One of the things that I find most fascinating about living in the North Georgia mountains is the deep connection with the not-too-distant past, when the southern Appalachians were the domain of the Cherokee Nation. The Cherokee had lived in these mountains for hundreds of years by the time the first Europeans began to explore the area. In the mid-seventeenth century, the Cherokee commanded over 20,000 square miles and had a population estimated to be about 22,000.   The Cherokee peacefully co-existed with the new settlers, adopting many Western European customs and practices.  Primarily an agrarian society, the Cherokee had a flourishing culture with their own alphabet & high literacy rate. They lived in log homes, not tepees, and even adopted a modified European-style of dress. Many ... 07/06/2008

                                                           Lynn Ensley is the owner and developer of McCaysville's newest upscale community.   Lynn is also a visionary and thought about "going green" long before it became the thing to do.  This 160 acre wooded preserve will boast some of the most distinctive and stylish mountain homes in Fannin County with a great respect for nature.  Lynn's love for the wildlife in the area is very apparent.  There are 90 spacious one to three acre choice lots available.Lynn is also the brother to Mary Jo Dickey, who along with her husband Joe owns The Cider House Cafe less than 1/2 mile from Grant's Summit.  A homecooked meal is just a stone's throw away.                                                                  Donna Yates, Realtor @ 706-633-0... 11/05/2007

 Edited July 18, 2008 You must put The Cider House Café on your list when visiting the North Georgia Blue Ridge Mountains.  The Cider House Café is located at 2984 Mobile road only three miles west from the old mountain town of McCaysville Georgia and it's twin city, Copperhill Tennessee.  Just ten minutes from Blue Ridge.   Enjoy real mountain flavor with the home cooked country meals that owners Joe and Mary Jo Dickey serve up.  You can get lunch Monday through Sunday at 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.  Get a Sunday lunch like the old fashioned Sunday dinners you experienced growing up (the kind my grandmother used to make, oh those were the days!)  Also, dinner is served Thursday through Saturday from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.   The Cider House Café adjoins eighteen acres of apple orchards call... 11/05/2007

In the North Georgia Blue Ridge mountains lies twin cities: McCaysville Georgia on the western side of Fannin County, Georgia and Copperhill Tennessee on the eastern side of Polk County TennesseeA river runs through them - Toccoa and Ocoee RiverMcCaysville Georgia and Copperhill Tennessee are twin cities divided only by the Georgia-Tennessee state line. Visitors will see a blue line painted through the town which marks the state line. You can literally have one foot in Georgia and one foot in Tennessee or even shop in Tennessee and pay for your items in Georgia and vice versa.  McCaysville was once named Hawkinsville and Copperhill was named McCays by two farmers who each owned a farm, one on the Copperhill side and the other on the McCaysville side. They built a ferry where the old iro... 11/04/2007

Crye-Leike announces the proud addition of an office in McCaysville, Georgia. The office is Crye*Leike Country Corners Realty, located at 224 Blue Ridge Dr, P.O. Box 760 - McCaysville,  GA   30555. Also called our Blue Ridge real estate office.Additional contact information for this office is as follows:Toll Free:  (888) 253-6599Office:  (706) 964-6470Fax:  (706) 964-6033Managing Broker: Keri Williams - keri.williams@crye-leike.com The office currently has 7 real estate agents servicing Northeast Georgia Real Estate and Southeast Tennessee real estate in Southeast Tennessee. Meet Crye-Leike, Realtors in McCaysvilleProperty for Sale in TN and GA listed by McCaysville/Blue Ridge office.We proudly welcome them to the Crye-Leike family! 07/23/2007

Every Thursday Evening May 3 through the end of September 2007 Enjoy live acoustic music including traditional Appalachian, Bluegrass, Blues and Jazz music every Thursday from 6:00pm - Dusk during the months of May through September alongside the Toccoa River at Ron Henry-Horseshoe Bend River Park in McCaysville, Georgia. Pickin' In The Park® is a series of weekly jam sessions that nurture local acoustic music. Bring your instruments and participate in these weekly jam sessions along the river... or come listen, grill-out and dance! Pickin' In The Park® is located under the trees and pavilions alongside the beautiful Toccoa River upstream from McCaysville, Georgia on River Road just off Hwy 60. For more information, call: 706-492-5030. 05/02/2007