McBoathouse Roils the Lake
New York Times, August 4, 2005

ON Lake Rabun in North Georgia, the social equivalent of "Where are you from?" or "What do you do?" is "Where do you keep your boat?"
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Garagelike slips have become pavilions and are now becoming full-blown follies, more likely to cost $100,000 than the $30,000 or $40,000 spent five years ago, according to local contractors. The boat shed, where the rich of a different era let their runabouts quietly rock, has given way to the big statement.
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Naysayers, who tend to align themselves with the old money on the lakes, especially on Rabun, which was called "Lake Superior" in an Atlanta newspaper recently, have not slowed the McMansion development. Real estate prices are now routinely in the millions, and prices for lots or tear-down properties crossed the million-dollar mark in the last year.

Nor have they discouraged the expensive bark siding, wrought iron, stone fireplaces and copper roofs that embellish the newer boathouses and boathouse renovations, usually in the style of the Adirondack, Tudor or Just Plain Big houses they complement.

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What good is a trophy not on display?
If trees hide your mansion o'erlooking the bay
Build a McBoathouse
Just as big as a house.
That's the way to scream "MONEY!". What better way?