Articles https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/ Articles Sat, 29 Nov 2025 07:21:03 +0000 Valentines' Day Special: A Six Gap Romance https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/valentines-day-special-a-six-gap-romance-3/ https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/valentines-day-special-a-six-gap-romance-3/#comments https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/valentines-day-special-a-six-gap-romance-3/ Thu, 14 Feb 2019 11:02:03 -0500 For those of you who are unfamiliar with Six Gap, let me quickly fill you in: It's a bicycle ride with options of 104, 58, and 35-mile routes - all of which go through what we call the "gaps",

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Guest Blog: Kris Kringle https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/guest-blog-kris-kringle/ https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/guest-blog-kris-kringle/#comments https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/guest-blog-kris-kringle/ Fri, 23 Nov 2018 15:28:47 -0500 This letter is written by and published with permission from Mr. Kris Kringle. Mr. Kringle, or “Santa Claus” as he likes to be called, is a longtime philanthropist and craftsman. He enjoys penmanship,

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HemlockFest: A Wonderful Whitmanesque Weekend https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/hemlockfest-a-wonderful-whitmanesque-weekend/ https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/hemlockfest-a-wonderful-whitmanesque-weekend/#comments https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/hemlockfest-a-wonderful-whitmanesque-weekend/ Thu, 01 Nov 2018 11:51:14 -0400 HemlockFest is one of those things that rejects easy categorization. It’s not just a festival, many of its frequent attendees consider it an experience – and rightly so. HemlockFest is packed with

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Gold Rush Days Festival https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/gold-rush-days-festival/ https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/gold-rush-days-festival/#comments https://www.dahlonega.org/articles/post/gold-rush-days-festival/ Thu, 18 Oct 2018 11:12:15 -0400

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,

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