Take a One Day Safari, Close to Home This Summer (Really)

What if you'd also like to actually pet a playful tiger cub, mingle with monkeys, swim with elephants, feel the prickly quills on a porcupine?  Well that sounds like a one day Safari, and that narrows your choices down to just one place...
Apr 22, 2008

Finally A Vacation - A Travel Agency that’s Going Places

Marti Duerksen and Don Ruch, the owners of Finally A Vacation, decided their new career should focus on bringing some of their pleasures as world-wide travelers to others...
Mar 19, 2008

Three paddling trips on three Georgia rivers - no experience required

That's the idea of the Georgia River Explorer series, with the first trip scheduled for March 29...
Feb 11, 2008

Fireside Craft and Art Show -- Valentine's Weekend in Helen

This juried show brings in artists and craftsmen from across the Southeast and is one of the park’s most successful annual events...
Feb 4, 2008

Christmas in the Smokies

Are you looking for something different to do this weekend?  How about this: Wake up early Saturday, plan on breakfast at the famous Dillard House in Dillard, GA, or one of the many restaurants in Franklin, NC, drive though the historic Cherokee Indian Reservation, and over the mountains in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.  By noon you can be in Gatlinburg or Pigeon Forge Tennessee.   Deciding what to do next might be the toughest part...
Dec 11, 2007

Holiday Gift Ideas From Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites

Gift giving can be even more rewarding when the present helps preserve Georgia’s beautiful scenery and rich history. Georgia’s State Parks & Historic Sites offer a range of gift items that encourage people to enjoy the great outdoors and explore their past....
Nov 24, 2007