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Georgia Paddling Guides: Watson Mill Pond

Georgia Paddling Guides: Watson Mill Pond

If you’re looking for new ideas for your next family getaway, here’s a really fun activity you might want to consider. George L. Smith State Park near Twin City is home to one of Georgia’s true hidden jewels. Read what Suzanne Welander, author of A Canoeing & Kayaking Guide to Georgia, had to say...

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Miss Judy Charters

Miss Judy Charters

Savannah, GA, Outdoors, Fishing, Environmental Tours
This charter fishing and environmental tour guide has been fishing in the waters around Savannah and Tybee for over 50 years.

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Lookout Mountain Flight Park

Lookout Mountain Flight Park

Rising Fawn, GA, Outdoors, Hang Gliding
Located in Dade County in the rugged and scenic northwest corner of Georgia, Lookout Mountain Flight Park is the largest full-time hang gliding school in the U.S.

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Okefenokee Adventures

Okefenokee Adventures

Okefenokee Swamp, GA, Outdoors, Guides and Outfitters
Okefenokee Adventures is an experienced team of professional guides conducting tours in the Okefenokee Swamp.

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Bull River Cruises

Bull River Cruises

Savannah, GA, Tours, Natural Areas
Bull River Cruises specializes in group tours exploring the natural beauty and history of Coastal Georgia, from the barrier islands to the black water inland rivers.

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Altamaha Coastal Tours

Altamaha Coastal Tours

Darien, GA, Outdoors, Guides and Outfitters
Experience sea kayaking adventures with Altamaha Coastal Tours in one of the most beautiful and remote areas in the Southeast.

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Mill Pond Kayak

Mill Pond Kayak

Twin City, GA, Outdoors, Guides and Outfitters
Outfitter Wesley Hendley provides guided kayak tours on the 412-acre, cypress-filled Watson Mill Pond at George L. Smith State Park.

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Wilderness Southeast

Wilderness Southeast

Savannah, GA, Outdoors, Guides and Outfitters, Tours
Discover the wild side of Coastal Georgia with one of Wilderness Southeast's natural area tours.

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Historic Fayetteville Walking Tour Map

Historic Fayetteville Walking Tour Map

Fayetteville, GA, Tours, City Tours
Take this do-it-youself walking tour to see Georgia's oldest Courthouse and sites related to gunfighter Doc Holliday, author Margaret Mitchell, and other Fayetteville notables.

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1842 Inn

1842 Inn

Macon, GA, Lodging, Bed & Breakfast
Macon's 1842 Inn has been called "One of America's top 10 inns..." by Country Inns Magazine, and "One of the finest historic inns in the South" by Albany Magazine.

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Main Street Gallery

Main Street Gallery

Clayton, GA, Artists and Craftspeople, Art Galleries
This gallery is recognized in Southern Living, The New York Times and Better Homes and Gardens as one of the top contemporary folk art galleries in the country.

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Peachtree City Visitors Center

Peachtree City Visitors Center

Peachtree City, GA, Tours, Visitors Centers
Find everything you need to "Discover Life at 15 mph!" in one of America's most acclaimed planned cities, including 90 miles of paths for walking/jogging, biking or golf carting.

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Lake Rabun Hotel

Lake Rabun Hotel

Lakemont, GA, Lodging, Hotel
Nestled in the heart of the Chattahoochee National Forest, the 1922 Lake Rabun Hotel is a peaceful, rustic hide-a-way and a local historic landmark reminiscent of times gone by.

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Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center

Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center

Mountain City, GA, Tours, Museums
Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center tells the story of a unique time and place in American History.

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Georgia Museum of Agriculture and Historic Village

Georgia Museum of Agriculture and Historic Village

Tifton, GA, Attractions, Farm Experiences
Experience everyday 19th-century-style Georgia farm life, from planting and harvesting to cooking and quilting.

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SAM Shortline Excursion Train

SAM Shortline Excursion Train

Cordele, GA, Tours, Railroads
This excursion train with 1949 vintage cars travels across Southwest Georgia on a trip that stops at unique Georgia destinations, including Americus, Plains and Archery.

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Beechwood Inn Bed and Breakfast

Beechwood Inn Bed and Breakfast

Clayton, GA, Lodging, Bed and Breakfast
First opened in 1922, this North Georgia Mountains bed and breakfast inn, with seven guest rooms and one cabin, offers rustic elegance at affordable prices.

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Thunderbird Inn

Thunderbird Inn

Savannah, GA, Hotels and Motels
Thunderbird Inn, a hip downtown Savannah inn hotel, is located on West Oglethorpe Avenue a short walk from the Historic District.

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Fitzgerald Wild Chickens

Fitzgerald Wild Chickens

Fitzgerald, GA, Tours
Whether loved or hated, Burmese chickens are a familiar part of the Fitzgerald scene

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Folkston Funnel Platform

Folkston Funnel Platform

Folkston, GA, Tours, Railroads
Railroad fans from all over the country find their way to the "Folkston Funnel" in southeast Georgia where they can watch some 60 trains a day.

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Nora Mill Granary

Nora Mill Granary

Helen, GA, Tours, Gristmills
The present Nora Mill, established in 1876, has been grinding locally grown corn and wheat on the same stones for nearly 140 years.

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Lookout Mountain Pottery

Lookout Mountain Pottery

Rising Fawn, GA, Pottery

Mark Issenberg creates ash-glazed stoneware near Plum Nelly where he first studied ceramics with the legendary potter, Charles Counts.

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Bavarian Brook Rentals

Bavarian Brook Rentals

Helen, GA, Lodging, Vacation Rentals
Located in the heart of Helen, Bavarian Brook Rentals has beautiful motel rooms and condos for rent in this North Georgia Alpine village.

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