Every few years Banks Lake gets drained is an effort to stymie unwanted aquatic vegetation.
Hydrilla verticillata forms dense mats at the surface of the water. The dense mats can Continue reading
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Cherry Creek and Grand Bay Creek
Does Cherry Creek come from Grand Bay? This question came up about Valdosta’s Cherry Creek Lift Station Spill. No, but you weren’t alone if you didn’t know that.
Cherry Creek (lower left) and Grand Bay Creek (right)
Cherry Creek runs into the Withlacoochee River, and comes from very near Grand Bay, but not Continue reading
Pictures: Banks Lake Full Moon Paddle 2017-07-08
Lights! Full Moon! Paint! Rice and watermelon! Fun was had by all last Saturday on the WWALS watery living room, Banks Lake, just west of Lakeland, GA on GA 122.
Only saw one gator, and he got scared away by all the boats. Didn’t see any moccassins, but I bet they were there in the lily pads on the west side across the lake, where we turned back.
Paddlers with WWALS and Suwannee Riverkeeper Banners, 31.0351925, -83.0965187
The total I think was seventeen paddlers in sixteen boats, some not pictured here due to not arrived yet, or something.
Movie: Tom Cramer and his wife Barb are the volunteers at Banks Lake Outdoors (26M)
Continue readingBanks Lake Outdoors 2017-05-05
Yes, there are kayaks for rent! And Tom says he’s happy to stay open this Saturday, July 8, 2017, for the Banks Lake Full Moon Paddle.
If the store’s not open, knock on the RV next to it. Continue reading
Banks Lake Full Moon Paddle 2017-07-08
Bring bon-bons, lights, and boats to paddle the moonlit mysteries of our own mini-Okefenokee: Banks Lake, as the sun sets between Lakeland, GA and I-75.
Bring something somewhat more substantial
and we will have a brief pot-luck at the gazebo before paddling.
No cooking at the site.
When: 8PM Saturday, July 8, 2017
Where:
Banks Lake Boat Ramp,
1099 W Main St. (GA 122), Lakeland, GA 31635.
Or: 307 Georgia 122, Lakeland, GA 31635, Lanier County
GPS: 31.03492, -83.09619
Duration: Continue reading
Banks Lake daybreak
Nell Patten Roquemore to be honored tonight in Valdosta by Scouts 2016-09 -20
A chance to see a living legend from Lakeland honored tonight in Valdosta.
Dean Poling, VDT, 18 September 2016,
Scouts honor Roquemore
VALDOSTA — Nell Patten Roquemore has written two books on Lakeland and Lanier County history.
She spearheaded the project of murals being located throughout her native Lakeland.
And Roquemore has been designated as the first woman to receive the prestigious Distinguished Citizen’s Award given by the Boy Scouts of America South Georgia Council.
Former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue is scheduled to speak in her honor Tuesday during the award banquet, according to organizers.
“I am thrilled to be the first woman chosen and I am truly honored by the selection,” Roquemore said in a statement. “There is no finer Continue reading
Hotchkiss Road to Mayday, Alapaha River 2016-04-23
See the beautiful blackwater Alapaha River while it’s high,
in the middle of the Alapaha River Water Trail,
from Hotchkiss Road in Lanier County to Mayday in Echols County.
When: 8AM Saturday 23 April 2016
Put in: Hotchkiss Road in Lanier County, 30.93669, -83.0406
Take out: Mayday in Echols County, 30.82827, -83.017179
Distance: 12.7 miles
Duration: about 6 hours
Directions: Continue reading
Rained out: Banks Lake Outing cancelled 2015-08-29
Expedition leader Chris Mericle conferred with John at Banks Lake Outdoors,
and they agree nobody wants boaters on Banks Lake in a thunderstorm,
so
tonight’s outing is cancelled.
You probably figured that out already anyway, what with
rain for an hour or more now and a 70% chance of thundersshowers at 7PM.
Chris would like to reschedule for Continue reading
Banks Lake Full Moon Paddle: bring bon-bons! 2015-08-29
Bring bon-bons, lights, and boats to
Banks Lake, just west of Lakeland, Georgia,
7PM Saturday
August 29th 2015
for the first WWALS Moonlight Paddle and Bon-Bon Eating Contest. Your host, Chris Mericle, has arranged a special after-hours permit for this outing. Join us at
Banks Lake Outdoors,
1099 W Main St.,
Lakeland, GA 31635.
This is part of our continuing exploration of the Alapaha River Water Trail. Printable PDF flyer. facebook event.
Strictly speaking, a bon-bon is Continue reading