Helen, GA

Jordan's sister, Jenny, flew into last Wednesday and we've been showing her around Atlanta.  Last Saturday we took the recommendations of several people and headed to Helen, GA.  Helen is about two hours away from our house and the drive is beautiful.  About an hour out of the city you start to get into the "back woods", if you will.  Jordan insisted on stopping at this roadside stand to get some boiled "boled" peanuts.  If nothing, this guy made the long drive worth it.  He was as country as they come.  

 Helen is a re-creation of an Alpine village nested in the Blue Ridge Mountains.  It was fun to see the German architecture throughout the town.  Even the streets were cobblestone.  After driving through the town, we parked and then stopped for lunch.

 My knockwurst and red potato salad lunch.  Yum.

 Lucy and Aunt Jenny.

 The Chatahoochee River floats through Helen, so a popular activity is "shooting the Hooch" on a tube.  There were crazy amounts of tubers.  We stood and watched them for awhile.

 My favorite stop was the Hansel and Gretel candy factory.  Lucy was thrilled with her chocolate covered marshmallow.

After shopping around, we drove three miles outside of town to a beautiful state park.  There was a lake with white, sandy beaches and some great picnic spots.  My guess is that Helen will be beautiful this fall.  We will definitely be going back to take advantagae of the state park.