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Opened in October of 2012, Lavo-nia’s Historic Depot serves as the official Lavonia Welcome Center and houses the offices of Lavonia Main Street and Downtown Devel-opment. Open through the week and during special event weekends.

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BIG CREEK GREENWAY CUMMING-FORSYTH COUNTY

The beautiful 9.6 mile Big Creek Greenway is one of the many reasons that we were recently named the healthiest county in Georgia for 5 consecutive years.

770-887-6461 cummingforsythchamber.org

The beautiful 9.6 mile Big Creek Greenway is one of the many rea-sons that we were recently named the healthiest county in Georgia for 5 consecuvite years.

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Georgia’s newest State Historic Site, the 173 acre Hardman Farm, in-cludes the Nacoochee Indian Mound with its little gazebo, an 1870’s Ital-ianate mansion, and several turn of the century barns and outbuildings. Open for tours Thu-Sun

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Adventure Tour ($89) Sky Bridge Tour ($69). Teepee camping, zipping, disc golf and more! Call or visit the website for reservations

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Georgia’s oldest Bed & Breakfast Inn since 1896 is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Large verandas with views of the Little Tennessee River Valley. Romantic rooms, plush bedding, private baths and luxury amenities.

YORK HOUSE INNRABUN GAP

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A10 • 706-746-2068 • YorkHouseInn.com

Toccoa Falls College is a Christ-cen-tered educational institution that prepares men and women for vo-cational and professional occupa-tions. Located in the foothills of the northeast Georgia mountains, TFC offers 29 majors and 39 minors.

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The fair begins 3rd Friday in July with 10 fun-filled days and nights with entertainment, arts & crafts, live working pioneer village, antique farm museum and carnival. Super star shows May-Dec. Fall Festival 10 days in October. Fairgrounds has 200 campsites on Lake Chatuge.

GEORGIA MOUNTAIN FAIRHIAWASSEE

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Nestled in the Northeast Georgia Mountains, Brasstown Valley Re-sort redefines the typical moun-tain getaway. Visit and experience exceptional accommodations, din-ing, championship golf, stables, and spa.

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A7 • 706-379-9900 • brasstownvalley.com

Dawsonville – Dawson Coun-ty Welcome Center can direct you to all the best adventures! Premium Outlets, Waterfalls, Moonshine, Georgia Racing Hall of Fame, Art and more.

DAWSON COUNTY CHAMBERDAWSONVILLE

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H5 • 706-265-6278 • dawson.org

Blue Haven offers several hon-ey varietals, a complete line of hand crafted body care, and a selection of Mead (honey wine). We look forward to serving you with the finest honey & prod-ucts! Come See our live bees!

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Hiawassee, in Towns County, located on the state line in the beautiful northeast Georgia mountains. Hiawassee offers gor-geous views, lakefront living and a thriving downtown.

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A7 • 706-896-2202 • hiawasseega.gov

Ride horses through the moun-tains. 1-2 Hour Guided Trail Rides. No experience necessary. Open to the public. Located at the en-trance of Forrest Hills Resort. Gold City Corral: 706-867-9395

FOREST HILLS MOUNTAINRESORT / GOLD CITY CORRAL

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“Upscale vacation rentals on 12 wooded acres, end of road privacy.Views, quality, value, sparkling clean accommodations & no cleaning fee.”

LAUREL MOUNTAIN CABINSHIAWASSEE

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Featuring: ZipNTime Canopy Tours • Longest Dual Zip Line in Georgia • Guided ATV-4 Wheeler Tours • Giant Thriller Swing • Gold Mine • Treehouse Camping • Family Parties • Team Building

NACOOCHEE OUTDOORADVENTURES - HELEN

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Witness the birth of a Cabbage Patch Kid at this Southern-Style home. Archives & adoptable Appa-lachian art in animated displays. Seasonal events and Tea Parties. Free Admission. 300 N.O.K. Dr., Cleveland, GA 30528.

BABYLAND GENERAL HOSPITALCLEVELAND

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D7 • 706-865-2171 • cabbagepatchkids.com

Discover your style for less at over 70 designer brands at Tan-ger Outlets! Open Mondays-Sat-urdays 9AM – 9PM, Sundays 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. Shop Outlets. Shop Tanger

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This eclectic college town mixes southern heritage with trend-setting culture. Visitor info, maps, and brochures - All inside an 1820 house museum with gift shop.

