Travelers from the Atlanta region and throughout the Southeast seeking the solitude, long views and coziness of winter's seasonal charms needn't jet away to the Rockies or make the hours-long drive north when the southern Appalachians lie just north of the metropolitan area. A winter getaway less than an hour away offers 50 mile vistas, crystalline streams and towering evergreen forests, world-class shopping and quaint mountain towns decorated with seasonal flair. Dawson County and Historic Dawsonville, just an hour north of Atlanta off Georgia 400 is a destination that has the indoors and the outdoors covered, from the upscale shops of the North Georgia Premium Outlets to the mountain trails and ADA accessible walkways of the Amicalola River.

Visitors celebrate the holiday season in style along Georgia 400, Georgia's "Hospitality Highway," with a plethora of opportunities for shopping, romance, history, music, nostalgia, and family festivities

Earlier this year Dawson County, Georgia was once again selected by The Secretary of Veterans Affairs in Washington as a Veterans Day Regional Site. Dawson County is among 41 designated sites nationwide and one of 2 in Georgia that serve as model community events in honor of our Nation's Veterans.

October 24-27-arts, crafts, cars, cuisine and more!

Dawsonville, Georgia-The leaves are falling and the mountains are calling, so start your engines and head for Dawsonville-this year's Mountain Moonshine Festival is approaching faster than a 40 Ford loaded with white lightning!