Georgia: Cumming

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Cumming is the only incorporated area in Forsyth County and one of the lucky few with access to the shores of Lake Sidney Lanier (commonly known simply as Lake Lanier). The small city has a warm, community feel and a marketplace that leads to Mary Alice Park, right by the water. The lake itself was created as a reservoir by the US Army Corps of Engineers in the 1950s, and today its sapphire water is surrounded by fishing jetties, cabins, beaches and a water park (Cumming Aquatic Center).

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Georgia: Cumming Cumming is the only incorporated area in Forsyth County and one of the lucky few with access to the shores of Lake Sidney Lanier (commonly known simply as Lake Lanier). The small city has a warm, community feel and a marketplace that leads to Mary Alice Park, right by the water. The lake itself was created as a reservoir by the US Army Corps of Engineers in the 1950s, and today its sapphire water is surrounded by fishing jetties, cabins, beaches and a water park (Cumming Aquatic Center).