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Northeast Georgia Arts Tour

This arts centric tour winds through four Northeast Georgia Counties:

Habersham County - Historical Habersham County is known for its natural beauty. The County boasts its own Soque River known for trout fishing, the Chattahoochee River, a corner of the Appalachian Trail, Tallulah Falls and Gorge, Scenic Highway 197, and more. Habersham is home of seven beautiful waterfalls, golf courses, state parks, local hand-made crafts, art and unique gifts, state-of-the-art medical facilities, two historic colleges, award-winning schools, museums, hotels, lodges, special events, and businesses that provide products and services for everyone. Part of the Southern Highroads Trail for tourism, come to Habersham and enjoy its natural beauty that attracts so many tourists.

Rabun County - Rabun County is a place that has it all: beautiful mountains, roaring waterfalls, cool springs, lush forests, shimmering lakes, a motion picture worthy gorge, and a wild and scenic river. Beyond its breathtaking natural bounty, Rabun County offers a quality of life that makes visitors want to stay forever, and many do!

Stephens County - Visit Toccoa-Stephens County (TSC) named for the Cherokee word “Toccoah” meaning “beautiful.” Our quaint, historic town, nestled in the foothills of the Southern Appalachian Mountains, is a perfect destination for relaxation, exploration and adventure. Start your day in Historic Downtown Toccoa at the Chamber of Commerce and Welcome Center located in the renovated train depot along with the County and Currahee Military Museums. While there, see the incredible collection of WWII military memorabilia including a series of bronze sculpture busts done by local, classical sculptor, Bruce Everly. To round out your trip, visit the Paul Anderson Memorial Park. There is a life-sized bronze statue by internationally acclaimed sculptor Jerry McKenna of our hometown hero and Olympic Champion, known as the world's strongest man.

White County - Nature is on parade when the seasons change in White County. From the heavy frosts and occasional snowfalls of winter, to the blooming of the dogwoods and azaleas in the spring, to the ripple of the Chattahoochee River in the summer, to the glorious blaze of color that marks autumn in the mountains, White County has it all.

Please visit our web site for details: www.artstour.org

The Hall of History Tour

Celebrating Hall’s historic buildings built before 1930 & historic open spaces The Times asked Gainesville-based architect M. Garland Reynolds Jr.. to create a list of top historic architectural buildings and historic sites, or open spaces, for Hall County. His list includes 12 top buildings, 12 runner-up buildings and 12 sites, plus one special mention. Photos by Reynolds, except where noted. For more on Reynolds and his work, check out his web site: www.reynoldsarchitects.com.

New Deal Art Tour in Northeast Georgia

High up on the walls of post offices scattered throughout Georgia and the nation are murals and sculptural reliefs created during the Roosevelt era of the 1930s and early 1940s. Often taken for granted, these works are important visual reminders of social ideals and traditions prevalent during the Great Depression. Not only of these murals and sculpture educate us and our children about the ideologies and events of the past, but they also are a highly visible link to our national artistic heritage. These paintings and reliefs, evolved from the popular American Scene realistic style of the the 1930s and the 1940s, instruct us in our artistic and social pasts.

Heartland of the Confederacy Trail

Follow two trails in Northeast Georgia, one which focuses on six leaders that shaped the history of Georgia, the South and the United States before, during and after the Civil War. The other trail, Stoneman's Raid, where 85 Confederates captured over 300 prisoners and brought them to the University of Georgia campus.

Russell-Brasstown Scenic Byway

Located within the Chattahoochee National Forest in northeast Georgia, the Russell Brasstown Scenic Byway is a 41-mile loop revealing some of the most dramatic scenery in the state.

The Russell-Brasstown route was awarded National Scenic Byway designation on June 15, 2000! For more information on the National Scenic Byway's Russell Brasstown page please visit www.byways.org.