Congratulations! You are engaged to the love of your life and about to plan the dream wedding you’ve always imagined and it is time to start planning the wedding. Or, perhaps you’ve waited until this time to decide what style of celebration fits you as a couple. Either way, the details can be overwhelming as you add “wedding planner” to your already busy lives. Not to worry – the mountains of North Georgia have all the professionals and amenities, as well as spectacular venues, to assure a wedding that expresses your love and commitment in a very personal way. View details

I want to congratulate our community for job well done in hosting the production company for the Movie Killing Season. Our community just had a fun and interesting week as Killing Season used our North Georgia Mountains as a backdrop for a plot about a private war between the characters played by two film giants, Robert De Niro and John Travolta. View details

The inaugural Chattooga River Festival will be held on June 22 – 24, 2012 and is being organized by a broad coalition of groups from both Georgia and South Carolina. It will include events and activities in Clayton, GA and Long Creek, SC. The mission of the festival is to encourage environmental stewardship in conjunction with the responsible recreational use of the Chattooga River watershed. Its purpose is to increase awareness of the importance of protecting and preserving the unique ecological environment and scenic beauty of this valuable resource.

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Check out this article about Travolta & DeNiro filming in Rabun County, GA

http://www.independentmail.com/news/2012/jan/21/deniro-travolta-begin-filming-new-movie-rabun-coun/

We are always traveling the back roads of our area looking for new adventures. One day in nearby Long Creek, SC we stumbled upon Chattooga Belle Farm. The view from this location is simply put – stunning.  Unobstructed layered views of mountains and valleys from Black Rock to Rabun Bald to Whiteside. As we drove down Damascus Church Road we saw someone cleaning up the old orchard debris and a new building was going up. View details

What a great way to spend a day! Two weeks ago, I was asked to help a group from Hollywood scout for locations for a movie. I met them at Tallulah Gorge along with Park Superintendent Danny Tatum and Georgia Senior Location Specialist, Craig Dominey. The movie being scouted was: “Killing Season” starring Robert De Niro and John Travolta. View details

Chef James Reaux owns and operates The Chop House at LaPrade’s Marina on Lake Burton. He’s offering some great food at this wonderful location on the edge of Lake Burton View details

The Rabun County Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) is pleased to announce that Red Frog Events will be bringing the Warrior Dash back to Mountain City, Georgia in 2012. This will be the third year the event will be held at Blue Ridge Camp. Red Frog said in an email that the 2012 event will be held on Saturday and Sunday May 19th and 20th. Registration is now open and is $50 for Saturday and $40 for Sunday if signed up before 4pm, June 26th. After then, pricing will increase to $55 and $45 until the end of the year. View details

Ena and her husband came to Rabun county over 10 years ago. It was a stopping point on their travels between Florida where Ena was working to train athletes and her husband’s business property inPittsburg, PA. They often stopped at the Dillard House and both were attracted by the beauty and people of Rabun County. When they settled in Rabun County Ena worked as a freelance coach to young athletes.  But her vision was to open her own spa. Two years ago Mind and Body Haven was born. The first time she stopped at the rustic building which overlooks Tiger Creek she fell in love with the tranquil location. She deemed it healing.

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