Lucille’s Mountain Top Inn & Spa is Surprisingly Luxurious

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. …

7 Lessons Learned at Lane Southern Orchards

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 …

Lanier Convention Bureau Honors Don Carter

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 …

Celebrate National Trails Day: June 7, 2014

National Trails Day (NTD) is the culmination of many years of efforts from the American Hiking Society (AHS). The annual National Trails Day, always on the first Saturday in June, is dedicated to promote outdoor activities in hundreds of locations around the nation. Each year NTD …

Army Corps Weapons Ban Trumps GA Gun Laws

On April 23rd 2014, Georgia’s Governor Nathan Deal signed into law House Bill 60; legislation that, according to the governor’s office, “protects law-abiding, licensed Georgia citizens’ Second Amendment rights.” Governor Deal says, “This legislation will protect the constitutional rights of Georgians who have gone through a background …

Vogel State Park: Perky Cabins & Old Tyme Fun

Some people in this world don’t care if they ever while away a few hours, conferrin’ with the flowers and/or consulting with the rain.  They’re too busy working themselves into a dither. If you are able to get away from the flying monkeys where you work, …

LanierWorld at Lake Lanier Islands Opens May 17th

Lanier Islands In-Water Boat Show

When does summer officially begin?  Forget Saturday, June 21st.  If you ask our friends at Lake Lanier Islands, it’ll be summertime, summertime — sum, sum — summertime as of Saturday, May 17th, when LanierWorld opens for the 2014 season. Forget going to beaches in Florida, …

Free Pass to Lake Lanier Islands ~ April 25-27, 2014

Ever wondered what’s behind those big gates at Lake Lanier Islands but didn’t have the money to get in?  Have they got a deal for you! Round up a few friends and head out to the spiffier-than-ever Lake Lanier Islands during the weekend of April …

Photographs from Dahlonega’s 2014 Trail Fest

  If ever there were a place created for free olde tyme music, first dates, buying treasures, popping The Question or celebrating a treasured anniversary, it’s Dahlonega. Dahlonega’s fame among Appalachian Trail enthusiasts extends beyond its mere proximity to the Trail. The town welcomes adventurers who …