The Land of Sights & Legends Northwest Counties

welcomes you to discover, explore, Dade Catoosa Fannin and enjoy the many treasures of the Murray Whitfield past & present cultures of our region. Walker Gilmer

Rustic Settings Chattooga Gordon Pickens Mountain towns and main street cities, legendary attractions, luxurious resorts, charming B&Bs, waterside cottages and cabins, the adventure sites Floyd Bartow Cherokee of the Chattahoochee National Forest, Civil War battlefields and prehistoric American Indian dwellings, Sequoyah, a Cherokee silversmith, southern farms, grist mills and covered bridges await developed the Cherokee syllabary, Polk making reading and your visit to “The Enchanted Land,” so named by the Paulding Cherokee Indians. writing in Cherokee Haralson possible. Patchwork Stories H From the oral histories of early Native tribes to the Atlanta Carroll creation of the Cherokee alphabet, this region of Georgia inspired many colorful stories. The journals of early pioneers and Civil War soldiers combined with individual life histories tell of a history unique to Northwest Georgia. A visit here will introduce you to industrious women, writers, film stars, musicians and artists.

Timeless Seasons Winters mild, kissed with frost and the occasional snowflake. Springtime sparkling with dew-dampened blossoms and Table of Contents wildlife renewed. Summers green with sheltering shade. Autumn colors as bright and vivid as the patches of Sights and Attractions ...... 4 Grandmother’s quilt. Northwest Georgia is the perfect National and State Parks ...... 8 setting to make legendary memories in any season. Adventure Areas ...... 12 Close to home Regional Map ...... 16 Less than one hour from Atlanta, Ga., Birmingham, Ala., and Chattanooga, Tenn., you could begin your Driving Trails ...... 21 memorable getaway: relax by fire, have tea on Lodging ...... 23 an antique square, raft thrilling rapids, walk in Civil War ...... 24 historic footsteps, climb pristine mountains, shop designer sales, pick apples and drink Destinations ...... 26 fresh dairy milk, dine on world-class cuisine, Legendary Festivals and Events ...... 28 resort to luxury, tee off on a championship course, ride a roller coaster Visitor Information Centers ...... 30 or antique carousel, and see seven states. Your fun Photo credit: Thanks to all Historic High Country Travel association members for awaits in the 17 beautiful counties full usage rights of all images located throughout this book. of Northwest Georgia! Copyright © 2018 Historic High Country Travel Association Design by Templeton Design Group

GeorgiaHighCountry.org For more information call 706-937-4211 3 Sights & Attractions New Echota Historic Site, Friends of 1211 GA 225, Calhoun 6th Cavalry Museum 706-624-1321 • GaStateParks.Org/NewEchota 6 Barnhardt Circle, Fort Oglethorpe New Echota was the capital of the Cherokee Nation 706-861-2860 • 6thCavalryMuseum.com from 1825 to their forced removal in the 1830s. Experience our country’s history and military Located just north of Calhoun, Georgia. heritage from the Civil War to WW2 at the 6th Cavalry Museum located on the former Army Post Funk Heritage Center (Reinhardt College) at Fort Oglethorpe (1902-1947). 7300 Reinhardt College Circle, Waleska 770-720-5970 • Reinhardt.edu/funk.htm Barnsley Resort The Funk Heritage Center is located on the campus of 596 Barnsley Gardens Road, Adairsville Reinhardt University campus in Waleska. The museum 877-773-2447 or 770-773-7480 • BarnsleyResort.com is Georgia’s Frontier and Southeastern Indian A historic southern estate with unrivaled recreation, fine Interpretive Center. dining, spa experiences calling you to the ideal vacation, romantic getaway, or your next successful event. G3 Adventures, LLC Post Office Box 825,Trenton Bartow History Museum 706-913-7170 • G3Adventures.com 4 E Church Street, Cartersville G3 Adventures is an outdoor guiding service offering 770-387-2774 • BartowHistoryMuseum.org wild cave tours, guided hikes, and environmental Bartow History Museum takes visitors on a journey programs in the Northwest Georgia Mountains. No through over 200 years of history from the time of Destination, Just Exploration! the Cherokee through the present. Gibbs Gardens Booth Western Art Museum 1987 Gibbs Drive, Ball Ground 501 Museum Drive, Cartersville 770-893-1881 • GibbsGardens.com 770-387-1300 • BoothMuseum.org Gibbs Gardens – 220 acres of spectacular gardens. Explore the West without leaving the South at Booth Open March to mid-December. 20 Million daffodils, Museum – Smithsonian Affiliate, 2016 Southeast 2,000 Japanese maples, waterlilies Japanese Travel Attraction of the Year and Best Western Gardens, Monet Bridge and more. Museum in America! Lookout Mountain Hang Gliding Cyra’s Range & Garden Restaurant 7201 Scenic Highway, Rising Fawn 234 North Hamilton Street, Dalton 706-398-3541• Hanglide.com 706-370-7305 • Facebook.Com/Cyras.Simple.Goodness America’s #1 Hang Gliding School and Resort since A unique meeting place and a natural, chemical free 1978. No experience necessary. Come see why more restaurant, serving fare prepared with the freshest & people than anywhere else have come to finest ingredients available. Located in downtown Dalton. FLY LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN. Cedartown Museum of Coca-Cola Memorabilia Mercier Orchards 209 S. Main Street, Cedartown 8660 Blue Ridge Drive, Blue Ridge 678-901-0245 • CedartownCokeMuseum.org 706-632-3411 • Mercier-Orchards.com The museum offers a comprehensive story from Mercier Orchards, a family owned and operated apple Coca-Cola’s humble beginnings in 1886 to its departure orchard started back in 1943. Mercier Orchards offers from Cedartown’s Main Street in 1977. it’s visitors a fun filled experience for the whole family! Dalton Distillery Noble Hill - Wheeler Memorial Center 109 East Morris Street, Dalton 2361 Joe Frank Harris Parkway, Cassville 706-483-2790 • DaltonDistillery.com 770-382-3392 • NobleHillWheeler.org A distillery in Northwest Georgia that is producing the A restored Rosenwald School built in 1923 as the first world’s first sunflower spirits. TazaRay is a distinct school for black students in Bartow County. spirit with undertones of roasted sunflower seed.

