Our little mountain square in Dahlonega Georgia is known for quaint restaurants and shops with their own unique charm and Cranberry Corners is no exception. Cranberry Corners celebrates the Christmas season all year long, making this store the holiday enthusiast's paradise. Check out the one of a kind Santa's carved out pieces of wood, ornaments, stockings, lights and perfect gifts. Shop for Dawsonville's Georgia's ALS Pottery who specializes in raku pottery. Browse the beautiful jewelry and accessories made out of antique buttons. Antiques of all kinds, cards for all occasions, penny candy and so much more... Owner Kranberry Kathy represents several local artists … (0 comments)
lumpkin county: Georgia's Wine Country - Things go do in Dahlonega, Georgia
- 02/14/11 05:25 AM
Living in Lumpkin County Georgia means being close to majestic mountains, over the past few years, it also means sprawling wine vineyards. The luxury of Italy can be found in these hills and the elegance of Europe is captured in the fine dining and ambiance offered by several wineries. Montaluce Winery & Estates was featured by Public Broadcasting Service recently in a segment regarding fine dining and luxury at it's best. Le Vigne Restaurant at Montaluce has achieved the honor of best Ambiance and Most Romantic.
Three Sisters Winery, noted for the First Family, Farm Winery also offers wine tours … (0 comments)
lumpkin county: Dahlonega, Georgia - Gold Mines, Great Wines and Mountain Town
- 02/12/11 08:29 AM
Most Georgians know that Dahlonega, (derived from the Cherokee word - Talonega) is North, Georgia's "Gold City". Our little town's history goes back to the days before the Cherokees. Even before officially documented, historians state that Hernanado De Soto found gold in Dahlonega in the early 1540's. Historians claim that the Spanish mined alongside the Cherokees until the early 1700's.
Dahlonega, Georgia is the home of the first major gold strike in the United States and gold fever ignited a craze that brought 15,000 miners running for the North, GA hills. Some 871 thousand ounces of gold from 1830 … (2 comments)
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