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Ride the Hiwassee River Railway

Ride the historic Hiwassee River Railroad scenic rail excursion through the unspoiled
Cherokee National Forest, along the beautiful Hiwassee River, and through the secluded
Hiwassee River Gorge. All trips feature the engin eering
marvel, the Great Hiwassee Loop. At the top you’ll pass
over a bridge 62 feet above the tracks on which you’ve
just traveled as the rails negotiate a spiraling formation.
For those riders choosing a trip to Copper hill, the
route continues beyond Farner through Turtle town and
Ducktow n to the border towns of Copperhill, TN and
McCaysville, GA. Parking is available where the train
departs.
The trains feature comfortable coach seating with
large viewing windows for standard service. Dome seat-
ing allows passengers a panoramic view from high above
the car. Observation lounge seating pro-
vides a unique view from the car at the rear of the train in one direction. While
traveling in the other direction, the car will be directly behind the locomotive.
Special rates are available for groups of 25 or more; charter trips can be
arranged for groups of 80 or more. For information, phone 423-894-8028, x0,
or visit www.tvrail.com.
March Theater. 912-384-1873 Doors open at 7pm.
7-8 – LAWRENCEVILLE – Sip and 14-16 – GREENSBORO – Lake
Swine BBQ Festival. Coolray Field. www. Oconee Food and Wine Festival. Ritz
sipandswine.com. Carlton Reynolds Lake. 706-467-0600.
7-9 – VALDOSTA – South Ga. Film Fes- 15 – DUBLIN – St. Patrick’s Arts and
tival, 1413 N Patterson St. 229-219-1298. Crafts Festival. Market on Madison and Bi-
8 – DOUGLAS/COFFEE – We Are the centennial Plaza. 10am-6pm. 478-272-4002.
Champions – A Queen Celebration Con- 15 – FITZGERALD – The Wild Chicken
cert. The Martin Center Theater. 912-384- Festival. Downtown. www.fitzgeraldga.org.
1873. Doors open at 7pm. 15 – MONROE – Memories in Monroe
8 – HINESVILLE – Small World Fes- Car Show. Downtown, 111 S. Broad St.
tival. Downtown Main St. 912-876-3564. 770-266-5334.
8 – WRAY/IRWIN – South Georgia
Wine Festival at Paulk Vineyards. 1788
Satilla Rd., 229-468-7873. 10am-6pm.
8 – WRAY – South Georgia Wine Fes-
tival. Paulk Vineyards, 1788 Satilla Rd.
229-468-7873.
8-9 – CLAXTON – Annual Rattlesnake
and Wildlife Festival. Evans County Wild-
life Club. 912-739-1391.
8-9 – FORSYTH – Forsyth Forsythia
Festival. All Day. Forsyth Streets of Town
Square. 478-994-9239.
8-9 – VALDOSTA – Valdosta-Lown-
des Azalea Festival. Drexel Park. 229-
249-8100.
13 – FLOWERY BRANCH – St. Patrick’s
Day Market. 5410 Pine St. 770-967-6371.
14-15 – BARNESVILLE TO JEKYLL IS-
LAND – Peaches to Beaches Annual Yard
Sale. Explorehwy341.org. 229-888-6365.
14-15 – DOUGLAS/COFFEE – Black-
berry Smoke Concert. The Martin Center
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