Lake Lanier is a man made body of water with a deep history in the Deep South. The lake located in north Georgia is only 60 miles from Atlanta, the city that has been known as the Black Mecca of the ...

It’s safe to drink, but a seasonal change in Lake Lanier each fall means most of the metro’s water tastes like dirt and mold.

Hall County Government and Fire Rescue will hold a christening ceremony for its new fire boat on Wednesday, Nov. 12, at 3 p.m ...

A Georgia man fishing at Lake Lanier drowned on Wednesday, marking the latest in a series of tragedies at the notorious lake rumored to be haunted. There were 13 deaths at Lake Lanier in 2023, ...

Georgia is ignoring the countless deaths and creepy tales surrounding Lake Lanier by debuting the state's first waterslide coaster this Spring. State officials gathered together on Wednesday, March 13 ...

Locals are in an uproar over plans to build a “waterslide coaster” at Georgia’s Lake Lanier – which is infamous for its troubling past. The ride will be part of the new Fins Up Water Park at ...

ATLANTA — Because of the ongoing federal government shutdown, some parks and day use areas operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will close starting Oct. 31 and will remain closed until further ...

HALL COUNTY, Ga. — The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) said a 66-year-old man was found dead in Lake Lanier on Thursday morning. According to DNR officials, the man, later identified as ...

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A man died Saturday while swimming in Lake Lanier. According to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, just before 2 p.m. Saturday, deputies with the Forsyth County Sheriff ...

Atlanta country artist Zac Brown put his Lake Lanier home up for sale for $3.25 million last week. He purchased the property for $1.8 million in June 2020, soon after the coronavirus pandemic began.

Due to the ongoing government shutdown, about two dozen parks and day-use areas in Lake Sidney Lanier Park, operated by the U ...