So I'm driving along Highway 53 from Winder towards Interstate 85 for a quick run up to Gwinnett County and I see the cutest things!
It's scarecrows, LOTS and LOTS of scarecrows. I thought "Well, somebody got excited about decorating this fall". Then about a half a mile down the road I see this:
Now I'm starting to feel like maybe I'm in the "The Twilight Zone" or a Stephen King movie and I'm the last human left on Earth with a bunch of scarecrows! I'm getting a little more excited just a little further down the road:
And then, thankfully it all became clear!
The city of Hoschton, Georgia is hosting their Fall Festival on Friday & Saturday, September 26th & 27th, 2008 and they are having a Scarecrow Stampede to set a new Guinness World Record for the most scarecrows in one area!
According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution they exceeded the goal: "Did Hoschton ever exceed its goal! According to preliminary counts, Hoschton had put up about 4,800 scarecrows. That's just about one for every person in Hoschton's 30548 ZIP code, the area eligible to show scarecrows."
An estimated 5000 visitors are expected to experience the fabulous Fall Festival featuring scarecrows, arts & crafts, games, rides and of course - food! So take a short hop over to Hoschton, Georgia and watch for me - I'll be one of the ones with a camera! Just about 30 minutes from Athens, GA - this should be on your list of things to do!
Click here for more Hoschton, GA Fall Festival Information!
Want to see more scarecrows? I have 44 photos total - can you tell I was fascinated? :) Take a look at All About Athens, GA for the rest of them!
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