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How park and marina cleanup is going after that nasty storm on Lake Lanier

SingingTree owner Jesse Smith said he and his team worked for a week to remove more than 100 trees at Aqualand Marina, following a strong storm on Aug. 3. Photo courtesy of Jesse Smith.

SingingTree owner Jesse Smith said he and his team worked for a week to remove more than 100 trees at Aqualand Marina, following a strong storm on Aug. 3. Photo courtesy of Jesse Smith.

Two days after the Aug. 3 storm, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that several parks on the south side of the lake would be partially or fully closed as corps staff “remove hazards and conduct area surveys to ensure public safety.”