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When Charlotteans refer to the Lake Norman area, they usually mean the area north of the Harris Boulevard/I-77 interchange, which includes Huntersville, Cornelius and Davidson in Mecklenburg County, the southern tip of Iredell County and the eastern portions of Lincoln and Catawba counties.

Growth has been huge, with some 80,000 people living in Lake Norman now. Because lake dwellers like their area so much, civic and government leaders are working hard to develop long-term plans and regulations to protect the small-town atmosphere.

Along the way, some leaders are coming up with some creative ideas, including several new urban real estate communities. Real estate developers are increasingly seeing the promise in renovating old mills and downtown buildings to create unusual offices, retail centers and even residential complexes.

Lake Norman / North Mecklenburg has three incorporated towns: Huntersville, Cornelius and Davidson. All have seen tremendous residential growth, and all are home to some thriving businesses. Davidson also is a college town, home to highly regarded Davidson College, which adds an Ivy-League atmosphere to the community.

Long-time residents can see change all over the Charlotte area. But evidence of that change is perhaps most striking in the Lake Norman area, some 25 miles north of Charlotte.

At the heart of it all is Lake Norman, with shoreline stretching 520 miles through four counties: Mecklenburg, Iredell, Lincoln and Catawba. It's often referred to as the Inland Sea.

Thirty years ago, Lake Norman, created by Duke Power Co. (now Duke Energy) was a real hideaway. Surrounded by fishing shacks and old mobile homes rather then upscale real estate, and accessible by winding, often unpaved roads, the lake was a weekend getaway but nothing more.

Then I-77 came through Lake Norman and brought people along with its ribbon of pavement. You still can find some of those fishing shacks and weekend residents. But today, more and more folks live the vacation lifestyle year-round, with plenty of shopping and restaurants nearby and direct access to jobs in Uptown Charlotte, University City, the airport area or even north Mecklenburg.

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Charlotte, NC, 25 miles south of the Lake Norman area is a thriving city with a strong quality of life, a burgeoning economy, and a favorable climate. Over the years it has emerged from its roots as a regional textile center to become the nation's second largest banking and financial center.

Charlotte is a dynamic city that combines world class amenities with Southern charm and hospitality. The city has benefited from its location as a major transportation hub at the center of the largest consolidated rail system in the nation, with two major interstates and an international airport. Because of these and its other many assets, the city has risen to the top five in the country in terms of the number of Fortune 500 companies headquartered here.

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