2010 - Page 15 of 45 - Sightseers' Delight

Georgia parks preparing to launch ‘Leaf Watch 2010’

September 18, 2010 The Travel Trolley

Tallulah Gorge State Park (Photo by Todd DeFeo) CARTERSVILLE, Ga. — Leaf peepers, get ready. Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites are preparing to launch “Leaf Watch 2010” on Oct. 1. The partnership with the Georgia Forestry Commission tracks the fall’s colors in Georgia. “Fortunately, there are no ‘bad’ years for fall foliage in Georgia,” Ken Masten, the Gainesville District Manager for the Georgia Forestry Commission, said in a news release. “With moderating temperatures and sufficient

Asheville offers leaf peepers opportunity to scope ‘brilliant’ fall colors

September 18, 2010 The Travel Trolley

Asheville, N.C., officials are making their pitch for leaf peepers looking for brilliant colors this fall.

Georgia parks offering free admission Sept. 25

September 18, 2010 The Travel Trolley

Etowah Indian Mounds (Photo by Todd DeFeo) CARTERSVILLE, Ga. — Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites are offering free admission Sept. 25 to celebrate National Public Lands Day. “Georgia’s state parks and historic sites wouldn’t be here without our visitors and supporters,” Parks Director Becky Kelley said in a news release. “Free Day in the Parks is our way of thanking the thousands of people who volunteer their time, spend their vacations in the parks, or

Continental, United stockholders agree to merger

September 17, 2010 The Travel Trolley

Stockholders of Continental and United on Friday agreed to merge the two airlines.

Former Tampa airport chief named to Atlanta post

September 13, 2010 The Travel Trolley

ATLANTA — Mayor Kasim Reed on Monday named the former executive director and CEO of Tampa International Airport to serve as the next general manager of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Pending approval of the city council, Louis Miller will replace Ben DeCosta, who left at the end of June. Before his tenure in Tampa, Miller held a number of positions at the Salt Lake City Department of Airports. “Under the experienced leadership of Louis Miller,

GBI looking for information about Amtrak passenger

September 13, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

Authorities are looking for clues into the death of a Florida woman whose body was discovered along railroad tracks in southern Georgia after she was reported missing from an Amtrak train that passed through the area.

Falcons rout Cougars, 35-14, in Mountain West Conference opener

September 12, 2010 Express Telegraph

U.S. Air Force Academy Public Affairs U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan Air Force’s defense held BYU to just 126 yards of total offense in the final three quarters during the Falcons’ 35-17 win in the teams’ Mountain West Conference opener in front of a sold-out crowd of nearly 47,000 here Sept. 11. The rout breaks a six-game losing streak to BYU, who last lost to Air Force, 24-10, in 2003. “Our defense was absolutely special

Denison Museum exhibitions on Picasso and more

September 12, 2010 Special to The Travel Trolley

This fall, the Denison Museum will open four exhibitions: “Picasso at Denison,” “Theophile Steinlen,” and “From Paris to New York,” featuring modern works from the museum’s permanent collection, and “You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby,” a special exhibition of cigarette ads through the 20th century.

Op-Ed: Georgia’s southern hospitality is key to growing tourism

September 11, 2010 Chip Pearson

As autumn approaches, the North Georgia Mountains are gearing up for a busy fall season. Our beautiful mountain communities play host to a variety of activities in the fall, from the Ellijay Apple Festival, Oktoberfest in Helen, Gold Rush Days in Dahlonega and of course my personal favorite, the Dawsonville Moonshine Festival. These experiences are made all the more unique with Georgia’s touch of southern hospitality.

Remembering Sept. 11

September 11, 2010 The Travel Trolley

SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. – The events of Sept. 11, 2001, happened in New York, Washington and Shanksville, Pa., but the day affected Americans nationwide. While there are monuments – or planned monuments – in all three locations, there are also memorials in countless cities nationwide, including Kennesaw (near The Andrews Raid monuments), Sandy Springs (at the Sandy Springs Historic Site) and Cartersville (in friendship Plaza) in Metro Atlanta. Sept. 11 “is a day of deep