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W e're excited to bring you the second edition of Marquismagazine, or is it Marquee magazine? You may have noticed thechange in spelling, which was a simple stylistic choice we made this year that

also tells a little story of how Fayette County itself has changed in so short a time.When we conceived the original Marquee magazine in 2013, Pinewood Atlanta Studios was

a concept just blossoming and creating a massive stir of excitement. Everyone was talking aboutPinewood and that hasn't really changed as the film industry continues to expand and evolvehere in Fayette County and all around Georgia.

Marquee was a simple play on the excitement of what was happening with the film industrycombined with the namesake of Fayette County, the French hero of the American Revolution,Marquis de LaFayette. His image is on the cover of both editions, a nod to local history, whichis among the focuses of this magazine.

The first Marquee was meant to offer an array of glimpses at the varied beauty Georgia canoffer. Filmmakers will need shooting locations, after all, and our state has plenty to offer. Thedual purpose was also to give Fayette residents a taste of the state they may not have experiencedand hopefully encourage them to venture out and explore a bit.

This year's edition offers more of those glimpses and, hopefully, further inspiration to ex-plore.

We singled out a couple of areas this time around in the Arabia Mountain Heritage Trail andin our visit to Cartersville, which has more to offer than you may know.

We met Trappist monks at the breathtaking Monastery of the Holy Spirit and took in moreWestern Art, by orders of magnitude, than we'd ever seen at the Booth Western Art Museumin Cartersville.

The visual beauty of many of these locations was enough to warrant exploring, but the bestpart was meeting the people there who knew every square inch of a place and its history. Ourtrip to Barnsley Gardens was especially interesting in this regard, where we met the enormouslydedicated Barnsley Historian, Clent Coker, whose gift for story telling brought to life the prettyremarkable family history behind a place that most people probably think of as a very nice placeto visit or have a wedding. Coker contends the story of Godfrey Barnsley and his descendantscould put the wildly popular TV show Downton Abbey to shame, and he may be right. It’s a mov-ing human story the way Coker tells it that brings to life the history of the state that many ofus know vaguely, or perhaps well, but haven't felt such a connection to as Coker can convey.

Several of the places we visited have already served as backdrops for film and television, in-cluding Sweetwater Creek, which is featured in the Hunger Games, and the Lyon Farm in DekalbCounty.

Many of the destinations we've featured will be well known to most locals and some less so.We hope you'll enjoy the experience of a brief tour through Georgia and take the opportunityto see some of these places for yourself.

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The Georgia State Fair, with a richtradition dating back before the CivilWar, has just recently found a new fallhome at the Atlanta Motor Speedway,just a short drive for Fayette County res-idents. What began in 1846 as an eventto promote agriculture, the GeorgiaState Fair has evolved into a more thanweek-long event with a variety of attrac-tions for different age groups and inter-ests. Circus performances, musical acts,exotic animal exhibits and the tradi-tional carnival style games, food, andtreats are among the many draws at theGeorgia State Fair.

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Guided tours are availableeach year for Fayetteville'shistoric city cemetery,which dates back to 1823.Re-enactors tell the storiesof some of the prominentlocal families going back gen-erations which are buriedthere. Some had descendantsthat went on to worldwidefame, including the greatgrandparents of MargaretMitchell, Philip and EleanorFitzgerald. Similarly, somerelatives of Doc Holliday areburied there as they oncelived in Fayetteville in what isnow called the Holliday-Dorsey-Fife House.

The Holliday-Dorsey-Fife House Museumis itself a preserved piece of Fayette County historywhich also includes a wealth of exhibits and artifactsthat trace back through various aspects of our localstory. The three names Holliday, Dorsey, and Fiferefer to the three prominent families that lived in thehome at various times. John Stiles Holliday, a physi-cian in Fayetteville, was the uncle of John Henry"Doc" Holliday who attuned international infamy forhis exploits in the west. With a number of permanentexhibits and a rotation of new exhibits, the households enough history for a multitude of visits.

The Fayette County Historical Societyis Fayetteville's other treasure trove of local his-tory, with newspaper archives stretching backover a hundred years and a variety of resourcesfor researching local history, including recordsthat trace family histories back throughFayette's past. Margaret Mitchell, author ofGone with the Wind, was instrumental in estab-lishing the library in which the Historical Soci-ety is now housed. It's fairly well known thatFayette County and neighboring CowetaCounty served as inspirations for Mitchellwhen writing her novel. She was invested in thearea and generously contributed to the found-ing of the Margaret Mitchell Library in whichthe stewards of Fayette County history at theFayette County Historical Society operate.

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Since its establishment as part of the construc-tion for the 1996 Olympic games in Atlanta,Centennial Olympic Park, with its fountain,has become one of the city's most recognizablespots. The park transformed what had been a rundown part of town into a center for communityevents including concerts, festivals, and marketdays. The Georgia World Congress Center Au-thority, which manages the park, has designs onmaking it an even better attraction for the city.


Centennial Park

Growing up in the southern suburbs of Atlanta, my friends and I became experts at enjoying Downtown Atlanta on the cheap to suitour working-student budgets. That's how I became a frequent diner at Sun Dial Restaurant, which is situated at the top of the 73-story Westin Peachtree Plaza hotel.

No, that's not a misprint.When friends and family come to town, often they want to see the Atlanta skyline, and really there isn't a better view than from Sun

Dial's 360-degree rotating restaurant seating area. If you sit by the window (and I always sit by the window), you rotate around the entirestructure once an hour, thus the name Sun Dial. Perhaps it should actually rotate once a day, but never mind.

"Isn't Sun Dial a fairly expensive restaurant?" you might ask.Yes, you can easily spend $60 to $75 a head for dinner, but let's not talk about dinner. The best view is in the daytime, so let's talk lunch.Back in the day, you could get a really good hamburger at Sun Dial for about $10. Order tap water and skip dessert, and you've just

bagged a bargain. Even nowadays, the burger option will only set you back $15, and if you're really skint, as they say in England, go for the$10 mixed-greens salad. Then drive through your favorite burger place on the way home.

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Here's the really cool deal: For only $15 (plus tax and tip, of course), you're getting free (validated), two-hour valet parking, a ride upthe super-fast glass elevator (723 feet in 85 seconds) and a tasty meal that won't leave you hungry. Enjoy your hour looking out the windowsat miles and miles of scenery in literally every direction, and if you have any time left, walk about a block down to Centennial OlympicPark.

If you overstay your two free hours, you'll pay a little more for parking, and don't forget to tip the valet parking attendant who bringsyour car back to you. If you're really swanky, tip the attendants coming and going.

Westin Peachtree Plaza actually sells rides up the elevator for as much as $8 per adult ($4 for children 6-12, free for 5 and under), butyou're paying for your own parking, and you don't get any food. Forget this option, pick up the phone and make a lunch reservation.

About reservations: They're not required, but they are recommended. Also, you can dress reasonably casual for lunch, but dinner is a dif-ferent ball game. Show up underdressed, and you might be sent straight upstairs to the bar.

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The Catholic Shrine of the Im-maculate Conception is beautiful in-side and out and has a history that stretchesback to the founding of Atlanta, when thecity was still known as Terminus because itwas the endpoint of the major railroad sys-tem. Many of the railroad workers wereCatholic immigrants needing a place toworship, and thus the first version of TheShrine was established in 1848. The cur-rent structure was later begun in 1869 andcompleted in 1872.It's believed that Father Thomas O'Reilly

was able to persuade General Sherman notto burn the church when he was tearingapart Atlanta, supposedly warning Sher-man, "If you burn the Catholic Church, allCatholics in the ranks of the Union Armywill mutiny."

The church would minister to Confed-erate soldiers at the time, taking in and car-ing for the injured. This bit of history isreflected in a scene from Gone With theWind, where an Atlanta church served as ahospital for soldiers. Though the scene wasnot shot at The Shrine, it is based on whathappened there. Ornate paintings of the twelve apostles

completed by Georgia artist Henry Barnesadorn the ceiling of the sanctuary, whichalso includes a beautiful altar and a Moellerpipe organ which was designed to accen-tuate the acoustics to an exceptional effect.

The lower level of the church also con-tains a crypt which holds the remains ofFather O'Reilly, who died in 1873, and Fa-ther Thomas Francis Cleary. The casketsthey were buried in were rediscoveredafter a major fire in 1982, and the crypt hassince been restored and is open for guidedtours.


Atlanta’s MostHistoric ChurchThe Catholic Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

Atlanta's Center for Civil and Human Rights is one of the newest interactive museums in thestate, and it addresses one of the most controversial time periods in Georgia's history. As-suming you start your tour on the main floor, you are instantly struck with the crux of the

American civil rights cause with a large wall reading "White" on the left side and "Black" on theright. The White wall is filled with images of Southern white society, including weddings, family pic-nics and such. On the Black wall, you see the black society versions of the same scenes. There are noblack people represented on the White wall, and no white people on the Black wall.

Move through the entryway, and you come face-to-face with noted segregationists, including formerAlabama Governor George C. Wallace, former Georgia Governor Lester Maddox, and South CarolinaU.S. Senator Strom Thurmond among others. Further down, you see "The Big Six", who are the civilrights leaders credited with organizing the Aug. 28, 1963 "March on Washington for Jobs and Free-dom." Those six are Martin Luther King, Jr.; John Lewis; Whitney Young, Jr.; Philip Randolph; JamesFarmer and Roy Wilkins.

