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Lake Lanier Area Destination Guide the Top 25 spookiest lakes in the
world. It may come as a surprise
that Georgia’s Lake Lanier didn’t
make the cut. We aren’t spooky
enough. Go figure.
Geo’s book and her very
popular TikTok account
@geodesaurus promote these
tales year round and even host
Spooky Lake Month annually each
October. Lake Lanier was featured
during Spooky Lake Month in the
past, so we are validated in our
scary lore.
Spooky Lakes inspired us to
think about Lake Lanier’s tall tales
and come up with our own twist
on the legendary lore – Spirits of
Lanier is our way of giving a nod
to the ghost stories while also
enjoying the best “real” spirits on
and around the lake.
Local artist Grace Leahy
created the custom art piece on
pages 21-24 for Discover Lake
Lanier. The map highlights our
favorite haunts and features some
of the main characters in our
lake’s folklore.
simple search will net
a crop of far-fetched We’ve expanded the original
Aconspiracies and twisted map (launched in October 2023)
to include even more hot spots
Myths and legends historial tales of Lake Sidney for cocktails, beer, and wine.
abound concerning the Lanier. With nearly 70 years of
lake life and more than 100
history and folklore of million visitors, there’s bound to
Georgia’s Lake Lanier. be some stories about Georgia’s Lake Lanier was included
Great Lake. Some of the most in the Spooky Lakes
popular include the legendary TikTok podcast in 2021.
“Lady of the Lake” and conflicting
accounts of the history of Dawson
County’s town of Oscarville.
There are so many myths
about haunted lakes across the
world, there is even an entire
cottage industry promoting
these theories. Author Geo
Rutherford has made a
living out of promoting
the stories of haunted
lakes. Her new book,
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