There are many reasons to visit Athens-Clarke County. You have probably seen Chef Hugh Acheson on the Food Channel. What you may not know is that he owns two of the best restaurants in town. If you are a foodie you must check out The National and Five & Ten when you visit Athens.
In this article he discusses a few of his favorite places.
http://www.saveur.com/article/blog/tour-guide-hugh-achesons-athens-ga?src=SOC&dom=fb
Enjoy
Thursday, March 5, 2015
Sunday, January 25, 2015
Free Entrance into Atlanta Area Museums and Attractions
Check out the Explore Georgia blog to see how you can enjoy area attractions for free.
Also don't forget if you have a library card you can check out passes to Georgia State Parks and other attractions like Zoo Atlanta. These passes can save you the entrance fees to the state parks and will allow up to 4 people free entrance to sites. Just check with your local Georgia library for more details. Here's the link to the Athens-Clarke County library.
One more thing. There are a lot of museums and art galleries in the state that are free.
Here is a list from Long Live Learning at http://longlivelearning.com/2014/03/free-admission-to-125-museums-around-the-south/
Happy exploring.
Also don't forget if you have a library card you can check out passes to Georgia State Parks and other attractions like Zoo Atlanta. These passes can save you the entrance fees to the state parks and will allow up to 4 people free entrance to sites. Just check with your local Georgia library for more details. Here's the link to the Athens-Clarke County library.
One more thing. There are a lot of museums and art galleries in the state that are free.
Here is a list from Long Live Learning at http://longlivelearning.com/2014/03/free-admission-to-125-museums-around-the-south/
Happy exploring.
Sunday, January 11, 2015
Courthouses of Georgia
Do yourself a favor and check out Courthouses of Georgia by Association County Commissioners of Georgia (Author), George Justice (Author), and Greg Newington (Photographer). With an introduction by Larry Walker and a forward by Ross King. A great way to see Georgia is to check out the beautiful county courthouses. Many are historic. Many are breathtakingly beautiful. Then make plans to meet the authors this Wednesday night. The event is sponsored by the Georgia Center for the Book. Eagle Eye Book Shop will have copies available for purchase.
Details:
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Greg Newington and Ross King
Courthouses of Georgia
7:15 p.m.
Decatur Library Auditorium
Friday, December 26, 2014
First Day Hikes
There are 64 state parks in Georgia. Many of them are participating in the First Day Hikes on January 1, 2015. Find a hike near you.
http://ncparks.gov/naspd/firstday.php
http://ncparks.gov/naspd/firstday.php
Saturday, November 22, 2014
Jasper County (30) - Shady Dale
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| D.A.R. Monument |
Located in Jasper County, Shady Dale is a small community with a population of approximately 242 people. The town was incorporated in 1882. Historically Shady Dale was an important stop on a stagecoach route from the Savannah River to the Chattahoochee River. The Daughters of the American Revolution erected a monument in 1940 to mark the location of an inn. The well also commemorates the importance of Shady Dale as a stagecoach stop.
Today Shady Dale is home to a Cal-Maine Foods Inc. processing plant. Cal-Maine Foods Inc. is the largest producer and distributor of fresh shell eggs in the United States.
However, this small town is most known for it's rodeo, now in it's 31st year. Sponsored by the local Shriners and Masons, this rodeo is an IPRA sanctioned professional rodeo event and draws lots of people to this small southern town.
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| Bank of Shady Dale now serves as the town's City Hall |
Sunday, June 29, 2014
The 159
There are 159 counties in my home state of Georgia. So, I have set a goal to visit all 159 counties in Georgia. In the process I hope to experience all that Georgia has to offer and to discover more about the history and the people of the state.
Here is a list of the counties:
Here is a list of the counties:
| Appling |
| Atkinson |
| Bacon |
| Baker |
| Baldwin |
| Banks |
| Barrow |
| Bartow |
| Ben Hill |
| Berrien |
| Bibb |
| Bleckley |
| Brantley |
| Brooks |
| Bryan |
| Bulloch |
| Burke |
| Butts |
| Calhoun |
| Camden |
| Candler |
| Carroll |
| Catoosa |
| Charlton |
| Chatham |
| Chattahoochee |
| Chattooga |
| Cherokee |
| Clarke |
| Clay |
| Clayton |
| Clinch |
| Cobb |
| Coffee |
| Colquitt |
| Columbia |
| Cook |
| Coweta |
| Crawford |
| Crisp |
| Dade |
| Dawson |
| De Kalb |
| Decatur |
| Dodge |
| Dooly |
| Dougherty |
| Douglas |
| Early |
| Echols |
| Effingham |
| Elbert |
| Emanuel |
| Evans |
| Fannin |
| Fayette |
| Floyd |
| Forsyth |
| Franklin |
| Fulton |
| Gilmer |
| Glascock |
| Glynn |
| Gordon |
| Grady |
| Greene |
| Gwinnett |
| Habersham |
| Hall |
| Hancock |
| Haralson |
| Harris |
| Hart |
| Heard |
| Henry |
| Houston |
| Irwin |
| Jackson |
| Jasper |
| Jeff Davis |
| Jefferson |
| Jenkins |
| Johnson |
| Jones |
| Lamar |
| Lanier |
| Laurens |
| Lee |
| Liberty |
| Lincoln |
| Long |
| Lowndes |
| Lumpkin |
| Macon |
| Madison |
| Marion |
| McDuffie |
| McIntosh |
| Meriwether |
| Miller |
| Mitchell |
| Monroe |
| Montgomery |
| Morgan |
| Murray |
| Muscogee |
| Newton |
| Oconee |
| Oglethorpe |
| Paulding |
| Peach |
| Pickens |
| Pierce |
| Pike |
| Polk |
| Pulaski |
| Putnam |
| Quitman |
| Rabun |
| Randolph |
| Richmond |
| Rockdale |
| Schley |
| Screven |
| Seminole |
| Spalding |
| Stephens |
| Stewart |
| Sumter |
| Talbot |
| Taliaferro |
| Tattnall |
| Taylor |
| Telfair |
| Terrell |
| Thomas |
| Tift |
| Toombs |
| Towns |
| Treutlen |
| Troup |
| Turner |
| Twiggs |
| Union |
| Upson |
| Walker |
| Walton |
| Ware |
| Warren |
| Washington |
| Wayne |
| Webster |
| Wheeler |
| White |
| Whitfield |
| Wilcox |
| Wilkes |
| Wilkinson |
| Worth |
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