Hiawassee, GA

North Georgia | Hiawassee, Towns County | Lake Chatuge | Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds

Leaves are already changing colors and with all the rain lately, we are on tap for a beautiful display of fall colors so are your ready for a Georgia Mountain Autumn Adventure? If you are

then put the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds on your "must do" list. A beautiful park situated along the banks of Lake Chatuge in Hiawassee, Towns County is just two hours from Atlanta GA, Chattanooga TN, Greenville SC, and Asheville NC. Here you will enjoy a good time for the entire family with a wide variety of unique venues.

Hiawassee located in Towns County Georgia held its first mountain fair in 1950. It started out as a three-day agricultural expo in the local high school and was host to 2000 attendees. But it didn't take long for the event to outgrow their original location. The Towns County Lions Club along with great local support, secured a large tract of land along the banks of Lake Chatuge and in 1978, this site known as the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds hosted its first Georgia Mountain Fair with more than 100,000 visitors annually.

The Georgia Mountain Fair is the premier event for North Georgia offering a variety of entertainment venues such as art festivals, country gospel, world class bluegrass and rock'n'roll. Coming soon:

October 24, 2009

Three Dog Night - Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds

Visit: Three Dog Night

and

October 31, 2009

Willie Nelson - Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds

Visit: Willie's Place

FALL FESTIVAL

FAIRGROUNDS MAP

GEORGIA MOUNTAIN FAIRGROUND EVENTS

Places to Stay

The Ridges Resort on Lake Chatuge

Lake Chatuge Lodge

Brasstown Valley Resort

Old Clayton Inn

Campgrounds

Donna Yates, Georgia Realtor
North Georgia Blue Ridge Mountains Real Estate
Serving Pickens, Fannin, Gilmer, Union, and Towns Counties
Cell Phone: 706-633-0644
Around the Mountains with Donna
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Office: 706-632-7311 x252
274 West Main Street
Blue Ridge, Georgia 30513

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One of the premier events in North Georgia is the annual Georgia Mountain Fair, which is now in full swing through July 27. The fair is held at the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds in the picturesque town of Hiawassee on the shores of beautiful Lake Chatuge.

Hiawassee held its first fair in 1950, a three-day agricultural exposition held at the local high school. Attendees numbered 2,000-actually an impressive number for such a tiny town. Now in its fifty-eighth year, the fair draws crowds from all over the southeast and attendance numbers have approached 100,000 in recent years!

The fair features a multitude of activities and events that run from midway rides, to arts and crafts booths, to daily concerts, to demonstrations of old mountain ways of life.

Oh, and let us not forget the food. You have a wide-variety of ways to overindulge from standard festival fare-cotton candy, funnel cakes, hot dogs--to mountain favorites like fried pies, home-cooked vegetable plates, smoked trout and fresh-squeezed apple and peach cider.

Robert Anderson Music Hall-named in honor of a former president of the fair-is the venue for live music that ranges from gospel to blues, performances by cloggers and line dancers, and the annual Miss Georgia Mountain Fair pageant. Some of this year's performers include current country superstars Aaron Tippin and Darryl Worley, perennial favorites The Bellamy Brothers, and gospel legends The McKamey's.

Old-time demonstrations include a working blacksmith shop, a grist mill, a smokehouse, a country store and locals are on hand to show you how to make soap, baskets, and quilts among other skills.

Enjoy a truly wonderful experience at the Georgia Mountain Fair!

Today begins Stage 5 of the Tour de Georgia, the longest and most challenging legs of the tour.  This stage will cover 133.4 miles through the most rigorous-and most beautiful-terrain on the tour, the mountains of North Georgia. Cyclists will make three epic ascents today: Burnt Mountain, Woody Gap and Crown Mountain, before making the mother of all ascents, Brasstown Bald. Brasstown Bald, in Hiawassee, is Georgia's highest peak, rising 4,784 feet above sea level and has awe-inspiring views of four states. The cyclist who makes the ascent to the summit of Brasstown Bald first earns the title KING OF THE MOUNTAIN!

The Tour de Georgia is in its sixth year and is rated as the United State's highest-ranked professional cycling event, along with the Tour of California. The six stage event covers 600 miles in six days as cyclists ride through Georgia's unique geography, from the beautiful coastal community of Tybee Island to the spectacular mountains of North Georgia.  Two of cycling's greats have won the Tour de Georgia on their way to winning the Tour de France: Lance Armstrong in 2004, and Floyd Landis in 2006. 

For complete coverage of the Tour de Georgia, visit their Website.

Here are some interesting -- and colorful -- cycling terms:

Big Ringing It - The chain on the big chain ring, going for maximum speed.

Bonk - Total exhaustion caused by lack of sufficient food during a long race or ride.

Domestique - A team rider who will sacrifice his individual performance to help a designated teammate. Duties can include giving up one's bike for another rider, supplying refreshments to teammates, and catching breakaway riders. French for "servant."

Hammer - To ride hard. Also, to "put the hammer down."

KOM - King of the Mountain. Award for the Best Climber.

Peloton - The main field, or pack, of riders in the race. Peloton is French for a group moving forward.

Popped - Blown. Had it. Knackered. Stuffed. Lots of words to describe the legs just going all weak. Loss of power.

Wheel Sucker/Wheelsucking - Someone who sticks to a rear wheel ahead of him or her and refuses to go to the front.