Contents JUNE 2020 * VOL. 76, NO. 6 GEORGIA MAGAZINE 5 COVID-19 efforts Georgia businesses and nonprofits help. By Carolyn Crist 16 True grit COURTESY GEORGIA STATE PARKS Georgia's historic gristmills keep on grinding. By Helen Newling Lawson 20 In search of community Folk school teaches more than crafts. By Pamela A. Keene /P CH OU I 16 24 OM K .C COURTESY GIBBS GARDENS OC IST 28 34 On the cover Blacksmithing is just one of many classes offered at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, N.C. The school promotes the importance of community and fosters an environment in which students feel confident in making something with their hands, regardless of their skill levels. (Photo courtesy of John C. Campbell Folk School.) 4 MAILBOX 7 MY GEORGIA Simple joys with my father 8 GEORGIA NEWS 10 CALENDAR OF EVENTS 12 GEORGIA'S ENERGY OUTLOOK 14 CURRENTS 24 AROUND GEORGIA The Colonial Coast Birding Trail 28 GEORGIA GARDENS Dazzling daylilies 30 GEORGIA COOKS Georgia peach recipes 33 TRIVIA CONTEST 34 SNAPSHOT Cute kids www.georgiamagazine.org 3http://www.georgiamagazine.org