5 Things: Love the Lake Festival

1. Weather. Sunny skies are in today, with a high near 92 and calm wind around 5 mph, according to the National Weather Service. Tonight is expected to be partly cloudy with a low around 65.

2. In case you missed it. : Plan on coming to Cauble Park on Friday, Aug. 19, for food, music and fireworks.

3. Happening. Love the Lake Festival and Parade. Parade: The will be hosting the Love the Lake Festival Parade on
Saturday, Sep. 3 at 10 a.m. on Main Street in downtown Acworth, which kicks of the weekend festivities.

Festival: The Acworth Business Association and the City of Acworth will be hosting an Arts and Crafts Festival on Labor Day Weekend. The festival will have arts and crafts, food, entertainment, and a kids zone with inflatables. The festival will be held at Lake Acworth Beach at and starts on Saturday, Sep. 3 and will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and continue on Sunday, Sep. 4, from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.

4. Ahead on Acworth Patch. Bullying has made its way to cyber space. “High school drama” no longer stays with the students or even within the school. Learn more about prevention tools and strategies in today's , coming up at 9 a.m.

5. What about Aug. 17. On Aug. 17, 1978, the first successful trans-Atlantic balloon flight landed outside of Paris.