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This weekend after you've cleared away the wrapping paper and consigned the turkey and dressing to the left-over bin of the refrigerator, plan a holiday trip to the Davenport House in Savannah, and their Holiday Evening Tours by Candlelight. The event features watching the house lit for the evening, short bread and cider in the garden, music of the early 19th Century, and lessons on the history of Christmas in the 19th Century Davenport House. Available dates are Friday, December 26 to Tuesday, December 30. Tours begin from 6 to 8:30 PM. For reservations or more information, call 912-236-8097, or visit davenporthousemuseum.org.



For those of you on extended weekends for the holidays, there's no better way to celebrate the New Year than the annual Peach Drop at Underground Atlanta. Festivities begin at 11 AM on New Year's Eve, December 31, and include a moonwalk, basketball throw, and face painting. Live music will be featured as the year draws to a close, and at the stroke of midnight, watch the giant peach descend from the heights! Click here for a map to Underground Atlanta.



If you're looking for a different way to ring in the New Year, check out the New Year's Eve Fireworks from Tybee Pier, Tybee Island. Visitors are encouraged to watch the show from one of the many nearby restuarants or the beach. Don't miss one of the most exciting events of the year! For details call 912-786-5444 or 800-868-2322.

And those are just a few of this weekend's highlights. For more information, check out the new http://www.exploregeorgia.org/ website!

The folks at Georgia Traveler hope you've had a wonderful holiday season. We'd like to remind you that when traveling over the holidays, please remember to drive safely. We want everyone around for the next holiday season!

On this week's episode of Georgia Traveler, we're on a "Rabun Gap Ramble", exploring the Rabun Gap Loop in the northeast mountains. After an appropriate safety course, Phil is experiencing the outdoors on a motorcycle. The famed Dillard House is our getaway and David finds family fun at Lake Burton. Keely and the guys learn to ride the rapids on the Chattooga River and Phil discovers food with a view at Isabelles on the Gorge in Tallulah Falls.



Georgia Traveler 204 - Rabun Gap Ramble airs Saturday, December 27 at 7 PM, and Wednesday, December 31 at 8:00 PM on GPB.
Georgia Traveler 204 can also be seen on the newly launched GPB digital channel, GPB Knowledge, Saturday, December 27 at 8 PM, and Sunday, December 28 at 8 AM.

For more information, check out our website at:
http://www.gpb.org/georgiatraveler/

Georgia Traveler is produced in partnership with the Georgia Department of Economic Development. Check out the new Georgia Tourism website at http://www.exploregeorgia.org/

Georgia Public Broadcasting is Television, Radio and Education: your PBS station serving all of Georgia; your source for great music and NPR news; and Georgia's source for top-quality multiple media educational products and services.

Watch Georgia Public Broadcasting on these nine stations across Georgia: Atlanta - WGTV/8; Albany - WABW/14, Augusta - WCES/20, Chatsworth - WNGH/18, Columbus - WJSP/28, Dawson - WACS/25, Macon - WMUM/29, Savannah - WVAN/9, Waycross - WXGA/8.

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This weekend in Georgia, pack up the kids and head out to the Enchanted Wilderness Light Show at the Okefenokee Swamp in Waycross. Tell the kids to get their Christmas lists in order because Santa Claus will be there, too! It's the event of the season that's not to be missed. Upcoming dates are Friday, December 19, and Saturday, December 20. For directions click here, and for more information, call 912-283-0583.



On Saturday, December 20, Kingsland is holding its monthly Royal District Market. There are lots of vendors, and plenty to see and do. The Royal District Market will be in downtown Kingsland on the corner of Lee and Lilly Streets from 10 AM until 2 PM. To find out more, contact the Kingsland Downtown Development Authority at 912-729-5613, or visit http://www.blogger.com/www.KingslandDDA.com.


For a little history lesson this weekend, take the family to December at Doctortown in Jesup. Commemorating the Civil War Battle for the Doctortown Railroad Trestle, the event includes a living history camp, "Life on the Altamaha River," river rafting, and sawmill town life. December at Doctortown takes place on Friday, December 19, and Saturday, December 20. For directions, click here.




