Mike's Corner

Dawson County is known as a place for shopping, but skiing?
Developers want to build an indoor ski resort on 400 acres off Georgia 400 in northeast Georgia's Dawson County.
Called the Falls at Lanier Highland, the proposed resort would be built on land between Georgia 400 and Georgia 53. It would be a 2.1 million-square-foot project that would include retail stores and hotels and generate about 2,500 jobs.
Developers met this week with the Dawson County Development Authority to present plans.
Developer Steven Winters says the project has been in the works for more than seven years. He says the project will incorporate an area of Lake Lanier.
Right now, Dawson County is known for the North Georgia Premium Outlet Mall. But Winters wants to make the area known for snow, 6,000 tons of it.
Mount Pegasus would be an estimated 1 billion dollar ski dome. Plans also call for two ice rinks. The proposal also includes four hotels, 30 restaurants and 800,000 square feet of shops and homes.