Tag: North Georgia bars
-
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…
-
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,…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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.…
-
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…
-
Restaurant Review – North Georgia BBQ & Oyster Shop
117 Green St NE, Gainesville, Georgia 30501 The downtown Gainesville square has truly come a long way in the past ten years and offers a choice of restaurant, wine bar and drinking hole. One of the newest additions, and most exciting is the North Georgia BBQ & Oyster Shop. We reviewed the Cleveland location that…
-
Brewery Review – Buck Bald Brewing (Copperhill, TN)
160 Ocoee St, Copperhill, Tennessee 37317 When you take the Blue Ridge Scenic Railway train out of Blue Ridge, Georgia to McCaysville, Georgia for a drink, lunch, sites and shopping, you can stop into the first location with a liquor license, which is right there, or you can take a short walk and cross into…
-
Art Review – “Quiet Reflections” at Mason-Scharfenstein Museum of Art of Piedmont University
567 Georgia St, Demorest, Georgia 30535 When I first viewed the black and white photographs on exhibition for “Quiet Reflection – Photogram by Ann Beason and Merri Lawrence,” I instantly felt a familiarity and connection to the subject matter, the floral, flowers, and even weeds of North Georgia. I recognized our native ferns, and the…
-
Currahee Brewing Company – Brewery and Bar Review (Clayton, Georgia)
93 W Savannah St., Clayton, Georgia 30525 -Great selection of their own beers -Wines from local vineyards -Dog friendly (friendly and well behaved dogs on leash) -Supportive of the community and charitable causes We love visiting Clayton (see our review of Vandiver for instance among other tasting rooms) and we loved hanging out at Currahee…