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The Folk Pottery Museum of Northeast Georgia is a hidden gem that truly deserves more publicity than it receives. On a recent tour there, I was amazed at the replica of an old potter’s work area and the rugged wheel that was used before electric …
School is back in session in North Georgia, but the fun around Lake Lanier rocks on. These seven fun activities on Lake Lanier can be enjoyed all year long. Amazingly fun activities abound on and around Georgia’s Great Lake. Try them all! Seven Fun Activities …
The e-mail from Christina Ernst of VIP Southern Tours intrigued me. We had mutual friends involved in Georgia’s tourism industry but we had never met. Christina invited me to join a group of travel writers touring North Georgia wineries. If you travel enough and write about …
Lucille’s Mountain Top Inn & Spa in Sautee Nacoochee, Georgia, is full of surprises. Lucille’s was recently named one of the most luxurious inns in the United States of America by BedAndBreakfast.com. Spend one night there and you’ll agree that esteemed honor is no surprise at all. …
The opening of Don Carter State Park took decades of planning and dedication. Now the park is one year old. It only took one year, however, to become a favorite destination for campers, swimmers, families, fishermen and boaters. If you haven’t been there yet, you’ll love …
On Thursday, June 12, 2014, I had lunch with David Lane of Lane Southern Orchards in Fort Valley, along with six travel writers touring cool places in Georgia. Lane Southern Orchards (LSO) is famous for growing and selling peaches and pecans. Rightfully so, but that’s …
You may have never heard of the Lake Lanier Convention & Visitors Bureau (LLCVB) or LLCVB President Stacey Dickson. They focus on telling folks near and far about all the reasons why Lake Lanier is a wonderland that everyone should visit. Often. Stacey and her …
Rahab’s Rope is a store on downtown Gainesville, GA’s Square, named after a prostitute in the Bible’s Old Testament Book of Joshua. God spared Rahab from the destruction of Jericho because she hid the men Joshua had sent as spies to Jericho. Rahab delivered Joshua’s men by …
The 41st Annual Helen to the Atlantic Hot Air Balloon Race is almost up, up and away!!! The race begins at 7 AM on Thursday, June 5th, but Helen will be hot air balloon heaven each morning and evening through Saturday, June 7, 2014. …
County, state and federal law enforcement officials joined Georgia’s Office of Highway Safety Director Harris Blackwood at a news conference on Friday, May 23, 2014, at the Bethany Bridge Boat Ramp on Lake Allatoona. They all shared one simple message: “Choose Your Ride.” Many law …