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Oak Hill & Martha Berry Museum 24 Veterans Memorial Highway NE, Mount Berry SCIENCE 706-368-6789 • Berry.edu/OakHill A historic house and history museum, whose mission is to tell the story of Martha Berry and Berry College through exhibitions, events and educational programming. MATTERS! Pine Mountain Gold Museum 1881 Stockmar Road, Villa Rica 678-840-1445 • PineMountainGoldMuseum.com I-75 EXIT 293 Museum and actual mining sites with gold panning. Farm animal exhibit and train rides. Regional artifacts 100 TELLUS DRIVE dating back to 12,000 BC. CARTERSVILLE GA 30120 Praters Mill Historic Site 770-606-5700 tellusmuseum.org 5845 Highway 2, Dalton OPEN DAILY 10AM–5PM #tellusmuseum 706-694-6455 • PratersMill.org Historic grist mill built in 1855 and park. Grounds open daily to enjoy fishing, picnicking and walking trails. Hosts annual Country Fair each October. Reformation Brewery 105 Elm Street, Woodstock 678-341-0828 • ReformationBrewery.com Timeless, inspiring craft beer for the reformer in everyone. Weaving brewing with living, we declare well made beer is a good gift and should be free from fear, noise, and neglect. Rose Lawn Museum 224 W Cherokee Avenue, Cartersville 770-387-5162 • RoseLawnMuseum.com Tour the Victorian home and gardens of legendary 19th Century Evangelist Sam Jones, honored by presidents and revered by millions. See 1400 Patten Road, Lookout Mountain 706-820-2531 / 800-854-0675 • SeeRockCity.com Explore botanical and geological wonders and see the legendary 7 states view. Open daily at 8:30 a.m., with seasonal closing times. Limited handicap accessibility. Tellus Science Museum 100 Tellus Drive, Cartersville 770-606-5700 • TellusMuseum.org Tellus Science Museum is a Smithsonian Affiliate museum in Cartersville, GA. See full-size dinosaurs, Apollo capsule, and Wright flyer, in addition to Georgia gold!

GeorgiaHighCountry.org 7 State Parks, Historic Sites & National Parks GaStateParks.org • 800-864-7275 (* has lodging) *Cloudland Canyon State Park 122 Cloudland Canyon Park Road, Rising Fawn 706-657-4050 • GaStateParks.org/Cloudland Canyon Lookout Mountain, rugged geology, scenic vistas, elevation 800 - 1,980 ft., cottages, campsites, group lodge, pioneer campsite, picnic, hiking, disc golf, biking, horse trails, caving. *Fort Mountain State Park 181 Fort Mountain Park Road, Chatsworth 706-422-1932 • GaStateParks.org/FortMountain In Chattahoochee National Forest: cottages, campsites, a lake with a beach for swimming, hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, fishing, kayaking, SUP rentals and miniature golf. *James H. (Sloppy) Floyd State Park 2800 Sloppy Floyd Lake Road, Summerville 706-857-0826 • GaStateParks.org/JamesHFloyd 1.6 mile hike to Pinhoti Trail, cottages, campsites, two stocked lakes, pedal boats, playgrounds, kayaks, pioneer campground, picnic shelters. *Red Top Mountain State Park 50 Lodge Road, Cartersville 770-975-4226 • GaStateParks.org/RedTopMountain Cottages, campsites, yurt, picnic/group shelters, 2 pioneer campgrounds, 12 miles of hiking trails, swimming beach, reconstructed 1860s log cabin, 3/4 mile paved trail suitable for wheelchairs & strollers on . Chattahoochee National Forest fs.usda.gov/conf The Chattahoochee National Forest contains about 750,000 acres in North Georgia, offering hundreds of developed campsites, picnic sites, trails, lakes and streams. Primitive camping is allowed anywhere in the National Forest (unless posted otherwise) and a permit is not needed for a campfire. Contact the appropriate ranger district office below for specific information. Armuchee-Cohutta Ranger District - Chatsworth 706-695-6736 Toccoa Ranger District - Blue Ridge 706-632-3031

