Category: Holidays, Festivals & Events

It’s time for lazy days at the lake, burgers and hot dogs on the back porch grill, and fireworks filling up the night sky! Here in North Georgia, we are proud Americans and we go all out to celebrate this great country that we love so much! Here’s a round-up of what to expect in Blue Ridge this Fourth of July.

Spring has sprung, the temperatures are climbing, and everything is blooming! The last weekend in May, Memorial Day Weekend, is an excellent time to get away from the hub bub of daily life and Escape to the Blue Ridge Mountains to enjoy the beauty that is bursting all around us!

You and your loved ones can gather together in a cozy mountain cabin and experience the joy of the season. Ice skate, ride on the Holiday Express, watch your favorite holiday films on the big screen, and just enjoy some quality time together in your home-away-from-home. See what holiday fun awaits for you in Blue Ridge this December:

Spring has sprung, the temperatures are climbing, and everything is blooming! The last weekend in May, Memorial Day Weekend, is an excellent time to get away from the hub bub of daily life and Escape to the Blue Ridge Mountains to enjoy the beauty that is bursting all around us!

Every family has many Christmas traditions that they enjoy preserving. For this writer, one of my family’s favorite things to do is to go drive around and see all the Christmas lights! However, when you’re not from around here, you wouldn’t even know where to begin to look for lights to enjoy. Well, we tried to make it easy for you and stalked as many of our friends pages to locate all the Christmas light displays that you HAVE to go check out!

Our rock. Our protector. Our hardworking, sacrificing, Mr. Fix It, all around wonderful man. Often times the fathers in our life don’t always get the appreciation they deserve. However, you can change that this Father’s Day and honor the man in your life with a perfect Escape to Blue Ridge.

Spring break is just around the corner and we know families are looking for the ultimate escape this year! That’s why we’ve put together this blog, to tell you all the best places to play, eat, and stay in and around Blue Ridge. Your family is sure to have an incredible, adventure-packed spring break when you Escape to Blue Ridge!

Everyone has a different version of their holiday traditions and celebrations. We think that’s awesome, because frankly, if we were all the same, what a boring place this world would really be. Some traditions include cutting and trimming a fresh evergreen, some include lighting candles, some include singing songs, and some include incredible gourmet meals. Traditions are important to keep, but at the end of the day, coming Home for the Holidays is probably the most fulfilling part of the holida

The holiday season is quickly approaching, and in a year like 2020, it is more important than ever to hold those you love close and not take anything for granted. With so many who have lost loved ones this year or who have been apart from those they love, it’s been an incredibly trying time.

I’m supposed to write to you about telling ghost stories around the campfire, but the truth is this writer is a big ‘ol scaredy cat and just researching good ghost stories is enough to have the hair on the back of my neck stand up! Why do we like telling ghost stories? Do we like to be scared or do we prefer to do the scaring and see someone else’s reaction? Is it the thrill of the story? The adrenaline rush when your brain is thinking is this a fight or flight situation? I mean, we know it’s no