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October
1 & 3, 2009
Gillsville, Georgia
Join me, Ron "Kodiak"
Whiting, as I once again open my
door to some great southern hospitality.
The schedule such that it is:
October 1st Thursday:
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 Very
early arrivals will be able to get in on ground level
operational positions at no charge!
These
ground level positions entail cutting grass, weed
eating, trash pickup and porta-potty setup! Come
early for the best selection.
Might even make a
tub of Kub Ice-Kreme late this evening! |
October 2nd Friday:
Shop opens at sunrise. Early arrivals may find coffee, juice and possibly
muffins or donuts?
Workshops and projects all morning as needed and desired.
For the ladies, there will be yard
sales everywhere and the Maysville Festival will be gearing up again
today.
12:30/1:30: Lunch Burgers and dogs, chips, slaw, soft drinks etc.
Workshops and projects all afternoon as needed and desired.
6:00/7:00 pm:
Pot luck dinner with whatever
shows upi
October 3rd, Saturday:
Shop will be open early again, coffee, juice and muffins or donuts.
Then it is off to the parade!
Everyone is welcome to join the
parade in Maysville. However we need to be
 loaded
up and rolling out to go at/no later than 8:15 am !!!!
This is imperative if we are to get to the line up and get our place
together as a group in the parade. The parade starts at 9:30 am and
will last about and hour or so. It is about 2 to 3 miles long so gas
up!
Once the parade is over we can all
head back to the loading/un-loading area just north of town and load
up. If you like you can spend some time in Maysville or head back to
the shop for some more Cub work, we have most of the afternoon.
Lunch:
Let's promote the food
in Maysville since we're down there anyway till about 11 or 12: This
will benifit the local charties and churches
5:00/7:00 pm: Dinner…..we will be having a special BBQ provided by Corky’s Cub this evening with all the trimmings and some special
deserts including Ellen’s homemade pound cake and some more of that
Kub Kreme!!
Stonethrow is located approximately 60 miles North, Northeast of Atlanta,
Georgia off I-85.
If you would like to do a MapQuest or Google Maps of my location
just plug in
6510 Highway 52 Gillsville, Georgia 30543 and you should find me
easily.
Directions:
If your getting off I-85 either northbound or southbound just turn
left (I know that sounds weird but trust me its one of those weird
exit things) and go 9.6 miles and your there on the left is the shop
and on the right is parking on the top of the hill, plenty of room
and there will be signs to parking and to the shop.
There is a way to come over the mountains from Knoxville, Tenn. Via
I-40 / 74 (exit 27 off I-40) pick up US 19/23 to Waynesville, N.C.
and on to Dillsboro, N.C. stay on US 23 till you come to the
intersection/exit for Atlanta via US 441. Once on US 441 it will
eventually turn into Highway 365 take this till you see the
intersection of Highway 52 take a left and follow the signs to Gillsville. The shop and parking is less than ½ mile once you pass
the Post Office on the right in town.
If your coming from any other way, probably the easiest way to get
directions will be to email or PM me.
EATING PLACES AROUND TOWN AND SUCH:
Please avail yourself of the local Café in downtown Gillsville
(Jeannie’s Café) there are more restaurants in Maysville like the
Fat Finch which is very good but may be a bit pricey for some of us
country folk. There are all the chain places at US 441 and I-85
(which is where you all may be staying) Outback, Longhorn’s, Sonny’s
BBQ, McDonalds, Burger King, Pizza Hut, Cracker Barrel, Mexican
places, TGI Fridays and Starbucks!!!
HOTELS & MOTELS:
There are all kinds of places to stay they are located at Banks
Crossing (I-85 & US441) about 8/9 miles away, more commonly listed
as Commerce, Ga. and or Homer, Ga. (if you do searches on the net.)
There are places in Gainesville, Ga. about 15 miles away and even
Cornelia, Ga. about 17 miles away.
Here are the numbers for some of the hotel/motels at I-85 & US 441
Holiday Inn Express 706-336-8666
Hampton Inn 706-335-6161
Red Roof Inn 706-335-3640
Howard Johnson 706-335-5581
Comfort Inn 706-335-9001
Note: The Red Roof, Howard’s and Comfort Inns are all 3 next door to
the Cracker Barrel Restaurant.
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CAMPING |
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Primitive camping will be available
across the road from the shop (in the parking area) There are no
facilities or utilities but it is level and there's plenty of room. |
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