Wednesday November 27th, 2024 5:48AM
Bronze Beauties: Part 2
Gregory Johnson, of Cumming, is the man behind a good bit of those bronze statues you see around town.
1:00PM ( 8 years ago )
Bronze Beauties: Part 1
Somethings never change, especially if they're cast in bronze.
3:00PM ( 8 years ago )
The legend of Stone Pile Gap
We've talked Indian Burial Grounds before, but this one is a little different. Princess Trahlyta's grave is at the intersection - literally - of Highways 60 and 19. But like most legends, this one comes with a curse. Or at least, some bad luck.
12:00PM ( 8 years ago )
Lavender fields forever
While the farm is mostly purple, there are a few more things it encompasses, including goats, honey bees, and chickens, and of course, a little store where you can buy lavender, themed gifts, local honey, and more.
1:00PM ( 8 years ago )
DETOUR: The Battle Hymn of Jerry Gunn
Jerry was an avid Civil War reenactor and was even featured on Conan O'Brian once. So it was fitting his ashes would be placed at the Battle of Resaca re-enactment.
1:00PM ( 8 years ago )
PHOTOS: One person's trash is another person's treasure
It wasn't always like this. The artwork is new, and changes yearly.
11:00AM ( 8 years ago )
Southern fried hospitality: The Piedmont Hotel
Aside from hosting a myriad of famous guests, including Woodrow Wilson prior to his presidency, journalist and author Joel Chandler Harris, Union Maj. Gen. Daniel Sickles and Confederate Gen. Joe Johnston, the Piedmont was owned by a local celebrity himself: Confederate Lt. General James Longstreet.
12:00PM ( 8 years ago )
BLOG: Some traditions are rock-solid
It's not just a tradition, it's Gainesville's rock.
2:30PM ( 8 years ago )