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How one group’s efforts might have saved some Lake Lanier islands from disappearing
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Lake Lanier Association executive director Jennifer Flowers visits some islands in Lake Lanier with Rich York Tuesday, June 16, 2020, to inspect new rip rap placed around the island to stop erosion. The Association's 2-year effort to restore Lake Lanier's many islands, which had been eroding from waves caused by passing boats, finished in May. - photo by Scott Rogers
The Lake Lanier Association, with the funding help of governments and others, spent nearly $500,000 putting riprap, or heavy rocks, around the islands dotting the 38,000-acre lake. The rocks were placed along heavily eroded areas, which had turned into sheer cliffs exposing red dirt and sediment.
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First Baptist Church hosts celebration with stunt show
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A member of the Real Encounter ministry does a BMX bike stunt at the event on Sunday. - photo by Rio White
The First Baptist Church of Dawsonville hosted its Vacation Bible School kick-off event on Sunday, June 5, complete with inflatables, a petting zoo, bluegrass music and a stunt show featuring a motorcycle and BMX bikes.
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