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You no longer have to keep track of PTO or take constant care of the kiddos living under your roof. Your time is your own to spend as you please now. Quite simply, the Golden Years are upon you. For a rejuvenatingly upscale escape cast in the amber glow of the festive fall season, set […]

Make This Season Brightest in Helen  All About Celebrating the Ho-Ho-Holidays in Helen  The most wonderful time of the year is upon us. While there’s no place like home for the holidays, a magical escape to Helen, Georgia, will rekindle your sense of wonder for the season. The whole family will enjoy getting in the

Some things are just synonymous with each other, like Idaho potatoes, Napa wine, or Wisconsin cheese. But this list of unique experiences you don’t want to miss is most certainly only found in Helen, Georgia. These are ten of the best reasons to visit this Bavarian-inspired Georgia gem—read on to see what awaits you in

  While castles go hand-in-hand with stereotypical knights in shining armor upon first thought, they’re often landmarks of deep architectural significance and historical contributions. You might think you have to travel to Europe or farther to experience an enlightening and educational castle, but now you actually don’t have to. If you’re looking to dig deeper

You’re dreaming of a vino-centric getaway, but don’t want to hop the pond to Europe. Actually, you don’t even want to hop across the country to go to California. And the good news is, you don’t have to. Enter: Helen, Georgia. With the soil akin to the soil found in winemaking regions in Italy, Helen

Where does the South go to find the warmth of winter’s most time-honored traditions? In this part of the country, a region that’s notorious for hot hot summers and especially abbreviated transitional season, it can be difficult to capture the magic of a season that has been represented by misty mountains, snowy plains, and cultural

When you have good bier and a tight knit community (from all over), festivals just invent themselves. That’s what happened with Oktoberfest in 1810. Can you believe Helen, Georgia, the town that invented itself in the image of Bavaria, has been celebrating Oktoberfest for 50 years? It’s evidence that the spirit driving Oktoberfest is eternal:

As with many crafts over the years, locals are finding out they can do them in Helen, too. Brewing is a longstanding tradition in Germany and a lynchpin of Oktoberfest. As the unofficial Georgia Oktoberfest headquarters, regulars to Helen taste a lot of seasonal brews from Deutschland. The palates of the Blue Ridge faithful are

Sometimes you want to do the same things somewhere new. A relaxing experience relies on some predictability, but also adds intrigue—mountains, river, special food. . . not being home. Making time to just hang out is harder for us guys when we grow up. Alpine Helen is an easy getaway with maximum bro-down benefit. Mark off a

You can drink wine anywhere, yet one of the most popular escapes connoisseurs and novices alike seek is a trip to “wine country.” Perhaps it’s a unique way to connect your senses to a timeless natural process in beautiful surroundings that produce a complex product; maybe it’s getting to learn from wineries how their craft