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Georgia's
historical markers
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Georgia Grown
Executive Chef
Lauren Bolden
page 38
-Brian Friedman, Hartwell
We really enjoy this magazine. Thank you for
filling it with such a great variety of topics, all things Georgia!
I love your magazine. I live in Florida but have a
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house north of Toccoa, where my husband's family has
lived since the early 1800s.
I look forward to your magazine each month to tell
me what is going on in Georgia but especially about
events I can attend when I am up that way.
I also love the many interesting articles about
businesses and people in the state. It's so nice to get
a magazine with happy, uplifting news in this day
and time.
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A family's
legacy of trees
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Recipes from
Oliver Farm
page 34
on page 21, read about how neighbors
prepare homemade lasagnas to share
with others who may be going through
a rough time.
The organization is looking for
-Marjorie Turnbull, Tallahassee, Fla.
I truly enjoyed reading the October issue, especially because it covers different
topics during this fall season and has informative articles. Thank you!
-Arely Sanchez, via email
more volunteers, so if you feel led to
serve, learn more about the Lasagna
Love project and sign up to help a
neighbor.
Georgia's electric cooperatives are
I've been there!
September's Picture this? contest
featured a photo of Trahlyta's Grave in Stone
Pile Gap at the intersection of Ga. 9, 19 and
60 in Lumpkin County. Nearly 400 readers
recognized the location, including Bibiana
Marlar of Marietta.
An avid cyclist, Marlar recently rode in
Bibiana Marlar poses for a picture with
Trahlyta's Grave in Stone Pile Gap while
training for the Six Gap Century cycling event.
the area near the grave while training for the
Six Gap Century cycling event, which took
place Sept. 29.
" This is a challenging, 104-mile,
organized bike ride across six mountain
passes in the North Georgia mountains, " says Marlar, a Cobb EMC member. " I
drove up every month this year to do some or all of the gaps for training, and most
of these rides took me past Trahlyta's Grave. "
To see this month's featured Picture this? contest photo, turn to page 6.
-Lindsay Penticuff
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so thankful for your kindness during
the rebuilding and recovery after
Hurricane Helene. The outpouring of
letters, food deliveries, handwritten
notes and simple words of support
has meant so much to the co-op
community over the past couple of
months.
Read more about how co-ops
pulled together to overcome the
challenges from Helene in
Cooperative Concerns, page 20.
Enjoy this season!
-Mary Robinson, Hogansville
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Georgia's oldest farmer
honored
page 9
10 trees for the autumn
landscape
page 16
OCTOBER 2024
destinations " on page 30 and be
sure to check out our calendar on
page 10 (and the online calendar at
georgiamagazine.org, too) for more
places to visit.
Some say this also is the season
Muscadines
The mighty
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page 22
of kindness, though kindness always
should be in season. With that in
mind, our feature on the Lasagna Love
project is inspirational.
In " A recipe for comfort, " starting
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Look forward to your magazine
We recently bought a cabin in Hartwell, and I
National
Preparedness Month
page 24
became a member of Hart Electric Membership Corp.
(EMC) and started receiving your magazine.
Carnivorous plants
page 34
SEPTEMBER 2024
I just wanted to congratulate and thank you for
providing such a great magazine. You constantly
impress me with the breadth and quality of your
stories, and I enjoy reading it every month. Keep up
the great work!
page 16
We're heading toward the
holidays and the season of hope and
giving. Are you ready?
If you're looking for festive ways
to celebrate this month, look no
further than our Around Georgia
story about towns that make holidays
extra special.
Read " Georgia's festive
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