GeorgiaHighCountry.org 9 State Parks, Historic Sites & National Parks Continued Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park 3370 LaFayette Road, Fort Oglethorpe 706-866-9241 • nps.gov/chch The U.S. first and largest NMP features Visitor Center film, 7-mile self-guided auto-tour, 1,000+ monuments, historical tablets, scenic vistas, hiking trails and horse trails. Daily 8:30 a.m.- 5 p.m. Handicap Accessible. Etowah Indian Mounds Historic Site 813 Indian Mounds Road S.W., Cartersville 770-387-3747 • GaStateParks.org/EtowahIndianMounds The “Ancient Indian City,” home to thousands of Native Americans between 1000-1560 A.D., most intact Mississippian culture site in Southeast, museum, 6 mounds, and river trail. Tues.- Sat. 9 a.m.- 5 p.m., Admission Charged New Echota Historic Site I-75 Exit 317, Hwy 225, Calhoun 706-624-1321 • GaStateParks.org/NewEchota Beginning of the infamous “Trail of Tears”, Capital of the Cherokee Nation - Visitor Center, exhibits/film, 12 historic/reconstructed buildings, walking tour, one-mile nature trail. Tues.-Sat. 9 a.m.- 5 p.m., Sundays 1 p.m.- 5 p.m., December-March, closed on Sundays. Admission Charged, Handicap accessible. Pickett’s Mill Battlefield Historic Site 4432 Mt. Tabor Church Road, Dallas 770-443-7850 • GaStateParks.org/PickettsMillBattlefield One of the nation’s best-preserved battlefields; interpretive museum, original earthworks, four miles of hiking trails. Thurs.-Sat. 9 a.m.- 5 p.m., Admission Charged Handicap accessible. Chief Vann House Historic Site 82 Ga. Highway 225 N, Chatsworth 706-695-2598 • GaStateParks.org/ChiefVannHouse Cherokee plantation home built by Chief Joseph Vann. Thurs. – Sat. 9 a.m.- 5 p.m., Sundays 1 p.m.- 5 p.m. December-March, closed on Sundays. Admission Charged Handicap accessible.

GeorgiaHighCountry.org 11 Land of Adventure OUTDOOR RECREATION Appalachian Trail The People’s Path, and America’s First National Scenic Trail. A public footpath across 2,155 miles of Appalachian Mountain from Katahdin, Maine to , GA. A vision of regional planner Benton MacKaye, this trail winds through scenic wooded lands offering a treat for many wishing to escape urban life. Primarily used for day hikes, nature enthusiasts have been known to pack the entire route. 304-535-6331, AppalachianTrail.org Benton MacKaye Trail The trail is named for the man who proposed the Appalachian Trail. While the Appalachian Trail follows the eastern crest of the Appalachian Mountains, the Benton MacKaye follows the western crest. Approximately 50 miles Cities: Blue Ridge-Dahlonega-Ellijay, bmta.org Pinhoti Trail This multistate, multipurpose trail connects Alabama to the west with the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail at Springer Mountain, GA. This route uses the Benton MacKaye Trail to connect to the Appalachian Trail. Forest trails, woods roads, county roads, and limited segments of highways comprise these trails. Much of the Pinhoti Trail (outside the Armuchee Ranger District of the Chattahoochee National Forest) is still under development. Road walks do not currently have Pinhoti Trail marking since the route along roads is considered interim. 706-766-3800, GeorgiaPinhoti.org Silver Comet Trail Imagine gliding along on your bike through the north Georgia countryside, crossing a 500-foot-long trestle over a rushing river below, winding between rock cliffs and weaving among tall stately pines. The 60 miles of the Silver Comet Trail in Georgia is closed to motor vehicles.The trail begins near the intersection of Mt. Paran Road and Northside Parkway in Cobb County, and runs west through Rockmart and Cedartown to the Alabama border. From there, it will join the Chief Ladiga trail being built in Alabama. SilverCometGa.com Keown Falls in LaFayette is open seasonally and features unique rock bluffs, and a high-elevation swamp formed from natural springs. Sightseers will enjoy an abundance of wildflowers and shrubs. 706-695-6736, GeorgiaTrails.com/trails/keown.html Pine Mountain Recreation Area This trail system includes 11 miles of hiking and mountain biking trails that are both rugged and challenging, taking you to Cartersville’s highest point at 1,562’ above sea level overlooking Allatoona Lake, Cartersville and the Historic Etowah River Valley below. Bike usage allowed on Wednesdays. and Saturdays only. 770-387-5626, CityofCartersville.org/459/Pine-Mountain-Hikes

