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Famed and historic Lake Winnepesaukah
CATOO SA treats guests to a traditional amusement
Local Entertainer Lauren Alaina park, boasting a classic wooden roller coaster
is a rising country music singer. and other thrill rides, Ferris wheel, carousel,
boat chute, paddle boats, kiddie rides, and
TOURISM Lauren is a country music artist with roots here in Catoosa the SOAKya Water Park.
County. She is best known for capturing America’s heart by revealing
her enthusiasm, humor and warmth, as well as
a commanding voice in her performances on the
tenth season of American Idol. A record-breaking
122.4 million votes were cast for the finale
performance and she placed second in the
competition. The Ringgold, GA native displays
an impressive vocal range that has been compared
to premier vocalists including Carrie Underwood
and Martina McBride.
Her first Number 1 single is “Road Less Traveled”
released in 2017 and co-written with Meghan
Trainor and Jesse Frasure. Lauren is featured in a
track on Rascal Flatt’s latest album, has opened
for Jason Aldean’s tour, and Sugarland’s tour. And
she has most recently appeared in a video with rising locaTed In roSSvIlle, georgIa!
male country singer Kane Brown, her classmate and
friend from Lakeview Fort Oglethorpe High School. From I-24, Take I-75 SouTh
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Each Season, a New Reason! (706) 866-5681 or 1-877-lakewIn (525-3946) • www.lakewInnIe.com

With a Rock City Annual Pass you can Founded by Carl and Minette Dixson in Among the latest additions to the five-acre water
come back for a full year for FREE! 1925, “Lake Winnie” is a fourth-generation park are an 880-foot long lazy river, body slides
enterprise, still owned by descendants of the and tube slides.
Dixon family. The name Winnepesaukah
is derived from a native American term
For less than the cost of two meaning fresh, spring-fed water.
single-day admissions, you can
attend our great seasonal events In addition to more than 40 different rides
for a full year! for all ages, games, food and other concessions,
the park also offers weekend entertainment,
Learn more about the discounts
and advantages of a Rock City including noted recording artists. Open daily
Annual Pass today by visiting us from May through September, it also welcomes
online or calling: 706.820.2531. guests Friday and Saturday evenings in
October for “WinnepeSpookah,” an annual
Halloween festival designed to be “more
family friendly than a haunted house.”
Not only is Lake Winnepesaukah
multi-generational in terms of ownership,
but its guests also often represent multiple
generations, with grandparents who attended
the park as children now bringing their own
grandchildren to share the experience.

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