Get Ready to Clean Little Mulberry Park
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Monday, April 15, 2013
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Meteor Madness and Campout to Be Held April 20-21
Event will take place at Little Mulberry Park.
Grab your camping gear and head to Little Mulberry Park (Fence Road side) on April 20 for the "Meteor Madness and Campout." The event includes a traditional camp dinner, activities, breakfast the morning of April 21 and an opportunity to learn about the Lyrids meteor shower. The event begins at 6 p.m. on April 20 and ends at 8:30 a.m. on April 21. The cost is $8 per person or $30 for a family of four. To participate, you must pre-register by April 8 online at www.gwinnettparks.com with code BPCC14184 or call 678-277-0850. Click here to subscribe to Dacula Patch’s free newsletter.
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Friday, March 29, 2013
UPDATE: Contract Signed for Newest Phase of Little Mulberry Park
Development permit issued in March.
UPDATED: April 17 at 10:15 a.m. The newest addition to Little Mulberry Park could soon be under construction. On Tuesday, the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners approved a $1.9 million construction contract with the lowest of five bidders, the Astra Group Inc. "Little Mulberry Park is a key component of the greenspace we preserved when I served as County Administrator, so I’m especially glad that we can build these improvements that will make visiting the park even more enjoyable to use,” said Board Chairman Charlotte Nash after Tuesday's vote. In March, Grant Guess, Division Director of Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation (GCPR) Project Administration, said the project should take 12 months to complete, weather permitting. Gwinnett …
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Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Planning Underway for Newest Phase of Little Mulberry Park
New section to include a playground, pavilion and an 18-hole disc golf course.
As early as next year, construction could begin on the newest phase of Little Mulberry Park. Grant Guess, Division Director of Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation (GCPR) Project Administration, said planning is currently underway for the new section. “We’re working on the design right now,” he said. The area will include approximately 140 parking spaces, a pavilion, restroom facilities, trail access and a 19.4-acre, 18-hole disc golf course. The disc golf course will be the third in Gwinnett. The existing courses are located at Alexander Park in Lawrenceville and Lenora Park in Snellville. The entrance to the new section will be located on Hog Mountain Road between Patrick Road and Greenside Court, Guess said, though the exact spot has …
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Sunday, August 12, 2012
Photo Hunt: Little Mulberry Park
Do you have any interesting photos of Little Mulberry Park? Add them to our park photo gallery.
With its gorgeous lake, miles of paved and unpaved trails and hundreds of acres of woods and meadows, Little Mulberry Park is one of the most beautiful spots in all of Gwinnett County. Dacula Patch would like your help in documenting the beauty of this park -- the wildlife, the stone mounds, the waterfall -- whatever part of the park you like. If you have a picture of Little Mulberry Park, please click on the "Upload photos and videos" button to add it to our photo gallery. At the end of the week, one user-submitted photo will be selected as the new cover photo for the Little Mulberry Park directory listing and will be the Dacula Patch Facebook page cover photo for the week. Your photo may even be featured on our Dacula Pinterest page.
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Kristi Reed
7:43 pm on Saturday, August 18, 2012
Wow Cindy! Those photos are awesome. I love the one of the bluebird in particular, but you have a lot of great wildlife shots. You also got a really great shot of the waterfall! more ›
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Dacula Police Blotter
Man Pepper Sprayed at Little Mulberry Park
Victim said assailant accosted his wife and made sexually suggestive comments. Another woman also reported being “verbally raped” by the assailant.
A Dacula man was pepper sprayed in the face after attempting to speak with a male who allegedly made sexually suggestive remarks to the victim’s wife while she was walking in Little Mulberry Park. On the morning of Sunday, July 29, police received two calls related to the incident -- one from the victim and one from the suspect, later identified as Eddie Dwayne Boss, 53, of 3584 Habersham Court in Buford. An officer met with Boss first to obtain his version of events. Boss said he had encountered the victim’s wife at Little Mulberry Park previously and had what he described as a “mutual conversation” with the woman. Boss said when he saw the woman on the morning of July 29, he stopped to say hello. Boss told police he thought it was …
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Melanie
12:13 pm on Saturday, August 4, 2012
UWLMWIA..."Acting like little kids"? What is wrong with you? Here you have a woman, minding her own business, exercising in a public park...a strange man comes up to her, and starts a conversation about having sex with her in the park...She is not the first woman he has approached. He is acting like a sicko predator! How is that stupid? Luckily, her husband was in the park...who knows what he … more ›
Saturday, September 24, 2011
One 'UnbeLEAFable' Day at Little Mulberry Park
Festival brings hundreds to Little Mulberry Park in Dacula on Saturday.
