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Go Green On Earthday 2008 In A Few Easy Steps
April 22nd, 2008Categories: North Georgia Community reVIEWS, North Georgia Real Estate VIEWS
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With Simple Greenscaping practices you can save time and money while protecting the environment. How? Save time by landscaping with plants that require less watering and feeding. Save money by eliminating unnecessary water and chemical use. Protect the environment by conserving water supplies, using chemicals properly and only when necessary, and reduce yard waste by recycling yard trimmings into free fertilizer. Learn more at EPA.GOV/GREENSCAPES.
THERE ARE MORE POLLUTANTS INSIDE THAN THERE ARE OUTSIDE
In fact, indoor pollutant levels can be two to five times higher than outdoor levels. The most efficient way to reduce pollutants? Use an electrostatic air filter in your heating and cooling system. Read the rest of this entry »
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CADENCE…The Equestrian Community In The North Georgia Mountains
April 2nd, 2008Categories: Blue Ridge Georgia Real Estate reVIEWS, North Georgia Community reVIEWS, North Georgia To-Do reVIEWS
The Cadence Equestrian Community is situated on over 510 acres of rolling meadows, wooded mountain slopes and wetlands. Development of 150 homesites has been thoughtfully planned to preserve over 100 acres of open space, and protect wildlife and other natural treasures.
In addition to the Equestrian Center, amenities include a Lodge with swimming pool, clubhouse & exercise room. The master plan integrates the equestrian lifestyle into everyday life and connects family, friends and nature through the extensive network of riding and hiking trails.
Whether seeking solitude or company, residents will find intimate and imaginative destinations such as a ridge-top pavilion with covered fireplace, a hitching post at a favorite fishing hole, and a bird watching blind at the wetlands boardwalk. And always, just over the fence, they will find the soothing, regal presence of horses. Read the rest of this entry »
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Copperhead Lodge Hosts Ride To Benefit St. Jude Children’s Hospital
March 30th, 2008Categories: Blairsville Georgia Real Estate reVIEWS, North Georgia Community reVIEWS, North Georgia To-Do reVIEWS
It’s time to Kick-Off the Season at the Copperhead Lodge on Friday April 4th and continuing through Sunday the 6th. Have you always wanted to be a star in your own Rockband? You will want to be there Friday Night for the Wanna Be a Rockstar Contest. Saturday the Cook-Out starts at noon with the Live Music starting at 2:00 P.M. and goes on ALL day! You will also not want to miss this ride being hosted by the good folks out at the Copperhead Lodge in Blairsville Georgia and the Lake Blue Ridge Chapter 380 of the Southern Cruisers Riding Club on Sunday the 6th. Come on out and Kick-Off the 2008 riding season with a lot of Fun and Goodtimes.
It’s the Bozo Brain Bucket Ride & Contest to benefit the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in support of their fight against cancer. I can’t think of a better way or cause to begin the riding season. You want to see something that amazed me and it might you too, Read the rest of this entry »
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The Blue Ridge Mountain Adventure Race
March 25th, 2008Categories: North Georgia Community reVIEWS, North Georgia To-Do reVIEWS
The Blue Ridge Mountain Adventure Race
Blue Ridge, Georgia
Site of the 2008 USARA National Championship
In the spring of 1998, the first Blue Ridge Mountain Adventure Race started as Georgia’s first adventure race. Nine years later the race continues to be a favorite of racers throughout the southeast. Teams look forward to a new adventure welcoming spring to Georgia’s Blue Ridge Mountains.
Organizers of the Tenth Annual Blue Ridge Mountain Adventure Race on April 12, 2008, promise a challenging contest with lots of surprises and some of the most stunning scenery anywhere — plus the famous Blue Ridge hospitality racers have come to expect and enjoy.
