Lake Winnepesaukah

Infobox Amusement park
name=Lake Winnepesaukah


location=Lakeview, Georgia
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opening_date=1925
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coasters=3
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owner=Adrienne Rhodes
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homepage=http://www.lakewinnie.com/
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Lake Winnepesaukah (nicknamed Lake Winnie) is an amusement park located on Lakeview Drive in Lakeview, Georgia near Chattanooga, Tennessee. "Winnepesaukah" means "beautiful water." Carl and Minette Dixon opened the park to guests in 1925. The park is currently run by their granddaughter, Adrienne Rhodes, and her family.

Rides

The first ride at Lake Winnie was the Log Flume, constructed in 1926 and 1927. It is the oldest mill chute water ride in the United States, and today remains one of the most popular park rides. [cite web| url=http://www.lakewinnie.com/LWwebA/btcht.htm| title=The Boat Chute| author=Lake Winnepesaukah| accessmonthday=May 17 | accessyear=2006| ] The oldest ride at the park is the Philadelphia Toboggan Company carousel number 39, located on a small platform in what was once the largest swimming pool in the Southeast. The carousel was originally installed at Lakewood Park in Atlanta, Georgia in 1916. The park also features the only known working Eyerly Fly-O-Plane in the United States. Other attractions include the Cannon Ball (roller coaster), a wooden roller coaster designed by famous roller coaster designer John Allen, a Ferris wheel, paddle boats and other family oriented rides. .

In 2001 Lake Winnie built their third roller coaster as a tribute to one that used to be in the exact spot. The original roller coaster was named Mad Mouse and the new rendetion is named Wild Lightnin'. The track layout is similar to the original. In 2006 Lake Winnie installed a 140-foot (43 m) tall freefall ride entitled "Oh-Zone," which required the Fly-O-Plane to be relocated to another section of the park. Currently the park is in the market for a water coaster to open in the next few years [cite web| url=http://www.lakewinnie.com/newsletter/2006-03-13/lwnews.htm| title=Lake Winnepesaukah Newsletter: March 13, 2006| author=Talley Green| accessmonthday=May 17 | accessyear=2006| ]

Attractions

Lake Winnepesaukah provides visitors many of the features of a classic American fair in addition to the permanently installed rides. A game midway, food vending and food service accommodation for large groups are available on the Lake Winnie campus. Lake Winnepesaukah also features the "Jukebox Junction," an open air theater used as a free concert music venue.

References

External links

* [http://www.lakewinnie.com/ Lake Winnepsaukah Amusement Park]