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Jonathon, Sarah, and Jonathon Barge Jr., who goes by “J,” are all smiles having learned that Jonathon Barge won the Winter 2022 Lake Living cover contest for the picture of “J” in the family’s 1972 Alumacraft fishing boat “catching snowflakes instead of fish” on Lake Burton in January 2022. Enoch Autry, publisher of The Clayton Tribune in Rabun County, right, hands the family the $100 prize for winning the contest. (Photo by Megan Broome)

Jonathon, Sarah, and Jonathon Barge Jr., who goes by “J,” are all smiles having learned that Jonathon Barge won the Winter 2022 Lake Living cover contest for the picture of “J” in the family’s 1972 Alumacraft fishing boat “catching snowflakes instead of fish” on Lake Burton in January 2022. Enoch Autry, publisher of The Clayton Tribune in Rabun County, right, hands the family the $100 prize for winning the contest. (Photo by Megan Broome)

Snowflakes instead of fish leads to Lake Living Winter 2022 cover

By Megan Broome / CNI News Service  ---------------  Northeast Georgia offers many picture-perfect opportunities with its majestic mountains and beautiful lakes as the backdrop for endless exciting adventures.
Cornelia resident Donna Shirley receives her $100 prize money from Alan NeSmith, Community Newspapers Inc. chairman. Shirley’s photograph of the double waterfalls that make up Anna Ruby Falls graces the cover of the 2023 summer edition of The Mountain Traveler magazine. (Photo/Kimberly Brown)

Cornelia resident Donna Shirley receives her $100 prize money from Alan NeSmith, Community Newspapers Inc. chairman. Shirley’s photograph of the double waterfalls that make up Anna Ruby Falls graces the cover of the 2023 summer edition of The Mountain Traveler magazine. (Photo/Kimberly Brown)

Chasing waterfalls leads to winning Mountain Traveler cover photo

By Kimberly Brown  ----------  One of the things Donna Shirley of Cornelia loves most is traveling around Northeast Georgia and up the Blue Ridge Parkway with her husband, Hoke, and their dog, Daisy, to chase waterfalls, see beautiful scenery and take photographs.  And that hobby has paid off.
Amanda Barton is taking the musical helm at GA Pick & Bow.

Amanda Barton is taking the musical helm at GA Pick & Bow.

Music teacher is now tuning up for GA Pick & Bow

It started with an exception. Georgia Pick & Bow, a Dahlonega-based music program that teaches traditional bluegrass music to students from fourth grade to 12th grade usually doesn’t allow adults in their classes.
Tom Law / On an early spring day, a Lake Hartwell boater makes his way between the spans of Broken Bridges – traveling directly on the state line of Georgia and South Carolina.

Tom Law / On an early spring day, a Lake Hartwell boater makes his way between the spans of Broken Bridges – traveling directly on the state line of Georgia and South Carolina.

Spans of the Past

A Toccoa landmark is about to receive new life, as the Broken Bridges area in Toccoa is set to become a focal point of a 10-mile waterway trek. Broken Bridges over the Tugaloo River arm of Lake Hartwell has been a landmark along the Georgia/South Carolina border for well over 140 years.
This photograph by Angie Ramage of Toccoa captures the subtle shades of color created on Broken Bridges by the late evening sun.

This photograph by Angie Ramage of Toccoa captures the subtle shades of color created on Broken Bridges by the late evening sun.

Lake Living Spring 2020: Events Calendar

Note: Due to COVID-19 postponements an cancellations, please be aware that some events may change.  FRANKLIN    Friday, June 12, 7-9 p.m., Main Street Music featuring Second Time Around in downtown Lavonia at the Gazebo.    Friday, June 26, 8:30-10 p.m.
Stephanie Hill/ Hot air balloons rising over Alpine Helen are a popular summer sight in White County.

Stephanie Hill/ Hot air balloons rising over Alpine Helen are a popular summer sight in White County.

Color the Sky (Lake Living Spring 2020)

Imagine looking up into the sky and watching a parade of hot air balloons.  It’s a spectacle that draws thousands of people to northeast Georgia.
Warm winters can be a dangerous time for bee populations. Courtesy of June Dale/Daleville Farms

Warm winters can be a dangerous time for bee populations. Courtesy of June Dale/Daleville Farms

Warm winter affects bees, parasites

   According to the National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg, temperatures have not been as cool as climate averages since Dec. 1, 2019. With a warm winter this season, bee populations face the threat of starvation and also parasites.