The Gainesville Jaycees held their inaugural “Hawgin’ on Lanier” BBQ cook off and family fun day, Saturday, November 10th at Laurel Park on Lake Lanier. Grasshopper, the humble ninja, and I got a late start and didn’t arrive until after 2 PM. The cooking was …
Category: Festivals
Hawgin on Lake Lanier
The Gainesville Jaycees are proud to present “Hawgin’ on Lanier” on Saturday, November 10th at Lake Lanier’s Laurel Park. This inagural ”Hawgin’ on Lanier” is a sanctioned KCBS and GBC State Championship BBQ Competition. You know that means outstanding barbecue competition, but there will also be: music …
Blairsville Plays Appalachian Trail Movie
We hope you’ll join us this Friday evening, November 9th, in Blairsville as the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) presents the National Geographic film America’s Wild Spaces: The Appalachian Trail as part of their 2012 membership drive. All proceeds from this limited engagement benefit the protection …
Stalk Your Family at Uncle Shuck’s Corn Maze
Promotional materials call Uncle Shuck’s Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch in Dawson County a “20-acre agri-tourism complex.” Sheesh. Don’t let that city-slicker lingo keep you away from a good-old time down at the farm. Hayrides (kissing optional), a corn maze that Lewis & Clark would …
Fall in GA: Moonshine, Pumpkins & BBQ
Snowed yesterday in Denver. New England is bracing for another “Perfect Storm” caused by Hurricane Sandy. Winter will take its first whack at us on Sunday. There’s only one way to prepare … PARTY!!! Last weekend we had Gold Rush Days in Dahlonega. That’s like …
2012 Gold Rush Days Photographs
This past weekend we had perfect weather in the perfect place for the perfect fall festival — Gold Rush Days in Dahlonega. OK, so it was hard to find a place to park, but if you’ve ever lived in Manhattan you know the solution: buy …
Dahlonega’s Gold Rush Days — October 20th & 21st
Gold Rush Days returns to Dahlonega the third full weekend in October each year. This year, Gold Rush is October 20th & 21st. Fall colors are peaking nearby … so the journey will be as delightful as the destination. I don’t want to tell you …
Peak Foliage Color Hits North GA Parks
Here’s the news Leaf Peepers have been waiting for! AMICALOLA FALLS STATE PARK — October 18, 2012 — WE ARE AT PEAK. Everywhere you look you will see wonderful color, whether you’re hiking our trails, driving up to the lodge or campgrounds, or sitting on …
Take the High Road to Stone Mtn Highland Games
Aye! This is the weekend you’ve been waiting for! Yes, it’s time to watch men toss cabers at the 40th Annual Stone Mountain Highland Games! Even if you’ve never heard the music of the Whistlebinkies or given your lassie a claddagh ring, you cannot help but enjoy …
Stuff to Do This Weekend
In less civilized climates, people are sharpening their ice skates, dusting off their snowshoes and shining their snowmobiles for winter. Here in Paradise, it’s time to party! There’s so much to choose from in autumn … the Cumming Country Fair Cornelia’s Big Red Apple Festival …