GeorgiaHighCountry.org 13 Land of Adventure Continued Pigeon Mountain in LaFayette boasts the deepest cave in the world, Ellison Cave, plus horseback riding trails, hiking, and primitive camping. Open year-round. 706-295-6041 Trails.com/tcatalog_trail.aspx?trailid=BGD041-069 Hidden Creek area of the Chattahoochee National Forest is an easily accessible area for camping, hiking and picnics. 706-695-6736, fs.usda.gov.conf Marshall Forest Preserve is a national natural preserve that features a Braille trail. 800-444-1834, Horseleg Creek Road, Rome Jackson Hill Confederate Site Historic Confederate Fort during the Civil War; original trenches remain in tact throughout the site. Five miles of mountain biking and hiking trails. Several historic sites including Civil War markers and cannons. 706-295-5576, 402 Civic Center Drive, Rome The McIntosh Reserve in Whitesburg, near Carrollton, comprises 487 acres adjacent to the Chattahoochee River offering miles of hiking and horse trails, fishing, picnic area and weekend camping. 770-830-5879 CarrollCountyGa.com/home/mcintosh.htm Lookout Mountain Flight Park is the largest and most popular full-time hang gliding school and resort in the . Each year, the school teaches, certifies and solos five times as many pilots as any other school. Hang gliders launch from 1,340-foot McCarty’s Bluff, and the flight park includes a 110-acre mountain resort with camping and lodging conveniently located in its landing zone. When the park is open, morning classes are offered (weather permitting) every day of the year (except Christmas Day). Hang gliding lessons and tandem flights are given by certified instructors. There are also special events and clinics, and lesson package discounts for groups of five or more. Lodging is available for members and persons using the flight park. Group Guided Activities Most communities in the Historic High Country offer a variety of group activities and can provide everything from quality accommodations to altogether happening outdoor adventure recommendations. In addition, G3 Adventures can Looking for a new place to explore? With a full line up of provide private guided tours for groups, families, and teams. Services concerts, festivals and events, downtown Carrollton is the include Wild Caving Adventures, Explorative and Nature Hikes, and place to visit. Enjoy tasty eats, artisan beverages and local Educational Programming in many North Georgia Communities. Their above and below ground adventures through the Historic High Country craft brews from one of 20 locally-owned restaurants. Live will leave you with memories for years to come. music, art exhibits, theatre performances, historic landmarks and boutique shopping offer excitement around every corner. And the square is only steps away from walking or biking the 18-mile GreenBelt or playing our best-in-state disc golf course. Find all the happenings at visitcarrollton.com

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LAKES, RIVERS, FISHING, AND BOATING Lake Allatoona offers many boat launch ramps, public beaches, fishing areas, full-service marinas, boat rentals, lakeside campsites, and picnic shelters in Cartersville, Canton, and Acworth. The Lake Allatoona Visitor Center is open daily in Cartersville (I-75 Exit 290, right on Spur 20, 4 miles) and is the first resource for information. 678-721-6700, Recreation.gov Lake Blue Ridge offers boating, fishing, swimming, camping and picnic sites with full pool water levels Spring-Fall. A full-service marina is open Tuesday-Sunday. The Toccoa River, also in Blue Ridge, offers guided trout fishing trips daily, plus tubing and canoeing year-round. Nearby companies offer whitewater rafting trips. 800-899-MTNS, BlueRidgeMountains.com Carters Lake between Chatsworth and Ellijay is the deepest lake east of the Mississippi and offers swimming, boating, camping, fishing, hiking, mountain biking, cabins & marina. 706-334-2248, Recreation.gov Lake Conasauga is Georgia’s highest elevated lake 3150 ft above sea level and allows swimming, boating, fishing, hiking, mountain biking, kayaking. 706-695-6060, fs.usda.gov/conf The Etowah River Water Trail is a 163-mile long water trail and provides a course through one of the nation’s most biologically diverse rivers. For an interactive map of launch sites, take outs, rapids, dams and points of interest, plan your adventure at EtowahWaterTrail.org. Rocky Mountain Recreation Area features two lakes with fishing jetties, boat ramp, beach, picnic shelters, scenic overlooks, hiking trails, tent & RV camping, group primitive camping, and group picnic area. North on US Highway 27 for 10.4 miles, left on Sike Storey Road 0.4 miles, left on Big Texas Valley Road 5.4 miles to entrance. 706-802-5087, GeorgiaWildlife.com RiverWalk is a thirteen-mile river trail from Lookout Mountain to the Chickamauga Lake for walking, biking, or just strolling. Free parking, fishing piers and plenty of facilities along the way. GOLF Fine courses await your A-game in almost every community in the 17-county area of the Historic High Country area. For complete details visit GeorgiaHighCountry.org

