Achasta

On March 26, Achasta residents and Dahlonega community members can experience a night of fun with friends and family while supporting a very worthy cause. This year’s Relay For Life will be held at the Lumpkin County High School Track. Events will begin around 7 p.m. and will last until 7 a.m.

What Is Relay For Life?

The American Cancer Society Relay For Life is a 12-hour event where teams are asked to take turns walking or running around a track throughout the night. Teams must have a participant on the track at all times. The idea is that cancer never sleeps neither will the participants.

It’s springtime and everyone here at Achasta is ready to enjoy the wonderful North Georgia weather and what better way to enjoy it than by coming to this year’s Riverfest right here at Achasta.

Riverfest will be held at the Achasta River Park on April 24. The event will be a great chance for families to enjoy the fresh spring weather of the North Georgia Mountains while getting to know your neighbors and learning a little bit of the history of Dahlonega.

Activities will include fishing, horseshoes, bird watching, gold panning, and more.

This event will be the first chance for residents to see the completed upgrades to the Achasta River Park and will surely be a great day of family fun.

We are a month away from one of North Georgia’s favorite festivals. Join us for the 14th annual Bear on the Square Mountain Festival. This is the weekend that residents and visitors look forward to. Dahlonega’s culturally rich festival begins on April 16th -18th.

During the spring, the North Georgia foothills come alive with the familiar sounds of  blue grass music. Dahlonega’s downtown area will enjoy the talents of: Michael Cleveland & the Flamekeepers, Dixie Bee-Liners, John Lilly, and also Jesse McReynolds and the Virginia Boys and many more of your favorite musicians.

Spring in the North Georgia Mountains begins in mid March.   As we usher in daylight savings time on March 14th, spring’s official date is not too far behind on March 20th.  Enjoy North Georgia’s colorful display of dogwoods, azaleas, wildflowers, rhododendrons and the beautiful wild daffodils.

 Other points of interest are in North Georgia’s State Parks. If your interests lie with camping, fishing, grilling and exploration, here are a few parks that you can visit:  Amicalola Falls, Black Rock Mountain, Red Top Mountain, Talullah Gorge, and Unicoi.
For additional information on Georgia’s beautiful State Parks visi the North Georgia Stat Parks Website.

The Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course here at Achasta is a fully certified Audubon golf course.

For those unfamiliar with Audubon certification, we would like to explain the certification and what it means for golfers who play at Achasta.

The Audubon certification represents the seamless unison of golf and nature. During the certification process, every aspect of course design is weighed against the possible environmental implications it may cause. By doing this, certified courses can guarantee the preservation of nature and wildlife while also providing a wonderful golf experience for the avid player.

Achasta is happy to announce the completion of our winter hiking trail additions.

There has been almost two new miles of hiking trails added to the already beautiful and adventurous trail system here at Achasta.

We have added Azalea Pass, which is fittingly littered with native azaleas along its edges. This additional trail is half a mile long and connects some of our previously constructed trails to create a more fluid network for hikers.

The newly added Luhi Trail is a challenging climb for hikers. Luhi actually means “climber” in Cherokee and trailblazers should be ready for just that. The end reward of this tough hike is worth the effort. The trail has spectacular year-round views of Mount Yonah in the distance.

Achasta has recently partnered with the luxurious Jolie Day Spa here in Dahlonega.

The Grille at Achasta will be the caterer of choice for the guests of Jolie Day Spa. For a sample of some of the enticing menu items, visit the Jolie Day Spa website.

For those of who haven’t heard about Jolie Day Spa, it’s a luxury day spa tucked away right here in the North Georgia Mountains. Some of their services include a variety of specialty massages, facials, make-up applications, and waxing. You can also receive a specialty manicure and pedicure during your visit.

Achasta is honored to host the Atlanta Women’s Council of Realtors Golf Tournament.

The Women’s Council of Realtors is a group of real estate professionals that meet monthly in some of Atlanta’s most prestigious locations. At these meetings, members learn, grow, and network with the top professionals in the real estate industry. It is a great way for members to stay connected and updated.

The tournament at Achasta will be held on April 12th. This event will serve as the first fundraising golf tournament ever for the Atlanta Chapter. There are an estimated 100 players in the tournament including members, sponsors, and clients. There will also be a car given away to the winner of a hole in one contest.

In case you missed it, we had a PHENOMENAL speaker in last week to talk about the many ways of attracting different species of birds to your property.  Georgeann Schmalz walked through a number of different topics and gave out some great information, including info on her Birding Adventures trips to the National Forest in our area.  In the event you missed it, I have some a free pdf I will be happy to email you, as well as a poster (in pdf format) that is available for $3.  The poster is out of print, but includes a number of plants and birds and tells you what plants attract what birds.  The one new thing I'm taking home from the event is that if you want to put up a screech owl house, make the hole 3" in diameter, place it 15-20ft up and have the hole facing another tree, so that the young owls will be better acquainted with their surroundings.  Good stuff!  Join us for our next adventure on March 12th to the NGCSU Planetarium and Observatory.&nb