This Week: Mid-Georgia Meander

On this week’s episode of Georgia Traveler, we’re on a "Mid-Georgia Meander" exploring U.S. 280 from Plains to Vidalia. The team gets great travel advice at the Visitors Information Center in Plains and sets off for the country cooking at Mom’s Kitchen. Keely explores the local Americus legend Koinonia Farms while David experiences a great getaway to the Little Ocmulgee State Park and Lodge in McRae. Phil paddles part of the Altamaha Canoe Trail and joins David at the Vidalia Onion Festival in- you guessed it- Vidalia!

Georgia Traveler Episode 207- "Mid-Georgia Meander" airs Friday, June 20 at 9 PM, Saturday, June 21 at 7 PM and Wednesday, June 25 at 7:30 PM.

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Peach Festival this Weekend!

Celebrate Georgia's state fruit this weekend in Fort Valley at the Peach Festival. To find more about upcoming events, visit the Peach Festival website. If you want to eat part of the World's Largest Peach cobbler, check out the events page- serving starts at 2 PM Saturday, June 21!

The Peach Festival is featured on tonight's episode of Georgia Traveler as we explore U.S. 41 from Macon to Cordele. The nation’s first planned highway, U.S. 41 is often referred to as the “Old Dixie Highway”. The team gets great travel advice at the Visitors Information Center in Macon and David sets off for fried green tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café in Juliette. Phil celebrates the state fruit at the Peach Festival in Fort Valley while Keely shoots skeet on her getaway to Henderson Village in Perry. Everyone joins in the outdoor activity of golfing at Lake Blackshear in Cordele and David dives into the local legend of the Grit in Warwick.

Georgia Traveler's "Old Dixie Highway" episode airs tonight at 7:30 PM!

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This Week: Wiregrass Highway

On this week’s episode of Georgia Traveler, we’re exploring U.S. 84, the Wiregrass Highway from Valdosta to Bainbridge. The team gets great travel advice at the Visitors Information Center in Valdosta and sets off in search of family fun at the Wild Adventures Theme Park. David discovers the local legend of the Carolina Bays and gets a taste of the farm life at the Sweet Grass Dairy in Thomasville. Keely explores the Plantation Parkway and Phil goes fishing at Lake Seminole with professional angler and Bainbridge native Pam Martin-Wells.

Georgia Traveler's Wiregrass Highway episode airs Friday, June 6 at 9 PM, Saturday, June 7 at 7 PM and Wednesday, June 11 at 7:30 PM.

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Tonight: Pine Mountain Passages

Tonight on Georgia Traveler, we’re exploring “Pine Mountain Passages” in west Georgia. Keely and Phil begin with a great getaway to Callaway Gardens and enjoy gardens, golf and the new lodge and spa. David meets a new species of friend at the Wild Animal Safari and Keely hikes the Pine Mountain Trail. Phil finds fantastic food at the Bulloch House and David takes a legendary swim in Warm Springs.

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Behind the Scenes: Pine Mountain Passages

Georgia Traveler's Pine Mountain Passages epsiode airs tonight at 9 PM, tomorrow at 7 PM and next Wednesday, June 4 ay 7:30 PM. We thought it would be an ideal time to share some behind the scenes moments with our viewers from our shoot at Callaway Gardens.

Now, you may know about the lush gardens, beautiful walking trails and all the water fun at Robin Lake Beach, but do you know about the Cecil B. Day Butterfly Center?

Co-hosts Keely Muse and Phil Proctor visited the center during their stay and had a butterfly identification contest. These beautiful residents of the Center were captured by our Executive Producer Ashlie Wilson. The day we visited the Butterfly Center actually started at the new Spa Prunifolia at Callaway. Here's a behind the scenes picture of co-host Phil Proctor preparing for a pedicure. That's Associate Producer Jennifer Houston Wood standing to Phil's left and Photographer Charlene Fisk pointing the camera at Phil's feet. Unfortunately for Phil, out production schedule didn't actually include enough time for him to get a full pedicure, so, he actually just kind of got his feet washed.

He was fine with that decision as soon as he learned that the next stop was a golf course! The Mountain View Championship Golf Course is just one of Callaway's courses that provide different challenges and scenery to golfers of all ages. Bud Robinson, Director of Golf at Callaway Gardens came out to give Phil a few tips about playing that first hole at Mountain View, which has been a site on the PGA tournament. Phil and Bud are standing on hallowed ground for the golf world. Tiger Woods, Phil Michelson and Sergio Garcia have all walked this green. Here's another behind the scenes pic featuring Phil, Bud and Photographer Charlene Fisk.

While golf has almost always been a part of Callaway Gardens, one of the newest additions is the Lodge at Callaway Gardens.
This is where the production crew stayed overnight during our visit and we were very pleased with the accommodations. In order to get some nice "tracking shots" which are smooth pans of particular features, our crew borrowed a luggage cart from the Lodge staff and set about to substitute the cart for what would have been a dolly and track situation under more exacting film circumstances. Always excellent stewards of the donations from GPB members, we often get creative! That's Jennifer Houston Wood pushing our "dolly" and Charlene Fisk with the camera. Here's a close up of Charlene when she's not looking through the viewfinder eyepiece.
Just look at that concentration!

And that's a glimpse behind the scenes of our "Getaway" shoot at Callaway Gardens! We would like to thank Rachel Crumbley down in Pine Mountain. She's the Corporate Relations Manager for Callaway Gardens and we're happy have met her and her staff. We all feel like we made new friends in West Georgia. Callaway Gardens is located near Columbus.

Pine Mountain Passages

On this week’s episode of Georgia Traveler, we’re exploring "Pine Mountain Passages" in west Georgia. Keely and Phil begin with a great getaway to Callaway Gardens and enjoy gardens, golf and the new lodge and spa. David meets a new species of friend at the Wild Animal Safari and Keely hikes the Pine Mountain Trail. Phil finds fantastic food at the Bulloch House and David takes a legendary swim in Warm Springs.

Georgia Traveler's "Pine Mountain Passages" episode airs Friday, May 30 at 9 PM, Saturday, May 31 at 7 PM and Wednesday, June 4 at 7:30 PM.

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Travel Scenic Mountain Highways this week!

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.



Scenic Mountain Highways airs Friday, May 23 at 9 PM, Saturday, May 24 at 7 PM and Wedensday, May 28 at 7:30 PM.

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