GeorgiaHighCountry.org 19 Driving Trails Blue and Gray Trail Dixie Highway Follow Civil War history through 100 Drive through history along “the miles of High Country. Revisit the granddaddy of I-75”, the first campaign that brought the Civil War interstate to reach into the south to an end, experiencing nationally connecting Michigan to Florida. recognized battle sites and poignant Explore battlefields chapters in our nation’s history. This and Peacock Alley. Route passes trail is nationally recognized on the through Ringgold, Tunnel Hill, Rocky Civil War Discovery Trail. Face, Dalton, Resaca, Calhoun, BlueAndGrayTrail.com/ Adairsville, Cassville, Cartersville, Chickamauga Campaign Heritage Trail Emerson, and Acworth. It marks the route of the Union and Facebook.com/ Confederate soldiers from Chattanooga DixieHighway90MileYardSale through Northwest Georgia counties, North Georgia Garden Trail ending at the location of the great Battle Southern Appalachia is known of Chickamauga. Approximately 75 for its abundance of history, miles (in Georgia) Cities: culture and natural beauty. North Chattanooga, Chickamauga, Lafayette, Ringgold, Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia lies in the shadow of the Summerville, Trenton and dotted ChickamaugaCampaign.org throughout this region are formal, butterfly, herb and native plant Chieftain’s Trail The Chieftain’s Trail is a 150-mile gardens, just to name a few. From loop driving tour which interprets whimsical to well-planned, each the native civilizations of the region. garden has its own story to tell. Discover the Cherokee and earlier GeorgiaGardenTrails.org Indian cultures and the suspenseful Georgia Civil War events that led up to the tragic “Trail Heritage Trails, Inc of Tears.” ChieftainsTrail.com Interprets Georgia’s Civil War era Cohutta Chattahoochee Scenic Byway along its historic routes, while is 54 miles of natural beauty and leading visitors on an experience historic discovery in the rural back in time. gcwht.org communities surrounding the cities Lookout Mountain Parkway of Dalton and Chatsworth in This tri-state driving route along northwest Georgia. Built into the 100-mile long, scenic Lookout very fabric and heritage of the Mountain cuts through the land and its people are the scenic, northwestern corner of Georgia. cultural, recreational, archeological, Attractions along the route include historic and natural treasures often well-known Rock City and Cloudland missed on the routes most traveled. Canyon State Park. 706-694-6455, GaScenicByway.Org 706-657-4488 LookoutMountainParkway.org

GeorgiaHighCountry.org 21 Driving Trails North Georgia Farm Trail Scenic Hometown Highway - US Hwy 27 Visit northwest Georgia’s agritourism Approximately 365 miles sites in Blue Ridge, Ellijay and Cities: Ringgold- Bainbridge beyond. From farm tours, u-picks GeorgiaUSHighway27.com and farm-to-table dining to wine Southern Highroads tasting, farm markets and more, your A multi-state scenic loop tour agricultural adventure is awaiting through beautiful rural mountain discovery along the North Georgia communities. Visitors will enjoy Farm Trail. GaFarmTrail.com beautiful scenery, rivers and lakes, Old Federal Road National Forests, quaint small towns Welcome to the route of the old with many antique shops. Federal Road. In 1805, the United 706-633-6706 States and the Cherokee Nation SouthernHighRoads.org agreed in the Treaty of Tellico to Trail of Tears establish the Federal Road through Chattanooga Driving Route Cherokee territory. This driving tour is approximately Approximately 144 miles seven miles long in one direction, Cities: Flowery Branch-Rossville beginning from Ross’s Landing in Scenic Hometown Highway 27 downtown Chattanooga. You will be Take an enjoyable alternate route following an original section of the to I-75 in West Georgia along the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail. Lodging (Preferred Partners) Barnsley Resort 596 Barnsley Gardens Road, Adairsville 877-773-2447 or 770-773-7480 • BarnsleyResort.com A historic southern estate with unrivaled recreation, fine dining, spa experiences calling you to the ideal vacation, romantic getaway, or your next successful event. Courtyard by Marriott 320 West 3rd Street, Rome • 706-295-7006 • Marriott.com/Rome Hilton Garden Inn 24 Liberty Drive, Cartersville • 770-382-9787 • HiltonGardenInn3.Hilton.com The Ragsdale Inn Bed & Breakfast and Event Facility 103 Ragsdale Place, Dallas • 770-443-3440 • TheRagsdaleInn.com A lovely 1905 home conveniently located near Silver Comet Trail, Pickett’s Mill Battlefield, and historic Dallas hosting weddings, civic meetings, private parties and public events. Holiday Inn Express 865 Holiday Inn Drive, Dalton • 706-217-6200 • IHG.com/Dalton