And those are just a few of this weekend's highlights. For more information, check out the new
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On this week’s episode of Georgia Traveler, we’re “Roaming the Atlanta Highway”, exploring U.S. 78 from Stone Mountain to Washington. Keely finds family fun at Stone Mountain Park and joins David on the Arabia Mountain Greenway Trail for some outdoor activities. Phil gets some crazy good food at Loco's in Athens. David explores the local legend of lost Confederate gold and experiences a great getaway at the Fitzpatrick Hotel, both in Washington.
Georgia Traveler 202 - Roaming the Atlanta Highway airs Friday, December 19 at 9 PM, Saturday, December 20 at 7 PM, and Wednesday, December 24 at 9:30 PM on GPB.

Georgia Traveler 202 can also be seen on the newly launched GPB digital channel, GPB Knowledge, Saturday, December 20 at 8 PM, and Sunday, December 21 at 8 AM.
For more information, check out our website at:
http://www.gpb.org/georgiatraveler/

Georgia Traveler is produced in partnership with the Georgia Department of Economic Development. Check out the new Georgia Tourism website at http://www.exploregeorgia.org/

Georgia Public Broadcasting is Television, Radio and Education: your PBS station serving all of Georgia; your source for great music and NPR news; and Georgia's source for top-quality multiple media educational products and services.

Watch Georgia Public Broadcasting on these nine stations across Georgia: Atlanta - WGTV/8; Albany - WABW/14, Augusta - WCES/20, Chatsworth - WNGH/18, Columbus - WJSP/28, Dawson - WACS/25, Macon - WMUM/29, Savannah - WVAN/9, Waycross - WXGA/8.

This weekend in Georgia enjoy a 1.5 mile hike through the Civil War-era textile mill ruins of New Manchester alongside Sweetwater Creek. Ruins to Rapids is hosted by Sweetwater Creek State Park in Lithia Springs, and commences Friday, December 12 at 7 PM. A small admission is charged as well as a fee for parking. For more information, visit Sweetwater Creek State Park's website. Bring a flashlight!




Amateur astronomers won't want to miss Meteor Madness at Mistletoe State Park in Appling. Come and enjoy the spectacular Geminid Meteor Shower from a dark lakeside area in the park. Meteor Madness begins at 2 AM on Saturday, December 13, and will conclude with an early morning campfire breakfast of coffee and cheese grits. The folks from the park ask that you bring a blanket of chair to sit on. For more information, visit Mistletoe State Park's website.




Holiday cheer abounds at the Christmas Candlelight Tour at Pebble Hill Plantation in Thomasville. The holiday-decorated main house will be featured, as well as a champagne reception and carriage rides. Live music and a presentation of "Christmases Past at Pebble Hill" round out this memorable evening. The tours get underway Friday, December 12 at 5 PM, and Saturday, December 13 at 5 PM. For more information and reservations, visit Pebble Hill's website.






And those are just a few of this weekend's highlights. For more information, check out the new
http://www.exploregeorgia.org/ website!

This week on Georgia Traveler, we explore Georgia’s Seven Natural Wonders. Join us to experience Amicalola Falls, the Okefenokee Swamp, Providence Canyon, Radium Springs, Stone Mountain, Tallulah Gorge and Warm Springs. If you’re wondering how these seven were chosen from all of Georgia’s fabulous natural resources, check out the New Georgia Encyclopedia’s article about the history of the select seven. Georgia Traveler explored the generally recognized Seven Natural Wonders listed on that website at: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Destination.jsp?id=p-54


Georgia Traveler Episode 111 - Seven Natural Wonders of Georgia airs this Wednesday, December 17, at 7:30 PM on GPB.

Georgia Traveler 111 - Seven Natural Wonders of Georgia will also be seen on the new digital channel GPB Knowledge, this Saturday, December 13, at 8:00 PM, and Sunday, December 14, at 8:00 AM.

Please note Georgia Traveler will not be seen in its regular Friday and Saturday time slots on GPB this week.
For more information, check out our website at:
http://www.gpb.org/georgiatraveler/

Georgia Traveler is produced in partnership with the Georgia Department of Economic Development. Check out the new Georgia Tourism website at http://www.exploregeorgia.org/

Georgia Public Broadcasting is Television, Radio and Education: your PBS station serving all of Georgia; your source for great music and NPR news; and Georgia's source for top-quality multiple media educational products and services.

