Memorial Day weekend on Lake Lanier? These are the parks that are open and the precautions you should consider - Gainesville Times

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Memorial Day weekend on Lake Lanier? These are the parks that are open and the precautions you should consider

Visitors to Lake Lanier on May 16, 2020, leave Holly Park in Gainesville on personal watercraft. - photo by Shannon Casas

Visitors to Lake Lanier on May 16, 2020, leave Holly Park in Gainesville on personal watercraft. - photo by Shannon Casas

Lake Lanier is usually a popular spot on Memorial Day weekend. With the coronavirus pandemic curtailing travel, some may be itching to celebrate the unofficial summer kickoff closer to home. But as people prepare for the holiday weekend, Dr.