Georgia Magazine - December 2023 - 30

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been trained to run raccoons, " Dixon says. One night the dog
got stuck in a hollow chestnut oak. The tannic acid in the tree,
combined with the hollow tree's airflow, mummified Stuckie's
remains over time.
Southern Forest World is celebrating Arbor Day by offering
free admission on Feb. 16. Learn more about the exhibits and
events and find out how to donate to support the museum at the
website.
Katie Teems Norris is a New Mexico-based freelance writer
and communications professional.
More museums to explore
* American Prohibition Museum, Savannah; (912) 551-4054;
americanprohibitionmuseum.com
* Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home, Rome;
(762) 327-6124; chieftainsmuseum.org
A 38-foot fi berglass loblolly pine inside Southern Forest World in
Waycross contains a walk-through spiral staircase.
rock 'n' roll singers used to perform right here. "
For example, Hank Williams Jr. gave his first live
performance on the Nancy Auditorium stage a mile down
the road from the museum.
" I hope that when you come in here you'll find an item that
belonged to maybe one of your favorite singers or brings back a
memory in your life, " Bright says.
Visit the museum's website and follow it on Facebook at
fb.com/musicmemoriesmuseum for information about music
history as well as items on display.
Southern Forest World, Waycross; (912) 285-4056;
southernforestworld.org
Southern Forest World's director, Bertha Dixon, says that
when she asks children where paper products come from, the
answer is " Walmart. "
" We want to teach them where they actually come from, "
she says. " We use products every day that we don't realize have
wood products in [them]. "
For example, wood fibers are used in the manufacturing of
plastic products, paper packaging and even cell phone screens.
At Southern Forest World, which opened in 1981, visitors
can learn about different types of forests in the United States as
well as forestry history and ecology. There's even a NASA
section.
" People don't realize that [the forestry industry played] a
part in going into outer space, " Dixon says, because of pinewood
fibers used in astronauts' clothing and equipment.
On the grounds outside of the museum are a nature trail,
a playground, an amphitheater and a fire tower that once sat at
the top of Brasstown Bald, Georgia's highest point.
Something that brings many visitors to the museum-
including filmmakers who have come from England and
Japan-is Stuckie the mummified dog.
Stuckie was " a brown-and-white hound dog that had
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* Crawford W. Long Museum, Jefferson; (706) 367-5307;
crawfordlong.org
* The Dignity Museum, College Park; info@lovebeyondwalls.
org; lovebeyondwalls.org/dignity-museum
* Eagle Tavern, Watkinsville; (706) 769-5197;
bit.ly/eagletavernwville
* Elberton Granite Museum, Elberton; (706) 283-2551;
bit.ly/granitemuseum
* Expedition: Bigfoot! The Sasquatch Museum, Blue Ridge;
(706) 946-2601; expeditionbigfoot.com
* Fire Museum, Marietta; (770) 794-5466;
bit.ly/mariettafiremuseum
* Funk Heritage Center, Waleska; (770) 720-5970;
reinhardt.edu/funkheritage
* Georgia Rural Telephone Museum, Leslie; (229) 874-4786;
grtm.org
* Georgia State Cotton Museum, Vienna; (229) 268-2045 or
(229) 406-4620; bit.ly/viennacottonmuseum
* Harlem Museum and Welcome Center, Harlem;
(706) 556-0401; harlemmuseumandwelcomecenter.com
* Image Doctor's Camera Museum, McDonough;
(770) 892-0042; camera-museum.org
* Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA), Atlanta;
(404) 979-6455; museumofdesign.org
* Museum of Miniature Chairs, Stone Mountain;
(770) 498-8816; museumofminiaturechairs.com
* Savannah African Art Museum, Savannah; (912) 721-7745;
savannahafricanartmuseum.org
* SCAD FASH Museum of Fashion + Film, Atlanta;
(404) 253-3132; scadfash.org
* Southeastern Quilt and Textile Museum, Carrollton;
(770) 301-2187; sqtmuseum.org
* Southeastern Railway Museum, Duluth; (770) 476-2013;
train-museum.org
* St. Simons Lighthouse Museum, St. Simons Island;
(912) 638-4666; bit.ly/stsimonslighthouse
* Waffle House Museum, Decatur; (770) 326-7086;
wafflehouse.com/museum
* William Root House, Marietta; (770) 426-4982;
roothousemuseum.com
* World War II Home Front Museum, St. Simons Island;
(912) 634-7098; bit.ly/homefrontmuseum
SOUTHERN FOREST WORLD

http://www.americanprohibitionmuseum.com http://www.chieftainsmuseum.org http://www.crawfordlong.org http://www.lovebeyondwalls.org/dignity-museum http://bit.ly/eagletavernwville http://bit.ly/granitemuseum http://www.expeditionbigfoot.com http://bit.ly/mariettafiremuseum http://www.reinhardt.edu/funkheritage http://www.fb.com/musicmemoriesmuseum http://www.grtm.org http://bit.ly/viennacottonmuseum http://www.southernforestworld.org http://www.harlemmuseumandwelcomecenter.com http://www.camera-museum.org http://www.museumofdesign.org http://www.museumofminiaturechairs.com http://www.savannahafricanartmuseum.org http://www.scadfash.org http://www.sqtmuseum.org http://www.train-museum.org http://bit.ly/stsimonslighthouse http://www.wafflehouse.com/museum http://www.roothousemuseum.com http://bit.ly/homefrontmuseum

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