Taking place at Lake Lanier, Georgia, United States, the 1996 Summer Olympics saw the debut of lightweight rowing events.
2010 photo of the finish tower at Lake Lanier where the canoe sprint and rowing competitions for the 1996 Summer Olympics took place
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Lake Lanier is a reservoir in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created by the completion of Buford Dam on the Chattahoochee River in 1956, and is also fed by the waters of the
Buford Dam, impounding Lake Lanier on the Chattahoochee River in Forsyth County, Georgia
The Lake Lanier Olympic Park hosted the canoe sprint and rowing competitions for the 1996 Summer Olympics, the 2003 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, 2016 Pan American Sprint Canoe/Kayak Championships and the ICF Dragon Boat World Championships in 2018. This picture was taken in 2010.
Lake Lanier at River Forks Park in Gainesville
Led lights displayed in December.