Articles https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/ Articles Sat, 29 Nov 2025 07:18:49 +0000 The Delight of Dahlonega https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/the-delight-of-dahlonega-2/ https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/the-delight-of-dahlonega-2/#comments https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/the-delight-of-dahlonega-2/ Wed, 11 Sep 2019 05:00:00 -0400 Guest writer Maggie Garred]]> Photographing Waterfalls: How to Make the Most of Your Camera https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/photographing-waterfalls-how-to-make-the-most-of-your-camera-2/ https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/photographing-waterfalls-how-to-make-the-most-of-your-camera-2/#comments https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/photographing-waterfalls-how-to-make-the-most-of-your-camera-2/ Tue, 27 Aug 2019 05:00:00 -0400

We’re blessed with water and waterfalls, but we’re also blessed with a number of extraordinarily talented outdoor photographers. Put the two together, and take a few moments to pick a photog’s brain,

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Dahlonega, as most readers know, is the site of the first major gold rush in the United States, with the first major find in 1828. There are many different versions of the discovery floating around,

]]> It's Christmas Time in Dahlonega https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/it-s-christmas-time-in-dahlonega/ https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/it-s-christmas-time-in-dahlonega/#comments https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/it-s-christmas-time-in-dahlonega/ Mon, 27 Nov 2017 12:12:18 -0500

That article was shared in Country Living online and also on MSN, spreading the word far and wide and drawing significant notice. www.southernliving.com/travel/georgia/dahlonega-christmas

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]]> Dahlonega Festival Celebrates the Appalachian Trail and Non-Motorized Recreation https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/dahlonega-festival-celebrates-the-appalachian-trail-and-non-motorized-recreation/ https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/dahlonega-festival-celebrates-the-appalachian-trail-and-non-motorized-recreation/#comments https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/dahlonega-festival-celebrates-the-appalachian-trail-and-non-motorized-recreation/ Fri, 01 Sep 2017 05:00:00 -0400

The Dahlonega Trail Fest -- set for September 8-10 and presented by Yahoola Outdoors and REI Co-op -- is a celebration of the outdoors and Dahlonega’s designation as an Appalachian Trail (AT)

]]> Get Out and Relax, Take a Trip on One of Lumpkin County’s Rivers https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/get-out-and-relax-take-a-trip-on-one-of-lumpkin-countys-rivers/ https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/get-out-and-relax-take-a-trip-on-one-of-lumpkin-countys-rivers/#comments https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/get-out-and-relax-take-a-trip-on-one-of-lumpkin-countys-rivers/ Tue, 30 May 2017 09:26:33 -0400

The Chestatee River runs through the city limits along the Achasta golf course. The section from the Highway 52 bridge at the old Oar House is a fun, mostly flat, run with the occasional shoals to add

]]> Celebrate Like the Irish: Spend St. Patrick’s Day in Downtown Dahlonega! https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/celebrate-like-the-irish-spend-st-patricks-day-in-downtown-dahlonega/ https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/celebrate-like-the-irish-spend-st-patricks-day-in-downtown-dahlonega/#comments https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/celebrate-like-the-irish-spend-st-patricks-day-in-downtown-dahlonega/ Wed, 15 Mar 2017 10:26:43 -0400

Spend the day Friday at Shenanigans Restaurant & Irish Pub where there will be Irish cuisine and corned beef and cabbage, all-day live music, and of course, festive drinks! Their all-day music line-up

]]> Photographing Waterfalls: How to Make the Most of Your Camera https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/photographing-waterfalls-how-to-make-the-most-of-your-camera/ https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/photographing-waterfalls-how-to-make-the-most-of-your-camera/#comments https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/photographing-waterfalls-how-to-make-the-most-of-your-camera/ Mon, 19 Dec 2016 15:28:17 -0500

We’re blessed with water and waterfalls, but we’re also blessed with a number of extraordinarily talented outdoor photographers. Put the two together, and take a few moments to pick a photog’s brain,

]]> The Dahlonega General Store Has a Warming Feel of Simpler Times https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/the-dahlonega-general-store-has-a-warming-feel-of-simpler-times/ https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/the-dahlonega-general-store-has-a-warming-feel-of-simpler-times/#comments https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/the-dahlonega-general-store-has-a-warming-feel-of-simpler-times/ Fri, 02 Dec 2016 04:00:00 -0500

The utilitarian purpose of Dahlonega’s old General Store has been preserved, and customers can imagine townsfolk conversing about their provisions for a long day of mining. Life before highways,

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