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Delicious Apple Recipes

Mary Pearson's Spiked Apple Crisp

5 cups apples, peeled and sliced

1/4 cup packed light brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon-sugar

3/4 cup sugar

1 teaspoon grated lemon zest

1/4 cup sifted plain flour

1 ounce Grand Marnier

1/4 teaspoon salt

1...

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Rais- A - Ruckus

RAIS - A - RUCKUS
GAME CALLS

Hand crafting quality

"We ain't got no saw, so you boys best hold on!"

It was fair warning in straight Cajun. Jeff Guidry backed up an 18-foot aluminum duck boat, goosed the throttle and slammed the bow into a...

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Offering light in the darkness

Jubilee Partners
Offering light in the darkness

     Negative stereotypes lose their power and prejudice when people meet face-to-face and get to know each other, according to Don Mosley, a founder of Jubilee Partners, a Christian service community...

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North Georgia Apple Orchards

Take a Bite
North Georgia Apples

"EAT IT RAW, TOSS IT IN A SALAD, BAKE IT INTO A PIE, OR COOK IT INTO SAUCE OR BUTTER. APPLES ARE TRULY ONE FRUIT THAT CAN BE ENJOYED ANY WAY YOU WANT THEM." - Jaemor Farms

     Few sensations are as satisfying as...

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Summer Photo Contest Winners!

5th Annual Summer Photo Contest Winners

We received so many wonderful entries in our Photo Finish 5 Summer Photo Contest. We are positive your summer was spent traveling to some new and more familiar places. And there is no doubt many special,...

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Fall 2017 Issue of GA Connector - Hot off the Press!

OUR FALL 2017 ISSUE OF GA CONNECTOR IS HERE!

This issue of Georgia Connector will make you proud to be a Georgian. From our bountiful fall apple pickings in North Georgia to celebrating more than 100 years of an antebellum home in the Blue Willow...

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The Editor's Pen

The Editor's Pen

~Judy Garrison, Editor


Maybe there's more to this device they call Fitbit than meets the eye. Counting steps? Really, why? Here's something to think about: what is the steps we take every day actually mean something.

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Georgia's Newest Golf Cart Community - Monroe

The City Council voted to allow for golf carts to be driven on city streets under certain rules and regulations.

The new Motorized Vehicle Ordinance will allow for residents to begin using golf carts — or personal transportation vehicles — started...

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Hidden Gem - Thomasville

FEELS LIKE HOME
~THOMASVILLE~

It's rare to uncover a gem in your own backyard. Although this backyard is about five hours from the Athens area, located in southwest Georgia, Thomasville feels like home. It's perfect for a long weekend escape made...

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Creative Masterpiece - Georgia Museum of Art

Academics and Art

     After retiring from an active law practice in New York at the age of 70, Alfred Heber Holbrook began a personal quest to learn about art. A trip to Athens, Georgia, in the 1940s led to his introduction to Lamar Dodd, head of...

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