Celebrity Check-ins: 2 Credit: Monica/Instagram The Ritz-Carlton Reynolds, Lake Oconee “Beautiful” is how Monica described the Memorial Day weekend fireworks she saw here in May 2017. Celebrity Check-ins: 1 Credit: Monica/Instagram Lake Oconee Chris Pratt went fishing on Lake Oconee in June 2016 and said there’s “Nothing better” and that he’s “forever grateful to the wonderful people who made us feel at home.”