• Dragon Boat Festival at the Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club. There will be more than 50 teams and over 5,000 spectators attending. This may well be the most popular event of the year on Lake Lanier.
  

• Annual Shore Sweep organized by the Lake Lanier Association, cleaning trash from the lake, followed by a picnic (8 a.m. until 1 p.m.)
• Lake Lanier Poker Run to raise money for Juvenile Diabetes Association of Atlanta. (9 a.m. to 2 p.m.)
• Grass in the Grove Bluegrass Festival. Eight bands will be playing traditional and contemporary bluegrass at Shady Grove Campground. (11 a.m. to 6 p.m.)
  
• Taste of Gainesville will showcase food from all the best local restaurants at the Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club. (6 p.m. to 9 p.m.) 

It's that time of year again ... we're asking for your opinion about Lake Lanier:

• Which are the best restaurants and marinas?
• Which are the best parks and campgrounds?
• What are the best and worst things about Lake Lanier?

Click here to answer the 10-question survey.

This is the third time we've done the survey. You can see winners from 2007 and 2008. This year's winners will be announced at the end of October.