The Sage of Seminole
By Wilson Hall Writer Wilson Hall met Ernest Brocket while researching a fishing story on Lake Seminole in the southwest corner of Georgia. When I first met Ernest Brockett he
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River Rapid Classification - Classes I-VI
If river rapids generally fit into one of the following classifications, but the water temperature is below 50 degrees, or if the trip is an extended one in a wilderness area, the
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How’s the Weather, Georgia?
By P.J. Hoff In my 20 years as a weatherman for television and radio, I was asked many questions: the question most frequently asked was, "Weatherwise, where is the best place to
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Locks on the Chattahoochee
One of the most interesting and anticipated experiences traveling up or down the lower Chattahoochee is that of going through the locks. Three dams on the Chattahoochee
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Spanish Moss
The gray tangles hanging from the limbs of live oaks like clumps of unraveled knitting is Spanish moss. This is not really a moss – which has no flowers – but a member of the same
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Nathalie’s Cobblers
By Nathalie Dupree An excellent cook once said to me, after seeing a classic recipe changed, “Why would anyone change the tried and true?” In fact, the tried and true is
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Tara, Margaret Mitchell and the Flint River
After being told by the Tarleton twins that Ashley Wilkes was to marry his cousin Melanie Hamilton, Scarlett O’Hara stood on the road to Tara awaiting her father, Gerald O’Hara’s,
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Kudzu
Kudzu. The word evokes frustration from those plagued by it, jokes from those who aren’t and respect from those who understand its power. For, make no mistake about it, kudzu is
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How the Chattahoochee Got Its Name (Matt Gedney’s Version)
As early as the 17th century, English traders venturing out from the South Carolina coast had referred to the river as some phonetic variation of the word Chattahoochee, although
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Sweet Potatoes
This member of the morning glory family originated in the Americas. Columbus observed their cultivation in the Caribbean during his fourth voyage; DeSoto found sweet potatoes in
