Lake Lanier

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Lake Lanier is not listed in this story, but there is a 104-acre terminal that's near, that is in Gainesville, and that's going to help out with the ships that come into Hall Cargo.

Well, I mean, railroads built Atlanta, terminus, right? This was a whole country.

If you look at the map, it's weird that Atlanta grew to the level it did because it doesn't make sense geographically, not near a port where, you know, four hours, well, four hours now by car, but it was three days to get to the coast here.

I'm going to try to curb my Georgian enthusiasm just a little bit.

But this does bring me back to camping at Lake Lanier, which I believe is one of y'all's, if I'm correct.

And I'm just fascinated.

You're not alone to have more than 100-year-old assets that are still operational.

And the rushing current of a nearby stream is a reminder of the severity of last night's storm.

Even distant motorboats out on Lake Lanier can be heard from here.

The scene is peaceful, almost idyllic.

Suddenly, a man pushes through a thicket of bushes.

He's a Vietnam War veteran, so probably nothing surprises him much.

Until he takes a closer look and realizes it's not a mannequin he's seen at all, but the dead body of a teenage girl.

This is how 16-year-old Hannah Truelove was found in 2012, stabbed multiple times and left to die in a muddy ditch just a few hundred yards from where she lived at Upscale Lake Lanier Club Apartments in Gainesville, Georgia.

Beautiful, fun, sensitive.

I will say, though, that I grew up with a bit of a gourd stem stuck up the old puckered brown eye about the day, like a lot of Baptists.

But after being born again, I realized any worry about inviting the devil into your life via plastic masks and candy corn was a bit like being concerned that you might sully Lake Lanier by whipping out your tallywhacker and taking a leak off the side of your pontoon boat.

Have you seen this place? Do you have any idea how long it's been since the flood? You think dyeing the punch green and calling it Witch's Tit Temple and serving snickerdoodles with little devil horns on them is going to be what shifts the balance of this fallen world over to old scratch? Still, while we enjoyed Halloween and were always tickled silly to see all the kids in their costumes, it did feel a bit like amateur hour to me and Rosalynn.

As Rosie used to say, don't believe big promises made on New Year's Eve, never go to the pub on St. Patrick's Day, and don't accept any chats from noobs on FetLife around Halloween.

Let me go to Roy.

Roy from Lake Lanier.

He's been holding.

I think he's got a great comment to make.

Okay.

And actually, it does say federal regulations from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and state rules prohibit full-time living or using boats as a permanent residence on major inland lakes and reservoirs, such as Lake Lanier or Lake Alatuna.

Okay.

Hmm.