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Helen Village in North Georgia

Allyson Haymaker — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 04:54:11 +0000

Lederhosen and dirndls are always in style in quaint Helen, tucked alongside the Chattahoochee River in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Georgia. With its cobblestone alleys, old-world architecture and wonderful gemutlichkeit ("good life"), Helen provides an unexpected touch of genuine Bavaria--with no passport required! This charming village's transformation into [...]

Augusta Canal National Heritage Area, Georgia

Allyson Haymaker — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 07:28:35 +0000

Augusta, Georgia is probably best known for the Masters Golf Tournament. But a recent trip to the Augusta Canal National Heritage Area revealed its less-known history as a manufacturing center. In an interpretive center housed in a cavernous old cotton mill, I learned how the city's 8-mile canal was built [...]

Rome, Georgia That Is

Allyson Haymaker — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 17:12:00 +0000

All roads do not lead to Rome... Georgia. But they should! My husband, Allen, and I knew this friendly community is considered one of the South's best small towns. And after visiting, we agree wholeheartedly. We were amazed at the variety of things to see and do--historic attractions, cultural events [...]

Providence Canyon, Georgia

Allyson Haymaker — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:57:46 +0000

When good friend Betty M. and I first laid eyes on the brilliant reds, golds, pinks and purples of Providence Canyon outside Lumpkin, we were amazed so few people know about it. Even more astonishing, we learned that rainwater and poor farming practices of the 1800s carved these massive gullies, [...]

Sapelo Island, Georgia

Allyson Haymaker — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 14:51:06 +0000

Folks who whiz through southern Georgia's McIntosh County on I-95 don't realize they're just minutes away from a fascinating destination: Sapelo Island. One of my all-time favorite places, Sapelo is the fourth-largest link in Georgia's chain of beautiful barrier islands, separated from the mainland by sounds, rivers and marshes. I [...]

Georgia's Jefferson Davis Memorial Historic Site

Allyson Haymaker — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:13:41 +0000

Like most people with a casual interest in history, we always thought the Civil War ended in Appomattox, Virginia, when General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses Grant on April 9, 1865. But as we learned during an accidental visit to the Jefferson Davis Memorial State Historic Site in [...]