
Saturday and Sunday, April 21 -22 –
Boating Seminars and free information at Bass Pro Camping and
Boating Classic -
Atlanta Sail
and Power Squadron
Sunday, April 22 – “Sample Sailing” –
Windsong Sailing Academy
Monday through Friday, April 23-27 – 50
percent off boat rentals –
Port Royale Marina/Paradise Rental Boats
Saturday, April 28 –
Lake Lanier Association
Spring Mini-Shoresweep
Saturday, April 28
– Department of Natural Resources Free Certified Boat Safety Class
at Sunrise Cove Marina Clubhouse. Call 770-535-5499 for advance
registration.
May 2007
Saturday May 5 –“Sample Sailing” –
Windsong Sailing Academy
Saturday May 5 - Lanier Art Celebration
and Movie in the Park -
Hall County
Parks & Recreation
Saturday May 5 -
CDockPirates Third Annual Norman J. Memorial Melanoma Awareness
Fundraiser
- Holiday Marina
Saturday, May 5 – Celtic Crossing
Sailing Event,
Barefoot Sailing Club
Saturday May 12 - Let’s Go Sailing –
Lanier Sailing Academy
Saturday, May 12 – Department of
Natural Resources Free Certified Boat Safety Class at
Sunrise
Cove Marina
Clubhouse. Call 770-535-5499 for advance registration.
Sunday May 13 (Mother’s Day) - Let’s Go
Sailing – Lanier Sailing Academy
Friday and Saturday, May 18-19 -
Richardson Racing League Championship Race - Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club
Saturday, May 19 –
Rubber Duck Derby Boys
& Girls Clubs of Hall County
Saturday, May 19 through May 25 –
National Safe Boating Week
Saturday, May 26 - Basic Boating Safety
Course – Gainesville
Marina
Saturday and Sunday, May 26-27 –
Memorial Day Blast BBQ and Sales Extravaganza –
West Marine Lake
Lanier
Monday, May 28 – Memorial Day
Thursday, May 31, at 7 p.m. – Free
fishing seminar, presented by Lake Lanier's Premier Striper Captain,
West Marine Lake
Lanier Store on Friendship Road.
June 2007
Saturdays,
June 2 , 9 ,
16 , 23 , 30– “Sunset Sail on the Pirate Ship
at Lake Lanier Islands for 50 percent off” –
Lord
Nelson Charters
Saturday, June 2 – Boat Smart Classes -
Atlanta Sail
and Power Squadron
Thursday, June 14 - Lake Lanier
Association Annual Meeting, featuring Brig Gen Joseph Schroedel,
www.lakelanier.org
June 15 through August 11
– 50 Days for 50 Years Celebration*
Friday through
Sunday, June 15-17 –
Lake Lanier Sailing Club Reggae Regatta
Saturday, June 16 – Aqualand Safe Boat
Day
Sunday June 17 (Father’s Day) - Let’s
Go Sailing – Lanier Sailing
Academy
Thursday, June 21, through Sunday, July 15 -
“Metamorphoses,” Gainesville Theatre Alliance -
www.gainesvilletheatrealliance.org
Saturday, June 23 –
SAFE KIDS water
Safety Fun Day, Life Jacket Exchange, with
COE
Saturday, June 23 –
Aqualand Solstice Sail
Saturday, June 23 – Nifty-50 50-minute
sailboat rides and Lake Lanier Birthday Celebration –
Windsong Sailing Academy
June 15 through August 11 – 50 prizes
for 50 days –
Habersham
Marina
Saturday June 23 - Kids in Boating -
MarineMax Bald Ridge Marina
Saturday, June 23 – Free cruises on the
New Chota Princess II,
Upper
Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, reservations suggested – 770-531-1064
Saturday, June 23 – Aqualand Solstice
Sail with
Barefoot Sailing Club
Saturday June 30 - Women on Water -
MarineMax Bald Ridge Marina
Saturday and Sunday, June 30–July 1 -
Independence Day BBQ and Sales Extravaganza –
West Marine Lake
Lanier
Tuesday,
July 3 - Giant Lakeside Fireworks Celebration -
University
Yacht Club
Saturdays,
July 7, 14 , 21, 28 - “Sunset Sail on the
Pirate Ship at Lake Lanier Islands for 50 percent off” –
Lord
Nelson Charters
Saturday, July 7 – “Sample Sailing” –
Windsong Sailing Academy
Saturday and Sunday, July 7-8 –
Independence Day BBQ and Sales Extravaganza –
West Marine Lake
Lanier
Saturday July 14 - Let’s Go Sailing –
Lanier Sailing Academy
Saturday, July 14 - “Charlotte’s Web”
Free Movie in the Park at Lake Lanier Beach/River Forks Park 4 p.m.
