PHOTOS: What to drink, eat, fun things to do in north Georgia
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Interesting items at Black Bear Antiques Heading to the north Georgia mountains anytime soon? (Nelson Hicks)
Bleu Canoe Restaurant and Campground There's plenty of great food... (Bleu Canoe Restaurant and Campground)
Bleu Canoe Restaurant and Campground unique accommodations... (Bleu Canoe Restaurant and Campground)
Interesting items at Black Bear Antiques unusual finds... (Nelson Hicks)
Timpson Creek Gallery and amazing artwork that awaits! (Timpson Creek Gallery)
Interesting items at Black Bear Antiques This is Black Bear Antiques in Clayton. (Nelson Hicks)
Interesting items at Black Bear Antiques Yes, other areas have antique shops, but none of them have Jim Reaves. Reaves, who retired from a career chasing the latest technology in the TV business, wanted to take a step in the opposite direction. Inside his Black Bear Antique store — an old general store built in the 1950s that used to sell gas and groceries — he did just that. (Nelson Hicks)
Interesting items at Black Bear Antiques “‘I’ve never seen one of those before,’ I hear that a lot or ‘I’ve never seen that nice a one.’ You’ve seen it before but I have the nicest one,” Reaves told WSB-TV’s Nelson Hicks. (Nelson Hicks)
Interesting items at Black Bear Antiques A walk through the store is like a walk down memory lane. Black Bear Antiques has a collection of some of the coolest and nicest relics you’ll find anywhere. (Nelson Hicks)
Interesting items at Black Bear Antiques “People say my grandmother ‘had one of those’ and ‘I remember those growing up’ and that’s part of it, the experience,” Reaves said. (Nelson Hicks)
Interesting items at Black Bear Antiques Who used to have one of these? (Nelson Hicks)
Interesting items at Black Bear Antiques Here are some more of the items at Black Bear Antiques in Clayton. (Nelson Hicks)
Interesting items at Black Bear Antiques Here are some more of the items at Black Bear Antiques in Clayton. (Nelson Hicks)
Interesting items at Black Bear Antiques Here are some more of the items at Black Bear Antiques in Clayton. (Nelson Hicks)
Interesting items at Black Bear Antiques Here are some more of the items at Black Bear Antiques in Clayton. (Nelson Hicks)
Interesting items at Black Bear Antiques Here are some more of the items at Black Bear Antiques in Clayton. (Nelson Hicks)
Interesting items at Black Bear Antiques Here are some more of the items at Black Bear Antiques in Clayton. (Nelson Hicks)
Interesting items at Black Bear Antiques Here are some more of the items at Black Bear Antiques in Clayton. (Nelson Hicks)
Interesting items at Black Bear Antiques Here are some more of the items at Black Bear Antiques in Clayton. (Nelson Hicks)
Interesting items at Black Bear Antiques Here are some more of the items at Black Bear Antiques in Clayton. (Nelson Hicks)
Interesting items at Black Bear Antiques Here are some more of the items at Black Bear Antiques in Clayton. (Nelson Hicks)
Interesting items at Black Bear Antiques Here are some more of the items at Black Bear Antiques in Clayton. (Nelson Hicks)
Interesting items at Black Bear Antiques Here are some more of the items at Black Bear Antiques in Clayton. (Nelson Hicks)
Interesting items at Black Bear Antiques Here are some more of the items at Black Bear Antiques in Clayton. (Nelson Hicks)
Interesting items at Black Bear Antiques Here are some more of the items at Black Bear Antiques in Clayton. (Nelson Hicks)
Interesting items at Black Bear Antiques Here are some more of the items at Black Bear Antiques in Clayton. (Nelson Hicks)
Interesting items at Black Bear Antiques Here are some more of the items at Black Bear Antiques in Clayton. (Nelson Hicks)
Interesting items at Black Bear Antiques Here are some more of the items at Black Bear Antiques in Clayton. (Nelson Hicks)
Interesting items at Black Bear Antiques Here are some more of the items at Black Bear Antiques in Clayton. (Nelson Hicks)
Interesting items at Black Bear Antiques Here are some more of the items at Black Bear Antiques in Clayton. (Nelson Hicks)
Interesting items at Black Bear Antiques Here are some more of the items at Black Bear Antiques in Clayton. (Nelson Hicks)
Interesting items at Black Bear Antiques Here are some more of the items at Black Bear Antiques in Clayton. (Nelson Hicks)
Interesting items at Black Bear Antiques Here are some more of the items at Black Bear Antiques in Clayton. (Nelson Hicks)
Interesting items at Black Bear Antiques Here are some more of the items at Black Bear Antiques in Clayton. (Nelson Hicks)
Bleu Canoe Restaurant and Campground Next up is Bleu Canoe Restaurant and Campground. (Bleu Canoe Restaurant and Campground)
