This week on Georgia Traveler, it's the Best of Season 2! Georgia Traveler 213 airs Friday, September 25 at 9 PM and Wednesday, September 30 at 7:30 PM on GPB.
Also this week, we take trip down Corridor Z with Episode 212 on Monday, September 28
Enjoy an entrance fee-free day at America's National Parks and Monuments in celebration of Ken Burns's new film, The National Parks: America's Best Idea. Visitors to America's 391 National Parks will enjoy free admission and a special screening of the new film, set to premiere on PBS and Georgia Public Broadcasting, Sunday, September 27. In addition to the film, visitors to Savannah's Fort Pulaski National Monument will see musket and cannon firing demonstrations, as well as special programs just for the kids. For more information visit Fort Pulaski's website. Information on the new Ken Burns film is available by clicking here.
The Georgia Traveler crew will be visiting the Lyerly Down Home Day this Saturday in Lyerly, Georgia. This yearly event will feature great "down home" music, horseshoe throwing, skillet tossing, cow bingo, a cake walk, and much more! For more information on this event, click here! Down forget to look out for the Traveler crew!
This week on Georgia Traveler, we take travel down Corridor Z! Georgia Traveler 212 airs Friday, September 18 at 9 PM and Saturday, September 19 at 7 PM. And on Wednesday, September 23, we've got back to back Travelers, beginning with Episode 204, Rabun Gap Ramble 
Organizers tell us that this festival celebrates coastal cooking and southern hospitality. Since its inaugural year in 2006, the event has brought attention and public awareness to the unique sweet taste of Wild Georgia Shrimp. Highlights of the festival include the amateur and professional cooking competitions, shrimp boat excursions, shrimp eating contests, cookbook signings, cooking demonstrations and much more. The festival is complete with live entertainment, arts and crafts vendors, and a kids’ fun zone! For more information, check out the website or call 877-4JEKYLL.
h during the late 1800's. They have been awarded the distinction of being a Top 20 event in the Southeast for five out of eight years, often featured in major publications such as "Southern Living" magazine. Buggy Days includes food, arts & crafts, a parade and a concert and street dance. For more information, check the website or call 770-358-5884.
Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Clogging Hoedown this event is scheduled from 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm at the Agrirama in Tifton. Organizers tell us it's the largest clogging event in South Georgia and will be the best and largest clogging hoedown in 25 years. Cloggers from Georgia, Alabama, & Florida will perform on the Wiregrass Opry Stage. For more information, check out the Agrirama website or Call 229-386-3406. To watch the Georgia Traveler segment about the Agrirama, click here!
Oktoberfest kicks off in Alpine Helen this weekend! Beer, brats, bands and Liederhosen - the Helen Oktoberfest has them all. Join the longest running Oktoberfest in the United States, which runs from mid-September through the first weekend in November. Every year the heart of hte event is the Helen Festhalle where German-style bands from around the country and around the world play for your listening and viewing pleasure. See the Alphorns blown, the Cowbells rung and the Accordion squeezed. Grab your partner and take a spin on the dance floor to the timeless tunes of the Polka. For more information, check out the website. To watch Georgia Traveler's segment about Oktoberfest in Helen, click here!
tell us that the festival schedule includes daily live entertainment, Children's Corner activities, clogging and crafter demonstrations throughout the event as well as fabulous festival foods. Vehicle entry to Stone Mountain Park is $10.00 for a one-day permit during the festival or $35.00 for an annual parking pass. No coolers or pets can be brought inside the festival. For more info, check out their website. To watch Georgia Traveler's segment about Stone Mountain, including some Yellow Daisy coverage, click here!
Experience what Georgia coastal living has to offer this Saturday at Crooked River State Park in beautiful St. Mary's. This weekend's festivities mark the 3rd annual festival and include live animal shows, photo contest and intro to photography class, bird and nature hikes, crafts, games, gardening class, food and more. $5 parking. For more information, check out their website or call 912-882-8531.
Atlanta Motor Speedway will play host to the Labor Day weekend Pep Boys Auto 500 in what will also be the historic track's first NASCAR Sprint Cup night race. Expect a heated competition, as NASCAR's top drivers compete for late-season points before entering the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Atlanta Motor Speedway offers more than 870 acres of free parking for fans while attending events at the track. Champions Reserved parking can be purchased, as well as infield parking for those camping on the infield. For more information contact the ticket office at 770-946-4211, or visit their website.
Saturday through Monday from 10 AM to 4 PM, the Little White House in Warm Springs is offering a chance to swim in the historic pools built by President Franklin Roosevelt as a place for therapy. Normally kept empty for presevation, the shallow pools will be filled with naturally warm spring water for this very special event. Don't miss this chance to swim the warm springs! Reservations are recommended. Here's the website for more information.
On this week's episode of Georgia Traveler, we we’re on a "Georgia Foothills Journey", exploring U.S. Interstate 575 from Jasper to Cartersville. Phil goes on a getaway to the Woodbridge Inn Restaurant and Lodge in Jasper while Keely discovers the local legend of the Tate House. Two Brothers Barbeque in Ball Ground serves up some fine food for Phil and David experiences family fun at the Archeology Day and Iron Pour at Red Top Mountain State Park. Keely and Phil enjoy all kinds of water sports at Lake Allatoona, with some help from a new friend at Paradise Boat Rental at Park Marina.
On this week's episode of Georgia Traveler, we're "Roaming the Atlanta Highway", exploring U.S. 78 from Stone Mountain to Washington. Keely finds family fun at Stone Mountain Park and joins David on the Arabia Mountain Greenway Trail for some outdoor activities. Phil gets some crazy good food at Locos in Athens. David explores the local legend of lost Confederate gold and experiences a great getaway at the Fitzpatrick Hotel, both in Washington.
