Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - (Page 4)
August 2011
CONTENTS
D E PA R T M E N T S
5 VIEWPOINT Freedom won is not freedom assured 6 MAILBOX 7 PICTURE THIS? Identify this Georgia site for a chance to win $25! 8 GEORGIA NEWS Georgia glimpses; Liberty notes 12 CALENDAR Happenings around the state 16 CURRENTS Community news from Georgia’s electric membership co-ops
FROM THE EDITOR
NASCAR and barbecue … yum! You with me, guys? It’s summer in Georgia, and what’s more Southern than car racing and eating barbecue? With its roots in Georgia—yes, running moonshine is where it started—NASCAR (the National Association for Automobile Stock Car Racing) has seen a lot of Georgia drivers and folks in the business since it began in 1947. Though there are NASCAR races across the country year-round, the only official NASCAR race in Georgia is the annual Sprint Cup Race, this year Sept. 2-4, at Hampton-based Atlanta Motor Speedway. Discover more about NASCAR and its Georgia roots in “Southern speedsters,” page 19. As for barbecue, Georgians are raising the bar, according to Georgia’s own resident ’cue expert, writer Jane Garvey. “No American dish is more debated, discussed, cussed and argued over than barbecue,” she says. Follow Garvey as she travels, talking and tasting barbecue at restaurants across the state. Then, don’t miss trying out some of these restaurants’ recipes yourself! See “From humble to highfalutin,” page 22, plus bonus online recipes and top barbecue hot spots, beginning on page 26A of our digital edition. (The August digital edition can be accessed by clicking the cover of this month’s magazine at www.georgiamaga zine.org!) Enjoy!
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ON T H E C O V ER :
The solid green flag displayed by the starter at the Atlanta Motor Speedway tells the drivers the race has begun at the SportClips Emory Health Care 500 in 2010. (Photo courtesy of Atlanta Motor Speedway.)
18 GEORGIA’S ENERGY OUTLOOK Energy efficiency and conservation 27 AROUND GEORGIA On Lake Lanier 31 MY GEORGIA More than home 34 SNAPSHOT Dog days of summer
F E AT U R E S
PHILLIP VULLO
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Southern speedsters
NASCAR’s roots run deep in Georgia soil. By Matt Bolch
From humble to highfalutin
Raising the bar on barbecue. By Jane F. Garvey
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BBQ
www.georgiamagazine.org, for this month’s bonus content:
Click on the August 2011 cover, online at
Ann Orowski Editor
web exclusive
The “g” means more is online!
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26A – Second helping: More barbecue hot spots, favorites, festivals and recipes 34A – Snapshot submissions 34B – Meet legendary NASCAR driver Rex White 34B – The history of Lake Lanier 34C – Gardens plant of the month; Liberty notes 34D – Energy-efficiency tips
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Georgia Magazine - August 2011
Georgia Magazine - August 2011
Table of Contents
Viewpoint
Mailbox
Picture This?
Georgia News
Calendar
Currents
Georgia's Energy Outlook
Southern speedsters
From humble to highfalutin
Second helping: Barbecue
Around Georgia
My Georgia
Snapshot
Snapshot Submissions
Meet legendary NASCAR driver Rex White
The history of Lake Lanier
Gardens plant of the month; Liberty notes
Energy-efficiency tips
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Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Table of Contents (Page 4)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Viewpoint (Page 5)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Mailbox (Page 6)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Picture This? (Page 7)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Georgia News (Page 8)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Georgia News (Page 9)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Georgia News (Page 10)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Georgia News (Page 11)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Calendar (Page 12)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Calendar (Page 13)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Calendar (Page 14)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Calendar (Page 15)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Currents (Page 16)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Currents (Page 17)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Georgia's Energy Outlook (Page 18)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Southern speedsters (Page 19)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Southern speedsters (Page 20)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Southern speedsters (Page 21)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - From humble to highfalutin (Page 22)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - From humble to highfalutin (Page 23)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - From humble to highfalutin (Page 24)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - From humble to highfalutin (Page 25)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - From humble to highfalutin (Page 26)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Second helping: Barbecue (Page 26A)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Second helping: Barbecue (Page 26B)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Second helping: Barbecue (Page 26C)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Second helping: Barbecue (Page 26D)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Second helping: Barbecue (Page 26E)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Second helping: Barbecue (Page 26F)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Second helping: Barbecue (Page 26G)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Second helping: Barbecue (Page 26H)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Around Georgia (Page 27)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Around Georgia (Page 28)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Around Georgia (Page 29)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Around Georgia (Page 30)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - My Georgia (Page 31)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - My Georgia (Page 32)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - My Georgia (Page 33)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Snapshot Submissions (Page 34)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Snapshot Submissions (Page 34A)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - The history of Lake Lanier (Page 34B)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Gardens plant of the month; Liberty notes (Page 34C)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Energy-efficiency tips (Page 34D)
Georgia Magazine - August 2011 - Energy-efficiency tips (Page Cover3)
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