Spotlight Items
Spotlight On... Unique Georgia
Been there, done that? Take the road less traveled and discover the Peach State you never knew existed. Please check the PINES on-line catalog (www.gapines.org) for these and other guidebooks to our fascinating state.
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Weird Georgia: Your Travel Guide to Georgia's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets
- Part alternate state history book and part renegade Georgia guidebook, Weird Georgia combines odd information with offbeat travel destinations. Check out the tombstone east of Moultrie that's a seven-foot long marble elephant, the Casino at Radium Springs, Spook Bridge (between Valdosta and Quitman), and the “Maybe Elvis Toenail” in Cornelia. Author Jim Miles has seen it all.
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You Know You're in Georgia When... 101 Quintessential Places, People, Events, Customs, Lingo, and Eats of the Peach State
- Georgia isn't Ohio or Idaho. Georgia has its own peculiar delights and charms. Georgia is where you cross the Gnat Line, eat at Chick-fil-A (but not on Sunday) and Waffle House, land at the world's busiest airport, hike the “Little Grand Canyon,” visit the site of America's first gold rush, and still miss Lewis Grizzard. This little book is sure to make you smile.
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Georgia Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities, and Other Offbeat Stuff
- Don't leave home without this guide to everything that makes Georgia Georgia. Decatur native William Schemmel tells us the stories of Isidore Strauss and Elijah McCoy; where to see a rolling pin belonging to Mary Anna Randolph Custis (Mrs. Robert E. Lee); and how to make Varsity Chili Sauce and Deep Fried Kudzu. Wacky, outrageous, and fun.