until end of movie –
Hall
County Parks and Leisure Services
Saturday, July 14 -
Georgia State
Games Rowing Event -
Lake Lanier Rowing Club
Saturday, July 14 -
Georgia State
Games Open Water Swim - Buford Dam Park
Friday, July 20 – Art Show at
Aqualand Marina
Saturday, July 21 – In-water boat show
– Starboard Cove Marina
Saturday, July 28 - Ladies in Boating –
Gainesville Marina
Saturday, August 4 – SeaQuest Nationals
at Lake Lanier Olympic Center
Saturday,
August 11 – National Marina Day (Special Events at All Marinas)
Saturdays,
August 4 , 11,
18 , 25
– “Sunset Sail on the Pirate
Ship at Lake Lanier Islands for 50 percent off” –
Lord
Nelson Charters
Saturday, August
11 – Marina/Garage Sale at
Lanier
Harbor Marina
Saturday, August
11 – Free cruise aboard the new
Chota Princess II!
Sailing times: 10 a.m. and
12:30 p.m. -
Upper
Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, reservations suggested – 770-531-1064
Saturday, August 11 – Banks & Shane concert at
Holiday on
Lake Lanier Marina
Saturday, August 25 - Ray Marine
Electronics Seminar –
Gainesville Marina
Saturday, August 25 – Boat Smart Classes -
Atlanta Sail
and Power Squadron
September 2007
Saturday and Sunday, September 1-2 –
Labor Day BBQ and Sales Extravaganza -
West Marine Lake
Lanier
Friday though Sunday, September 7-9 –
Special Olympics Sailing Regatta Fund-raising event,
Southern Sailing Club
Saturday and Sunday, September 8-9 -
Hong Kong Dragonboat Festival-Atlanta –
Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club
Saturdays, September 8, 15 , 22 , 29 –
“Sunset Sail on the Pirate Ship at Lake Lanier Islands for 50
percent off” –
Lord
Nelson Charters
Saturday, September 15 -Classic and
Wooden Boat Show at Holiday Marina, presented by the
Blue
Ridge Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society
Sunday, September 16 – “Sample Sailing”
– Windsong Sailing Academy
Saturday September 22 - Let’s Go
Sailing – Lanier Sailing Academy
Saturday, September 22 – “Taste of
Gainesville” - Lake Lanier Rowing Club
Friday and Saturday, September 28-29 -
Richardson Racing League Championship Race –
Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club
Saturday, September 29 –
Lake Lanier Association
Shoresweep/National Public Lands Day
October 2007
Friday through
Sunday, October 5-7 –
Barefoot Sailing Club
Sailing Regatta
Saturday, October 6 – Dam Run 5K Fun
Run – Buford Dam
Wednesday, October 10 – Lake Lanier
Family Fish Night at Laurel Park, 4 to 8 p.m. – $5 per family,
Hall
County Parks and Leisure Services
Saturday, October 13 – “Sample Sailing”
– Windsong Sailing Academy
Friday, October 19 - 9th Annual Holiday
Marina Golf Classic to benefit the
Boys and
Girls Club of Hall County, Pine Isle Golf Resort –
Holiday at
Lake Lanier
Saturday October 20 - Let’s Go Sailing
– Lanier Sailing Academy
Thursday,
October 25 – Lake Lanier Family Fish Night at Laurel Park, 4
to 8 p.m. – $5 per family,
Hall
County Parks and Leisure Services
November 2007
Sunday, November
18 – Lanier Cup Invitational Sailing Championship –
University Yacht Club
January 2008
Tuesday, January 1 - Polar Bear Swim –
Lanier
Canoe and Kayak Club
* NOTE: 'Wear It & Win!' prizes
throughout the 50 days. Check back often for details!
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