Welcome to A Great Story to Tell, a website that highlights how the progressive community of Gainesville and Hall County, Georgia, stands out in so many ways compared to the rest of the United States.
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- Gainesville's Lake Lanier houses the world's largest inland marina and the largest marina in the United States.
- Gainesville-Hall County's regional population exceeds 479,000 from 15 surrounding counties.
- The Manufacturing Development Center has 15 unique start-up companies as a business incubator.
- Gainesville-Hall County has over 400 physicians representing over $310 million in annual revenues.
- The Elachee Nature-Science Center offers accredited programs in environmental education.
- Hall County has lowest property taxes of any ex-urban county in the Atlanta area.
- One of metro Atlanta's best value residential markets with an average home price of $215,870.
- Gainesville-Hall County hosted rowing, canoeing and kayaking for the 1996 Centennial Atlanta Olympics.
- Gainesville is one of "America's Best Low-Tax Retirement Towns," according to Where to Retire (Jan/Feb 2008).
- Gainesville-Hall County serves a trade area of 16 counties and more than 1 million people.