And then you find an exhibit honoring folks from various races who all stood up for the belief thatsocial equality should not be based on color at all.

Other exhibits put a spotlight on the infamous "Jim Crow Laws", pay tribute to Rosa Parks andthe Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955-56, and highlight many speeches along the way that played apart in swaying public opinion toward civil rights reform.

Upstairs, you find a gallery of names, faces and stories of people of different races who lost theirlives during the civil rights struggle, and then you pass through to a lounge of sorts overlooking themuseum's atrium. This becomes a good gathering place for larger groups visiting the museum.

Downstairs is home to "Voice to the Voiceless: the Morehouse College Martin Luther King, Jr.Collection", which features artifacts connected with the famous civil rights leader. This level is alsowhere you will find temporary exhibits and special event space.

Located at Pemberton Place next to World of Coca-Cola and Georgia Aquarium, the Center forCivil and Human Rights is a very short walk to Centennial Olympic Park and CNN Center, whichhas a massive food court and is a popular add-on for family outings.

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College football may have started up north, but it’sdeep in the south where they truly do it right.Whether it’s between the hedges at the University

of Georgia or at The Grove with Ole Miss, the south hasan unrivaled passion for college football. That just mightbe why the College Football Hall of Fame now calls down-town Atlanta home.

Previously located in South Bend, Indiana, close to NotreDame, the Hall of Fame has now found its way to thehotbed of gridiron passion. In August 2014, the CollegeFootball Hall of Fame and Chick-fil-A Fan Experience of-ficially opened in Atlanta. Located right in the heart ofdowntown, you’ll be within walking distance of CentennialOlympic Park, the World of Coca-Cola, the GeorgiaAquarium, and any other must-see spot you’re looking for.

If you’re a football fan, you simply owe it to yourself toget to the Hall of Fame. Even if you’re just a casual fol-lower, there is still so much to grab your attention. It’s sim-ply an awesome interactive trip through the world ofcollege football.

From the very start, you’re part of the fun. Select yourfavorite school and you’ll see their gear light up on themassive Helmet Wall in the Quad. On that wall is an ex-tensive collection of nearly 800 helmets, one for eachschool currently playing collegiate football. Take a peek andyou’ll see everyone from big time schools like Alabama ondown to smaller programs like Division III powerhouseWisconsin-Whitewater.

The Game Day Theater seats 150 guests for an ultra-highdefinition feature film The Game of Your Life that is a can’t-miss.

The Why We Love College Football experience is topnotch. The 52-foot-long interactive media wall will recog-nize your school choice and highlight that team and theheritage of the game.

Coca-Cola Fan’s Game Day traces the timeline of thecollege fan experience from the earliest tailgating, all theway up to today’s treasured traditions all around the nation.

Along the way, don’t forget to sit at the ESPN CollegeGame Day set and try your hand at broadcasting.

Finally, you’ll reach the Hall of Fame on the upper level.With the 2014 induction, there are nearly 1,000 playersand more than 200 coaches enshrined. Think that’s a lot?Not by a long shot. That means only 0.0002 percent of thealmost five million players and coaches who have been in-volved with college football have earned induction. You canlearn more about any of the Hall of Famers, whether you’reinterested in a recent inductee, like Florida State’s DeionSanders, a local favorite, such as Georgia’s Herchel Walker,or maybe a legend from long ago, perhaps Yale’s Pudge Hef-felfinger.

If all of that football history has you itching to hit thefield, they’ve got you covered. Just head out to the PlayingField, 45-yards of turf featuring the Chick-fil-A Peach BowlSkill Zone where you can get a taste of the action for your-self.

There’s so much to see that you better plan to spendyour whole day at the College Football Hall of Fame andChick-fil-A Fan Experience, and, while you’re at it, makeplans to come back again!

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BeltLineAtlanta The history of Atlanta is partially

written in steel as it was the premierrailroad hub in the southeast. Much ofthat infrastructure of yesteryear islong since out of use, but city leader-ship have repurposed the railroad cor-ridors around the city into theambitious Atlanta Beltline project,which is still in progress. The 22-mileroute has been converted into a net-work of multi-use trails that aremeant to beautify parts of the city indesperate need of economic develop-ment. The Beltline was born of theimagination of Georgia Tech studentRyan Gravel, who conceived of theidea as the centerpiece of his mastersthesis in 1999. Connecting over 40neighborhoods, the Beltline is a re-markable and unique metropolitanfeature.


Since its inception, the Center for Puppetry Arts has intro-duced millions of visitors to the wonder of the art form ofpuppetry, making it the largest American non-profit organ-

ization solely dedicated to the art of puppet theater. Children andadults alike are educated, enlightened, and entertained throughenchanting performances, hands-on workshops, and guided mu-seum tours. The Center reaches more than 500,000 people an-nually through live performances, Create-A-Puppet workshops,Distance Learning, off-site exhibits, and the museum's permanentcollection and special exhibits.

The Center is well on its way to seeing its vision – to becomethe premier puppetry center in the world – come to life. The Be-lieve in Make Believe expansion campaign will dramatically trans-form the look of the Center and will bring new museumgalleries, a renovated entryway, and other upgrades to the exist-ing spaces to enhance patrons’ experiences and allow the Centerto touch even more lives through puppetry. Set to open later thisyear, the new museum space will feature expanded exhibit areasfor both the Global Collection and the Jim Henson Collection.These exhibits will be immersive and interactive, letting guestsof all ages explore puppetry in new and unique ways.

A major project of the campaign is preserving hundreds ofHenson pieces for future generations to enjoy. The Jim HensonFoundation is giving 500 pieces from Henson’s personal collec-tion to the Center, which will have around 100 of these pieceson display at any given time. The Jim Henson Collection will bea permanent exhibit dedicated to providing a comprehensiveoverview of his life and work. It also fulfills Henson’s wish ofhighlighting those who inspired him. Housing Henson’s collectionholds special meaning for the Center, as Henson and Kermit the

Frog were on hand to cut the ceremonial ribbon when the Centeropened to the public on September 23, 1978.

Since 1996, the Center has educated more than 130,000 studentsand teachers through Distance Learning, a teaching tool that uses atwo-way interactive video conferencing network. Distance Learningallows the Center to take its performances and workshops to peoplearound the world, bringing new technology to the old medium, onebelieved to be more than 5,000 years old. Puppets were used in An-cient Greece, and many scholars believe prehistoric man usedshadow puppets along with cave paintings to reenact their hunts.Since then, some form of puppetry has been found in every cultureon the planet. The Center aims to highlight the artistic and culturalsignificance of these puppets and provide a magical exploration ofpuppetry as an international, ancient, and popular art form.

The Center’s world-renowned museum currently displays morethan 350 puppets from various time periods and countries, like

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Gumby and Pokey, who will go on display again for the firsttime since the 1990s. In addition to Henson, other puppetrylegends on display include Bill Baird (“The Lonely Goatherd”from The Sound of Music), Wayland Flowers (Madame), andJulie Taymor (Broadway’s The Lion King). No puppetry col-lection would be complete without Tony Sarg. Known as“America’s Puppet Master,” Sarg, who built helium-filled bal-loons for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, is consideredthe father of modern puppetry in North America. The Cen-ter serves as the American headquarters of the internationalpuppetry organization, Union International de la Marion-nette, the oldest theater organization in the world. The Cen-ter has been recognized both nationally and internationallyas an organization for excellence. The Ford Foundation re-cently selected the Center as one of only 28 national organ-izations, and the only in Georgia, to be recognized for itsinnovative programming. A recipient of three different grantsfrom the Kresge Foundation, the Center was also the onlytheater group chosen by the 1996 Olympics to participate inall four years of its arts festival program, garnering recogni-tion from Newsweek as "one of the most exciting companiesin American theater." MSN.com chose the Center as one ofthe top 10 children’s museums in the United States, and At-lanta Magazine named it one of the top 25 experiences everyAtlantan should have. The Center works to serve the diversepopulations of Atlanta, the state of Georgia, and the countryat large and provides over 40,000 free and 140,000 greatlydiscounted tickets annually to underserved audiences.

The Center for Puppetry Arts is a one-of-a-kind experi-ence and a must-see for all ages.

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It is often said that Georgia would have more antiques still around if Union Gen-eral William Sherman hadn't torched so much real estate during his 1864"March to the Sea". But Sherman didn't get everything.

If you know where to look, you can still find prized artifacts from Georgia's an-tebellum days and before, and not just in museums. Dozens of antique stores onAtlanta's south side make up what some enthusiasts call "The Southern Loop",which includes shops from Fayetteville and Tyrone to Senoia and Newnan, downto Hogansville and LaGrange, and then over to Warm Springs, Greenville and Grif-fin.

If you don't find what you're looking for in these shops, oftentimes the antiquedealers can help you locate what you're seeking. It's the strength of this south sidenetwork that is helping film industry set decorator Natali Pope, who only recentlymoved from Los Angeles, California, anchor her business here in Fayetteville.

Pope's go-to shop is Fayette Antique Mall on Hwy. 54 on the east side of Fayet-teville. The shop, owned and managed by Carla Harrison, is where the old ACEHardware store used to be.

