Georgia Magazine - September 2017 - 8

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* Selfie spots. In August, Georgia
Tourism launched the Georgia Film
Selfie Spot Tour, a self-guided tour of
33 movie and TV sites where social
media fans can take selfies and post it
online using the hashtags #GeorgiaFilm
and #ExploreGeorgia. Movie sites include Atlanta, where "Captain America:
Civil War" was filmed; Port Wentworth,
for "Forrest Gump"; Monticello, for "My
Cousin Vinny"; and Cartersville, for
"Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2." Visit
exploregeorgia.org for information.

* Where are you? Severe weather
warnings are issued by county, so be
sure you know what county you're in
as well as the surrounding ones. For a
map, see bit.ly/gacounties.

Chef Tyler Florence
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* Food truck stops! Georgia will be
featured on season 8 of Food Network's
"The Great Food Truck Race," with a
stop in Athens (episode 5, airing
Sept. 17 and 18) and the finale in Savannah (episode 6, airing Sept. 24 and
25). On the show hosted by celebrity
chef Tyler Florence, food truck chefs
create innovative dishes in an attempt
to gain the most sales for the day while
working through culinary challenges.

Cleveland teen makes waves in sport of
paddling

hree years ago,
Kaley Martin of
Cleveland went to
see her younger sister, Allison, compete
in a flatwater sprint
canoe race. Although
Martin enjoyed canoeing and kayaking
as a leisure pursuit,
it wasn't until she
watched her sister Kaley Martin earned a spot on the women's Team USA canoeing
race that the 19-year- team, where she competes in the one-person flatwater sprint
old decided to try the canoe races.
started paddling," she says. "But I am
sport.
"I saw the races and just thought more surprised at how many doors
it looked like so much fun!" she says. have opened for me, how much I am
Because of age restrictions, Mar- getting to do what I enjoy and also
tin couldn't join her sister's team, so how much I am learning! Since being
she tried out for and made the devel- in these international races, I have a
opmental team with the Lanier Canoe new list of goals and training I want
to accomplish. I want to keep workand Kayak Club.
In 2014, Martin was named the ing hard and go even faster."
Martin's parents, Doug and Kim
Female Rookie of the Year for the
Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club, the Martin, say they couldn't be prouder
first of many accolades. In May of of her accomplishments.
"I hope Kaley will go as far as she
this year, Martin competed in the U.S.
canoe team trials for the C1 (one- wants in the sport," Kim Martin says.
person flatwater sprint canoe) "We want her to have every opportu200-meter race, not only earning a nity. It is fun watching her learn, grow
gold medal for the fastest time but and accomplish so much! We are very
also landing a spot on the women's excited for her."
Martin also captured the attenTeam USA canoeing team.
"I am proud of that gold med- tion of the folks at Habersham Elecal!" she says. "The competition was tric Membership Corp. in Clarkesville,
tough, and it meant a lot to me to who donated $100 in July toward her
training and travel costs.
win that race."
"Habersham EMC is happy to help
In July, Martin flew to Seattle for
training before heading to Romania support the youths in the counties we
to compete in the U23 World Cham- serve, whether sports, academic or
pionship with Team USA. Next, she club-related," says David Foster, diattended the International Canoe Fed- rector of business development for
eration training camp in the Czech Habersham EMC. "We want to try to
Republic, followed by competing at help as many youths as we can to
the Senior World Championship, also achieve their hopes and dreams."
"I'm honored to represent our
in the Czech Republic, in preparation
country and love to compete," Martin
for the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.
Her success has been far greater says. "I love to tell people about my
sport and invite them to come try it
than anything Martin ever pictured.
"I never imagined I'd be traveling out!"
-Karon Warren
and canoeing for Team USA when I
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