Tag: Georgia wineries
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Art Review – “Conserving America’s Wildlands: The Vision of Ted Turner” – Photographs by Rhett Turner
Through May 9, 2026 at Mason-Scharfenstein Museum of Art, Piedmont University Breath taking landscapes of the Great Plains, up close photographs of herd of bison, bald eagles, rare endangered coyote, and many other native American wildlife are all on spectacular display right now at Mason-Scharfenstein Museum of Art in a photographic exhibit by photographer, author,…
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Theater Review – “Cheever” – Clermont Historical Society
Last show was October 12, 2025 at the Clermont Historical Society The play “Cheever,” by North Georgia author, playwright and historian Emory Jones, tells the story of Cheever Meaders, a potter in North Georgia, and his wife Arie Waldrop, during a one day visit by historian and pottery scholar Dr. John Burrison. Dr. Burrison is…
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Uhuburg (Eagle Owl Castle) – Castle Review!
571 Ridge Road, Helen, Georgia 30545 We had visited Uhuburg once already in January 2025 during their Renaissance Festival style “CastleFaire,” but due to the cold and damp day (just bad luck), we were not able to properly and your the grounds of this castle that you are not going to believe is in North…
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Limoges Cellars’ Sunset Supper – Wine and Food Review August 31, 2025
312 Conasauga Dr. Cleveland, Georgia 30528 (Be sure to enter and follow GPS for this as signs with directions can be missing) We had attended an earlier Sunset Supper at Limoges, and were delighted to join this feast of fine pairings from Mountain Top Lodge of Dahlonega, Georgia and the fine wines from Limoges. This…
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Bowline Takeaway at Bar on Lake Burton – Bar Review
On Lake Burton, 25 Shoreline Trail, Clarkesville, Georgia 30523 They say it’s better to have a friend with a boat than to have a boat, and the boating scene on Lake Burton at Bowline was a cool scene, with lots of boats docked, but we were perfectly fine and fit in being civilians who stopped…
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Art Review – Folk Pottery & Arts Festival, August 30, 2025
283 GA-255, Sautee Nacoochee, Georgia 30571 North Georgia is one of the countries hub’s and centers of Folk Art. With North Georgia’s soil being such rich and pure red clay allowing an endless supply of clay, self taught artists and potters for decades have created utilitarian vessels, vases, pitchers, bowls, and also whimsical face jugs,…
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Project Chimps – an inspiration and wonder near Blue Ridge, Georgia
Very close to Blue Ridge, the chimps’ campus open for special events and private tours; excellent hiking trails on the grounds open daily Project Chimps was one of our most favorite destinations in North Georgia, and most inspiring. Project Chimps is home to more than 100 chimpanzees rescued from a laboratory to live out the…
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Kerith House (near Blue Ridge, Georgia) – Winery Review
611 Maple Grove Rd, Morganton, Georgia 30560 As we drove up the drive to Kerith House on our way to Blue Ridge, and then when we stepped out out of the car, and then entered the Kerith House tasting room, we finally exclaimed “This is going to be very good,” and Kerith House delivered an…
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Gem and Mineral Shop Review – Pezrok Gems, Minerals, Fossils Gallery in Blue Ridge, Georgia
524 E Main St, Blue Ridge, Georgia 30513 Blue Ridge, Georgia is one of North Georgia’s true “gems.” Full of fine restaurants, cool dive bars, adult arcades, fine dining, easy dining, the wonderful Blue Ridge Scenic Railway, and also one of the finest gem, mineral, fossil and interior design stores that American Geode had ever visited.…
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Restaurant Review – Boat Dock Bar & Grill (Blue Ridge, Georgia)
335 Marina Dr, Blue Ridge, Georgia 30513 This place does not feel like you are in Georgia anymore! You feel like you are maybe in the Caribbean, or Southern California, or Key West, but not like Georgia! We say that in a good way too! The Boat Dock Bar and Grill is just outside of…