Magazine touts Gainesville, Dahlonega

NEW YORK - Adventure Men&#39;s Journal says Gainesville and Dahlonega area among the 50 best places in the country to live. <br> <br> The magazine cites the small town atmosphere and proximty to Atlanta which says makes it one of the country&#39;s best &#34;commuter towns.&#34;<br> <br> The writer says &#34;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 &#39;countrypolitan&#39; monumentalized on the downtown square.<br> <br> The article goes on to mention Old Joe, the downtown Confederate soldier statue; Lake Lanier; and the Olympic rowing venue.<br> <br> Dahlonega is listed as one of the best &#34;hideaways.&#34; It is touted as the lace where &#34;the oxford-cloth Atlanta exurbs end and flannel-shirted Appalachia begins.&#34; The writer goes on to say &#34;you don&#39;t have to grow a beard, but you might consider it.&#34; She goes on to mention the Appalachian Trail and it&#39;s gold mining history. <br> <br> The article was discussed at Thursday&#39;s Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce meeting and copies of the magazine were available. <br>

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