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Featuring over 10,000 sf of meeting space, an outdoor amphitheatre and three fully-equipped perfor-mance venues. Perfect for business, entertainment and social events.

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Travel to a place that has Old World towers, gingerbread trim, traditional German foodstuffs and strasses and platzes spilling over with Scandinavian goods, a natu-ral beauty perched on the Chatta-hoochee River.

HELEN CVBHELEN

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As seen on the Travel Channel – pan for gold and screen for gem-stones while sitting comfortably under shade trees with a view of our 7 acre lake. Our trained staff will teach you the art of gold pan-ning just like the old timers.

GOLD-N-GEM GRUBBIN MINECLEVELAND

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The historic town of Royston has a 43-acre Community and Wellness Park (walking trails, disc golf, playground and picnic facilities), two additional city parks, Victoria Bryant State Park, Highland Walk Golf Course, Rafting on the Broad River, Shops, Restau-rants and the Ty Cobb Museum.

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“A zoo like no other!” Bringing animals and people together! Working farm and guided exotic animal tours, babies, petting zoo and more! Take a wagon ride to see yaks, water buffalo and feed the camels!

NORTH GEORGIA ZOOCLEVELAND

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Goats On The Roof has friendly goats you can watch and feed! Shop for Amish foods, Amish furniture, fudge, ice cream and unique gifts. Be sure to follow us on Facebook & Twitter for contest and special events.

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Visit the Sautee Nacoochee Cen-ter and view works by Georgia potters who once shaped the clay of this region into everyday neces-sities and now into decorative folk art.

FOLK POTTERY MUSEUMSAUTEE

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Search for treasures in our antique shops, local artisan markets, and gift shops. Taste our home style southern cuisine. Recall days gone by with a walking tour of historic buildings. Celebrate our yearly spe-cial events.

CITY OF TOCCOAHISTORIC DOWNTOWN

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Where the fun begins and nev-er ends for all ages. Five acres of indoor and outdoor attrac-tions; mini golf, go karts, arcade and more. In October, we host a haunted laser tag, haunted house, hayride and corn maze.

FUNOPOLIS FAMILY FUNCENTER - COMMERCE

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Known as the birthplace of an-esthesia, the museum takes you through Dr. Long’s life during the Civil War and Reconstruction and shows how this country doc-tor became the father of painless surgery.

CRAWFORD W. LONGMUSEUM - JEFFERSON

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Beechwood Inn: Historic, award winning bed and breakfast. Our two Best Chefs America create memorable Farm-to-Table Wine dinners every Saturday evening by advance reservation.

BEECHWOOD INNCLAYTON

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Nestled on Lake Hartwell, the biggest lake in the Southeast, is the charming historic city of Hartwell. Loaded with shopping, art, theatre, live music venues, parks and campgrounds, it is a vacationers paradise.

HART CHAMBERLAKE HARTWELL

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Explore the Greater Outdoors and enjoy majestic waterfalls, mountains you have to see to believe, lakes just begging to be played in, and trails for days.

BLAIRSVILLE CHAMBERBLAIRSVILLE

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Rabun County, the Farm to Ta-ble Capital of Georgia is in the farthest corner of the North-east Georgia Mountains. Come Explore Rabun with us, The Natural Choice!

RABUN CVBCLAYTON

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Located on 35-acres, Paradise Hills offers rustic & luxury cabin rentals, a European styled Resort Spa, and farm winery with tasting room to sample wines made on property, all in one location. Truly unique.

PARADISE HILLS RESORT& SPA - BLAIRSVILLE

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Valhalla, the mythical heaven of the warriors, is a place to rejuvenate at the spa, relax in all king suites, and enjoy ex-quisite fine dining in the Cale-donia Room and Sky Bar.

VALHALLA RESORTHELEN

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A local reminder of America’s first major gold rush, a guardian of the region’s rich culture, and a symbolic heart for a historic community.

DAHLONEGA GOLD MUSEUMDAHLONEGA

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The wild Chattooga River winds its way through a beautiful green gorge between Georgia and South Carolina. For Rafting or Ziplining, join Wildwater on an adventure of a lifetime!