Not only does Pope use items directly from the Fayette Antique Mall showroomfloor in her films and television shows, but she says she even more commonly callson Harrison and the other represented dealers to help her quickly find specificthings she needs to round out her sets.

Pope's career in Hollywood began in 1988, and by 1992 she was responsible forthe sets on Amityville and Children of the Corn II. The next year, she decorated thesets for Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday. All the while, Pope was working on thesetsof the Tales from the Crypt television series.

After Tales from the Crypt, Pope went straight into a couple of years of decoratingsets for the popular television series Sliders.

More recently, Pope has worked on nearly 50 episodes of House M.D. in additionto Torchwood, Salem and, most recently, NBC's Constantine.

Several items from Fayette Antique Mall have been featured in Constantine, whichwas filmed in Atlanta through December. Pope says Harrison's ability to round upwhat is needed in short order keeps her coming back for more.

"I have to know my dealers and know what their abilities are," Harrison says."It's not always something you see sparkling on the floor. It may be something hid-den in someone's storage unit.

"You have to work quick, or you're not going to fit in," Harrison adds.

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As the film and television industry moves more and more intoGeorgia, some of the bigger production companies have establishedtheir own prop houses, and that's where some of Pope's set decormay wind up for use in other features down the road. But she saysshe is always looking for more stuff.

Decorating for Constantine, for example, meant continuoussearching for items to fill set after set.

"It was like doing a feature every six days," Pope says. "It neverstops."

Sometimes, production companies will have Pope purchase theantiques and other props outright. At other times, the items arerented and then returned to the shop or to the owner.

In rental cases, says Harrison, the production company handsover a check for the full sale amount of the item, and that check isheld until the item is returned in its proper condition. If all is well,the production company then pays the rent on the item. If the itemis somehow destroyed during filming or in transit, the owner re-ceives the full-price check.

Pope says people are sometimes surprised that she has decidedto set up house and shop in Fayetteville instead of Atlanta or thenorthern suburbs. "I prefer shopping down here," she says.

"When I came here, I didn't want to live in the city," Pope says.Moving to Fayetteville worked out well for Pope, especially as

her husband Jeff Brown, an established greenery and set dressingproducer in the film industry, has along with two partners estab-lished Cinema Greens on a 14-acre farm and shooting ranch innearby Lovejoy.

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Sweetwater Creek StatePark is one of the best natureareas within driving distance ofmetro Atlanta, providing a rela-tively easy hiking experience alongthe trails that take you down thebanks of the creek and, at onepoint, to the ruins of the old NewManchester Manufacturing Com-pany textile mill. The ruins servedas a set for The Hunger Games: Mock-ingjay, Part 1. Just another exampleof the growing Georgia film indus-try featuring some of the state'snatural beauty on the silver screen.


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From the porch of our rented cabin, halfway up a hill in Hiawassee, Sheri and I sipped on bad ginger cocktails, lounged in big woodendeck rockers, and stared out across the valley, lake Chatuge below, framed on the half-shell by the extreme northernmost mountainsof the Georgia Appalachians. Atop one particular peak, we could just barely make out, through the bourbon and the Joy Division

dirge, a tiny line jutting into the sky from the ridge – like three or four dead pixels on our sky screen. We speculated about what it couldbe: a radio antenna? A lone, bare tree? We weren’t really sure what scale we were working with.

This is Brasstown Bald, Georgia’s highest point. The name Brasstown is actually a misnomer. The Cherokee name for the mountain was“Itsey’y” which meant “fresh green place”, but settlers mistook it for the word “Untsaiy” which means “brass”. So the name was born.

The following day, I ventured the few miles over to the mountain, driving up a series of severely twisting roads, like the small intestineof the great hill. Near the top, a large parking lot suddenly made itself available and it’s as far as you can go in your own vehicle. From hereyou have to walk the rest of the way to the summit or opt for a trip in a park service van. Here you’ll also find a well-stocked gift shop,with all sorts of dry goods emblazoned with various Brasstown Bald logos and renditions of local wildlife.

I decided to walk up the paved pathway to the summit, which proved to be pretty steep at points. The walk took about thirty minutes,but I stopped a number of times to take pictures of the lush vegetation and its furry or feathered inhabitants. This is apparently Georgia’sonly cloud forest, evidenced by the lichen-dressed trees shrouded in a light fog that only periodically lifts.

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Story and photos by christopher fairchild

At the top, on the bald (which is notbare at all, but rather dense with vegeta-tion), the walk path opens up to what Sheriand I had seen jutting into the sky fromacross the lake. It’s what was originallybuilt by the CCC as a fire-watch towerback in the 1930’s but has been renovatedinto an impressive observation deck and avisitors’ center, complete with a small mu-seum and a short film about the mountain.From the deck, you have an unimpeded,360-degree view of the surrounding area,including views of four states: Georgia,Tennessee, and the Carolinas. On cleardays, you can see Atlanta off in the dis-tance, ensconced between the slopes oftwo hills. This particular day was a little toohazy for that possibility however.

Brasstown Bald rises 4,784 feet, butfrom afar, its barely discernible rise fromthe ridge it’s a part of renders it not so im-pressive to look at. There are no abrupt,steep slopes to give it drama. Yet, standingatop the bald, you get a sense of the scaleand majesty the mountain possesses due towhat you can see from the mountain. It’salmost an introvert, playing it down fromthe outside, but with a rich and powerfulinner life.

There is a Cherokee legend of a giantcanoe that carried a few fortunate families,during the time of a great flood, to thesummit of this mountain, to safety. Therethe Great Spirit removed all the trees inorder that the people could plant cropsuntil the waters subsided. Perhaps theCherokee then propped the giant boat onits end as shelter from the wind or as a wayto climb further into the sky, as humanswill do. Or perhaps, merely as a beacon tothose friends and relatives across the water,stuck on their own mountains, hoping soonto be reunited at a Fresh, Green Place.

Vibrancy and beauty can be foundboth in the natural features of Georgiaand in those man made. This stunningview of Atlanta’s Peachtree Streethumming at night shows that vibrancyof the city, contrasted with the eye pop-ping visual of a solitary trail at ValleySprings in North Georgia. Whether it'sa view to the natural wonder the statecan offer or the remarkable humanachievements the city represents, onecan find different types of beauty ifthey're looking for it.

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The Hambidge Center,located at the foot of the BlueRidge Mountains, is one ofAmercia's first artist commu-nities. The 600-acre propertywas established by Mary Ham-bidge, a vaudeville performerand weaver, in 1934. The cen-ter describes itself as a "sanc-tuary of time and space thatinspires artists working in abroad range of disciplines tocreate works of the highestcaliber."

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Like any state, Georgiahas its share of eateries thatmay not get close to a topZagat rating but hit a cer-tain nostalgic sweet spotthat only the right food canfind. The chili dogs at theVarsity would be a goodexample for Atlanta resi-dents, and South Georgiahas it's own version in theBilliard Academy chilidog. This restaurant andpool hall in Thomasville isthat kind of place… not foreveryone, but certainlyone-of-a-kind.

Though its neighbor to the south,Florida, gets more attention for its coastlines, Gerogia has its own beautiful viewsof the ocean to boast of. The AtlanticIntracoastal Waterway is a pictur-esque example of this natural beauty thatalso played a key role in the economicdevelopment of the state. The natural"water highway," as its called, allowedfor trade dating back hundreds of yearsand was heavily used during the antebel-lum period when rice and cotton planta-tions on Georgia's Sea Islands were amajor element of trade in the state.

Pebble Hill Plantation in Thomsaville is one of many Georgia lo-cations listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The plantationdates back to the 1820's, when it was established by Thomas JeffersonJohnson, the man that would found Thomas County. The plantationwould change ownership over time, eventually to be inherited by KateBenedict Hanna Harvey and then her daughter, Pansy, who lived thereuntil her death in 1978, at which time she left the plantation in her willas a museum for the public to enjoy. Today, the plantation is a popularvenue for weddings and also attracts guests for its art and antique col-lections, natural outdoor beauty, and for the Pebble Hill horses, a legacyof Pansy's reputation as a great horsewoman and polo player.

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The Arabia Mountain National Heritage area located in Lithonia is abeautifully preserved and, now, carefully managed wealth of naturalbeauty and diverse historical treasures. As one of fewer than 50 national

heritage areas in the United States, it is one of the state's most unique desti-nations.

A national heritage area can only be established by Congress, thus their rar-ity around the country. Many states have no national heritage areas. This one,centered around Arabia Mountain and comprising of over 30 miles of walkingand bike trails, was established in 2006 and has been shepherded by a 19-mem-ber board called the Arabia Mountain Heritage Area Alliance.

The snapshots of history that can be explored here span thousands of years.

Like many parts of Georgia, the area was originally inhabited by Creek andCherokee Indian tribes. While there is precious little written history describingthe period when Indians alone occupied the land, it has been estimated thatthe earliest evidence of settlements go back as much as 10,000 years.

In addition to the area's Indian history, other storylines of various commu-nities are preserved at different sites along the Arabia Mountain Trail.

Grab a bike and explore the paths established by the PATH Foundation,which partnered with the Alliance as well as DeKalb and Rockdale Countiesto establish the trail system which cuts through 7,000 acres of nature fromStonecrest through Panola Mountain State Park, offering beautiful sceneryand opportunities to stop and learn a bit of history along the way.

