What's New At Lake Sinclair
Come and be part of the celebration as we recognize and support the exciting new businesses that are opening in our thriving community! Keep reading to find out more about these remarkable ventures and organizations that are making their mark in the stunning Lake Sinclair area. And when you stop by, don't forget to let them know that you heard about them from Lake Sinclair Life!
Check out “What’s New At Lake Oconee” on our sister site, Lake Oconee Life!
NEWLY OPEN BUSINESSES
Dawn’s flowers & Gifts
128 North Wayne Street , Milledgeville
While Dawn’s Flowers has been a business for 30 years, their new brick-and-mortar just opened up in historic downtown Milledgeville. They do flower arrangements for funerals, weddings, birthdays, and more. Same-day local delivery makes sharing something beautiful simple and convenient . Additionally, they sell other goods like home decor and jewelry. Shop today for your new floral find.
Quill & Castle Bookstore
118 North Wayne Street, Milledgeville
This independent-owned bookstore sells used, new, and rare books. This dark academia-themed store is the perfect spot to browse books of all genres. Nestled in downtown Milledgeville, this bookstore is a great place to explore a love for reading. There’s something here for anyone to read!
La Vida Mexican Bar & Grill
2485 North Columbia Street, Suite 105, Milledgeville
Dish out on authentic Mexican food at Milledgeville’s newest Mexican bar and grill, La Vida. This new restaurant has all your favorites, from chilling margaritas to delicious tacos. Guests can enjoy traditional favorites made with fresh ingredients, handcrafted drinks, and a welcoming atmosphere for lunch, dinner, or happy hour. With plenty of seating and a sports bar atmosphere, La Vida becomes a great place to gather with friends and family.
Milledgeville Donut & Coffee
812 North Columbia St, Milledgeville
Milledgeville Donuts and Coffee is a welcoming breakfast stop in Milledgeville, Georgia, serving fresh daily donuts, apple fritters, cinnamon rolls, filled favorites, and hot coffee. The menu also includes croissant, biscuit, and bagel breakfast sandwiches, savory kolaches, and real-fruit smoothies, making it easy to grab breakfast or treats to share.
Amigos at the Cove
1949 Lake Sinclair Drive, Sparta
Come enjoy authentic Mexican dishes, tasty margaritas, and a good meal with friends at Amigos at the Cove. Located on East Lake side of Lake Sinclair, this makes for a great location if you’re already staying on the lake. Whether you want pickup or dine in, the atmosphere will make you want to stay at the lake a little longer. You can also enjoy live entertainment on most weekends.
Willow Drake & Co.
136 South Wayne Street, Milledgeville
This adorable boutique offers Southern-inspired gifts from T-shirts to custom wall decor. They even have Lake Sinclair-inspired items, perfect whether you live on or off the lake. Whether you’re looking for apparel or home goods, Willow Drake & Co. is your stop for both.
Gracie Mae’s Cafe
12771 Broad Street, Sparta
Gracie Mae’s Cafe is a local restaurant in downtown Sparta, Georgia, serving comfort food in a relaxed setting. Stop by for satisfying favorites such as chicken and waffles, Philly cheesesteaks, and crispy seasoned fries. Convenient takeaway makes this Sparta cafe a flavorful choice for residents, families, and visitors exploring Georgia’s Lake Country.
Clearwater Aquatic Management
Serving Lake Sinclair and Lake Oconee
Clearwater Aquatic Management provides season-long lake, cove, and pond care across Lake Sinclair and Lake Oconee. Services include aquatic weed treatment, bottom muck removal, debris clearing, and seasonal lake bottom mat installation. Georgia Power approved, fully insured, and properly licensed, Clearwater helps homeowners and HOAs maintain cleaner, healthier, more enjoyable waterfront areas.
Green Tomato Buffet
2400 N Columbia St, Suite A34, Milledgeville, GA 31061
Come hungry to Green Tomato Buffet, where Southern comfort favorites make choosing just one dish impossible. Fill your plate with crispy fried chicken, homestyle vegetables, warm cornbread, and a little something sweet. There’s so much to choose from, making it the perfect spot for soul food. It’s the relaxed Milledgeville lunch stop made for catching up, sharing recommendations, and going back for seconds together.
Surcee Studios
151 West Washington Street, Milledgeville, Ga 31061
Whether you need a good workout or looking to try something refreshing, Surcee Studios offers numerous workout classes. Offering Pilates, yoga, and barre classes, you can make your workout heated or non-heated. Book a class to get your heart pumping or opt for a restorative session.
El Cazador
1342 Linton Road, Sparta, Ga 31087
El Cazador is Sparta’s newest Mexican food truck offering authentic Mexican bites. This newly opened food truck has a covered pavilion to eat on site and maximizes the enjoyment of outdoor dining. Perfect for a casual meal or takeout nestled in the rural side of Hancock County. And, yes, they do offer tasty margaritas!
110 N Jefferson Ave, Eatonton
This tasty ice cream shop is all handcrafted into yummy, western-themed flavors. From Pistol Peach to Salty Saddle, Crooked D’s ice cream ingredients are locally sourced and fresh. Not to mention, it’s homemade! Cowboy-themed ice cream flavors? Yes, please! Nestled in the downtown square of Eatonton, this ice creamery is the best spot for a delicious treat anytime of the day.
Front Porch On Lake Sinclair
3065 N Columbia Street, Milledgeville
Come grab some delicious seafood and enjoy live music from the newly renovated Front Porch On Lake Sinclair. This restaurant also allows customers to arrive by boat! Their menu consists of various seafood dishes from pecan-crusted salmon to crab cakes. The Front Porch curates a place where everyone is a neighbor and a friend. There’s nothing better than savoring a great meal while watching the sunset over the water. Who doesn’t love to dine lakeside?