Hundreds of people came out for "One UnbeLEAFable Day" at Little Mulberry Park in Dacula on Saturday. The event helped raise money for the Gwinnett Parks Foundation in order to build the Karina Miller "unbeLEAFable" playground on the Hog Mountain Road side of the park. The festivities included a 6.2-mile race and fun run followed by arts, crafts, food, music and fishing with a barbeque dinner and concert planned for Saturday evening. Other fun activities including a petting zoo, hayrides, inflatables, a climbing wall and interactive wildlife stations entertained people as they walked around the park.
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Thursday, September 22, 2011
Dacula Police Blotter
Woman Reports Over $1,000 in Cash Stolen in Smash and Grab
Victim left her purse inside her vehicle while she went for a walk at Little Mulberry Park.
A Buford woman said a thief or thieves got away with “over $1,000” after smashing her car window and stealing her purse while she walked around the lake at Little Mulberry Park in Dacula. On Sept. 15 around 3 p.m., the woman parked her car in the lot at the Hog Mountain Road entrance to Little Mulberry Park. When she returned to her car an hour later, her front passenger side window had been smashed and her purse taken. The victim told police she left the purse on the floor between the front seats of her 2000 Ford Windstar. According to the victim, the purse contained over $1,000 in cash, her driver’s license, checks and multiple credit cards. The Little Mulberry Park incident is just one of several cases of entering auto currently under …
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Mitch
1:44 pm on Friday, September 23, 2011
Same old story, different victim. I can't remember the last time I even had $100 in my wallet. Debit rules my world. But if I did have a grand in cash you think I would leave it in a my car at a public park with a history of car break ins? Just dumb! The police need our help as they cannot be everywhere and stationed out all the time at these parks and businesses. Always be on the lookout in … more ›
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Mulberry Race Registration Ends Thursday
Race, festival part of “unbeLEAFable” fundraiser.
Registration ends Thursday at noon for this weekend’s 6.2-mile morning race and fun run to benefit Little Mulberry Park in Dacula. The run is part of the Gwinnett Parks Foundation’s “unbeLEAFable” fundraiser scheduled for Saturday, Sep. 24. All proceeds from the event will be used to construct a playground on the Hog Mountain side of the park. The day begins with the race at 9 a.m., followed by a family festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The festival will include live music, a petting zoo, inflatables, a rock climbing wall, a magic show, contests and more. Event bracelets will be available for $10 per person. Silent auction items, arts, crafts and food will also be for sale. At 7:30 p.m., there will be another 6.2-mile run through the park. …
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Diane
3:47 pm on Tuesday, September 20, 2011
I know something about county government and I see a county government phone number and know that county employees who are being paid will be there. A foundation is just a front. more ›
Monday, August 1, 2011
New 4-Way Stop in Place on Hog Mountain Road
Project part of SPLOST funded transportation project.
Getting in and out of the Hog Mountain Road side of Little Mulberry Park may be a little easier and safer now that a new 4-way stop is in place. The intersection improvements, part of the $750,137 Pine Road transportation project, were completed last week. The project also includes curb and gutter, sidewalks and drainage upgrades along Pine Road from Duncan Creek Park on Braselton Highway to Little Mulberry Park. The project was approved in January of this year by the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners along with a $140,957 sidewalk project on Jim Moore Road between Hamilton Mill Parkway and Highway 324/Auburn Road. Both projects are being funded with 2005 and 2009 SPLOST proceeds.
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Tim Sullivan
1:19 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Love to know more about the park, how about a history lesson for all? Who owned the land before it became a park, many folks or just one family? What was the property used for before it was a park? Is the house off Hog Mtn still a private residence? Who lived or lives there? Who built the building on the lake at the lake trail head? Is it really old or new? Who id Karina Miller for whom the … more ›