Watch Georgia Public Broadcasting on these nine stations across Georgia: Atlanta - WGTV/8; Albany - WABW/14, Augusta - WCES/20, Chatsworth - WNGH/18, Columbus - WJSP/28, Dawson - WACS/25, Macon - WMUM/29, Savannah - WVAN/9, Waycross - WXGA/8.

This weekend, take a drive to historic Madison, Georgia, home to the Holiday Tour of Homes. The tour is sponsored by the Friends of Heritage Hall and the Morgan County Historical Society. Guests will tour five historic and private homes decorated for the Christmas season. While you're in town, also consider a stroll through Madison's downtown, which is home to delicious reatuarants and interesting shops. Morning tours and evening candlelight tours are available Friday, December 5, and Saturday, December 6. For more information, visit the Holiday Tour of Homes website.



Santa Claus is coming to town! That's right, Santa will make a personal appearance in Bremen, Georgia on Friday, December 5, from 6 to 8 pm. In addition to pictures with Santa, you can also enjoy the lighting of the town, cookies, hot chocolate, and other children's activities. Best of all, parking is free! For more information on Bremen, visit their website.


For our music fans, head out to Macon for Live at Five on First Friday. Don Erdman's Hotlanta Dixieland Jazz starts things off with music made famous by Fats Waller, Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, and other early jazz legends. Country enthusiasts are not left out either! Cowboy Envy will be onhand to perform numbers made famous by Gene Autry, the Sons of the Pioneers, and Patsy Montana. Kids are welcome! Vist the Georgia Music Hall of Fame's website for more information.




And those are just a few of this weekend's highlights. For more information, check out the new
http://www.exploregeorgia.org/ website!

On this week's episode of Georgia Traveler, it's off to Georgia's Historic South. Augusta is our destination city, which we visit during the world-renowned Masters tournament. We'll visit the boyhood home of America's 28th President and the State Botanical Gardens in Athens. We discover the comedic duo Laurel and Hardy in Harlem while Phil Proctor finds healthy food for the soul in Augusta. David Zelski undertakes a search for Santa Claus.



Georgia Traveler Episode 105 - Historic South (Augusta) airs this Wednesday, December 10, at 7:30 PM on GPB.

Please note Georgia Traveler will not be seen in its regular Friday and Saturday time slots on GPB this week.

Georgia Traveler 105 - Historic South will also be seen on the new digital channel GPB Knowledge, this Saturday, December 6, at 8:00 PM, and Sunday, December 7, at 8:00 AM.

For more information, check out our website at:
http://www.gpb.org/georgiatraveler/

Georgia Traveler is produced in partnership with the Georgia Department of Economic Development. Check out the new Georgia Tourism website at http://www.exploregeorgia.org/

Georgia Public Broadcasting is Television, Radio and Education: your PBS station serving all of Georgia; your source for great music and NPR news; and Georgia's source for top-quality multiple media educational products and services.

Watch Georgia Public Broadcasting on these nine stations across Georgia: Atlanta - WGTV/8; Albany - WABW/14, Augusta - WCES/20, Chatsworth - WNGH/18, Columbus - WJSP/28, Dawson - WACS/25, Macon - WMUM/29, Savannah - WVAN/9, Waycross - WXGA/8.

If you've foundered yourself on turkey, dressing, and cranberry sauce this Thanksgiving Day, and are looking for activities more exciting than the mad rush of shopping on Black Friday, make the journey down to Jekyll Island for Holiday Island on Jekyll Island. The Christmas Tree Lighting Festival takes place on Saturday, November 29, from 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm in the Jekyll Island Historic District. On Sunday, November 30, join singer/songwriter Harry O'Donoghue for an Acoustic Celtic Christmas in Beachside Hall at the Jekyll Island Convention Center. For information on these events and more throughout the holiday season, visit the Holiday Island on Jekyll Island webpage.


It's time once again for the world's most famous Christmas tale, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Three ghosts of Christmas visit miserly Ebeneezer Scrooge on Christmas Eve to show him the true meaning of Christmas. The Rosewater Theatre in Roswell presents its annual production of this timeless tale of redemption. Performances are on Friday, November 28, Saturday, November 29, and Friday, November 30. For more information, visit their website.