So get your team ready to run, paddle, mountain bike and navigate in the beautiful North Georgia Mountains. Up to 100 co-ed teams of three (plus one support person) will run along the forested trails of the Chattahoochee National Forest, paddle on the Toccoa River and/or Lake Blue Ridge, mountain bike steep trails and complete mystery challenges along the way. Although the course changes from year to year, the finish line is still in downtown Blue Ridge City Park, with live music, food and relaxing fun. Come early and enjoy activites throughout the day in the Blue Ridge City Park. The first teams to finish usually come in around 1:00 to 2:00 P.M. You don’t want to miss it! Read the rest of this entry »
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Merry Christmas To All And A Happy New Year!
December 23rd, 2007Categories: North Georgia Community reVIEWS, North Georgia Real Estate VIEWS
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Blairsville Georgia’s Southern Tree Plantation
December 1st, 2007Categories: Blairsville Georgia Real Estate reVIEWS, North Georgia Community reVIEWS, North Georgia To-Do reVIEWS
Located in the heart of the North Georgia Mountains in Union County, Southern Tree Plantation is an active plantation loaded with fun activities and things to do for large or small gatherings. A variety of our activities are available during most seasons and Everyone is Welcome!
In addition, Southern Tree Plantation is an active plantation growing thousands of pumpkins and Christmas trees. We are open to the public for pumpkin and tree sales during our fall and Christmas seasons.
HAYRIDES
This is not an average hayride. Our enjoyable long-lasting hayrides will take you over 60 acres of beautiful Plantation land with breathtaking mountain scenery. Also, an enchanting river and a creek that meanders through the Plantation. And, of course, our “great” pumpkins and Christmas trees. Many surprises and things to see along the way. Put your old jeans on and join us for the fun.
PLANTATION ANIMALS
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Get an up close experience with our family of Plantation animals. Whether it’s talking with “Buckwheat” the pot bellied pig, feeding “Bo and Peep” our sweet sheep, or hanging out with “Poncho” the proud donkey, just look forward to lots of fun with these loveable animals and many other Plantation animals. We also have a wildlife deer exhibit with “Donner” our deer. Included with this fantastic visit with the pets at our Plantation is the permanent barnyard maze just waiting for you to get lost and then find your way out.
WOODEN MAZE
Looking for a challenge?… Well get ready to be completely puzzled by this brand new, more difficult, permanent wooden barnyard maze. How fast can you master this involved maze??? After all getting lost is as much fun as finding your way through this maze. A permanent wooden barnyard maze, where getting lost means finding fun. Maze madness will be upon you once you have found your way through. Yippee, we found our way out of the maze!
TRAIN RIDES
 All aboard the Southern Tree Express. We invite you and your family for some fun riding experience on our brand new miniature train. The train runs on a road track and is just the right speed for youngsters. Chug-chug-choo-choo off we go. Just sit back and relax as you will enjoy the beautiful scenery as this little train takes you around the plantation.
So much fun is right here at Southern Tree Plantation PONY RIDES
MARSHMELLOW ROASTING
Please be sure to visit the nice folks of the Southern Tree Plantation this holiday season. Also keep in mind the Southern Tree Plantation for those special events. Plantation Events can host your birthday parties, company picnics, or that very special wedding. Please be sure to go to their site for activity dates and availability for hosting your event. |
For the younger buckaroos, we have fun in the form of our quiet loveable ponies. Each one with it’s own personality and just waiting to accommodate our little riders. They look forward to meeting you just to have some fun as you pretend to be a real cowboys and girls.
Tell a few tales while roasting those yummy marshmallows over our open fire pit. The fun won’t stop then either! We’ll enjoy watching the flicker of the fire and perhaps even break out into song or two.
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Blue Ridge Georgia 5th In Top 10 Tourist Destinations For 2008!
November 24th, 2007Categories: Blue Ridge Georgia Real Estate reVIEWS, North Georgia Community reVIEWS, North Georgia Real Estate VIEWS
Blue Ridge is on the map again! Trip Advisor, one of the world’s largest travel survey community on the Internet, has ranked Blue Ridge Georgia as #5 in the Top 10 United States Tourist Destinations!
Jan Hackett of the Fannin County Chamber of Commerce was quoted in The News Observer as saying “This is great news for our community, and yet another way to get the Blue Ridge name out to the tourists.”
