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Georgia's newest state park opens today

Penulis : Unknown on Monday, 16 September 2013 | 10:33

GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) -- Georgia's newest state park officially opened today.

The 1,316-acre Don Carter State Park is on the northeast part of Lake Lanier.

The Times of Gainesville reportsthat the vision for the park began as a view of tree-covered land from a helicopter by the park's namesake, Gainesville businessman Don Carter, and former Georgia Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Joe Tanner.

The DNR ended up buying land in a process that lasted well over a decade.

The park is the first state park for Hall County. It's also the first state park on the shores of Lake Lanier.

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