Sometime in the early 1960's, a tract of land owned by the Corps of Engineers on Lake Lanier was leased to the FAA for a recreation area for it's employees.  This was raw land, no facilities, no boat docks, nothing except beautiful lakefront.  With the work of volunteers only, and small membership dues, electricity was obtained and through the years two comfort stations, a pavilion, camping sites, boat docks, and picnic tables were added, and two wells were provided.  No government funds were used. Many names come to mind, Arvin Basnight, Ski Ladzinski, Don Reininger, Bill Jenkins, Claude Hayes, Bill McKnight, Judy Devine, Frank Gee and many others who put in extraordinary time and effort to develop the area.  Unfortunately, a few years ago the Corps devised a rental program and would have required a large amount of money to continue the lease.  The amount was more than a group of employees could possibly have paid.  The Corps required the removal of all improvements, and the property lies fallow, never again used by anyone, but we remember those years of fun times, and the people, and miss them.  Here are a few pictures from those times.

Claude Hayes presents a prize to a proud fisherman, Kathy Kimmer holds the sign, and Scott Eskew watches from the far right.  1972	Construction proceeds  on the large comfort station and pavilion erected near the main campground.
Don and Von Mabry, foreground, Helen Harris, rear	There were always volunteers, even the kids pitched in.
Claude and Mickey Hayes,  Claude was FALLRA president for several years and spearheaded many improvements.
	Jean Adams
Von Mabry, Ava Jenkins, Helen Chaffin, Wanda Heath	Kathy(Morris)Weaver, Marjorie Brooks, Jessie(Dupree), Von, ____, Winnie Gee,
The late Gene Raymond         and Norma Raymond	Bob and Marilyn Miller
Doug and Pietzie Moore	The late Carl Harris
We thought it was wonderful when we got camper sites and hookups.Clockwise, John Devine, Judy Devine, Von Mabry, Don Mabry

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