Looking for an old-fashioned Christmas lights display? Look no futher than A Pettit Christmas at Pettit Creek Farms in Cartersville. Actual live reindeer are featured, along with a hayride and a visit with Santa Claus. Gates open at 6 PM Thursday, November 27 - Monday, December 1. A $9 donation is requested to drive through the light show. For more information, here's their link.

And those are just a few of this weekend's highlights. For more information, check out the new
http://www.exploregeorgia.org/ website!

Enter the world of upper crust 19th-century Savannah and tour the beautiful home of Scottish cotton merchant Andrew Low. David Zelski gets some much needed therapy from Spy the Ox at the Melon Bluff Nature Preserve and Palmyra Plantation. Explore Fort Pulaski on Cockspur Island and Fort McAllister in Richmond Hill, two forts that both had roles in protecting Georgia's coast during wartime. And Phil Proctor learns to make gourmet Shrimp, Greens and Grits at Belford's in Savannah's City Market.
Georgia Traveler Episode 102 - Coast North (Savannah) airs this Wednesday, December 3, at 7:30 PM.

PLASE NOTE: Georgia Traveler will not air in its normal Friday and Saturday time slots this week.

And on the newly launched GPB Knowledge Channel:

Join Gerald, David and Phil for a special episode of Georgia Traveler, featuring some of our favorite stories from the premiere season. We celebrate each of the State's regions by exploring Melon Bluff on the Coast, the Blue Ridge Railway in the Mountains, the Georgia National Fair in the Historic South, the Mule Day celebration in the Southern Rivers region, and Medieval Times in Metro Atlanta.


Georgia Traveler 113 - The Best of Traveler, Season One airs on GPB Knowledge this Saturday, November 29 at 8 PM and Sunday, November 30 at 8 AM.

For more information, check out our website at:
http://www.gpb.org/georgiatraveler/

Georgia Traveler is produced in partnership with the Georgia Department of Economic Development. Check out the new Georgia Tourism website at http://www.exploregeorgia.org/

Georgia Public Broadcasting is Television, Radio and Education: your PBS station serving all of Georgia; your source for great music and NPR news; and Georgia's source for top-quality multiple media educational products and services.

Watch Georgia Public Broadcasting on these nine stations across Georgia: Atlanta - WGTV/8; Albany - WABW/14, Augusta - WCES/20, Chatsworth - WNGH/18, Columbus - WJSP/28, Dawson - WACS/25, Macon - WMUM/29, Savannah - WVAN/9, Waycross - WXGA/8.

This weekend begin your holiday season with a visit to the birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low and the Pine Bows and Holy Swags Victorian Christmas Gaslight Tour in Savannah, Georgia. The event is being held on Friday, November 21, and begins at 6:45 PM. Guests sing Christmas carols and tour the home at night illuminated only by 1800s-era gaslight. Once you're in Savannah be sure and stick around because on Saturday, November 22, the Low birthplace is throwing "Christmas 1886 with the Gordons." Come prepared for a Southern Victorian Christmas. Admission is charged for both events, and reservations are suggested. For more information visit the birthplace website.


Continuing the holiday theme, also this weekend begins the 14th Annual Rock City Enchanted Garden of Lights in Lookout Mountain, Georgia. One million lights decorate 25 holiday scenes along the Enchanted Trail. The event continues 6 to 9 PM every night through January 3rd except Christmas Eve. For more information visit the Rock City website.



For those festival fans among us, be sure not to miss the 13th annual Plantation Wildlife Arts Festival in Thomasville, Georgia. The festival is one of America's premier wildlife and sporting art festvials. There's fun for the whole family, with wildlife, painting, sculpture, photography, and carving exhibits. The festival draws on the centuries-old tradition of wildlife managment and conservation coupled with support of wilflife art in the Thomasville area. It all begins Saturday, November 22 at 10 AM, and runs through Sunday, November 23. For more information visit the official website.

And those are just a few of this weekend's highlights. For more information, check out the new
www.exploregeorgia.org website!

