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Dragon Boat Festival's cultural buffet churns Laniers waters
Annual event more than just races, with world championships set for 2018
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Saran Branch, a monk from the Cambodian Buddhist Society, gives a traditional blessing over the dragon boats Saturday before the 21st annual Atlanta Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival at the Lake Lanier Olympic Park in Gainesville. - photo by Erin O. Smith
The dragons have indeed found a home on Lake Lanier. Saturday marked another successful Atlanta Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival held on Lake Lanier. The festival, now in its 21st year, has grown enormously in popularity since its move from Stone Mountain to Lanier Olympic Park nearly 15 years ago.