Bleu Canoe Restaurant and Campground What makes the Bleu Canoe unique? It’s one part restaurant, a Cajun restaurant in the mountains at that... (Bleu Canoe Restaurant and Campground)
Bleu Canoe Restaurant and Campground and one part tiny house campground. (Bleu Canoe Restaurant and Campground)
Bleu Canoe Restaurant and Campground “We have eight tiny homes and three historic fish cabins from the 40s that we rehabbed for nightly stays and then we have the restaurant, which is Cajun Creole-themed,” owner Jim White said. (Bleu Canoe Restaurant and Campground)
Bleu Canoe Restaurant and Campground “Its kind of like what we like to do now,” owner Lee White said. “You can go camping, but you still have a bed and bathroom. It’s all wooden, quiet up there. We’re actually abutted to Georgia Power land so there’s hundreds of acres of just forest next to us. People see bears, people see bobcats, all kinds of wildlife.” (Bleu Canoe Restaurant and Campground)
Bleu Canoe Restaurant and Campground With Jim White having 25 years in the restaurant business, the food can’t be beat. (Bleu Canoe Restaurant and Campground)
Bleu Canoe Restaurant and Campground Here are some more photos from the Bleu Canoe Restaurant and Campground. (Bleu Canoe Restaurant and Campground)
Bleu Canoe Restaurant and Campground Here are some more photos from the Bleu Canoe Restaurant and Campground. (Bleu Canoe Restaurant and Campground)
Bleu Canoe Restaurant and Campground Here are some more photos from the Bleu Canoe Restaurant and Campground. (Bleu Canoe Restaurant and Campground)
Bleu Canoe Restaurant and Campground Here are some more photos from the Bleu Canoe Restaurant and Campground. (Bleu Canoe Restaurant and Campground)
Bleu Canoe Restaurant and Campground Here are some more photos from the Bleu Canoe Restaurant and Campground. (Bleu Canoe Restaurant and Campground)
Bleu Canoe Restaurant and Campground Here are some more photos from the Bleu Canoe Restaurant and Campground. (Bleu Canoe Restaurant and Campground)
Bleu Canoe Restaurant and Campground Here are some more photos from the Bleu Canoe Restaurant and Campground. (Bleu Canoe Restaurant and Campground)
Bleu Canoe Restaurant and Campground Here are some more photos from the Bleu Canoe Restaurant and Campground. (Bleu Canoe Restaurant and Campground)
Bleu Canoe Restaurant and Campground Here are some more photos from the Bleu Canoe Restaurant and Campground. (Bleu Canoe Restaurant and Campground)
Bleu Canoe Restaurant and Campground Here are some more photos from the Bleu Canoe Restaurant and Campground. (Bleu Canoe Restaurant and Campground)
Bleu Canoe Restaurant and Campground Here are some more photos from the Bleu Canoe Restaurant and Campground. (Bleu Canoe Restaurant and Campground)
Timpson Creek Gallery Next up is Timpson Creek Gallery. Cecile and Dwayne Thompson are the masterminds behind this historic Rabun County institution. Duane got his start working with wood more than 40 years ago. (Timpson Creek Gallery)
Timpson Creek Gallery “I did anything that came through the door,” Dwayne Thompson said. “I’d put in an ax handle, build a cabinet, bookcases, anything anybody asked for, that’s what I did. Been here ever since. That’s been a long time, that’s been 40 years ago or so.” (Timpson Creek Gallery)
Timpson Creek Gallery His creations are legendary in the area. From his woodwork to his chandeliers, to anything and everything made with horns, Thompson can do it all and has done it all. (Timpson Creek Gallery)
Timpson Creek Gallery The gallery also offers collections that his wife creates and curates, whether that’s furniture, jewelry, pottery, art work or anything and everything covered with fabric and more. (Timpson Creek Gallery)
Timpson Creek Gallery Here are some more photos from Timpson Creek Gallery in Clayton. (Timpson Creek Gallery)
Timpson Creek Gallery Here are some more photos from Timpson Creek Gallery in Clayton. (Timpson Creek Gallery)
Timpson Creek Gallery Here are some more photos from Timpson Creek Gallery in Clayton. (Timpson Creek Gallery)
Timpson Creek Gallery Here are some more photos from Timpson Creek Gallery in Clayton. (Timpson Creek Gallery)
Timpson Creek Gallery Here are some more photos from Timpson Creek Gallery in Clayton. (Timpson Creek Gallery)
Timpson Creek Gallery Here are some more photos from Timpson Creek Gallery in Clayton. (Timpson Creek Gallery)
Chophouse at La Prade's Check out what’s on the menu at the Chophouse of LaPrade’s. Chef James Reaux, a James Beard Centennial Honoree at the prestigious James Beard House, is the brains behind this operation. This restaurant has good food with the fun to match it. (Nelson Hicks)
Chophouse at La Prade's “Great people, great food, great atmosphere, a lot of fun on the water,” manager Andrew Munnis said. “We do dock parties, we do live music, we do rock the dock on Saturdays. We (have) special drinks.” (Nelson Hicks)
