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Posted: 8/25/2021 3:09:39 PM EDT
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Helen is a fake Bavarian village with some tourist attractions. That said, there are some decent bar/restaurants along the river and a couple of good German restaurants. My favorite is Bodensee https://bodenseerestaurant.com/
Helen is in the foothills of the Appalachians and there are a lot of scenic attractions in the area and good hiking if you're into that. Anna Ruby falls is handicap accessible and only a few miles away. Dahlonaga Georgia is genuinely quaint and is not too far away. It is the site of the first American Gold rush. |
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Posted: 8/25/2021 3:54:01 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Helen is a fake Bavarian village with some tourist attractions. That said, there are some decent bar/restaurants along the river and a couple of good German restaurants. My favorite is Bodensee https://bodenseerestaurant.com/ Helen is in the foothills of the Appalachians and there are a lot of scenic attractions in the area and good hiking if you're into that. Anna Ruby falls is handicap accessible and only a few miles away. Dahlonaga Georgia is genuinely quaint and is not too far away. It is the site of the first American Gold rush. What he said. Its a tourist trap though not without some charm. |
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Posted: 8/25/2021 6:44:51 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: What he said. Its a tourist trap though not without some charm. I've been to Helen once with friends for Oktoberfest and had a good time. At one of the gift shops the cashier basically said the same thing to my friends and I. I thought it was a bit odd at the time but I see it now. |
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Posted: 8/25/2021 7:15:49 PM EDT
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I've been once, it was nice. There are some interesting shops lining the main drag. Nice scenery and pretty relaxing in my opinion. We visited Brasstown Bald which is a mountain top that is the highest point in Georgia. It's just a little north of Helen and the scenery is amazing.
It's worth visiting if you need to relax and decompress in my opinion. |
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Posted: 8/25/2021 11:40:45 PM EDT
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Pretty much all of the above is solid advice.
I’ve spent many a night every Spring at the “Helendump” (actual name, Helendorf) hotel. I used to work a weeklong pro photographer school hosted at North Georgia Tech in Clarksville and stayed at the Helendump. Actually it’s a basic hotel, some of the bigger rooms have a in bedroom jacuzzi.  Bring your own Lysol. Their ground floor River front rooms may or may not have survived the recent flooding of the Chatthochie River.IIRC we had an GHTF guy working in Helen, @jace |
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Posted: 8/26/2021 10:48:52 AM EDT
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My family has visited there every March for the last 30 years.
Bodensee is amazing German food as stated above. Last time I was there we ate at Spice 55 Thai twice as it was really good. Big Daddys has pretty good food and drinks. I always hit up the Old Bavaria Inn for a few beers while the kids and wife hit the dreck stores. King Ludwig Biergarten is a great place to sit and listen to music, people watch, and catch a buzz on expensive but good beer. Go hike up to Anna Ruby Falls at Unicoi(not challenging). For more of a challenge hike up Yonah Mtn. For the most challenging go up to Vogel State Park or hike up to Brasstown Bald from the AT. |
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Posted: 8/26/2021 1:48:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Go hike up to Anna Ruby Falls at Unicoi(not challenging). For more of a challenge hike up Yonah Mtn. For the most challenging go up to Vogel State Park or hike up to Brasstown Bald from the AT. With all the rain lately, Yonah's trail from the meadow to the upper road has gotta be a complete train-wreck. Though the view is among the best in all of Georgia. |
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Posted: 8/26/2021 1:50:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Their ground floor River front rooms may or may not have survived the recent flooding of the Chatthochie River. My spies inform me the river got to the step just below the main floor of the Troll. IIRC that is below the hotel by several feet. |
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Posted: 8/26/2021 3:07:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: My spies inform me the river got to the step just below the main floor of the Troll. IIRC that is below the hotel by several feet. Your spies are correct. There are several foot paths and a couple of hikes that could be done I sat in a lounge chair in the river below the main bridge and drank all afternoon 2 weeks ago. Had a good time pushing tubers out of my space. |
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Posted: 8/26/2021 3:36:34 PM EDT
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There's nothing in Helen for a lone guy. It's a tourist trap and the food sucks and they all have the same boring beer on tap. My harem goes up several times through the summer and fall to do tubing so I have time to wander around solo.
Brasstown Bald is worth an afternoon visit and not too far from Helen. Drive another 2 hours to Asheville. Sure they're weird but there's a lot of good food and beer. |
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Posted: 8/27/2021 6:46:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Pretty much all of the above is solid advice. I’ve spent many a night every Spring at the “Helendump” (actual name, Helendorf) hotel. I used to work a weeklong pro photographer school hosted at North Georgia Tech in Clarksville and stayed at the Helendump. Actually it’s a basic hotel, some of the bigger rooms have a in bedroom jacuzzi. Bring your own Lysol. Their ground floor River front rooms may or may not have survived the recent flooding of the Chatthochie River.IIRC we had an GHTF guy working in Helen, @jace I was the assistant chief up there, but I’ve since left the law enforcement career for a much better life lol |
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Posted: 8/27/2021 8:42:15 PM EDT
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Had a fun time in Helen earlier this year.....this was a blast.
https://www.nacoocheeadventures.com/ |
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Posted: 9/19/2021 10:36:29 PM EDT
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Lots of hiking. Mt Yonah is nice, about 45 minutes to the top. Plenty of other hikes. Lots of nice waterfalls too.
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Posted: 9/23/2021 9:37:53 PM EDT
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Helen is fun if you want to get drunk and hunt MILFs. That's about it.
I live 15 minutes from Helen. Are you into camping? Hit west fork camp ground off Warwoman in Rabun instead. Clayton is more fun - like Asheville in Ga. |
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