According to the Trip Advisor survey, the major 
trends travelers value include cleanliness, which is rated above all else, and an environmental friendly community.
If you have never been on the forum of Trip Advisor, I would suggest you check it out. It is amazing to me just how many folks are on the forum discussing everything from dining reviews to North Georgia Cabin Rentals, and from things to do to places you have got to see, all concerning the North Georgia Mountains including Blairsville, Ellijay and practically the whole world.
Here are the rest of the Top 10 2008 U.S. Tourist Destinations. Read the rest of this entry »
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Honoring Our Veterans
November 10th, 2007Categories: North Georgia Community reVIEWS, North Georgia Real Estate VIEWS
I would like to take this time to thank all of the Veterans who fought and those who are still fighting for our freedom.
I was able to attend the memorial that was held today at the Veterans Memorial Park in Blue Ridge. The many Fannin County Veterans where honored there following a parade that traveled along the Veterans Memorial Highway leading to park. Retired Army Lt. Col. George Pletcher was Master of Ceremonies, followed by the keynote speaker, good friend and fellow Rotarian Army Lt. Col. Jot Thomas.
The Fannin County High School Marching Band performed to near perfection during the parade and ceremonies. The Blue Ridge City Police department did a great job handling the traffic through town on such a usual busy Saturday this time of year. The North Georgia Color Guard posted the flags and carried the colors. It was good to have been there and to honor the men and women who have fought and those who have died to provide the very blanket of freedom that we all enjoy. Read the rest of this entry »
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Hometown Halloween On The Square
October 24th, 2007Categories: Blairsville Georgia Real Estate reVIEWS, North Georgia Community reVIEWS, North Georgia To-Do reVIEWS
Fall is one of my absolute favorite times of the year.
Football, Festivals, Colorful Leaves and….Oh yes, Candy! Boy do I mean candy, and lots of it. I mentioned in a previous post about the Halloween Safe Zone over the mountain in Blue Ridge Georgia sponsored by the Blue Ridge Business Association. Well I didn’t know that Blairsville also had a similar event, but they do.
Hometown Halloween on the Square will be on Wednesday, October 31st.
Festivities will begin around 6:00 and last ‘til either the candy is gone or 8:00, which ever comes first.
This event is sponsored by the Downtown Development Authority and the Union County Historical Society. This years event will consist of costume contests, storytelling, children’s games, lots of activities and I am sure a whole bunch of fun! Read the rest of this entry »
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Get Rid Of The Sorghum Festival Once And For All?
October 22nd, 2007Categories: Blairsville Georgia Real Estate reVIEWS, North Georgia Community reVIEWS, North Georgia Real Estate VIEWS
It’s Fall in the North Georgia Mountains, and that can mean one….well it can mean a bunch of things! Vibrant Fall colors for one, 
and if your a Realtor these days it could mean a whole lot of “Tire Kickers and leaf-lookers!” Oh yeah, it could also mean great Fall Festivals. You could pull out a Georgia map, pack in a wad of baccer, then close your eyes and spit to hit any number of towns in North Georgia that has their own festival. In Ellijay Georgia they have the Apple Festival, in Blue Ridge Georgia, the Harvest Sale, and in Blairsville Georgia they have the Sorghum Festival. However…Will there be a 39th Annual Sorghum Festival?
I was able to visit ol’ Fort Sorghum this past weekend, and although it was very crowded and somewhat frustrating, festivals are what Fall in the North Georgia Mountains is all about. My son Bryson, his friend Kyle and 
I were able to take a few minutes out of the day to sneak over to check out the ever growing Car Show that takes place during the second weekend of the festival. I couldn’t take too much time to look for myself for the fact 
helping the boys look for “Bumble Bee,” the “coolest Transformer ever,” according to Bryson and Kyle. If you didn’t know, the movie Transformers hit the streets this past week. I got to tell you, that is a pretty dawg gone good movie. Anyway, there were some unbelievable cars on show this year! Read the rest of this entry »
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