NEW YORK - Adventure Men's Journal says Gainesville and Dahlonega area among the 50 best places in the country to live. <br>
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The magazine cites the small town atmosphere and proximty to Atlanta which says makes it one of the country's best "commuter towns."<br>
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The writer says "although it is uptown enough to support a Parisian-style creperie and a symphony orchestra, it is enveloped by miles of rolling pastureland tended by crusty sixth-generation farmers --- just the short of 'countrypolitan' monumentalized on the downtown square.<br>
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The article goes on to mention Old Joe, the downtown Confederate soldier statue; Lake Lanier; and the Olympic rowing venue.<br>
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Dahlonega is listed as one of the best "hideaways." It is touted as the lace where "the oxford-cloth Atlanta exurbs end and flannel-shirted Appalachia begins." The writer goes on to say "you don't have to grow a beard, but you might consider it." She goes on to mention the Appalachian Trail and it's gold mining history. <br>
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The article was discussed at Thursday's Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce meeting and copies of the magazine were available. <br>
