The Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds plays host to several popular annual events, including the Georgia Mountain Fair, the Superstar Concert Series, the Georgia Mountain Fall Festival and Georgia’s Official State Fiddlers’ Convention. The…
The Historic Reece Farm is located in Union County, Georgia, just south of Blairsville. The home of acclaimed poet and novelist Byron Herbert Reece, the Farm is a place to learn about the man and about rural life in Appalachia in the mid-20th…
Tucked into the charming mountain village of Blue Ridge, Georgia in the lush Chattahoochee National Forest. The area is known as the “antique capital” of Georgia with friendly folks and an old time atmosphere. Our regular 4 hour, 26 mile…
The Cradle of Forestry in America Interpretive Association (CFAIA), based out of Pisgah Forest, NC, is a 501c3 non-profit organization that works in cooperation with the US Forest Service. Our mission is to promote educational, recreational and…
“Weaving the past with the present to preserve the future.”
The Georgia Mountain Research and Education Center is located 3 miles south of Blairsville, Ga. on Hwy 19/129. The center includes 415 acres of orchards, test plots, pasture land, specimen and preservation gardens, historic sites and forests. The…
Just 45 minutes north of Atlanta is the elegant and romantic pink marble mansion, known as the Tate House. The classic southern romantic fantasy is felt throughout the stately plantation like setting. The gardens invite you to stroll through the…
This organization had its beginnings in the Spring of 1998. It met for 3 months and then went to sleep. However, in Feb. 1999 it awoke and has had the strength to meet Monthly ever since. As now it has 46 strong and dedicated members who have made…
Admission is free at both the Courthouse Museum and our Museum of Mountain Life. A small donation is always appreciated for museum upkeep. Educational tours for school classes always welcome, please contact us.
The Gilmer County Historical Society, Inc. (formerly Historic Preservation Society) was formed in 2004. In 2007 the organization’s name was changed and a 501c3 non-profit was formed. In 2008 the Society was offered the historic Tabor Family Home in…
Visit this special site where the people of long ago carved their stories into the boulders of Track Rock.
Lofty, cool, and breezy the historical stone building housing Mountain Crossings is called the Walasi-Yi Interpretive Center (“Wa La See Yee”). It was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps who started construction in 1934 and finished…