Arabia Mountain itself is thecenter piece of the 2,550-acreDavidson--Arabia Nature Pre-

serve in DeKalb County. Open dawn todusk, the mountain offers a beautifulhike along its granite surface, the rockshowing evidence of the once activequarrying that was done there.

Arabia Mountain is home to someunique plant species as well, includingthe red diamorpha which covers largeareas in the colder months to be replacedin the fall by yellow daisies. Educationaltours are offered to give more back-ground on the history of the area.

The dedicated work of the ArabiaMountain Alliance was bolstered by do-nations and the cooperation of DeKalbCounty to establish the already large andgrowing path system that now runsthrough the nature preserve.

The multi-use trail system is perfectfor hikers and bikers, offering beautifulnatural views along a lengthy network oftrails.

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The mountain itself was at one time used for stone quarries, evidence ofwhich can still be easily seen on the two exposed "granite mondanocks,"which form the main topographical features. The "Lithonia Granite" minedthere was used in local structures and sent elsewhere via the nearby railroadsystem.

The Flat Rock community that still exists there has its own remarkable his-tory, an incredibly unique tale of a farming town of former slaves who main-tained a foothold in the south while most of the former slaves around themmoved north. The legacy of that community is still maintained at the Flat RockArchives by descendants of those very families.

The Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers also sits along the trail and is

one of the jewels of the Arabian Mountain Heritage Area. Established by Trap-pist monks in the mid-20th century who set out to found their own commu-nity, the massive Abbey Church there is a stunning structure built entirely ofpoured concrete by the monks themselves. The idea that such a massive andbeautiful structure was built by a group of humble monks who set out intorural Georgia with only faith guiding them is overwhelming when you'restanding in the church, admiring the almost ghostly bluish-purple hue its or-nate stained glass windows paint within.

Panola Mountain, itself a designated state park, is considered one of thefinest rock outcrops in the nation. It is preserved carefully today, but you cantake a guided tour of the mountain to explore this natural Georgia treasure.

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Johnny Waits established the Flat Rock Archives in2006. The stories he works to preserve of this smallcommunity of former slaves, held together by onesingle-minded community leader, are truly remarkable

in southern history. Waits, also a board member for the Ara-bia Mountain Alliance, is filled with energy and a passionfor maintaining Flat Rock's history, of which his own familyplayed a major part.

T.A. Bryant, Sr. had a strong impulse to preserve thecommunity and church there in Flat Rock at a time, in theearly to mid 1900's, when most communities of formerslaves were uprooting and heading north to seek greateropportunity. It took a single-minded and, to hear his sonrecall, somewhat stubborn mindset for Bryant to hold thecommunity together and help everyone survive.

"This community is very rare," Waits says, struggling toeven think of one nearby that could be comparable. "Howvery rare it was for one man to keep a whole communitytogether."

T.A. Bryant, Jr., now in his 90's, remembers what astruggle it was at times as his father stuck to his goal of stay-ing in Flat Rock. He remembers his father owned 85 acresof land and had tenants work part of it, providing themwork and helping to sustain them.

Asked why it was so important to his father to keep FlatRock together, the Junior Bryant is inspired to some lev-ity.

"Most of it was to help keep the church and MasonicLodge and all of the stuff they kept going here," he rumi-nates. "I know one thing, if it wasn't important to him hesure would have left 'cus my mother used to give him hell."

He cracks up laughing remembering that dynamic andhow his mother would resist.

"Why do we have to stay down here and dig in theground!?" she would demand. "Most of her family wasmoving north and she felt like we should have gone also.My daddy was like that. If he'd get his mind focused onsomething he'd cling to it like a bulldog."

Waits and others have preserved and continue to pre-serve records and photographs stretching back to when theFlat Rock African-Methodist-Episcoal church was firstfounded in 1860 by slaves. That church building was even-tually torn down in 1971, which Waits regrets, given hislove for history. He remembers the building being torndown when he was 11 years old.

"We actually buried the whole church on the site. All thepieces are still there," he laughs.

One of the more remarkable sites that Waits will some-times show visitors is the old cemetery where slaves wereburied. Creek Indian burial sites can also be found there,just a stone's throw from Miner's Creek, where evidenceof a Creek civilization as old as 10,000 years was found.

The cemetery is truly back in the woods, and many ofthe grave stones are simply stones. You might miss it with-out a guide like Waits, but he knows the names and storiesof many buried there. The grandmother of NFL great War-ren Moon are among them.

Interestingly, Dr. Jeffrey Glover at Georgia State Univer-sity is currently part of a project to "map" the cemetery,and eventually the hope is to have an online resource inwhich you can click on individual graves and see a pictureof the person buried there along with personal informationabout them.

Waits says the Archives have seen over 20,000 visitors,and now operates three days a week as of last year.

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The Lyon Farm, sit-ting within view ofPanola Mountain, is

believed to be the oldesthome in DeKalb County, dat-ing back to the Lyon family'sarrival there from South Car-olina in 1808. The family con-tinued to live there until2007, and now the historicalsite is owned by DekalbCounty and has become partof the Arabian MountainHeritage Area.

The main house and someof the other structures on theproperty give a sense of howconstruction was done andwhat farm life would havelooked like going back to the1800s. Efforts to retain thehistorical aspect of the siteand continue to learn moreabout it have been ongoingsince the county acquired theproperty.

The property was origi-nally part of the Creek Na-tion, though theirpredominance in the areabegan to wane as white set-tlers moved in and began topush them out. Joseph Em-manuel Lyon received theoriginal property as an Armyland warrant in recognitionof his services during theRevolutionary War. Lyon wasfrom England and originallyserved with the Britishforces, but later wouldchange sides and join theAmerican troops, supposedlyafter having been captured,according to family history.

The farm would continueto be managed by the Lyonfamily, which would alsocome to own slaves. A crudebasement area beneath thehome is believed to be one ofthe places the slaves had tosleep, in what would be re-markably bare and crampedspace for even one or twopeople to have to live.

According to JohnnyWaits, descendants of theLyon slaves have continued tolive in the area since, thoughthey adopted a slightly differ-ent version of the name asLyons. He said many Lyonsare buried in the Flat RockSlave Cemetery.

The Monastery of the Holy Spirit isworth a visit for a multitude of reasons. Theexpansive grounds themselves are beauti-

fully kept and adjacent to the Arabian Mountaintrail. Though not often, the grounds occasionallyare used to host weddings, and there's little ques-tion why once you've seen them.

The gift shop shows the industriousness of themonks still living there, more than 40 now, whowork daily in making delicious treats includingfudge, fruit cake, rum cake and biscotti. The out-standing treats are made with care and help to fundthe community of brothers there.

Without a doubt, that legacy of industriousnesscombined with strict devotion to the monasticlifestyle and to Christian faith are most gloriouslyexemplified by the Abbey Church. The structure issimply awe-inspiring, a pun intended as the Cister-cian Monastic tradition practice there is built on asimplicity in design that simultaneously reflects thelifestyle the monks seek to cultivate. As they explainthemselves:

"Cistercian spirituality is centered on a union ofthe soul with God. It is important that the monks’surroundings allow them to advance their essentialtask of contemplative prayer and meditation. Thekey to such an environment is simplicity, which iswhy the architecture on-site is clean and strippedof unnecessary distractions. One of the main func-tions of Cistercian art and architecture has alwaysbeen to discourage emotional, irrational reactionsand to encourage a sense of composure."

That description is somewhat misleading, per-haps, as the church initially strikes the eye as any-thing but simple, and learning about the sheer timeand manpower involved in its construction bogglesthe mind. It's a testament to the lifestyle that the"builders," the first generation of Trappist monksto come to Conyers, Ga., were able to erect suchan astonishingly beautiful church by daily labor andsolemn effort to be closer to God.

The most striking feature of the churchis its stained-glass windows, which casta bluish light across the interior, evok-

ing a sense of solemnity and the divine. Inter-estingly, stained-glass of this type was nottraditionally used in similar monasteries as itwas considered too ostentatious. An exceptionwas made in this case, however, because theblazing Georgia sun required a stained glass todisperse it somewhat. Visitors today benefitfrom the decision to veer a bit from tradition.

In addition to the visual beauty of the churchitself, the monks at the Monastery of the HolySpirit maintain a history of Monasticismthrough the ages as well as the history of thefounding of their own monastery.

A group of only 21 Trappist monks left fromGetshemani Abbey in Kentucky in 1944 seek-ing to establish their own community, and ar-rived in Conyers.

They built the massive Abbey Church en-tirely from poured concrete, in a process thattook 15 years, where before they had lived ina simple barn. Photographs and accounts ofthose humble origins and the "joyful labor"that lead to the eventual completion of theAbbey Church, a literal marvel of engineering,are fascinating to take in.

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Panola Mountain is another graniteoutcrop that can be found along theArabia Mountain Heritage Trail. Un-

like Arabia Mountain, Panola was neverquarried and today is carefully protected topreserve the rare plant life growing on itsslopes. The mountain is only open to thepublic as part of ranger-guided hikes. Onthe plus side, exploring the mountain witha knowledgable guide will allow hikers tolearn more about the area and its uniqueecology.

