Georgia's Blue Ridge
Summer 2010

:::  Blue Ridge Bests
:::  Cool Events
:::  Summer Top 10

The Cool Calendar:

Pickin' in Horseshoe Bend Park - every Thursday from 6PM until dark

May 29-30 - Arts in the Park Festival

May 28-30 Southern Appalachian Artist Guild Exhibit at the Art Center

June 5 - Family Fishing Festival, at the Fish Hatchery

July 3 - Fireworks Celebration at Lake Blue Ridge Marina

July 31 - Blues & Jazz Festival downtown

Blue Ridge Bests by Joe Foster, Mercier Orchards

Mercier's U-Pick Events Pick your own fresh fruit right from our mountain orchards. 706-632-2364

Ice cream & fruit - try Mercier's awesome homemade ice cream made with our orchard fresh fruit!

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Fannin Chamber of Commerce

Blue Ridge Business Association

USDA Forest Service Chattahoochee NF

Top 10 Cool Experiences 1 Downtown Blue Ridge - shop & dine  F 2 Scenic Driving Tour #1 - free mapguide  A 3 Shopping Fun - get our free mapguides   F 4 Mercier Orchards - local fresh fruit fun  F 5 Lake Blue Ridge - swim, hike, fish & boat  A 6 Hiking - Appalachian Trail at Three Forks   S 7 Toccoa River - fishing, canoeing & tubing  A 8 Waterfalls - including Amicalola Falls   A 9 Blue Ridge Scenic Railroad Summer trips  F 10 Ocoee Whitewater Center - rafting, hiking   A F - Family Activity A - Adventurous Activity S - Strenuous Outdoor Activity Please do not exceed your level of experience and fitness when undertaking any activity, especially in wilderness areas. These Top 10 activities are not ranked in order of importance. For detailed directions: click THIS LINK

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Toccoa River Tubing - Loads of cool fun floating in pristine mountain waters.

Waterfalls - our area is filled with short & long hikes to waterfalls. Get a free map, click here.

Shopping for local arts & crafts - from quaint Main Streets in Blue Ridge & McCaysville to local artist studios.

Hiking & biking - our forests and mountains are loaded with scenic trails. Get the free maps for trail descriptions here for: Biking, Hiking and Waterfalls

The Chattahoochee National Forest and Cohutta Wilderness - Appalachian Trail, Aska Trails, Benton MacKaye Trail, and lots more!. Get USFS maps & the 10 essentials at Blue RIdge Mountain Outfitters downtown Blue Ridge.