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Lake Lanier Area Destination Guide

Events & Festivals
Annual events such as Gainesville’s
Spring Chicken Festival and the
Mule Camp Market Festival, along
with monthly First Friday concerts
and weekly Farmers Market
during the growing season make
Gainesville’s downtown lively and
filled with food, entertainment
and neighborly fun.

Gainesville’s Solar System Walking Tour. Astronomers Group as a Millennium
This scale model solar system is one Project. This 1.8-mile walk begins at
of only a dozen in the world and the “sun” located on the Downtown
was created by the North Georgia Gainesville Square and ends at Pluto on
the shores of Lake Lanier in Longwood
Park. Planet statues mark the trail, and
each statue shares information about the
planets. Did you know that Jupiter has 67
orbiting moons, or that the winds on
Saturn reach 1,100 miles/hour?
You can learn this and other
fun facts on this paved

If golf is your
sport, the
Chattahoochee
Golf Club is just
minutes away
from downtown
Gainesville. Enjoy
your game and a
breathtaking view
of Lake Lanier.

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