Save these dates for fun in Gainesville GA for the
Windjammers Summer Meet!
| Traveling to Gainesville is easy! Gainesville is one hour north of Atlanta on I-85, so no need to deal with Atlanta traffic! Flying into Atlanta Hartsfield Airport has many nonstop destinations, and Gainesville has direct limo transportation reserved in advance; no need to rent a car. |
| Hotel rooms in Gainesville are readily available now! Your Summer Convention team is still negotiating with several hotels, but you may have a favorite chain to use points! Gainesville is on beautiful Lake Lanier, so hotel rooms are booked well in advance. We will have room blocks in three or four hotel options (economy, mid-priced and full service) … stay tuned!Two of the hotels are within walking distance of both our rehearsal venue and our main performance venue! |
| What’s the temperature in July? Not as hot as you think!Gainesville is north of Atlanta, in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Even the Summer Olympics in 1996 enjoyed many July days of 75 degrees high temperature. But bring sweaters … air conditioning in buildings can be quite chilly! |
| Love playing the circus music … what else can we enjoy, especially if we bring the family? Click here to discover more Gainesville GA info In Gainesville, you’ll find: Main city center is within walking distance of our rehearsal venue and two hotels. Enjoy shops, restaurants and local award-winning breweries. Did we say breweries? Yes — tours available for more than 10 around town! Botanical Gardens Fishing on Lake Lanier And much more! Be sure to click on the link above! One hour or less away: Atlanta has the World of Coca Cola, the College Football Hall of Fame, Olympic Park (transportation and tours can be arranged) Dahlonega GA is a historic town, known for having the first Gold Rush in the U.S. You can pan for gold, take tours, enjoy a quaint city center of shops and restaurants. Dahlonega is home to many N Ga wineries, with tasting tours available! Athens GA is home to the University of GA and many historic homes to tour, along with the State Botanical Gardens Helen GA is an alpine village theme and popular during the summer. Are any alphorn players coming to convention? We can arrange an alphorn performance if there are enough participants! Roswell GA is home to numerous antebellum homes that Sherman spared during the Civil War, many available for tours. |
| Make your plans now to attend the fun in Gainesville before your summer calendar gets booked! We hope that you’ll have GA on YOUR Mind this July! We’ll have many more details soon, including a tentative schedule and information about the hotel blocks, but we wanted you to be able to SAVE the DATES now! |
| Have a friend who might be interested to join us? Add them using this link, and we’ll add them to our list for more information: Sign up friends to receive more information |
| Do you have questions before our next newsletter? Please contact your Windjammers Summer Convention Coordinator Dianasue Walton — Convention Coordinator Best email to reach the Summer team is windjammersga@gmail.com |
| May all your days be circus days! |
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