Seniors Set Sail For Johns Creek

Senior travelers, here is another outstanding city that made the Top Cities In America To Live In listing, featured in USA Today. Johns Creek is the only city in Georgia to make the list compiled by 24/7 Wall St. According to Money Magazine, Johns Creek  is the 13th highest-earning city in the United States and as such, the city abounds in culture.

Johns Creek, a northeastern suburb of Atlanta, was named for a tributary that runs through the area.  According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the population was 76,728.

Mayor Mike Bodker notes that… “For years, this area has been a magnet for newcomers seeking a higher quality of life and a first-class educational system for their children. One of the strengths of attracting those highly-motivated individuals is that they have thrown themselves not only into supporting some of the finest schools in the southeast, but also into building a community on par with that ideal.”

 Senior Travelers Find A “Sacred Place”

Historically, the area known today as Johns Creek, was once a meeting ground between the rival Cherokee and Creek People. Inspired by the Chattahoochee River that acted as a boundary for their tribal nations, they agreed to make the Johns Creek area a “sacred place” where all tribal families could feel safe during their peace talks.

Originally Cherokee Indian territory, Johns Creek grew as settlers, enticed to the area by the promise of gold, built a number of trading posts during the 1830s. As settlers arrived in the area, the Cherokee moved out, forced from their homes by the then young federal government.

When Milton County dissolved in the 1930s, Fulton County absorbed Johns Creek. Some 50 years later, Georgia Tech graduates purchased land in the area to develop a planned community. They named it Technology Park/Johns Creek, and soon, more than 200 companies moved to the area. During the 1980s and 1990s, Johns Creek witnessed profound population growth, and so in 2006, the city at long last incorporated.

Senior Walkers Enjoy Walking Trails

Senior visitors can enjoy Newtown Park with its walking trails, baseball/softball fields, tennis courts and picnic pavilions. I’d want to head off to Autrey Mills and the Nature Preserve and  Heritage Center located on 46 acres of ravine forest and historic past.

Senior walkers will like this nature preserve’s two miles of walking trails that wind past a scenic creek with rocky shoals, spring seeps, mature trees, wildflowers, native plants, and a variety of animal life.

Toss in your clubs and play a round or two at River Pines Golf Club, a Championship Course pressed against the banks of the Chattahoochee River.

Senior travelers, you will be happy you stopped in Johns Creek. -jeb