Winterize your mountain home

If you are one of our valued part timers you may already have started this process.  Winterizing your home so it will be ready to enjoy in the spring is so very important. Turn off your hot water tank at the breaker and drain it.  Shut off the main water valve to the...

Cherokee Heritage in North Georgia & North Carolina

The Cherokee Heritage Festival is upon us.  For me, this is the start of a fascinating season here in our area.  This particular festival demonstrates dancing and wears from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.  It is a great weekend, free to the public and meant for...

Visiting the trails in North Georgia Mountains

Spring brings new life to our area in the North Georgia Mountains.  The birds return in the beginning of March and the wild rhododendron begin to bloom. Though many come for the drive into and through the Great Smoky Mountain park, just as many come to hike the...