 In This Issue - New Antiques & Arts Festival in Adairsville April 17-18
- Arts in the Gardens at Oak Hill Planned May 2
- Nature and Food Lovers Will Want to Visit Calhoun in April
- Blue Ridge Mountain Adventure Race & Arts in The Park
- Prime Outlets Calhoun Adds Rack Room Shoes
- Carrollton to Celebrate Mayfest and Reopening of McIntosh Reserve
- Learning Lectures at Bartow History Museum
- Downtown Cartersville Plans Car Cruize, Summer Concerts and Family Nights
- Plans Underway for Dixie Highway 90-mile Yard Sale
- Regional Meetings
- About the Historic High Country Travel Association
| New Antiques & Arts Festival in Adairsville April 17-18 Adairsville, one of Georgia’s most historic cities, will host a new festival, Antiques & Arts in Adairsville, April 17-18, from 9 am-6 pm on the Historic Public Square. Admission is free to the public. An appraisal fair will also be included on Saturday from 2-5 pm with experts in jewelry, glassware, artwork, furniture and more. A $5 fee per item reviewed will be charged. Learn more online at www.AdairsvilleInApril.com. The Cartersville-Bartow County Convention & Visitors Bureau is one of many sponsors for this event. To plan your visit to Adairsville see www.NotAtlanta.org. Adairsville is located half-way between Atlanta and Chattanooga on I-75 Exit 306. Arts in the Gardens at Oak Hill Planned May 2 Oak Hill & The Martha Berry Museum will partner with the Rome Area Council for the Arts to present this special day of arts, music and garden events on May 2, from 11 am-5 pm. Tickets are $10 adults, $5 students and free for children ages 6 and under. The festival will feature artists and craftsmen from throughout the region, showcasing paintings and craft items with a nature or floral theme. Oak Hill & The Martha Berry Museum is the former home of Berry College founder Martha Berry (1865-1942), and is located at the intersection of GA Loop 1 and US 27 in Rome, Georgia. Contact Patrice Shannon at 706-368-6775 or see www.berry.edu/oakhill for more information. Nature and Food Lovers Will Want to Visit Calhoun in April Spring in northwest Georgia is a time to get out and celebrate the warmth of the season. You’ll want to do that in Calhoun during the following events in April: April 9-11—National Trappers Association 7th Annual Southeast Convention and Outdoor Sports event will be held at the Cherokee Capital Fairgrounds at 1160 Liberty Road SW. April 10—Oostanaula Odyssey Guided Paddle Trip—Paddle 13 miles beginning at the opening of the new GA 156 Oostanaula Boat Ramp, to GA 140 for a beautiful tour of northwest Georgia’s Ridge & Valley region featuring bluffs, sandbars and freshwater mussel habitat. Call Dan McBee for info, 706-263-4002. April 17—New Echota State Historic Site will host the Spring Bird Walk, Flower Hike & Star Party from 10 am-2 pm. This easy one-mile guided hike along New Town Creek Trail will introduce participants to bloodroot, violets, trillium, maple, spring warblers and a variety of other spring wildflowers and birds in their natural habitat. April 24—More Than a Taste of Calhoun, sponsored by Mohawk Industries. Sample small-town living for the day with enticing food, live music, talented storytellers and handmade crafts. To plan your Calhoun visit call 706-625-3200 or see www.ExploreGordonCounty.com. Blue Ridge Mountain Adventure Race & Arts in The Park Organizers of the 13th Annual Blue Ridge Mountain Adventure Race on April 10, promise a challenging contest with lots of surprises and some of the most stunning scenery anywhere – plus the famous Blue Ridge hospitality that racers have come to expect and enjoy. Some 80 co-ed teams of three will hike, mountain bike, run and kayak in the Chattahoochee National Forest. The race begins at a secret location in the CNF and follows a physically challenging course to the Downtown Blue Ridge City Park, with live music, food and the finish line. See www.adventureracega.com. Arts in the Park, located in downtown Blue Ridge City Park and held on Memorial Day Weekend features more than 200 arts, crafts and food booths. The best in mountain crafts and fine arts, artist demonstrations, music and dance will be included. Arts in the Park has been recognized as one of the Top 20 Events by the Southeastern Tourism Society and is sponsored by the Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association, 706-632-2144. Prime Outlets Calhoun Adds Rack Room Shoes Prime Outlets Calhoun, at I-75 Exit 312, is pleased to announce that Rack Room Shoes is now open. “Rack Room Shoes is know for offering a broad selection of top footwear brands for men, women and children in styles including dress, casual, comfort, and athletic, and will certainly become a well-visited location for our thousands of shoppers,” said Janet Paulsen, Prime Outlets. Rack Room Shoes joins more than 50 leading designer and name-brands at Prime Outlets – Calhoun including Ann Taylor Factory Store, COACH Factory, Gap Outlet, Nike Factory Store, Polo Ralph Lauren Factory Store, rue 21, and Tommy Hilfiger, just to name a few which offer up to 65% off regular retail prices. Prime Outlets Calhoun is open Monday-Saturday 10 am-9 pm and Sunday 11 am-7 pm. See www.PrimeOutlets.com. Carrollton to Celebrate Mayfest and Reopening of McIntosh Reserve Carrollton, Georgia will host its Mayfest Arts and Crafts Festival in downtown Carrollton on Saturday, May 1. The all-day festival will include arts, crafts, food and entertainment in Carrollton’s historic heart. On Memorial Day weekend, the McIntosh Reserve Park in Carroll County near Whitesburg plans to re-open after having been closed for months due to flooding. This is a tentative plan but park management hopes to be able to meet this goal. For more information please call the Carrollton Area Convention & Visitors Bureau at 800-292-0871 or see www.VisitCarrollton.com. Learning Lectures at the Bartow History Museum History buffs make note of these informative programs planned at the Bartow History Museum in the coming months. The Lunch & Learn series will feature the following topics & speakers: - April 21 – Christine Transue, a native of Scotland, Susan Tumlin and other members of the local branch of the Royal Scottish Country Dancing Society, will discuss the history and customs of Scottish country dancing. Demonstrations will follow the presentation.
