This Weekend in Georgia

Looks like the rain is moving out and mild temperatures for most of the Empire State of the South this weekend. Here are a few ways you could explore Georgia:

First, we'd be remiss if we didn't remind you about the ongoing Oktoberfest festivities in Alpine Helen. For more information about events for this weekend, check out the Greater Helen Area Chamber of Commerce website. Georgia Traveler's Gerald Bryant and Phil Proctor visited the festivities of Oktoberfest in our first season. To see that segment, click here.

The folks up at Rocky City Gardens urge you to get in touch with Rock City’s German heritage at Rocktoberfest. Rock City Square will be transformed for a celebration of harvests and fall foliage. Visitors can stroll through an atmosphere of German music and food, enjoy a Bratwurst, Knackwurst or Polish Sausage along with German Sauerkraut. Specialty beer will be on tap in the Beer Garden. Work off dinner with a “chicken dance” at the polka stage. The event is free with Rock City admission: $15.95 adults/$8.95 child. You can find out more by visiting the Rock City website. To watch the Georgia Traveler segment about Rock City, which was featured in the first season, click here.


Organizers of the Okefenokee Festival in Folkston tell us 5000 to 10,000 people attend this event annually. People from Southeast Georgia and parts all around travel to the Festival to enjoy the arts, crafts, food, the parade, live entertainment, and activities. In our first season, Keely Muse visited the festival during a segment about the Okefenokee Swamp. Click here to watch that segment online! The festival is from 9AM-5PM this Saturday, October 11. For more information, check out the City of Folkston's website. Folkston is also well known for the Folkston Funnel where train watchers from across the country come to spend some time. Find out more about train watching in Folkston by watching our Georgia Traveler segment. Click here to watch that segment online!

And in the Capitol city, it's Taste of Atlanta. This 2-day outdoor food festival held in the streets of Atlantic Station on Saturday, October 11 & Sunday, October 12, 2008. The event will feature more than 70 of the city's best restaurants, live cooking demonstrations from national and local celebrity chefs and live entertainment. But just a heads up, general admission tickets are $25. There are also VIP tickets available for $75. For tickets or more information, visit the Taste of Atlanta website.

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

This Week: Coast South (St. Simons) and Historic South (Macon)

On this episode of Georgia Traveler, its off to Georgia's beautiful southern coast. St. Simons Island is the destination city where we explore mysterious tree spirits, historic Christ Church, colonial foundations at Fort Frederica and a lighthouse that dates to 1872. David Zelski shows us how millionaires once vacationed on Jekyll Island. Discover Georgia's first British outpost at Fort King George in Darien and follow Phil Proctor as he invades Brunswick's annual Stewbilee.

GeorgiaTraveler Episode 101- Coast South (St. Simons) airs this Friday, October 10 at 9 PM, Saturday, October 11 at 7 PM and Wednesday, October 15 at 7:30 PM.

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On this episode of Georgia Traveler, its off to Georgia's Historic South. Macon is our destination city which we visit during the famous Cherry Blossom Festival. Gerald Bryant explores the Music and Sports Halls of Fame and finds the geographic center of Georgia, we think. David Zelski visits Fitzgerald and meets some interesting residents. Phil Proctor helps cook that old southern classic- chicken and dumplings- at the Blue Willow Inn in Social Circle. Keely Muse takes us on a tour of historic Milledgeville, and its off to Perry for the Georgia National Fair.

Georgia Traveler 106- Historic South (Macon) airs on GPB Knowledge this Saturday, October 11 at 8 PM and Sunday, October 12 at 8 AM.

For more information, check out our website at:
http://www.gpb.org/georgiatraveler/

Georgia Traveler is produced in partnership with the Georgia Department of Economic Development. Check out the new Georgia Tourism website at http://www.exploregeorgia.org/

This Weekend in Georgia

Can you feel the crispness in the air? It's beginning to be a beautiful Fall in Georgia and the festivals continue!


The 20th Annual Oliver Hardy Festival takes place this Saturday, October 4 in Harlem, Georgia. Georgia Traveler featured the festival and Oliver Hardy Birthplace Museum in our first season. Click here for more information or to watch our segment. The festivities kick off at 9 AM- check out the details on Harlem, Georgia's website: http://harlemga.org/ohfest.htm


Down in Savannah, it's time for the running of the dachshunds- otherwise known as the annual Weiner Dawg Race! You can find out more about the event at the website of the Savannah Dachshund Club at http://savannahdachshundclub.com Organizers say it's one of the largest dachshund events in the world! If you have a weiner dog, he or she can enter the race for only $20. Registration starts at 9AM and the race is scheduled for 10 AM this Saturday, October 4.


Up in the Georgia Mountains, it's Currahee Military Weekend in Toccoa. You can find out more by visiting the Toccoa Chamber's website by clicking here. Events will be held on Friday-Sunday, October 3-5. Organizers invite you to come meet some of the paratroopers who trained at Camp Toccoa. Visit the Currahee Military Museum, walk through the actual stable, which housed the soldiers in Aldbourne, England. Enjoy many other activities, displays, & re-enactments. Georgia Traveler featured the Currahee Military Museum in our World War II special . Click here to visit our website and watch this segment.

