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Gilmer Chamber of Commerce
Small town…big vision, big ventures, big views, big values. Gilmer County has the best of both worlds – a calming, peaceful way of life; yet culture and technology to rival the biggest city. Our citizens are united in their love of daily small town life, appreciation of local history, and big dreams for our future.
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Highlights from North Georgia
Community Spotlight: Ellijay
Pick Ellijay for Your Fall Getaway Ellijay, which is located in Gilmer County is the idyllic peaceful valley that is surrounded by majestic Blue Ridge Mountains. Every Fall it is “The Pick” for everyone to enjoy being the “Apple Capital” of Georgia, providing more than 600,000 bushels of delicious mountain grown apples each year. What makes Ellijay more unique is the variety of outdoor recreational opportunities that makes it a great place for playing in wide open spaces. One hundred plus miles of single-track mountain biking trails have earned Gilmer County the official designation as Georgia’s “Mountain Biking Capital” No [...]
Road Trip to: Tallulah Falls
From Atlanta, GA 97 mi From Chattanooga, TN 167 mi From Asheville, NC 103 mi From Greenville, SC 84 mi Rated as one of America’s 20 Best State Parks by Adventure Journal and one of Georgia’s seven wonders, Tallulah Gorge draws admirers as one of the most breathtaking sites. The Niagara Falls of the Southeast is a 1,000-foot gash in Tallulah Dome that drops the Tallulah River over six waterfalls in one mile. Mountain biking and hiking are popular here, as well as some serious multipitch rock climbing. But the real deal here is boating, rafting and kayaking the Tallulah [...]
Georgia Mountain’s Byron Herbert Reece Farm & Heritage Center
Welcome to The Byron Herbert Reece Farm & Heritage Center to celebrate the life of this famous poet who lived in the rural North Georgia Mountains. Byron Herbert Reece, often called “Hub,” was born on September 14, 1917, in the Choestoe District of Union County, Georgia. In the 40 plus years of his life, he worked hard as a subsistence farmer on his family’s Appalachian homestead. His love of literature and gift for writing emerged in childhood, and over the course of his life, Reece produced four volumes of poetry and two novels to critical acclaim. He also received numerous [...]
Stovall Mill Covered Bridge
The Stovall Mill Covered Bridge, the smallest covered bridge in Georgia at one span wide and 36.8 feet long with queen-post truss, was built in 1895 by Will Pardue to span the Chickamauga Creek. An earlier covered bridge at this location, built by Fred Dover, who owned the water turbine powered grist mill, saw mill, shingle mill, and other businesses, was washed away after a storm in the early 1890’s. In 1917, Fred Stovall, Sr. purchased Dover’s enterprise and the bridge became known as Stovall Bridge. The mills are gone now, washed away in 1964, and only the remains [...]