Last year’s Bear on the Square Mountain Festival in Dahlonega, GA, was a blast. The celebration of all things mountainy was celebrated by thousands of fellow mountainy stuff lovers. Pictures from 2012’s Bear on the Square Mountain Festival For the 17th year, Dahlonega is doing …
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Dahlonega Trail Fest 2013
As spring is sprung and the irresistible romantic fancies of young men and women turn to thoughts of frolicking 2,185.9 miles through the forest, we know it’s time for Dahlonega, Georgia’s, Trail Fest 2013. Trail Fest celebrates the passing of winter and the reemergence of …
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 …
Appalachian Trail Celebrates 75th Anniversary
Seventy-five years ago today, on August 14, 1937, the final section of the original Appalachian Trail (AT) was completed — after at least 16 years of planning and hard labor. The AT has been rerouted and reblazed countless times since then, primarily to avoid walking …
Final Look at the Bear on the Square Festival
Dahlonega, GA, knows how to throw a party! Their latest shindig was the Bear on the Square Mountain Festival, held over the weekend of April 20, 2012. You might be happy to know that we do not have any pictures from the mountain dancing or …
Sights from the 2012 Bear on the Square Festival
Dahlonega, GA, is one of America’s best-kept secrets — except for being famous as the site of the first gold rush. This delightful community is home to an outstanding university, mountain roads cherished by motorcyclists, acclaimed theatre, wineries, eateries, the Appalachian Trail, mountain music and …
Bear-y Good Times in Dahlonega
The 16th Annual Bear on the Square Mountain Festival held in Dahlonega, GA, the weekend of April 20, 2012 rocked. There was more music than you could shake a banjo at, and plenty of seriously cool doodads to purchase and marvel over for years to come. …
The Bear on the Square Mountain Festival in Dahlonega
The Bear on the Square Mountain Festival in Northeast Georgia’s quaint village of Dahlonega starts Friday, April 20th and runs through Sunday the 22nd. The organizers made the costly decision to offer free music the whole weekend at the MainStage concert tent in Hancock Park. …
Why Do Hikers Trek the Appalachian Trail?
The Appalachian Trail means different things to different people. It’s more than just a great alibi when you want leave the governor’s office and fly to Argentina to hang out with your girlfriend. Much more. The motivations, goals and hopes of those who hit the …