Mr. Lee - While Lake Winnepesaukah maintains a neutral stance concerning your planned event on July 10th, you have used and altered a trademarked image on this page for which you have not been authorized to use. Please remove this image from your event page immediately. Thank you.
Josh Lee took down an altered Lake Winnepesaukah logo advertising "Gay Day at Lake Winnie" after the park asked him to do so.Lake Winnepesaukah issued a takedown notice to the organizer behind the second annual 'Gay Day at Lake Winnie" organizer after he admittedly used and altered the park's trademarked image.
He changed the word "happy" to "gay" in the park's slogan.
The event itself, and especially Lake Winnie's notice, generated furor on Facebook, with more than 200 comments on the post from the official Lake Winnepesaukah post alone. Nearly 200 guests have registered to go out of 1,500 invitations, compared to four confirmed attendees in 2014, according to the group's Facebook page.
Attendees plan to wear a green shirt plus a rainbow accessory.
Some park fans, clued into the event through Lake Winnepesaukah's Facebook post, criticized the event.
"Lake Winnie, please don't have this event," wrote Bobby Stanley. "They are going to ruin the experience there by allowing this event."
Denise Petty suggested a boycott.
"People need to pull together and don't go and support the amusement park at all, and see how long they stay in business," she said.
But organizer Josh Lee said such comments miss the point.
"This event will not turn into a rally, and it will remain as it was intended," he wrote. "This will be a friendly get together where all are welcomed to come, no matter sexuality, disability, religion or skin color."
While the park doesn't like having its logo altered, Lake Winnepesaukah's stance on the event is neutral, the company said in a Facebook post.
Lee later took down the logo, replacing it with a photo of a roller coaster.
"I made mistake and altered a logo I got just by goggling 'Lake Winnie,'" he wrote. "I respect Lake Winnie's opinion about this matter and I ask you respect everyone else on here."
Caleb Gentry from Albertville, Al., hangs on while riding the merry go round at Lake Winnepesaukah on Saturday. Lake Winne has been operating for nearly a century offering a variety of rides to residents in the tri-state area.
Michelle Sosebee, left, and Alexius Pace, 8, ride the Cannon Ball at Lake Winnepesaukah on Saturday. Lake Winne has been operating for nearly a century offering a variety of rides to residents in the tri-state area.
SoakYa lies adjacent to Lake Winnepesaukah, giving the North Georgia amusement park wet and dry sides for visitors to pursue summer fun.
Patrons exit the Crazy River at SoakYa water park at Lake Winnepesaukah.