The fall festival season is continuing across northeast Georgia. On Saturday, special events were held in Hartwell, Commerce, Jefferson and elsewhere around the region.
An ice carver gives eyes to a sculpture of Dr. Crawford W. Long in Jefferson Saturday night. The city honored the upcoming 200th birthday of the northeast Georgia surgeon and pharmacist credited for the first use of inhaled sulfuric ether as an anesthetic.
Professional ice sculptors displayed their skills in downtown Jefferson Saturday as part of Fire and Ice, a celebration preceding Dr. Crawford W. Long's 200th birthday.
Hundreds gathered in downtown Jefferson to watch ice sculptors use their expertise to carve a dragon and other creations Saturday.
Sculptors created an ice version of the sculpture of Dr. Crawford W. Long that appears in Statuary Hall in Washington, D.C. The display was part of Fire and Ice, a 200th birthday celebration for Long held in Jefferson Saturday.
Commerce was the site of a pair of fundraisers for the Commerce Parks & Recreation Scholarship Fund on Saturday. The second of those, The Nightmare on Elm Street 5K, was run at 5 p.m.
Runners of all ages begin The Nightmare on Elm Street 5K in downtown Commerce Saturday afternoon.
The Nightmare on Elm Street 5K closed one lane of the street briefly Saturday afternoon.
Sometimes a superhero's feet don't have to touch the ground. Batman runs The Nightmare event in downtown Commerce Saturday.
It wasn't all superheroes running The Nightmare in Commerce Saturday afternoon. There also were some villains.
The first finisher makes his way through the tunnel by the scoreboard during Saturday's 5k in Commerce.
Another superhero makes her way across the finish line at Saturday's 5k.
Hartwell hosted its annual Depot Day downtown Saturday. The event was the first of two Saturday events planned on Depot Street.
The Depot Day Fall Festival was held in downtown Hartwell Saturday.
Papa's Lil Choo Choo was available to give rides on Depot Street in Hartwell Saturday.
A variety of merchandise, food and services was available during Saturday's Depot Day Fall Festival in Hartwell Saturday.
New Hope Full Gospel Baptist Church and Child Care Center was one of the food vendors at the Depot Day Fall Festival in Hartwell on Saturday.
Chase and Emily Dillashaw check out the Georgia State Patrol helicopter during the annual Habersham E-9-1-1 Children's Fun Festival Thursday night at the fairgrounds near Clarkesville.
Visitors to the Habersham E-9-1-1 Children's Fun Fest check out the Georgia Department of Natural Resources helicopter, one of three aircraft on site for the annual event on Thursday.
The crew of Gainesville-based AirLife Georgia 2 visits with families attending the Habersham E-9-1-1 Children's Fun Fest near Clarkesville.
Those attending the Habersham E-9-1-1 Children's Fun Fest had the option of a hayride or a ride in a Habersham County Sheriff's Office truck.
More than 5,300 people attended the annual free Habersham E-9-1-1 Children's Fun Fest on Thursday at the fairgrounds near Clarkesville.
Chad, Heather and Landon Orr take in the Habersham E-9-1-1 Children's Fun Fest.
Hundreds gathered to watch area firefighters practice their pressured container firefighting skills. The exhibition was part of the annual Habersham E-9-1-1 Children's Fun Fest.
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