- May 19 – Robert Hyde, local Civil War historian, will discuss the military career of Confederate leader Nathan Bedford Forrest.
- June 16 – Daniel Roper, editor of Georgia Backroads magazine, will talk about Georgians who were aboard the Titanic and other stories from the book We Shall Die Together, of which he is co-editor.
The Evening Lecture Series will feature: - April 29 – Scot Keith, senior archaeologist at Terracon, will discuss Cartersville’s Leake Site in regards to its history as a major prehistoric ceremonial center and the current efforts to preserve and protect the site from further development.
- May 27 – J.B. Tate, local historian, will discuss the early history of Cass County and Cartersville from 1832-1870.
- June 24 – Dr. Tom Scott, history professor at Kennesaw State University, will discuss the Civil Rights Revolution in Bartow and Cobb Counties.
For details see http://www.BartowHistoryMuseum.org. Downtown Cartersville Plans Car Cruize, Summer Concerts and Family Nights Come out this spring and summer for the following fun and FREE activities planned by the Cartersville Downtown Development Authority in Downtown Cartersville’s Friendship Plaza: - May 1 and June 5—The Advance Auto Parts presents the Tom Clayton Memorial Car Show from 5-8 pm featuring hourly giveaways, People’s Choice Award, and DJ. $2 admission per classic car.
- May 7 and June 4—Downtown Cartersville’s First Friday Family Fun Night, features fun activities and photos booths on each block, live music and more from 6-9 pm, followed by an outdoor movie (Blind Side and UP). Bring your own lawn chairs.
- May 8 and June 12—Century Bank presents Downtown Cartersville’s Summer Concert Series from 7-9 pm. In May hear The Holiday Band; in June it’s Caribbean Soul. For information on all call the Cartersville DDA 770-607-3480.
Plans Underway for Dixie Highway 90-mile Yard Sale Bargain hunters mark your calendars for June 4-6, 2010 and head to northwest Georgia for the annual Dixie Highway 90-mile Yard Sale. The route follows the Old Dixie Highway which runs through the communities of Ringgold, Tunnel Hill, Dalton, Resaca, Calhoun, Adairsville, Cassville, Cartersville, Emerson, Acworth, Kennesaw and Marietta. In past years hundreds of sales have been recorded from Acworth north to Chattanooga. Dixie Dollar Coupons, which save you money on lodging and dining in the area, are now posted on the sale’s official website, www.DixieHighway.org. Bookmark the site and return again often as Yard Sale Rental Space and additional coupons will continue posting through May. Be a Facebook Fan of Georgia’s Historic High Country Georgia’s Historic High Country now has a Facebook page. If you have not become a fan of the page already, go to this link and click on Become a Fan – www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Georgias-Historic-High-Country/370365838566?ref=ts Regional Meetings The next meeting of the Historic High Country Travel Association will be at 10:30 a.m. on the following Wednesdays: April 14 – at Oak Hill & Martha Berry Museum in Rome; lunch will be provided following the meeting so don’t miss it! Georgia Chapter of the Trail of Tears Association will meet Saturday, May 8, at 10:30 am at New Echota State Historic Site near Calhoun. The meeting is free and open to the public. You need not have Native American ancestry to attend these meetings, just an interest and desire to learn more about this fascinating and tragic period in our country’s history. See www.gatrailoftears.org or call Leslie Thomas 706-635-3864. About the Historic High Country Travel Association The HHCTA is a volunteer membership organization created in 1979 to collectively promote the tourism resources in Northwest Georgia’s Land of Sights & Legends®. The association serves the following 17 counties in northwest Georgia: Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker, and Whitfield. Plan your visit to Northwest Georgia’s Land of Sights & Legends®. For information and free brochures visit online at www.GeorgiaHighCountry.org. |