On this week's episode of Georgia Traveler, we're "Coasting Along the Atlantic", exploring U.S. 17 from Savannah to Darien. The team gets great travel advice at the Visitors' Information Center just outside Savannah and sets off. Phil finds fantastic food at the famous Lady and Sons while David discovers local legends and haunting fun on Savannahs Ghosts and Gravestones tour. Keely tries a new outdoor activity on Tybee Island with the help of the High Tide Surf Shop, and later joins Phil on a getaway to the community of Hog Hammock on Sapelo Island. Our last stop: family fun at the Blessing of the Fleet Festival in Darien.


Georgia Traveler Episode 201 - Coasting Along the Atlantic airs this Friday, November 21 at 9 PM, Saturday, November 22 at 7 PM, and Wednesday, November 26, at 7:30 PM.

And on the newly launched GPB Knowledge Channel:

Join Gerald, David and Phil for a special episode of Georgia Traveler, featuring some of our favorite stories from the premiere season. We celebrate each of the State's regions by exploring Melon Bluff on the Coast, the Blue Ridge Railway in the Mountains, the Georgia National Fair in the Historic South, the Mule Day celebration in the Southern Rivers region, and Medieval Times in Metro Atlanta.


Georgia Traveler 113 - The Best of Traveler, Season One airs on GPB Knowledge this Saturday, November 22 at 8 PM and Sunday, November 23 at 8 AM.

For more information, check out our website at:
http://www.gpb.org/georgiatraveler/

Georgia Traveler is produced in partnership with the Georgia Department of Economic Development. Check out the new Georgia Tourism website at http://www.exploregeorgia.org/

Georgia Public Broadcasting is Television, Radio and Education: your PBS station serving all of Georgia; your source for great music and NPR news; and Georgia's source for top-quality multiple media educational products and services.

Watch Georgia Public Broadcasting on these nine stations across Georgia: Atlanta - WGTV/8; Albany - WABW/14, Augusta - WCES/20, Chatsworth - WNGH/18, Columbus - WJSP/28, Dawson - WACS/25, Macon - WMUM/29, Savannah - WVAN/9, Waycross - WXGA/8.

This weekend the first annual Bulls and Barrels Blowout will be held in Monroe, Georgia. Doors open at 6 PM on Friday, November 14th, and 12 PM on Saturday, November 15th. Country singer Hannah Thomas, Southern Rockers County Line Band, and professional bull rider, Sean Willingham will all be featured. On both nights 25 of the top ranked bulls and riders from the Southern Extreme Bull Riding Association will be presented. Admission is $15, but parking is free! Come on down; it'll be a blast!


Also this weekend is the Festival of Lights begins at Wild Adventures Theme Park in Valdosta, Georgia. The event lasts from 3 PM to 9PM on Saturday, November 15th, and Sunday, November 16th. With over two million lights, it's the largest Christmas lights display in Georgia. Attractions include the Lake of Lights, Santa's live reindeer, and the Living Nativity. For more information, visit the Wild Adventures website.


The Atlanta History Center presents Jim Henson's Fantastic World this Saturday, November 15th, and Sunday, November 16th. A special screening of The Dark Crystal will be held on Saturday, and Labryrinth will be shown on Sunday. Celebrate the history of the Muppets and their creator Jim Henson by attending these very special events. For more information, visit the Atlanta History Center's website.



And those are just a few of this weekend's highlights. For more information, check out the new
www.exploregeorgia.org website!

On this week's episode of Georgia Traveler, were on a Southeast Georgia Sojourn exploring Georgia 40 from St. Mary's to Folkston. The team gets great travel advice at the Visitors Information Center in Kingsland/St. Mary's and heads for the beauty of the Cumberland Island National Seashore.




Georgia Traveler Episode 211 - Southeast Georgia Sojourn airs this Friday, November 14 at 9 PM, Saturday, November 15 at 7 PM, and Wednesday, November 19, at 7:30 PM.

And on the newly launched GPB Knowledge Channel:

On this week's episode of Georgia Traveler, we explore Georgia's Seven Natural Wonders. Join us to experience Amicalola Falls, the Okefenokee Swamp, Providence Canyon, Radium Springs, Stone Mountain, Tallulah Gorge and Warm Springs. If you're wondering how these seven were chosen from all of Georgia's fabulous natural resources, check out the New Georgia Encyclopedia's article about the history of the select seven.

