Many places I go to visit are run by people who care. They are run by people who volunteer to put their blood, sweat and tears in, by people who dedicate their weekends and elbow grease to make something wonderful.

Sitting quietly off West Main Street, the former cinema was revived in the 1990's to become a community theater.

The book is called Vanishing Landmarks of Georgia and it's kind of a guide book for curious cats (like myself) who want to see and learn about covered bridges and grist mills in the state.

The man behind the chainsaw is local artist John Robinson. Robinson owns Blue Ridge Bear Sculptures out of Cleveland.

Some say it looks like a spaceship landed on Sawnee Mountain while others don't even know it's up there. But still others know the Barker House as a private home where local architect Jim Barker and his wife lived until his death.

Tucked behind the highway and under plenty of shady trees, I took a tour of Elachee earlier this week.

The collection on display now is not the first - the SculpTour, as it's called, began in 2011 and is on it's fourth tour. Originally, the tours lasted one year but in 2013 the tours were bumped up to two years.

In 1996, the students at Rabun County High were learning formal English, but instead of reading old texts, like Shakespeare, they were instructed to venture outside the classroom and learn about their friends and neighbors.