Driving through the gates of Big Canoe, you might feel isolated as you pass the wooded landscape, surrounded by forest and the scent of pine needles and fresh air. You can choose to stay in Big Canoe and feel at one with nature. Inside the gates, one is insulated from the outside world, but not isolated.
The Foothills Shopping Center
For everyday needs and necessities, the Foothills Shopping Center in Marble Hill, Georgia is exactly a three minute car ride from Big Canoe’s main gate. This shopping center and the nearby businesses offer a variety of options to keep your refrigerator stocked and your gas tank full.
Businesses at the Foothills Shopping Center include:
*An IGA grocery store complete with a pharmacy and wine and beer selection
*Parkaire Dry Cleaners
*Katie Elle Salon
*Forno, an Italian restaurant that also offers pizza.
* Tony’s Family Hair, a barber shop offers men’s,women’s and Children's haircuts.
*Fuego Mexican Grill, a Mexican restaurant
More Businesses
In the same parking lot as the shopping center you will find:
*Mary’s Bread Basket, which serves breakfast, lunch, delicious bread and baked goods
*Lazy Bear Furniture, a country style home furnishings store
*Fetching Styles, a pet grooming salon
Just outside of the parking lot you will find an
*Ace hardware store, offering everything one might need to keep their homes and property looking spiffy
Other Area Businesses
Surrounding the Foothills Shopping Center are other businesses, including:
*Renasant Bank and Bank of the Ozarks
*Chevron gas station
*Computer Shack, a computer repair shop.
And if you get hungry for a good breakfast, the Huddle House, featuring the absolute best pancakes I have ever eaten, is accessible from the front of the Foothills parking lot.
Just Down The Street
If you drive two minutes past the Foothills Shopping Center you will also find a
*Dollar General
*Valero gas station
*U.S. post office
*Solar Nail and Tanning Salon
*Foothills Medical Center
Those businesses will meet most of the essential needs of any Big Canoe resident. But for those who want a bit more of an option for shopping and dining, the town of Jasper, Georgia is only a twenty minute drive away. In Jasper, you will have a variety of options for your medical, dining and shopping needs.
Jasper, Georgia
Heading north from Atlanta on route 515, Jasper, Georgia is the first town you come to that is actually in the North Georgia Mountains. Jasper businesses include, but aren’t limited to:
Grocery Stores
*Ingles Market
*Kroger (with a Starbuck’s inside)
*Piggly Wiggly
*Save-a-Lot
*Walmart
Pharmacies:
*CVS
*Rite Aid
*Walgreens
*Northside Pharmacy
Restaurants:
*61 Main
*The Woodbridge Inn
*Fatz
*Rocco’s Pub
*Mary Ann’s
*The Last Catch Seafood Restaurant
And a variety of fast food restaurants including:
*McDonald's
*Burger King
*Wendy’s
*Captain D’s Seafood
*Long John Silver’s
*Pizza Hut
*Little Caesars Pizza
*Subway
Jasper also hosts a variety of other shopping choices which include antique stores, thrift shops, a barber shop, hairdressers, gas stations, banks, a veterinarian, multiple car washes, and three hotels. There’s even a weekend flea market for the bargain hunter. And if you are looking for a church to worship in, within a twenty minute radius of Big Canoe, you will find a minimum of fifteen churches of a variety of faiths.
Venturing Out A Bit Further
For more excitement, Big Canoe is only one hour north of the city of Atlanta which is full of culture, sports activities and museums. Big Canoe is a thirty five minute drive from the North Georgia Outlets in Dawsonville. And if you want more shopping experiences, you can head thirty five minutes south of Big Canoe to Canton to have a full gamut of stores which include many of the chain stores like Target, Home Depot, Ross, and Kohl’s. And restaurants there include Cracker Barrel, Red Lobster, Applebee’s and a variety of privately owned restaurants.
One of the main reasons people choose to live in Big Canoe, Georgia is to find a relaxing and peaceful way of living. But the wonderful reality is that you are only as isolated as you choose to be.
Rosemarie Heindel
Harry Norman Realty
Cell: 404-861-1857
Office: 770-893-2400
Rosemarie.heindel@harrynorman.com
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