Georgia Traveler 111 - Seven Natural Wonders of Georgia airs on GPB Knowledge this Saturday, November 15 at 8 PM and Sunday, November 16 at 8 AM.
For more information, check out our website at:
http://www.gpb.org/georgiatraveler/
Georgia Traveler is produced in partnership with the Georgia Department of Economic Development. Check out the new Georgia Tourism website at http://www.exploregeorgia.org/
Georgia Public Broadcasting is Television, Radio and Education: your PBS station serving all of Georgia; your source for great music and NPR news; and Georgia's source for top-quality multiple media educational products and services.

Watch Georgia Public Broadcasting on these nine stations across Georgia: Atlanta - WGTV/8; Albany - WABW/14, Augusta - WCES/20, Chatsworth - WNGH/18, Columbus - WJSP/28, Dawson - WACS/25, Macon - WMUM/29, Savannah - WVAN/9, Waycross - WXGA/8.

This weekend the Cumming Steam, Antique Tractor, and Gas Engine Exposition is being held on Friday, November 7, and Saturday, November 8 at the Cumming Fairgrounds in Cumming, Georgia. The exposition features a working cotton gin, saw mill, shingle mill, and baker fan. Admission is five dollars, but free for kids under 13! Come on out; it'll be a gasser! For more information, visit the official website.




Down in Darien this weekend is the Darien Fall Fest! Don't miss the Boat Tour, Crab in a Crock taste contest, or the historic battle reenactment at Fort King George. The doors open at 10 AM on Saturday, November 8. An outdoor movie is to follow the day's activities. Admission and parking are free, and for more information visit Darien's website.



We know viewers of Georgia Traveler take their food seriously (how can anybody not?), so why not head on down to the Bremen Chili Cook-Off! It's too late to enter your own secret recipe, but the price of admission gets you all the chili you can eat! The pot opens at 10 AM on Saturday, November 8. Check out their website for details.







And those are just a few of this weekend's highlights. For more information, check out the new
www.exploregeorgia.org website!

On this week's episode of Georgia Traveler, we explore Georgia 520, known as Corridor Z, from Albany to St. Simons Island. David enjoys the family fun at the Parks at Chehaw, while Phil finds great food at Jimmie's Hotdogs, both in Albany. We explore the local legend of Hogzilla in Alapaha, and Keely takes Phil on a canoe ride through the Okefenokee Swamp. The whole team coasts to a stop and experiences fabulous luxury at The King and Prince Resort on St. Simons Island.




Georgia Traveler Episode 212 -Corridor Z airs this Friday, November 7 at 9 PM, Saturday, November 8 at 7 PM, and Wednesday, November 12, at 7:30 PM.

And on the newly launched GPB Knowledge Channel:

On this week's episode of Georgia Traveler, we explore the Metro Atlanta area. Discover the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History in Kennesaw. Find beauty and history at Dunaway Gardens in Newnan. Go for a bicycle ride on the Silver Comet Trail in Smyrna. Visit with the animals at the Yellow River Game Ranch in Lilburn, including famous groundhog General Beauregard Lee, and find fantastic fare in Lawrenceville at Medieval Times, and that's no joust!

Georgia Traveler 110 - Metro Atlanta airs on GPB Knowledge this Saturday, November 8 at 8 PM and Sunday, November 9 at 8 AM.

For more information, check out our website at:
http://www.gpb.org/georgiatraveler/

Georgia Traveler is produced in partnership with the Georgia Department of Economic Development. Check out the new Georgia Tourism website at http://www.exploregeorgia.org/

Georgia Public Broadcasting is Television, Radio and Education: your PBS station serving all of Georgia; your source for great music and NPR news; and Georgia's source for top-quality multiple media educational products and services.

Watch Georgia Public Broadcasting on these nine stations across Georgia: Atlanta - WGTV/8; Albany - WABW/14, Augusta - WCES/20, Chatsworth - WNGH/18, Columbus - WJSP/28, Dawson - WACS/25, Macon - WMUM/29, Savannah - WVAN/9, Waycross - WXGA/8.