The 100-acre granite "mondanock" thatis Panola Mountain was made into a statepark in the 1970's, which has since ex-panded to over 1,600 acres with variousnatural features.

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The Arabia Mountain trailhas also embraced tech-nology while preserving

natural history with its Geo-PATH. The 30+ miles of trailsthrough the preserve are dottedwith over 60 geocaches, littletreasures that can be found with ahandheld GPS system. Geo-caching became popular after2000 and is an especially fun ac-tivity for children who are alreadyadept with technology and canturn exploring nature into a gamein itself.

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There's no shortage of reasons to visit Savannah, and if I had to pickone place in the state to spend a weekend it might be there. Theview from River Street is one of the state's most familiar, with its

cobblestone streets and notably steep staircases that were originally con-structed around 150 years ago.

A whole magazine in itself could be devoted to what there is to do in Sa-vannah, so this year we picked an event to visit, the annual Tybee Island Pi-rate Fest held in October.

A Pirate Fest is probably what you'd expect: a lot of people dressed up aspirates. Some of them really go all out, with costumes that look straight outof a painting or a scene from Pirates of the Caribbean.

While there's plenty of fun for adults the scene is not quite as raucous asyou might find in pirate lore, making it a much more family-friendly event.The beautiful area around Tybee Island is transformed into a "lively piratevillage," according to its promoters. The three day celebration features livemusic, a pirate parade, costume contests, a "Thieves Market," and this yearincluded a fair with games and rides along the beach.


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Tybee Island itself is one of the state's great destinations andplayed a part in state history. It's believed the name "Tybee" de-rives from a Euchee Indian word for "salt," which could befound on the island.

Resources like salt became important during early explo-ration, when the Spanish came looking for wealth in the newworld and laid claim to Tybee, among other places, in the early1500's.

As the Pirate Fest suggests, the island also attracted piratesaround that time, who needed to find safe ports to stop in fromtime to time.

The Spanish dominion over the area would eventually giveway as French and British settlements were established. GreatGeorgian figure General James Oglethorpe led the establishmentof British settlements in Savannah and he saw the great value ofcontrolling Tybee and established the first lighthouse there.

Tybee would go on to play a crucial part in American history,having a role in the Revolutionary War up to the Civil War. FortPulaski National Monument remains there and still bears themark of cannon fire it received from Union forces.

The Pirate Fest is a fun way to reminisce about the remarkableand often extremely turbulent historical events that took place atTybee.

It made for a fun, if too short, weekend trip that only mademe want to return to Savannah for more.

Of all the great historical figuresthat have connections to Atlanta, Mar-tin Luther King, Jr. may have left thegreatest mark. The city has honored hislegacy in multiple ways. His vision wasprofound and enduring, and the time-less importance of his message is sym-bolized by the Eternal Flame at theKing Center, placed there as a re-minder of his dream of the "BelovedCommunity," one which believes injustice, peace, and equality. The his-toric Ebenezer Baptist Church isanother familiar stop on any propertour of King's history in the city. Hisfather and grandfather both pastoredat the church, and King would serve asco-pastor at various periods of his life.


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Franklin Delano Roosevelt's remark-able impact on U.S. history is all themore remarkable given his struggle withpolio, a condition now essentially eradi-cated in this country. Much like his rela-tive and fellow President TeddyRoosevelt, FDR's affliction informed amajor part of his life story and under-scores the incredible potential a personcan achieve. He was quite private in man-aging his condition, preferring not to beseen by the public in his wheelchair.Though not a native Georgian, FDRcame to the state in search of relief, basedon the belief that the natural springs inWarm Springs, Georgia had a therapeuticeffect for polio sufferers. Warm Springswould become a second home to him, ina sense, and the Little White Houseremains one of the finest historical land-marks in the state.

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Ocmulgee National Monument is one of many remarkable landmarks around Georgiathat preserve the legacy of thousands of years of Indian habitation in the state. This particularmonument is estimated to have had 17,000 years of continuous habitation, stretching back tothe arrival of Paleo Indians to Georgia during the Ice Age around 15,000 BCE. The developmentof human society can all be seen in the archeological evidence, from the life of Ice Age era Indianstoward the hunter-gatherer Woodland culture that developed as the earth warmed, onto theperiod around 500 CE when the Indians in this area began cultivating crops. It was the groupknown as the Mississippians that came to Middle Georgia around 900 CE and began constructingthe Indian mounds, some of which have been excavated and remain as monuments to Mississip-pian history in Georgia.

One of the joys of any road trip is the road itself, and theviews you see while cruising through Georgia. This view fromCoastal Highway 99 in Darien, Georgia is a nice snapshot ofone of the diverse views you can find here. Sitting on the coast,Darien offers some great views. 101

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The natural wonder of Tallulah Gorge is on the list of must-sees for naturelovers in Goergia. The hike down into the gorge is not so bad going down, butbecomes pretty challenging on the way back up the multitude of steps that scalethe slope. The falls there are one of the state's natural wonders, and the dam thatleveraged the energy from those falls is one of the engineering wonders in statehistory. The gorge has even been crossed by tightrope walkers on two occasions.The collection of local history there is worth a visit in itself, as it takes you backthrough the building of the dam and the development of the area around TallulahFalls.

Yet another reminder of Georgia's Indian history, the Rock Eagle EffigyMound in Eatonton, Georgia is believed to be 1,000 to 3,000 years old. Thestone monument is over 100 feet in both height and width, fashioned into theshape of a great bird out of pieces of quartzite. The specific significance of the ef-figy is not known, nor is it certain that the builders of Rock Eagle were trying todepict an eagle. Today the site is managed by the University of Georgia and lendsits name to the Rock Eagle 4-H Center, a popular attraction for summer campsand all types of getaways during the spring and summer.

Helen is a unique place in the state, a city thatfashioned itself as a tourist town in a very deliber-ate manner, adopting the look of a Bavarian villagethat nicely complements the North Georgia moun-tains it is nestled into. The most obvious draw forthe town is probably Oktoberfest, when visitorspack the streets, restaurants, and bars to enjoy theGerman tradition. In general, though, Helen is anextremely family-friendly attraction that makes forone of the best weekend trips in the state.

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Many visitors to Helen haveprobably noticed the gazebo atthe Hardman Farm HistoricSite, sitting atop a small moundin a sea of bright green grass. It’sa pretty site from the highwaythat may be overlooked, some-what, as many do not realize themound that the gazebo sits onwas a Nacoochee IndianMound, believed to be a burialsite for the tribe. The farmproperty is named for Dr.Lamartine Hardman, the lastowner and one time Governorof Georgia from 1927 to 1931.


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Part of the fun of putting together the first Mar-quee magazine was discovering just how manyawesome places there are to visit in the state of

Georgia. As a lifelong Georgian I realized I had expe-rienced so few of those places. While we didn't havethe time or money to visit every place we've writtenabout, we did resolve to go on an actual trip this timearound, as we encouraged readers of the first Marqueeto do.

There are plenty of obvious trips to take in the state,and anyone who grew up in the public school systemin Georgia has probably been to many of them on fieldtrips. We took a different route thanks to the researchof our graphic designer, Christopher Fairchild. Hethought we could fill a weekend with great experienceswith a visit to Cartersville. It turned out he was right.

Several people, upon hearing we planned to visitCartersville, asked why and had no idea what the areacould offer. That's part of the fun of a magazine likethis. Many people who have lived in a state for a longtime still don't even know what's around them to beseen.

Cartersville itself is a cool town with a nice littledowntown with some really good restaurants andshops. Within driving distance of downtown, where westayed for the weekend, we were able to have a full andmemorable weekend.

We put together an itinerary and kept moving, mak-ing full use of the couple days we had to explore. Thefirst stop was our lodging for the night, a bed andbreakfast near downtown Cartersville that was itselfprobably the biggest source of conversation from theweekend. The Etowah Heritage Bed and Breakfast is…certainly unique. The exterior is painted in pastel blueand pink, complete with a ridiculously oversized chairin the same color scheme sitting on the front porch.Pulling up we were skeptical we'd made the rightchoice and perhaps should have picked a cookie cutterhotel.

As it turns out, the stay was great and the interiorof the house was very impressive. The backstory as tohow the exterior and interior are so different is inter-esting in itself, as we learned from the woman that runsthe place.

Operating from this thoroughly unique home base,we hit a series of spots that all deserved more time thanwe were able to give them.

Within easy driving distance we visited the EtowahIndian Mounds, Tellus Science Museum, Booth WesternArt Museum, Euharlee covered bridge, Barnsley Gar-dens and the cave at Rolater Park.

Some are certainly better known than others, but allwere so fascinating that nobody on the trip could de-cide which stop had been their favorite. It's fairly pro-found to stand on top of an Indian mound, imaginingwhat the community that existed there must havelooked like, and then to visit the remarkable Tellus Sci-ence museum to be inspired by how incredibly far hu-manity has come since that time.

Armed with a little curiosity, you can have an unfor-gettable experience over a weekend in a number ofplaces around Georgia. Cartersville ended up beingjust that for us, and whether or not you're interestedin visiting you should consider the possibilities thatabound in places you may not think to visit.

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The Etowah Indian Mounds south of Cartersville were the first stop on our weekend trip and may have been the favorite, though every placewe went ended up meeting or exceeding expectations. The site has been very carefully explored and maintained archaeologically and is consideredthe best preserved site in the southeast for the culture of the Mississippian Indians that once occupied the area.