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

This Week: Mountains East & Historic South

On this 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 at Helen during Oktoberfest.
Georgia Traveler 103- Mountains East: Dahlonega airs on GPB this Saturday, October 4 at 7 PM and next Wednesday, October 8 at 7:30 PM.

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On this episode of Georgia Traveler, it’s off to Georgia’s Historic South. Augusta is our destination city which we visit during the world-renowned Masters tournament. We’ll visit the boyhood home of America’s 28^th President and the State Botanical Gardens in Athens. We discover the comedic duo Laurel and Hardy in Harlem while Phil Proctor finds healthy food for the soul in Augusta. David Zelski undertakes a search for Santa Claus.

Georgia Traveler 105- Historic South: Augusta airs on GPB Knowledge this Saturday, October 4 at 8 PM and Sunday, October 5 at 8 AM.

This Week: Georgia's Historic South

On this week’s episode of Georgia Traveler, it’s off to Georgia’s Historic South. Macon is our destination city which we visit during the famous Cherry Blossom Festival. Gerald Bryant explores the Music and Sports Halls of Fame and finds the geographic center of Georgia, we think. David Zelski visits Fitzgerald and meets some interesting residents. Phil Proctor helps cook that old southern classic- chicken and dumplings- at the Blue Willow Inn in Social Circle. And it’s off to Perry for the Georgia National Fair.

Georgia Traveler 106- Historic South (Macon) airs Friday, September 26 at 9:00 PM, Saturday, September 27 at 7:00 PM and Wednesday, October 1 at 7:30 PM.

For more information, check out our website at: www.gpb.org/georgiatraveler

Georgia Traveler is produced in partnership with the Georgia Department of Economic Development. Check out the new Georgia Tourism website at www.exploregeorgia.org.

This Weekend in Georgia

Attention Bicycle Enthusiasts: Saturday, September 27, 2008, will be a day of celebration for the joining of two outstanding rail-trails, Georgia’s Silver Comet Trail and Alabama’s Chief Ladiga Trail, now spanning almost 100 miles in total length. The public is invited to the celebration at the state line Gateway Park. Families are invited out to visit the trail and participate in the event-packed day, including bicycle rides, food and live entertainment. Combined, the two rail-trails will span 95.5 miles, making it the longest paved rail-trail connection in the country. For more information, check out the www.railstotrails.org website.

Right in the heart of Atlanta, you can experience the Grant Park Tour of Homes. Atlanta’s largest historic neighborhood presents 14 beautiful homes of a variety of styles from Folk Victorian to ornate Queen Anne. Tours will be conducted Saturday, September 27, 2008 from 10AM-6PM and Sunday, September 28 from 12 noon-6PM. For more information, check out the Grant Park Neighborhood Association's website at www.grantpark.org.

For the third year in a row, the city of Hiram is participating in Olde Towne Hiram Day on Saturday, September 27, 2008 from 10AM - 6PM. The event takes place in downtown Hiram where the businesses and visiting vendors will be set up to provide fun for all ages. The day starts with a 5K Run/Walk that begins at the Silver Comet Trail Hiram Trailhead. Then stay for the many craft booths and an abundance of food along with concerts, activities for children, and a car show displaying rare and classic cars and trucks. Parking and admission are free. For more information, call 770-943-3726.

The second annual Lyerly Down Home Days will be held this Saturday, September 27 at Angus McLeod Park. Just northwest of Rome, the organizers tell us that there will be entertainment, food and fun for everyone young and old. For more information, call Lyerly's City Hall at 706-895-2611.

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

This Week: Metro Atlanta and Seven Natural Wonders

On tomorrow night's episode of Georgia Traveler, we explore the Metro Atlanta area. Discover the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History in Kennesaw. Find beauty and history at Dunaway Gardens in Newnan. Go for a bicycle ride on the Silver Comet Trail in Smyrna. Visit with the animals at the Yellow River Game Ranch in Lilburn, including famous groundhog General Beau Lee, and find fantastic fare in Lawrenceville at Medieval Times, and that’s no joust!

Georgia Traveler Episode 110- Metro Atlanta airs Wednesday, September 17 at 7:30 PM.

Later this week on Georgia Traveler, explore Georgia’s Seven Natural Wonders. Join us to experience Amicalola Falls, the Okefenokee Swamp, Providence Canyon, Radium Springs, Stone Mountain, Tallulah Gorge and Warm Springs. If you’re wondering how these seven were chosen from all of Georgia’s fabulous natural resources, check out the New Georgia Encyclopedia’s article about the history of the select seven. Georgia Traveler explored the generally recognized Seven Natural Wonders listed on that website.

Georgia Traveler Episode 111- Seven Natural Wonders airs Friday, September 19 at 9:00 PM, Saturday, September 20 at 7:00 PM and Wednesday, September 24 at 7:30 PM.

For more information, check out our website!

Georgia Traveler is produced in partnership with the Georgia Department of Economic Development. Check out the new Georgia Tourism website at www.exploregeorgia.org