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Y'all Magazine Brings Sweet Tea Challenge to Hall County's Laurel Park
This year the Y'all Magazine Sweet Tea Challenge will follow the ABA BBQ Cook-Off tour to be held in conjunction with Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Weekend Series tournaments to its five locations in the southern US in 2010...
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North Georgia Zoo Presents: Mattie's Birthday Celebration
Enjoy learning more about this amazing and endangered species of ape. Watch Mattie taste her very own special fruit birthday cake and meet some of Mattie's very special animal friends at a celebration at BlackStock Vineyards...  
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Sponsors Named for 14th Annual Bear on the Square Mountain Festival
In addition to local supporters, the lineup of sponsors once again includes a well known Atlanta auto dealership known as “The Original Atlanta Audi Dealership”, and an internationally-renowned folk school, which describes its goals as seeking to bring people toward two kinds of development: inner growth as creative, thoughtful individuals, and social development as tolerant, caring members of a community...
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Cruise Into Greener Waters at the 2010 Atlanta Boat Show
Has the frigid weather got you daydreaming about warm, sunny days on Lake Lanier?  If so, make a trip down to the annual Atlanta Boat Show this week and warm your senses with some cool new products...
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[ In Local Destinations ]
SRX-y New Crossover from Cadillac!
A bright chrome accent on the side, not unlike the Jaguar Vanden Plas, combined with a hefty Escalade-ish metallic presence up front, proclaims this is a crossover that is meant to be seen in...
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Persimmon Creek Vineyards and Atlanta Wine School Present Vintage 2010 Program
Be a Winemaker, begins in February and includes 12 day-long sessions at Persimmon Creek Vineyards, under the tutelage of owners and winemakers Mary Ann and Sonny Hardman.  The experience offers the chance to reconnect with nature through an engaging hands-on discovery of the resources and efforts involved with running a sustainable farm and vineyard...
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Cynthia's Events Planning & Design Presents Mountain Memories Bridal Show
Meet premiere specialists from across North Georgia, sample decadent desserts and hors d'oeuvres, enjoy live entertainment, win prizes, and experience a bridal lounge, providing one-on-one services and information to support you, the bride!...
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Georgia's State Park Lodges Toast the New Year with Festive Winter Packages
Georgia’s State Park Lodges provide festive getaway packages for both families and couples alike seeking affordable staycation alternatives for the New Year’s weekend and long winter months ahead. From New Year’s Eve celebration packages and holiday buffets, to nightly winter “lodge-ical” rates starting at just $59, Georgia’s State Park Lodges offer a cozy and wallet-friendly vacation getaway in the great outdoors...
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[ In Weekenders ]
Looking for News Years Eve Plans Close to Home?
New Years Eve at Forest Hills Mountain Resort will start out with a delicious prime rib dinner buffet and will be followed by a dance party in the Rose Garden Dining Room, complete with DJ and complimentary toast at midnight...
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RAM-bunctious Dodge Truck: A Country and Western Star!
There is a premium sound system, with satellite radio and rear drop-down television screens.  If the young’uns have grown tired of the DVD collection, you can beam them Nickelodeon, Disney Channel or the Cartoon Network to the back seat.  No counting cows on the side of the road for the Southfork kids!...
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'A Dickens' Christmas' Comes to The Avenue Forsyth
Meet the Victorian townspeople as they herald in the Christmas season with Christmas Caroling around the square -- compliments of the Pinecrest Academy Players...
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Meet Santa at Amicalola Falls State Park Lodge
Santa and Mrs. Claus are making time in their busy schedule to join in on festivities of a special Open House at Amicalola Park. Don’t forget your wish list and don’t leave your camera at home, because the Claus couple will be available for photos...
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North Georgia Chamber Symphony to Perform Holiday Concert
The Symphony will be performing J.C. Bach's Piano Concerto in E flat, with featured guest Robert Lubin, on piano. Handel's Water Music Second Suite in D will also be featured during the December 3 concert...

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No Question About It: Mobile Has a Lot to Offer
The Battle House Hotel has quite a history. Stephan A. Douglas stayed there the night he lost the presidency to Abraham Lincoln. Not only did President Woodrow Wilson stay there, but so did Elvis Presley the day he was kicked out of the fairgrounds for “doing the shake”...
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Gifts with Meaning: Great Things from South Georgia
In the 1940s, when local businesses boycotted Koinonia Farms in South Georgia because blacks and whites lived and worked together, Koinonia, in order to survive, began a mail order business selling farm produce and pecans throughout the country while providing employment and job training for local residents. Every year they harvest, sort, smoke and roast pecans and peanuts, and produce delicious fruitcakes, pies, granola and chocolates...
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Dawson County Tigers Super Bowl Bound
The six-year old Tigers will be playing for Dawson County’s first ever Super Bowl victory in this age group and the ten-year old Tigers will be playing for their fifth consecutive championship. Both teams have an opportunity to accomplish something never before seen in Dawson County history...
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Northeast Georgia Offers Sleighful of Holiday Events
From Christmas Open Houses to a Festival of Trees to a Holi-Day Camp, along with visits with Santa and Mrs. Claus, there are a variety of festive activites in Northeast Georgia this holiday season.  Enjoy...
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TELLUS Northwest Georgia Museum Brings Smithsonian Flavor to Visitors
A Tyrannosaurus Rex is one of more than 40 pre-historic animals in The Fossil Gallery within this Smithsonian affiliate, and the 'touch us' policy makes the Georgia museum hands-on fun for the entire family...
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[ In Postcards ]
Cool New Stress Products Make Holidays a Breeze
Tired of taking your computer out of its bag as you go through security at the airport for holiday and business traveling? Not a problem with T-Pass, the next generation in laptop bags by Tumi. These innovative cases were developed in accordance with revised Transportation Security Administration (TSA) guidelines...
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Annual Holiday Treasure Hunt Planned Along Historic Moonshine Highway
Shops, galleries, restaurants and lodging along Scenic 197 will be offering seasonal decorations, artist demonstrations and specially selected one-of-a-kind gifts, in addition to the official Treasure Hunt map...
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