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Archive for January, 2010

Whitesburg’s Banning Mills

Saturday, January 30th, 2010
Georgia > Northwest Region > Carroll County > Whitesburg

banningbridge2.jpgMore than a Bed & Breakfast, Historic Banning Mills is a multi-use family, corporate and adventure venue 45 minutes west of Atlanta.

Welcome to the new lodges at Historic Banning Mills! A Bed and Breakfast, Country Inn and Retreat Center, only 45 minutes west of Atlanta, but an undiscovered Georgia lodging and multi-venue that seems a million miles away.

From the moment you get out of your car, you will know you have found a unique place. Historic Banning Mills rests among 1,000 beautifully wooded acres, overlooking the scenic Snake Creek Gorge in Whitesburg, Georgia. You’ll not only enjoy the warm Bed and Breakfast romantic getaway atmosphere, but Banning Mills is a perfect family get-a-way place and corporate retreat. (more…)

Brunswick’s Lady Jane Cruises

Sunday, January 24th, 2010
Georgia > Coastal Region > Glynn County > Brunswick

ladyjanergb400.jpgThe shrimp boat experience aboard Lady Jane teaches the history and techniques of shrimping. Experience 90-minute dolphin/shrimping tours aboard a working 60-foot shrimp trawler. Charters available for special events, extended shrimping tours, diving, bottom fishing, weddings and sightseeing cruises.

Welcome aboard the Lady Jane - a United States Coast Guard certified 49-passenger steel shrimping vessel recently retired after years of loyal service to the shrimping industry. She has been painstakingly refurbished for your cruising pleasure. Lady Jane is the only shrimp vessel on the entire east coast that has been certified by the USCG to carry 49 passengers.

If you like, help the crew sort the shrimp from her catch of bonnethead , blacktip, sand shark, horseshoe crab, puffer fish, amberjack, crocker, spot, whiting, bluecrab, and skate. Want fresh shrimp to eat? Then sit back and enjoy boiled shrimp the crew has prepared. If you’re worried about bad weather, relax! Lady Jane has a big, air-conditioned cabin, restroom and large open decks with ample room for you to walk around and enjoy the views.

Why not have a picture taken with the captain at the helm of a real shrimp trawler?

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