GeorgiaHighCountry.org 23 Civil War Events Civil War Show and Sale Pass Remembered First weekend in February First Saturday-Sunday in October Dalton Convention Center 50 Lodge Road SE, Cartersville 2211 Dug Gap Battle Road, Dalton 770-975-0055 800-824-7469 GaStateParks.org/RedTopMountain VisitDaltonGa.com One of the bloodiest battles of the Over 400 tables with thousands of Civil War and the inspiration for the Civil War artifacts on display and for song “Hold the Fort,” the Battle of sale. Free lecture program. Allatoona Pass was fought on Battle of Resaca October 5, 1864. Two original earthen Civil War Reenactment forts and trench works remain, Third weekend in May making it one of the most pristine Chitwood Road, Resaca battlefields in the nation. Monuments 706-625-3200 commemorate both armies. GeorgiaDivision.org/bor_reenact- ment.html Civil War Reenactment Relive the first major battle of the October of 1864 held on Robin Road, Ringgold 650 acres of the original battlefield. RinggoldGap.webs.com Nearby sites include Fort Wayne, Reenactment of the astonishing Confederate Cemetery and the Confederate victory led by General Resaca Battlefield Park. at Ringgold Gap. Point Park NMP on Lookout Old Cassville Cemetery Luminaries Mountain First Saturday in November 110 Point Park Road 678-800-3214 Lookout Mountain TN 37350 CassvilleHistoricalSociety.com Special living history programs during Beginning at dusk at the Cassville the year and for the September and November 1863 Battle Anniversaries. Confederate Cemetery, the historical society remembers the burning of War Between the States Days Cassville during the Civil War. Third Weekend in September Only three houses and churches 217 Cove Road, Chickamauga escaped the flames. 800-487-4728 Tunnel Hill Reenactment CityOfChickamauga.org Weekend following Labor Day Reenactors come from all over the 215 Clisby Austin Road, Tunnel Hill country outfitted in authentic Union 706-876-1571 and Confederate uniforms and set BattleOfTunnelHill.com up camp in front of the Gordon Lee Mansion. Visitors get a glimpse of Battle reenactment what the area was like when the and living history, Civil War came to this part of Civil War era tunnel the country. tours and museum. Live authentic music and period ball dance. Open daily Monday-Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