The museum contains a wealth of artifacts that have allowed researchers to piece together what life must have been like for various groups that livedalong the Etowah River across hundreds of years. The centerpiece is, of course, the Indian Mounds, which have been excavated and rebuilt in parts sothat the public can now enjoy them.

Standing atop the tallest of the three primary mounds, called the Temple Mound, is a very cool experience as you can imagine looking down from 60feet to the thriving village that would have been buzzing with activity below you at various times between 1000 and 1550 CE. It is believed a series ofdifferent chiefdoms occupied the area in three main phases across those 500-plus years.

The dominance of the Mississippian culture in the region is believed to have tumbled because of the arrival of Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto in1839. Historians and archeologists have used documents and archeological evidence to piece together De Soto's route from Florida through Georgiaand eventually to the area now called Etowah. Though the Spanish writers never directly mentioned the mounds at Etowah, other details found in theirchronicles have lead historians to believe they certainly collided with the society there to what would be devastating results for the natives.

The wealth of artifacts in the museum at Etowah details the lifestyle of those natives, including what they must have eaten and how they dressed, andthe types of tools and weapons they used. Perhaps most interestingly, archeologists found some remarkably well preserved examples of art and otherartifacts that are believed to have been used as part of spiritually important ceremonies.

Two marble effigies, one of a woman kneeling and one of a man sitting, are on display and are credited as among the most remarkable archaeologicalfinds in the study of Mississippian culture because they are essentially perfectly intact. Those statues have been dated back to between 1250 and 1375CE, the middle period when it is believed the culture there was at its height.

Reading and learning about what has been pieced together to form our understanding of Native American culture is interesting enough in itself, butsomething about standing on those mounds gives an invaluable perspective that can't be recreated second hand.

The Tellus Science Museum turned out to be the place that many of us on our trip wished we had scheduled more timeto explore. Like the Booth Western Art Museum not far away, the Tellus is huge at 120,000 square feet and its four permanentcollections were more than enough to keep our group occupied for several hours, without leaving time to enjoy some of the

other offerings like the planetarium and observatory.A Smithsonian-affiliated museum, the Tellus is relatively new, having opened in 2009. The museum is situated into four permanent galleries: the Fossil Gallery, Science in Motion, the Wienman Mineral Gallery and

My Big Back Yard.Dinosaur exhibits are always popular and seem to ignite a childlike sense of wonder even for adults. The exhibit at the Tellus walks

you through millions of years of history, past massive replicas of some of the fossils that have been discovered all over the world. Thelevel of detail in the exhibits is great as well, as the individual stories of certain fossils are even pieced together. A cracked rib hereand some scarring there tells a story to archaeologists about what a particular Dinosaur might have gone through and, often, howthey met their end.

The sheer timescales at play across the history of dinosaurs up to the emergence of mammal fossils is breathtaking to consider asyou explore this exhibit.

The Science in Motion can take your breath away in the opposite sense as you see how far human ingenuity has brought trans-

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portation technology in so short a time. There's something a little funny about seeing just how rag tag of an operation the WrightBrothers looked to be running in order to sustain just 12 seconds of flight at Kitty Hawk in North Carolina. Through experimentationand sheer trial and error, and certainly at some personal risk, the brothers were able to get airborne for just that long, yet longenough to change history.

The exhibit takes you through from that flight at Kitty Hawk to the rocket technology that allowed us to bring rocks back fromthe moon, all in under 100 years.

For a true look at ancient history, stretching back billions of years to the formation of the Earth, the Weinman Mineral Galleryprovides a wealth of knowledge along with an extremely enjoyable visual experience as you explore the extensive mineral collec-tion.

You learn the importance of Earth's diverse array of minerals to human history. Something like gold gets all the attention, butthere are more than 50 display cases of different minerals at the Tellus. One exhibit shows how a wide array of human inventions,from products we use every day to major technological innovations, are owed to the minerals that help make them work.

These primary exhibits kept us engaged for hours, and we all agreed we need to get back to the Tellus at some point becausethere's still more to see.

As part of our weekend ex-cursion we made a trip toRolater Park in the tiny

town of Cave Springs, Georgia, tovisit the cave and natural mineralspring there. On the way we drovealong part of the Trail of Tears Na-tional Historic Trail. This sectionwas now a paved highway, but oncewas part of the pathway taken by theCherokee tribe as they were force-fully removed from Georgia toOklahoma with tragic results. TheNational Park Service has sincemarked many parts of the trail,which can be found around north-west Georgia.

We hadn't expected to find the trail, though, as we were headed for the cave and the rumored"Devil's Stool" found within, which we had little information about. As it turns out, the nat-ural spring at the park is very popular for locals, some of whom showed up with a armfuls of

water jugs to fill with the refreshing, clear water that flows out there. Inside the cave, which is typically only open in the warmer months, the temperature remains at a fairly

constant 57-degrees, making it a refreshing place to visit when it is hot out.The "Devil's Stool" we had heard about is a little cove at the top of steep trail upward in one corner of

the cave. The story is that men inside the cave, when there was no interior lighting as there is now, foundthe view up that steep corridor somewhat foreboding, imagining the devil himself might be sitting in waitfor them at the top.

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Little Euharlee, Georgia is very proud of its covered bridge, and for good reason. There simplyaren't many covered bridges left anymore, and this one in Euharlee is on the National HistoricRegistry as one of the oldest remaining covered bridges in the state, having been built in 1886.

Different sources actually offer different theories as to why covered bridges were widely builtand have since gone out of fashion. The theory that makes the most sense, as is often the case, is alsothe simplest: bridges built and supported by wood trusses could last a lot longer with covering thatprotected those supports from the elements. As bridge design advanced and sturdier materials likesteel and concrete became more commonplace, the covered bridge finally wore out its usefulness.The Euharlee Covered Bridge sits near the ruins of the old Burge family grist mill. A foun-

dation and parts of the bottom floor of that mill building are all that remain, but efforts are underwayto do some rebuilding of the old structure.

The name Euharlee apparently derives from a Cherokee word meaning "she laughs as she runs,"apparently referring to the sound they thought the creek made as it flowed.

After wending through the small, rural roads surrounded bywooded areas near the mountains of northwest Georgia, ourgroup was hesitant that anything as grand as the descriptions of

Barnsley Gardens could be just around the corner, as our GPS wastelling us. Turning up the drive, however, we first saw the beautifullymanicured championship golf course and knew we'd found somethingspecial and unique, just as we'd been promised.

The contrast was striking--Barnsley Gardens is sprawling and immac-ulate, a high end resort that stands apart in rural northwest Georgia. Ithas become a premiere resort and renowned wedding destination.

As impressive as Barnsley Gardens is today, you must consider whatit must have been like for travelers to come upon the estate more thana century-and-a-half ago, when the area was not just rural, it was purewilderness.

A quote from The Illustrious Dream by Barnsley Gardens HistorianClent Coker captures what a woman born in the nineteenth century re-members upon first arriving at Barnsley Gardens:

"I remember riding in a buggy over the main Barnsley road throughthose woods, and passing those long pretty fields; until suddenly, thereit was. The big castle high on the hill, and all the beautiful color sur-rounding the place. It was just marvelous. Folks came from every wherejust to see the place."

The story behind Woodlands, its original name, has it all, and is quin-tessentially American though it centers on a man, Godfrey Barnsley,who remained a British subject his whole life. The narrative begun atWoodlands sprawled as would any great classic, complete with ro-mance, tragedy, war, mysticism, murder, great successes and cripplingstruggles.

Barnsley Gardens today represents both the resurrection and preser-vation of the "illustrious dream," which was always tantalizingly out ofreach for the dreamer, Godfrey Barnsley.

Any attempt to parrot the tale is a pale imitation of what you can stillhear directly from Barnsley Gardens' historian and ardent advocate,Clent Coker, who recounted the turbulent legacy of Godfrey Barnseyand his beloved wife, Julia, to our group in the historic kitchen attachedto the ruin of Barnsley Manor.

There in the kitchen wing the century long family story was con-

cluded with an ellipses of bullet holes and the blood of Harry Saylor,shot by his brother, Preston, and ultimately dying in the arms of hismother, Addie, under the watchful portrait of her grandfather and theirgreat-grandfather, Godfrey Barnsley. The marks from the day Barnsley'sillustrious dream turned nightmare remain in what is now the Barnsleymuseum.

Barnsley first arrived in America in 1824, leaving a king in Britain topursue another in the southern ports--King Cotton. Then less thantwenty and fully aware he'd have to make his own way as he was not hisfather's first son, Godfrey Barnsley established a basic foothold in theburgeoning cotton industry of Savannah. Handsome and ambitious,Barnsley ascended from bright eyed immigrant to the south's wealthiestcotton factor by 1837. He sat atop high society in a uniquely wealthysouthern town and relished the lifestyle, but his beloved Julia fell ill andhe sought a cooler climate in the still wild northwest Georgia moun-tains, only recently made available for settlement as the Cherokee therewere forcefully removed to Oklahoma along what would becomeknown as the Trail of Tears.

