It took about 13 minutes for a lucky rubber duck to float through the finish chute and win its owner the grand prize at the 14th Annual Rubber Duck Derby May 12. A phone call later, that winner, Ron Gress of Gainesville, donated his entire $10,000 prize back to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Hall County.
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South Carolina’s Charleston Harbor was the destination of many Lake Lanier sailing teams, who arrived ready to compete in the largest keel boat regatta in North America on April 19-22. Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week drew over 260 racing teams to both in-harbor and offshore courses, including the new 26-mile Cruising course.

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Two area couples have literally signed their way onto lake houses, pool decks and boat docks with hobbies that shoved aside their day jobs.


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Hovering 2,000 feet above the spring-green trees, it’s quiet as can be except for the occasional blast of the burners. The morning mist rises across the landscape as the moon sets and the sunrise begins.

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Slightly south of the Sunshine State’s Capital City, Tallahassee, one enters a natural world where little has changed for a century. This forgotten part of Florida extends southward through the Big Bend to Cedar Key. The land is still dominated by small fishing villages that have survived the passing of time from the fruits of the Gulf of Mexico and the abundance of its marshes, trees, and wildlife.

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A rundown of outdoor activities around North Georgia:
• First Saturday Hike, Gainesville. Naturalist-led hike focusing on birds and migration in Chicopee Woods, 10-11:30 a.m. May 5, Elachee Nature Science Center, 2125 Elachee Dr. Adults $5, 2-12, $3, younger than 2 and Elachee members free. www.elachee.org, 770 535-1976.
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