GeorgiaHighCountry.org 25 Destinations BLUE RIDGE Cartersville-Bartow Visitors Bureau Downtown Dalton Development ROME Fannin County Chamber 5450 GA Highway 20 Authority Georgia’s Rome Office of Tourism 152 Orvin Lance Drive Cartersville GA 30121 305 South Depot Street 402 Civic Center Drive & 300 W 1st Street Blue Ridge GA 30513 770-387-1357 • VisitCartersvilleGa.org Dalton GA 30720 Rome GA 30161 706-632-5680 • BlueRidgeMountains.com Just slightly north of Atlanta on Interstate 706-278-3332 • DowntownDalton.com 706-295-5576 • RomeGeorgia.org Georgia’s favorite mountain town, only 75, is Cartersville, a convenient vacation An eclectic and impressive array of Plan the perfect getaway to a vibrant city 90 miles north of Atlanta via I-575, but a destination that you’ll quickly discover is one-of-a-kind shops and dining choices, on seven hills surrounded by three million miles away from it all. Trout Fishing one of Georgia’s gems! attractions from the Civil War era, and the peaceful rivers that meet in the center of Capital of Georgia. perfect setting to play and live. the historic, downtown area. CALHOUN CHATSWORTH ELLIJAY SUMMERVILLE Gordon County Visitors Bureau Murray County Chamber Gilmber Chamber Summerville Main Street 300 South Wall Street 126 North 3rd Avenue 696 1st Avenue 120 Georgia Avenue Calhoun GA 30701 Chatsworth GA 30705 East Ellijay GA 30540 Summerville GA 30747 706-625-3200 • ExploreGordonCounty.com 706-695-6060 • MurrayCountyChamber.org 706-635-7400 • GilmerChamber.com 706-859-0900 • SummervilleGa.org Gordon County is home to Civil War and The Gateway to the Appalachians has Visit Ellijay in the North Georgia Moun- Our charming downtown is home to many Cherokee Indian history, outlet and bou- lakes, streams and a wonderland of outdoor tains. Experience our acclaimed trails, events & festivities in Dowdy Park. Home tique shopping, a whimsical rock village, adventure. Native American heritage from heirloom orchards, delightful vineyards, to folk artist Howard Finster’s Paradise farm fun, and festivals. prehistoric times to the “Trail of Tears.” tranquil rivers, & charming cabins. Gardens & James Floyd State Park. CANTON CHATTANOOGA FORT OGLETHORPE VILLA RICA Cherokee County Chamber Chattanooga Area Visitors Bureau Fort Oglethorpe Tourism Association Villa Rica Visitors Bureau 3605 Marietta Highway 215 Broad Street 6 Barnhardt Circle 106 Temple Street Canton GA 30114 Chattanooga TN 37402 Fort Oglethorpe GA 30742 Villa Rica GA 30180 770-345-0400 • CherokeeChamber.com 423-756-8687 • ChattanoogaFun.com 706-861-2860 • 6thCavalryMuseum.org 770-459-7000 • VillaRica.org EXPLORE gardens, museums and heritage Chattanooga is the gateway to Northwest Experience our country’s history and military Villa Rica is where art, culture and centers; EXPERIENCE lake, river and trail Georgia via I-75. This scenic city includes heritage from the Civil War to WW2 at the history are at the heart and soul of the adventure; and ENJOY shopping and dining Rock City and Lookout Mountain as well 6th Cavalry Museum located on the former community. Home of the first Gold Rush in historic downtowns and outlet shoppes! as Civil War and Native American history. Army Post at Fort Oglethorpe (1902-1947). in Georgia. CARROLLTON CHICKAMAUGA JASPER WACO Carrollton Area Visitors Bureau City of Chickamauga Pickens County Chamber Greater Haralson County Tourism 102 North Lakeshore Drive 103 Crittenden Avenue 500 Stegall Drive 70 Murphy Campus Boulevard Carrollton GA 30117 Chickamauga GA 30707 Jasper GA 30143 Waco GA 30182 770-830-1765 • VisitCarrollton.com 706-375-4728 • CityOfChickamauga.org 706-692-5600 • PickensChamber.com 770-630-8946 • VisitHaralson.org Visit the Carrollton area and Downtown Chickamauga has a historical beauty and A welcoming getaway to the North Lookin’ for...paddlin’ the ‘Poosa, biking, Carrollton for shoppes, galleries and a small Southern town appeal for those Georgia Mountains that’s surrounded by walking, touring historical landmarks or restaurants. Attend one of our events and who are looking for a day out trip away nature, rich in history, and offers endless screamin’ at the top of your lungs at our book a night in your favorite hotel from everyday life. opportunities to explore! concert venue? It’s happening here! CARTERSVILLE DALTON LAFAYETTE WOODSTOCK Cartersville Downtown Development Dalton Visitors Bureau Walker County Chamber Woodstock Area Visitors Bureau 1 Friendship Plaza 305 South Depot Street 10052 North Highway 27 8588 Main Street Cartersville GA 30120 Dalton GA 30720 Rock Spring GA 30739 Woodstock GA 30188 770-607-3480 • DowntownCartersville.org 706-270-9960 • VisitDaltonGa.com 706-375-7702 • WalkerCoChamber.com 770-924-0406 • VisitWoodstockGa.com Historic Downtown Cartersville has some- Outstanding outdoor adventures! A growing Nestled in the mountains of Northwest Woodstock is home to a great downtown, thing for everyone including delicious res- arts community! Weekly downtown Georgia, just minutes from Chattanooga, The Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta, world taurants, fashionable boutiques, specialty concerts! Abundant historic sites! Unique Tennessee, visit an area filled with scenic class mountain bike trails, historic Dixie gift stores, fine museums, galleries, and craft beer breweries! Moonshine distillery! beauty, hospitality and history! Speedway, and award winning theatres – plus frequent special events. Dalton – put it on your list! Reformation Brewery.