Wanting most of all to build the perfect home for Julia, it was herethat Godfrey carefully amassed landholdings and established Woodlands,which would be the home of his descendants for a century and a wonderof the south, so wonderful that it would be largely spared by GeneralTecumseh Sherman's troops in their destructive march to the sea.

Woodlands was unique not only for being a sort of oasis of opulencein the wilderness, but because it was styled unlike contemporary south-ern estates. Barnsley's designs were influenced by A.J. Downing, one ofthe great landscape architects of the time. Barnsley had studied Down-ing's works in the years he had simultaneously been building his cottonempire, and would design much of the architecture and landscaping atWoodlands himself in meticulous detail.

Downing's designs were Italianate and Gothic in nature, and wouldhave been more familiar in New England, where Barnsley encounteredthem in his travels, than in the south where the wealthy preferred aGreek revival style. The Downing influence would help distinguishWoodlands further from comparable southern estates.

The ruin of Barnsley Manor still standing, where many beautiful wed-dings are held, is what is left and preserved of what was meant to beBarnsley's greatest gift to Julia, complete with its immaculate garden.

Tragically, Julia would die before the Barnsley Manor was built,and the grief of her loss hung over the rest of Barnsley's life astremendous hardship beset the property and the Civil Warbrought near ruin for the family.

Barnsley would be seduced to a form of mysticism popular atthe time, called spiritualism, which held the promise of com-muning with Julia. He so believed this, eventually, that he wouldcomplete the Barnsley Manor with some direct input from herspirit.

A passage from Coker's book, The Illustrious Dream:"It was one evening in the parterre, as Barnsley sat gazing into

the dark rippling waters of the garden pool that he believed hesaw a perfect reflection of his Julia forming in the water... As thedays passed, according to Godfrey, Julia appeared more frequentlyuntil eventually, he was able to communicate with her. Barnsleylater stated that he regularly walked and talked with his Julia inthe gardens and it was then, she informed him of her desire tohave the mansion completed. As time progressed, Godfrey in hislonely state of mind, continued to spend many of his eveningsnear the fountain in the parterre, relaxing in the shadows with hisbeloved Julia."

Spiritualism would persist down the generations in the Barnsleyfamily, as many of his descendants believed they were in somelevel of communication with their ancestors.

As Coker beautifully illustrates, the stewardship of Woodlands,later widely known as Barnsley Gardens, passed through a seriesof characters of varying capability. Its survival, such as at was inthe leanest times, is due to some remarkably strong and resilientwomen.

Godfrey's daughter Julia was the most striking example, trans-forming in her lifetime from a southern belle to a hardened sur-vivalist who kept Woodlands afloat by living off the land andfending off aggressors with a shotgun. A passage from Coker'sbook describes this transformation:

"As the old timers later remembered, it was such hard life ex-periences that turned the genteel Julia into an iron willed mis-

tress, toting a shotgun to protect her precious Woodlands."Woodlands would be sustained by various means through the

generations from valuable bauxite ore and timber out of thewooded mountains to peach brandy and whiskey among manyothers. Georgia's peach growing industry would actually blossomfrom the success of the orchards at Woodlands, from which otherfarmers in the Adairsville area joined in, helping to make Georgiathe peach capital of the world.

The great Barnsley Manor would be partly destroyed by a tor-nado in 1906, and, despite some intentions to rebuild it, wouldnever be restored, remaining a ruin to this day.

A familial storm would bring the Barnsley legacy at Woodlandsto an end roughly three decades later as Preston and Harry Saylor,the grandsons of the great Godfrey Barnsley, struggled for controlof the land.

The struggle lasted years and became bitter, featuring a numberof potentially unsavory outside operators seeking to profit them-selves from the property's value. The brothers were at odds foryears as Harry fell in with those business partners whom Prestonthought were schemers and crooks. They had convinced Harry,however, that he should be in control rather than Preston.

Their feud would be ignited when Preston caught a farm tenantstealing whiskey and shot at him. The man pressed charges, andHarry testified to authorities that Preston was "punchdrunk"from his professional fighting career and should be committed toa mental institution, which he was for months.

Ultimately Preston, the exceptionally tough and accomplishedfighter nicknamed as K.O. Dugan, decided Harry had gotten intoo deep with these men and had put the future of Woodlands atrisk. He took matters into his own hands, shooting his brotherdead in the kitchen wing of the family home, and calmly marchingto the County Sheriff to tell him the following:

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"I shot my brother, but he had it coming! He took advantageof a little trouble I was in and used it against me, to run me awayfrom my own home where I was born and raised. I also heardabout all the threats he made against me. By jacks, he had it com-ing!"

The murder essentially foretold the end of the Barnsley line onthe property, as it was soon sold at auction in 1942 while the es-tate fell into disrepair over the ensuing decades and was pickedapart by vandals and treasure hunters.

The Barnsley legacy wilted and fell to ruin, and would havebeen gone if not for Clent Coker's utter fascination with revivingit.

In yet another remarkable twist of fate Coker, who had triedand failed to find a way to restore and preserve Barnsley Gardens,was able to get the ear of a man interested in buying the land in1988. Coker writes that it was nothing short of "miraculous" thatPrince Hubertus Fugger and his wife, Princess Alexandra, of Augs-burg, Germany, came to view the property with an interest inbuying. More miraculous, Coker was able to convince them thatnot only should they buy it but restore it as it had been.

And so it was that Barnsley Gardens began with modernrestorations, reopening to the public in 1991 as a historic site.Since, it has only expanded while under the meticulous and caringdirection of Coker and many other experts who helped move anumber of nearby historic buildings onto the site, restore others,and to establish a beautiful Downing-style village in which guestsof the resort now stay.

To see what Barnsley Gardens is now it's hard to imagine Cokerfelt so bleak about its future less than twenty years ago. His owndecades long investment in the Barnsley family history and thearrival of Prince Fugger improbably reignited that seeminglyghostly dream.

The Booth Western Art Museumwould end up being the last stop onour trip despite being a short walk

from our bed and breakfast near downtownCartersville.

Believe it or not, the Booth contains thelargest permanent exhibition space forWestern art in the entire country and is thesecond largest art museum in Georgia.

That's not hard to believe when you getinside. The museum is enormous at120,000 square feet.

Opened in 2003, the Booth and TellusScience Museums that we visited are a re-markable pair of collections for one townto boast of.

Permanent collections include the Amer-ican West Gallery, Cowboy Gallery, Faces ofthe West, Heading West, The Modern West,Sagebrush Ranch, James and Carolyn MillarPresidential Gallery, War is Hell, and a two-story Sculpture Court.

The different varieties and mediums pop-ular in Western Art are all on display, in-cluding a display of more modern takes onclassic Western themes that includes somereally interesting pieces.

The sculptures are striking in their some-what mythical depictions of Native Ameri-can warriors and the cowboys that exploredthe west.

The collections are extensive, highlight-ing the art of the best Western artists in-cluding George Catlin, Charles M. Russell,and Frederic Remington among many oth-ers.

It's almost remarkable, exploring the mu-seum, to see just how much art has been in-spired by this period in U.S. history and thevarious ways artists have found to depict it.

The Carolyn & James Millar PresidentialGallery is another unique offering at theBooth, a collection of photographs/depic-tions of every U.S. president along with aletter each had written, designed to give in-sight into the personalities and differentrhetorical styles of each of these men. A de-scription of the exhibit notes it allows visi-tors to "see these men as they were. Fromthe compassion of Abraham Lincoln to theplayful correspondence of John F. Kennedy,these letters help to humanize the men wehave chosen to lead our country."

The museum also includes a library, ball-room, cafe, and two theaters.

As one of the largest Western Art Muse-ums in the country, the Booth also playshost to frequent events including the South-eastern Cowboy Festival & Symposium, afour day event that features Western music,fast draw competitions, performances ofthe Re-enactment of the Gunfight at theO.K. Corral, and demonstrations of tradi-tional Native American dances.

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The race starts at Lennox Square Mall on PeachtreeRoad then continues on Peachree into midtown. Pied-mont Park is the home for post-race fun, includingmusic and awards.

No area has a passion for stock car racing quite likethe South. Atlanta Motor Speedway is one of the mostpopular tracks on the NASCAR circuit, now hosting thesecond race of the NASCAR Sprint Cup season. OnMarch 1, 2015, Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton,GA., played host to the Fields of Honor QuikTrip 500.

In 1949, Nascar introduced the Strictly Stock division,after sanctioning Modified and Roadster division racesin 1948. Eight races were run, on seven different dirtovals and the Daytona Beach beach/street course. Thesewere but the humble beginnings of the Series. The 2006merger between Sprint and the series sponsor NEXTELresulted in the cup series being renamed the Sprint Cup,beginning with the 2008 season.

In 2014, Kasey Kahne was the victor at Atlanta MotorSpeedway, winning the race at its previous August date.

Last season, Kevin Harvick and Stewart-Haas Racingclaimed the drivers' championship and owners' champi-onship, while Chevrolet took the manufacturer's cham-pionship. In one of the largest rookie classes in recenthistory, Kyle Larson was named Rookie of the Year.

The 2015 Sprint Cup Series began February 14 withthe "Sprint Unlimited" race.

