Thursday, January 1, 2009

Here are lots of links to things of interest near our home!

Dahlonega: 22 minutes away
http://www.dahlonega.org/
Gold Museum
Historic Dahlonega Square
Southern Living Idea House
Wineries
Historic Holly Theatre http://www.hollytheater.com/
Tubing http://www.canoegeorgia.com/

Diamond/Gems:
http://www.goldngem.com/
http://www.consolidatedgoldmine.com/

I also have two gold pans, I can leave you some books and links on you tube to show you how to pan for gold…and you can try it out in the creek in the backyard,

Rivers/State Parks: 25 minutes

Amicalola Falls, the very beginning of the Appalachian Trail http://www.gastateparks.org/info/amicalola/

Edge of the World (15 min.)
I don’t have a link, but this is our families favorite spot on the river, it has a ½ mile trail along the river ending at a spot where there are class VI rapids. Truly beautiful! Here is a picture...




Dawsonville/ Dawson County Links Outdoor
http://www.dawsoncounty.org/page.php?id=245

Outlet Mall 10 min.
http://www.premiumoutlets.com/outlets/outlet.asp?id=16

Cherokee Indians and Tellus Museum

These places are a little further away from where we live but really great! The drive is about 1 hr 45 min.
New Echota, beginning of the “Trail of Tears” http://ngeorgia.com/ang/New_Echota_Historic_Site
Etowah Indian Mounds
http://www.gastateparks.org/info/etowah/

Tellus, Northwest Science Museum
http://www.weinmanmuseum.org/

Animals:
Kangaroo Conservation Center (15 min.)
http://www.kangaroocenter.com/
Chestatee Wildlife Preserve (30 min)
http://chestateewildlife.com/


Pick your own blueberries
(no link, but if you’re interested, I’ll leave you directions, it is only $4.00 a gallon This is August and September

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