GeorgiaHighCountry.org 27 Music by The Tracks, Cartersville Fiddlin’ Fest Between the Rivers, Rome Legendary Festivals & Events Vintage Base Ball on the Polo Field Rock City’s Rocktoberfest, Lookout Mountain May thru August, Fort Oglethorpe JANUARY Rome Shakespeare Festival, Rome Steam Into Summerville Railroad Days, Grand Theatre Entertainment Series, Trout Rodeo, Bremen Take a Walk on the Wild Side, Summerville Cartersville New Echota, Calhoun 1890’s Days, Ringgold SumNelly Autumn Festival, Summerville Float the Etowah, Euharlee AUGUST US 11 Antique Alley, Trenton 3 Sisters Blue Grass Festival, Chattanooga Polar Bear Paddle, Rome World’s Longest Yard Sale, Torchlight Tour of the Ancient Indian City, Cagle’s Dairy Family Farm Days & Dixieland Lookout Mountain Parkway Woodsong Music Series, Dalton Master Cup Stock Dog Trials, Canton Cartersville Free Concert Series, Villa Rica FEBRUARY PowWow, Canton Cherokee Pignic, Canton Off The Rails Free Friday Concert Remembering Our Heroes, Fort Oglethorpe 1902 Stock Exchange Dinner Theatre, Summer Music Weekends at Rock City, Series, June thru August, Dalton Adairsville thru Labor Day Wings Over North Georgia Airshow, Rome Music by The Tracks, Cartersville Fire & Ice Festival, Blue Ridge Rock City’s Fairytale Nights, NOVEMBER Lookout Mountain SEPTEMBER Woodsong Roots Music Series, Dalton Stilesboro Chrysanthemum Show Down Home Days, Chickamauga Arts Festival at Rose Lawn, Cartersville MARCH (since 1912), southwest of Cartersville JUNE Pine Log Arts & Crafts Fair, Rydal Southeastern Cowboy Gathering, Grand Theatre Entertainment Series, Cartersville Cave Spring Arts Festival, Cave Spring Beautiful Backroads Century Bike Ride, Cartersville Cartersville Daffodil Festival - Gibbs Gardens Dixie Highway 90 mile Yard Sale, Rock City’s Enchanted Garden of Lights, through Mid-April, Cherokee Ringgold to Marietta Blue Gray BBQ, Chickamauga Lookout Mountain Shamrock City at Rock City Gardens, Off The Rails Free Friday Concert Harvest Time at the Homestead & Iron Pour, Light Up Blue Ridge, Blue Ridge Lookout Mountain Series, June thru August, Dalton Cartersville Summerville Renaissance Festival St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Blue Ridge Thomas A. Dorsey Music Festival, Haralson County Fried Pie Festival, Buchanan Steam into Summerville Railroad Days, Villa Rica Art Takeover, Carrollton FESTIVAL! Fine Arts Festival, Dalton Summerville Georgia Barbecue Classic, Cartersville Woodsong Roots Music Series, Dalton Gold Rush Festival and 5K Run, Villa Rica Festival of Trees, Calhoun Mountain Music Series at Red Top Rome International Film Festival, Rome APRIL Mountain State Park, Cartersville RiverFest Arts and Crafts, Canton BBQ Boogie & Blues, Calhoun A Taste of Carrollton, Carrollton Native American Heritage Day, Riverbend Music Festival, Chattanooga New Echota, Calhoun Blue Ridge Mountain Adventure Race, Rome Shakespeare Festival, Rome RiverFest, Canton Blue Ridge Torchlight Tour of the ncient Indian City, Free Concert Series, Villa Rica Pickin in the Park, Summerville Cartersville 4 Bridges Art Festival, Chattanooga Handcycle Race, Cedartown OCTOBER DECEMBER – Various holiday celebra- Taste & Sound of Woodstock, Woodstock tions and parades throughout the region Music by the Tracks Concert Series Antique Engine Show, Calhoun Mountain Music Series at Red Top (3rd Sat), June thru Sept, Cartersville Black Bear Festival, Chatsworth 1902 Stock Exchange Holiday Dinner Mountain State Park, Cartersville Theatre, Cartersville RockFest at Tellus Science Museum, Carrollton Festival of the Arts, Carrollton Kingston Cartersville Forum River Center Ice Skating, Rome Observance, Kingston Cartersville Bluegrass and Folks Festival Honeybee Festival, LaFayette Rock City’s Enchanted Garden of Lights, Springtime at the Homestead, Red Top Chiaha Harvest Fair, Rome Lookout Mountain Mountain State Park, Cartersville Copper Creek Sunflower Festival, Calhoun Etowah Valley Indian Festival, Cartersville Gordon Lee Mansion Candlelight Tour, Cedar Valley Arts Festival, Cedartown – Tallapoosa Summer Concert Series, Chickamauga last full weekend in Peek Park June thru August, Tallapoosa Georgia Apple Festival, Ellijay Reindeer Run & Egg Nog Job, Villa Rica Garden planting, JULY – Various Independence Day Georgia Marble Festival, Jasper Earth Day, New Echota Celebrations & Rodeos Festival, Adairsville Santa Special Train Excursions, Summerville MAY Copper Creek Sunflower Festival, Calhoun Haunted Depot, Ringgold Vann House Moravian Christmas Discover Cherokee, Canton Homespun Festival, Rockmart Heritage Days Festival, Talking Rock Oak Hill Victorian Christmas Tours, Rome Mayfest, Carrollton ChalkArt Festival at the Post, Fort “MeccaFest” Arts Festival Fine Art The Possum Drop, Tallapoosa Oglethorpe Festival, Carrollton S.O.R.B.A Mountain Bike Festival, For more updated information on Fort Mountain Old Timers Day, Blue Ridge Native American Pow Wow, Cedartown Legendary Festivals and Events New Salem Mountain Festival, Trenton Mountain Music Series at Red Top Mountain Music Series at Red Top GeorgiaHighCountry.org Mountain State Park, Cartersville Mountain State Park, Cartersville Prater’s Mill Country Fair, Dalton (Varnell) Arts in the Park, Blue Ridge Free Concert Series, Villa Rica Rock City Enchanted Maize Maze, Concert in the Park, Calhoun Off The Rails Free Friday Concert Lookout Mountain Series, June thru August, Dalton Southeastern Cowboy Symposium, Cartersville Spirit of the Sun Paddle Races, Rome Pumpkin Fest, Chickamauga

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