If you’re into racing at a different speed, Road Atlantahas the Petit Le Mans. The Petit Le Mans is a sportscar endurance race that features 10 hours of racing. Firstrun at Road Atlanta in Braselton, GA., back in 1998, thePetit Le Mans features teams from Corvette, Porsche,Ferrari, BMW, and Aston Martin. The 2015 edition willroll from September 30 to October 3 with the class win-ners of the event earning an automatic invitation to thefollowing year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Atlanta is a popular destination for the pinnacle ofcollege hoops. The Final Four was last played in theGeorgia Dome when it was here in 2013. When it re-turns in 2020, it will be held in the not-yet-open re-tractable-roof stadium. When that day comes, it will bethe fifth time that Atlanta has hosted the men’s FinalFour, including 1977, 2002, and 2007.

The Peach State has also hosted the NCAA Women’sFinal Four, in 1993 and again in 2003.

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For world class tennis right inthe heart of downtown, the BB&TAtlanta Open is your game.Bringing the top tennis stars toGeorgia, the BB&T Atlanta Openis now held in Atlantic Station inmidtown, with temporary courtssetup by the retail and residentialarea’s park. Its main court has acapacity of 4,000 spectators. Theevent is set for July 25 to August2 this year and is annually a pre-mier warm-up stop for theworld’s best as they gear up forthe US Open. John Isner has wonthe past two editions, and PeteSampras and Andy Roddick aretied for the most career titles withthree apiece.

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The crown jewel of golf, the Masters Tournament, calls Georgia and the Augusta Na-tional Golf Club home.

The idea for Augusta National started with Bobby Jones. He wanted to build a golf courseafter his retirement from golf. He brought his idea to Clifford Roberts, who later becamethe chairman of the club. They found a piece of land in Augusta, Georgia. Upon discoveringit, Jones said, "Perfect! And to think this ground has been lying here all these years waitingfor someone to come along and lay a golf course upon it." Jones hired Alister MacKenzie tohelp design the course, and work began in 1931. The course officially opened in 1933.

The Augusta National Golf Club has already begun its preparations for the next MastersTournament. The current leaderboard has 2014 Champion Bubba Watson standing at thetop, with Jonas Blixt, Jordan Spieth, Miguel-Angel Jimenez, and Ricky Fowler trailing be-hind.

The Masters Tournament will be held April 9-12, 2015 in Augusta, Georgia. It will trulybe a tournament of champions, always to be anticipated in our home state.

The Masters isn't the only premier golf tournament in the Peach State. Each September,the East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta plays host to The Tour Championship, the final eventof the season for the PGA Tour.

The Tour Championship debuted in 1987 and initially rotated among several locations.Since 2004, East Lake has been the permanent home. It is a home with a great deal of golfhistory. East Lake was the home course of legendary golfer Bobby Jones. The course itselfdates back to 1913.

Billy Horschel won the 2014 Tour Championship with a score of -11, taking home a win-ner's share of $1.44 million. Tiger Woods set the tournament record score of -23 in 2007.

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One of the nation's top college football bowl games is a New Year's Eve tradition. The Chick-fil-A Peach Bowlhas sold out the Georgia Dome for nearly 20 years running, the second-longest streak behind only the Rose Bowl.

The Peach Bowl was originally created as a fundraiser by the Lions Clubs of Georgia in 1968, but after years oflackluster attendance and revenue, the game was taken over by the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. Chick-fil-A hassponsored the game since 1997. From 2006 until 2013, Chick-fil-A's contract gave it full naming rights and thegame was referred to as the Chick-fil-A Bowl as a result. The traditional "Peach Bowl" name was reinstated followingthe announcement that the bowl would be one of the six College Football Playoff bowls.

This year, the University of Mississippi (#9) matched up against Texas Christian University (#6). For the 47thannual Peach Bowl, Chick-fil-A sponsored a battle between two teams who haven't met since 1983. TCU dominatedOle Miss 42-3.

The nation's top college football conference names their champion in Atlanta. The Georgia Dome plays host tothe annual Southeastern Conference Championship to cap off the regular season and set up bowl time.

The SEC was the first conference in the NCAA Division I to hold a football championship game. This was afterthe conference expanded in 1991 to twelve members, adding Arkansas and South Carolina, and dividing into twodivisions. The format was adopted by other conferences to decide their football champion.

On December 6, the Universities of Alabama and Missouri went head to head for the Southeastern ConferenceFootball Championship. The Crimson Tide beat the Tigers 42-13, clenching their 24th SEC Championship. Alabamaquarterback Blake Sims set an SEC Championship game record for completion percentage, and wide receiverAmari Cooper set the SEC record for most receptions in a season.

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Growing up in the 1970s and 80s, my friends and I were all LEGO builders. My friend Billy acrossthe street was particularly rich in LEGOs, and I can remember spending hours in his garage build-ing everything we could imagine there on a purpose-built activity table.

What we didn't know then was that, not only were LEGOs invented back in 1958, the LEGO companybuilt its first theme park in Denmark in 1968. That's five years before I was born. Since then, British com-pany Merlin Entertainments has built several more LEGOLAND parks around the world, including onesin California and Florida. Now they've begun spinning off LEGOLAND Discovery Centers, which areshopping mall-sized versions of the LEGOLAND parks.

Our family visited the LEGOLAND Discovery Center at Phipps Plaza in Atlanta, and after three or four

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hours there, they were still having fun. I asked our six-year-old son what was his favorite part, and he said"My favorite part was everything."

An interesting thing to note about the 30,000+ square feet facility is that adults are generally not allowedadmittance unless accompanied by children. And truly, it's a kids' attraction, but grown-ups have fun, too.

The attraction consists of a dozen areas, including play areas, a place to build and race your own LEGOcar creations, a 4-D theater that rotates through four films every hour, a small laser tag arena, a very tamecarnival ride that runs in a circle and elevates higher as you peddle faster, and a cafe.

There is also a cool, wheeled ride that takes you through a cave looking for a dragon. The ride seatsfour people, all of whom have access to laser guns and participate in various shooting galleries. The rideis not on a track, per se, but it rolls through the cave automatically as if it were on one, stopping at theshooting galleries for a few moments each.

Looking back, I think this ride was our son's favorite, but the big play area was our two daughters' fa-vorite.

One of the first areas you visit upon entry, and perhaps the most impressive, is MINILAND, which atthe Phipps Plaza location features many iconic Atlanta buildings and other landmarks built entirely inLEGO bricks. Other LEGOLAND Discovery Centers, of course, feature notable landmarks of their ownregions.

The first LEGOLAND Discovery Center opened in 2007 in Berlin, Germany. Another one was builtthe next year in Chicago, and by the time the Phipps Plaza location opened in 2012, Merlin Entertainmentshad opened seven locations in North America, Europe and Asia. Four more have been built since then.

While shopping at Phipps Plaza, which is perhaps Atlanta's most upscale mall, families are free to enterthe LEGOLAND Discovery Center gift shop just as they would any other mall store, but to enter the at-traction, walk-up admission is $17 per child (0-2 is free) and $19 per adult. You pay $13.50 for all ageswhen you book in advance online.

LEGOLAND Discovery Center is offering a special deal for homeschool families during the week ofNov. 17-21. The price for parents is $10 that week, and a child's ticket is only $7, and admission on thosedays includes a special LEGO building workshop. At any other time, homeschoolers can still receive thoserates so long as they book in groups of 10 or more.

Driving up from Fayetteville, give yourself at least 45 minutes to make the 34-mile trip. It's an easyride up I-75 and then GA-400 to Buckhead. Parking at Phipps Plaza is free.

One thing we forgot to do was bring socks for the kids. They need these to participate in the big playareas. If you also forget, they'll sell you a variety of sizes and colors for less than $1.50 a pair.

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I come again to the place –lichen-pocked stonesleveled into families of random convenience

by only the sheer, gentle weight of the ever-mothering air(her draping girth reaching towards familiarity) –

a whole, naked jutting of themamidst the concealment of the ripe gorge

by a fervid, intimate forest.I wonder why this spot (and not that) bared itself – inviting the sun-drinking animals to stop

and plank-carrying men to build a railing

to assuage, for other men, leaning,the precariousness

of the cliff.

As ants inspect my backpack, (where,to their unrealized dismay,

they’ll find nothing)I touch the spot where a lizard was earlier –

basking, or just still,somewhat hidden, blending halfheartedly

with the mottled stone(but its back lacking the rock’s moss’s flatness, and so betraying its presence).

And another one – resting over the inexpertly carved

graffiti of the wooden rail – a shade of grey too dark to mistake

for the same weathered wood.I look down upon a descending bird

gliding ovals throughthe textured, wide troughs

of the gorge.Trigonometry was born here –

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the bird trailing falling esses, tangentially,and the multitudes of tiny trees

franticallycling to the canyon, up to the sine-like crests, protecting the scarred, massive sides

of the suckling mouthfrom the men who had seen the math,

reached for it threateningly, then fled;the men who returned again only to rail

themselves off from the deadly,too comforting

fall.Who were Andrea, I wonder, and RW

and GK and JK?Did they scratch their names into the soft wood

in a bark of dumb victory?Or was it in defeat?

I’ll leave mine off, no remindingmy quiet, missing lizard

(should he ever slink this way again)that I tooperhaps have lost the grainto caress the precipice, as GK and JK; a simple

squeezebetween the beams.

So I stand andgather up my things –

where,to my dismay,

the ants, long since disinterested,have found nothing.

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