This Week: Mountains East (Dahlonega)

On this week's episode of Georgia Traveler, it's off to Georgia's picturesque northeast mountains. Dahlonega, site of America's first gold rush, is our destination city, where we visit the Smith House restaurant and Wolf Mountain Vineyards. David Zelski explores Elberton, the Granite Capital of the World, while Gerald Bryant meets Joni Mabe the Elvis Babe at her museum in Cornelia. Phil Proctor delights in the delicacies offered up during Oktoberfest in Helen, and Keely Muse guides us through some beautiful state parks in Dawsonville, Mountain City, and Tallulah Falls.

Georgia Traveler 103, "Mountains East (Dahlonega)" airs this Friday, April 17 at 9 PM, Saturday, April 18 at 7 PM, and Wednesday, April 22 at 7:30 PM on GPB. You can also watch on Saturday, April 18 at 8 PM, and Sunday, April 19 at 8 AM on GPB Knowledge.

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This Weekend in Georgia

This weekend you can find the Traveler crew out on the road again...this time in Dawsonville! We're visiting the Mountain Moonshine Festival, which celebrates a time when beer and liquor were illegal, and running moonshine was a way of life for many living in Georgia's northeast mountains. The festival begins at 8 AM on Saturday, October 25th, and runs through Sunday, October 26th. Admission is free, and our friends at the festival tell us there's fun for the whole family! The Traveler crew will be shooting on Saturday, so stop by and say hello! For more information, visit the Mountain Moonshine Festival's website.


Also happening this weekend, the annual Sweetwater Festival. Held on Saturday, October 25th in historic downtown Milledgeville, the festival presents regional performers and artists and their work. Everything in music from bluegrass to rock 'n' roll will be featured. For those with an appetite, the popular BBQ cookoff contest will be held, with the winner receiving the People's Choice Award. The gates open at 10 AM; dont' miss it! For more information visit the Sweetwater Festival's website.



Running from Friday, October 24th through Sunday, October 26th, the Southern Monster Truck Showdown is revving up in Gainesville! Featuring the monster trucks Ballistic, Monkey'n Around, Monster Patrol, Outlaw Clydesdale, and Ozz Monster, the Showdown promises to be a lot of LOUD fun! Information is available at their website.

And those are just a few of this weekend's highlights. For more information, check out the new
www.exploregeorgia.org website!

Premiere Episode: Scenic Mountain Highways

On this week’s episode of Georgia Traveler, we’re exploring “Scenic Mountain Highways” U.S. 76 and 19, Georgia 180 and 75, the Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway. David gets away to the Smithgall Woods Conservation Area in Helen and Keely hikes a portion of the Appalachian Trail. Our tallest talent meets Georgia’s tallest point when Phil visits the legendary Brasstown Bald. Keely finds down home food at Mary Ann’s Country Kitchen in Young Harris and the trio has family fun at the Georgia Mountain Fair in Hiawassee.

This show airs: Fri 11/09/07 9 PM
Sat 11/10/07 7 PM
Fri 11/23/07 7 PM