Splash Baldwin
Walter B Williams Park, 59 GA HWY 22, Milledgeville
Soak up the sun at Baldwin County’s newest aquatic center! Come join the fun with waterslides, a relaxing lazy river, splash pad, and of course, a pool. Perfect for all ages and families. Children under three get in free, and they even have their own kiddie area. Concessions are also available for snacks and meals so you don’t have to worry about going hungry. Located right inside the Baldwin County Recreation Department, feel free to walk on over after a game of pickleball or a stroll around the area. Wanna stay all summer? You can purchase a pass for the whole season; the fun in the sun never has to end!
Freedom Boat Club is coming to Lake Sinclair
Sinclair Marina
The world's oldest and largest boat club is opening a new location at Lake Sinclair Marina, bringing a new way to get on the water without the cost or hassle of owning a boat.
The club is owned and operated by Deano and Heather Cantrell, who have built a strong reputation running Freedom Boat Club's Lake Oconee locations for over a decade. What makes this expansion especially appealing: members at Lake Sinclair will have access to both lakes through a single membership, plus reciprocal access to hundreds of Freedom Boat Club locations across the country. David Leeseberg (706) 749-7600
Fun In A Flash Photo Booth
Serving Milledgeville and Eatonton
Sometimes the best businesses are born at a party. When Jennifer Gore's son got married, she hired a photo booth — and watching guests laugh, pose, and walk away clutching their little printed memories, she couldn't stop thinking about it. She called her friend and fellow Eatonton mom Amy Foster, and the two of them landed on the same question at the same time: why doesn't Lake Country have this?
Now it does. Fun In A Flash Photo Booth is Jennifer and Amy's answer to that question — a locally owned photo booth rental service bringing professional-grade fun to weddings, graduation parties, proms, birthdays, and corporate events across Eatonton, Milledgeville, and the Lake Sinclair area. Every rental includes unlimited digital photos, instant sharing by text or email right from the booth, custom screens, and LED studio lighting. They handle all the setup and teardown, so you just show up and smile. If you've got a celebration coming up this season, these two are absolutely worth a call.
Learn more or call (706) 816-2343 to reserve your date.
Higher Ground Lake Country
10 Meriwether Place NW, Milledgeville
Something exciting is coming to Milledgeville, and it's worth knowing about. Higher Ground Lake Country is a brand new 55+ master-planned community currently in development, with cottage living and a clubhouse lifestyle designed for active, independent adults who are ready to trade home upkeep for something a whole lot more fun.
Think maintenance-free cottages, a resort-style clubhouse with a pool, pickleball courts, a putting green, a grilling patio, a dog park, and a full calendar of social events and outings — all in a golf-cart-friendly neighborhood near Lake Sinclair. Utilities are included in your monthly rental payments, and weekly transportation is available too. It's independent living done right.
Higher Ground is slated to open late 2026, and interest is already building. If you're curious, visit our calendar for upcoming free events at Fellowship Meriwether, 10 Meriwether Place in Milledgeville. Becky Sidwell and The Fellowship Family team will walk you through the plans, answer questions, and give you a real feel for what life at Higher Ground will look like.
Learn more or get on the interest list at thefellowshipfamily.com/highergroundmilledgeville or call (478) 239-0005.
Southern Dock Solutions LLC
Serving Lake Sinclair and Jackson Lake
If your dock could use some TLC, meet Mac Bedo, full-time firefighter, lake local, and the man behind Southern Dock Solutions LLC. Mac started this business to offer neighbors something refreshingly simple: reliable, honest, fairly priced dock and lake services from someone who genuinely cares about this community. And that shows in everything he does.
Whether you're on Lake Sinclair or Jackson Lake, Mac has you covered. Services include routine dock cleaning and maintenance, seasonal inspections, pressure washing, minor repairs, bumper and ladder installs, and basic boat cleaning. He also offers some specialty packages worth knowing about, a Party Prep Package to get your dock and boat guest-ready for the weekend, a Full-Time Resident Plan for ongoing maintenance, and a Non Full-Time Resident Plan so your dock stays in great shape even when you're not here to keep an eye on things.
Give Mac a call or text at 770-856-7582, or reach him at southerndocksolutions@gmail.com.
Sassy Nails of Eatonton
117 S Jefferson Ave, Eatonton GA
Eatonton has a gorgeous new spot for some serious self-care — and we are so excited to welcome Sassy Nails to the neighborhood. This luxury nail salon at 117 S. Jefferson Avenue specializes in nails, pedicures, and spa experiences in a relaxing, beautifully appointed atmosphere. Exactly the kind of treat we all deserve.
Book your appointment by calling or texting 706-749-2113 or emailing sassynailsofeatonton@gmail.com.
Welcome to Eatonton, Sassy Nails — we are so glad you're here!
Elite Homeschool Co-op
50 GA Highway 22, Milledgeville, GA
478-454-3446
Families in Milledgeville and the surrounding areas now have a new resource for home education! Elite Homeschool Co-op is dedicated to providing high-quality enrichment classes in a Christ-centered environment, helping students grow academically while building meaningful connections and a lifelong love of learning.
Every Thursday, parents can choose from flexible, à la carte-style classes that fit their child’s interests and family schedule. Options include Reading, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math), Art, and “Ultimate Adventures” PE. Classes are available for PreK through 6th grade, giving families the opportunity to tailor their child’s learning experience in a supportive and engaging setting.
Your next favorite culinary, recreational or professional go-to might be just around the corner, and the journey of entrepreneurship continues at Lake Sinclair!
Best wishes,
Your Friends at Lake Sinclair Life