This weekend finds the Traveler crew enjoying some much needed rest after two straight weekends on the road. We're not done, though--shooting for Season Three has only just begun! Pictured in this great staff photo are (from left to right) Ashlie Wilson (executive producer), Mitch Zastrow (videographer), Sammy Jones (associate producer), Keely Muse (host), Phil Proctor (host), David Zelski (host), Dan Hodlick (videographer), and Jennifer Houston Wood (segment producer). Check out our new HD cameras that Mitch and Dan are holding!


The National BBQ Festival is being held this weekend in Douglas, Georgia. There's a Best of the Best competition, as well as a giant Indoor Yard Sale! The gates opened this morning, Friday, October 31 at 10 AM and the festival runs through 10 PM on Saturday, November 1. For more information, visit their official website.


The town of Bostwick, Georgia is holding the 19th annual Cotton Gin Festival on Saturday, November 1. Besides featuring one of Georgia's last functioning cotton gins, the festival is home to antique tractors, a 5k run, and barbecue! It's one day only, and the 5k run begins at 8 AM, with the parade commencing at 11! Special guests include Santa Claus, himself! Here's their official website.


And those are just a few of this weekend's highlights. For more information, check out the new
www.exploregeorgia.org website!

On this week's episode of Georgia Traveler, we're off on a European Tour of Georgia, featuring Athens, Brunswick, Dublin, Rome and Vienna. Join Tour Guides David Zelski, Keely Walker Muse, Philip Proctor and Gerald Bryant to explore these Georgia cities that bear names of European derivation.




GeorgiaTraveler Episode 112 - European Tour of Georgia airs this Friday, October 31 at 9 PM, Saturday, November 1 at 7 PM, and Wednesday, November 5, at 7:30 PM.

And on the newly launched GPB Knowledge Channel:

On this week's episode of Georgia Traveler, we explore some of the sites in Georgia's Capitol city of Atlanta. We find fine art at the High Museum and discover the fun at Turner Field--even when the Braves aren't in town. We visit with the animals above and below the water's surface at Zoo Atlanta and the Georgia Aquarium. And what would any trip to Atlanta be without a chili cheese dog and onion rings at the original Varsity?

Georgia Traveler 109 - Metro Atlanta airs on GPB Knowledge this Saturday, November 1 at 8 PM and Sunday, November 2 at 8 AM.

For more information, check out our website at:
http://www.gpb.org/georgiatraveler/

Georgia Traveler is produced in partnership with the Georgia Department of Economic Development. Check out the new Georgia Tourism website at http://www.exploregeorgia.org/

Georgia Public Broadcasting is Television, Radio and Education: your PBS station serving all of Georgia; your source for great music and NPR news; and Georgia's source for top-quality multiple media educational products and services.

Watch Georgia Public Broadcasting on these nine stations across Georgia: Atlanta - WGTV/8; Albany - WABW/14, Augusta - WCES/20, Chatsworth - WNGH/18, Columbus - WJSP/28, Dawson - WACS/25, Macon - WMUM/29, Savannah - WVAN/9, Waycross - WXGA/8.

This weekend you can find the Traveler crew out on the road again...this time in Dawsonville! We're visiting the Mountain Moonshine Festival, which celebrates a time when beer and liquor were illegal, and running moonshine was a way of life for many living in Georgia's northeast mountains. The festival begins at 8 AM on Saturday, October 25th, and runs through Sunday, October 26th. Admission is free, and our friends at the festival tell us there's fun for the whole family! The Traveler crew will be shooting on Saturday, so stop by and say hello! For more information, visit the Mountain Moonshine Festival's website.


Also happening this weekend, the annual Sweetwater Festival. Held on Saturday, October 25th in historic downtown Milledgeville, the festival presents regional performers and artists and their work. Everything in music from bluegrass to rock 'n' roll will be featured. For those with an appetite, the popular BBQ cookoff contest will be held, with the winner receiving the People's Choice Award. The gates open at 10 AM; dont' miss it! For more information visit the Sweetwater Festival's website.



Running from Friday, October 24th through Sunday, October 26th, the Southern Monster Truck Showdown is revving up in Gainesville! Featuring the monster trucks Ballistic, Monkey'n Around, Monster Patrol, Outlaw Clydesdale, and Ozz Monster, the Showdown promises to be a lot of LOUD fun! Information is available at their website.

And those are just a few of this weekend's highlights. For more information, check out the new
www.exploregeorgia.org website!