WILDWATERLONG CREEK

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2016 TRAVEL ASSOCIATION MEMBERSATHENS, GA Athens Welcome Center & Classic City Tours 706-353-1820BLAIRSVILLE, GA Blairsville-Union County Chamber 706-745-5789High County Artisans 706-781-1221Paradise Hills Resort & Spa 706-745-7483Trackrock Campground & Cabins 706-745-2420BLUE RIDGE, GA Fannin County Chamber 706-632-5680BRASELTON, GA Chateau Elan 770-867-9798CANON, GABlue Haven Bee Company 706-245-6586CLARKESVILLE, GA Glen-Ella Springs 706-754-7295Mark of the Potter 706-947-3440Sautee Mountain Retreat 404-985-7859CLAYTON, GA Beechwood Inn 706-782-5485Kingwood Resort & Country Club 706-212-4100Rabun County CVB 706-982-4754CLEVELAND, GA Babyland General Hospital 706-865-2171Gold ‘N Gem Grubbin 706-865-5454North Georgia Zoo 706-348-7279White County Chamber of Commerce 706-865-5356COMMERCE, GA Funopolis Family Fun Center 706-335-3866Tanger Outlets 706-335-3354CORNELIA, GA Cornelia Hospitality and Tourism Board 706-778-8585Habersham County Chamber of Commerce 706-778-4654CUMMING, GA Cumming-Forsyth Chamber of Commerce 770-887-6461DAHLONEGA, GA Dahlonega CVB 800-231-5543Dahlonega Gold Museum 706-864-2257Forrest Hills Mountain Resort 706-864-6456Frogtown Cellars 706-878-5000Kaya Vineyard and WineryZ Brown Distillery 706-348-2019DAWSONVILLE, GA Dawson County Chamber 706-265-6278Quality Inn & Suites 706-216-1900Uncle Shucks 888-OSCHUCKSDILLARD, GA Dillard Tourism 706-746-3363Rabun Manor 706-746-2060ELBERTON, GA City of Elberton - Main Street 706-213-3100Elbert County Chamber of Commerce 706-283-5651Samuel Elbert Hotel & Conference Center 762-533-0049ELLIJAY, GAGilmer County Chamber of Commerce 706-635-7400FRANKLIN SPRINGS, GALifeSprings 706-245-7272GAINESVILLE, GA Brenau University 770-534-8420City of Gainesville 770-535-6860Elachee Nature Center 770-535-1976Hilton Garden Inn 770-532-3396Lake Lanier CVB 770-536-5209Northeast Goergia History Center 770-297-5900HARTWELL, GA Hart County Chamber of Commerce 706-376-8590HELEN, GA Alpine Helen - White County CVB 706-878-2181Cool River Tubing 706-878-2665Hardman Farm 706-878-1077Helen Chamber of Commerce 706-878-1619Helendorf River Inn, Suites, & CC 800-445-2271Nacoochee Outdoor Adventures 706-878-9477Sell My Timeshare 877-815-4227Valhalla Resort Hotel 706-878-2200HIAWASSEE, GA City of Hiawassee Georgia Mountain Fair 706-896-4191Lake Chatuge Lodge 706-896-5253Laurel Mountain Cabins 888-859-6018HOMER, GA Banks County CVB 706-677-2108JASPER, GAPetit Crest Villas 470-239-2776JEFFERSON, GA City of Jefferson 706-367-5121Crawford Long Museum 706-367-5307LAVONIA, GA City of Lavonia 706-356-8781LONG CREEK, SC Wildwater LTD 864-647-9587LULA, GA North Georgia Canopy Tours 770-869-7272MOUNTAIN CITY, GA Foxfire Heritage Center 706-746-5828OTTO, NCAndy’s Trout Farm 706-746-2550RABUN GAP York House Inn 706-746-2068ROYSTON, GA City of Royston 706-245-7232SAUTEE, GA Folk Pottery Museum 706-878-3300Sautee Nacoochee Community Association 706-878-3300 SCALY MOUNTAIN, NC Highlands Aerial Park 828-526-8773SKY VALLEY, GACity of Sky Valley 706-746-2204TIGER, GA Goats on the Roof 706-782-2784TOCCOA FALLS, GA Toccoa Falls College 706-886-6831TOCCOA, GA City of Toccoa 706-282-3309Miles Through Time 706-886-0721Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber 706-886-2132YOUNG HARRIS, GA Brasstown Valley Resort 706-379-9900Byron Herbert Reece Society 706-379-4313Towns County Chamber of Commerce 706-896-4966

A juried Fine Craft & Art ShowHeld every year the third weekend of July at Meeks Park, Blairsville, GA. Free admission and parking.

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