Posted: 5/4/2005 4:59:25 PM EDT
| Any members in the Blue Ridge area of Georgia? What is the area like to live in ? I'm considering a move to the area and would like some opinions. |
I don't live in Blue Ridge but I pass through there on the way to the lake. Looks like small town America in the mountains of North Ga. If you drive a truck, dip or chew, and don't use "fancy, high folution" words..................you should fit right in. Also, I hope you like Waffle House.  Accountant |
   Swear an oath to the confederacy, and we'll consider letting you slip in early. I've been in the Blue Ridge area quite a bit, and my future brother-in -law lives there. They are real mountain folks. If you're from big city NY, don't expect anything similar. Come visit on vacation first and spend some time there, not sight seeing, but in the grocery store and tire shops and such and see if you can hack the way of the people. |
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Book, We only let you in becuase you don't talk like you're from Jersey. 19suburban96, You need to learn about the following things and how they relate to the community: 1. A "Rebel Yell" 2. General Robert E. Lee 3. Coon Dogs 4. Opening Day of Deer Season is a National Holiday 5. and for goodness sakes, please learn how to pronounce "sumbitch" properly. 6. Football is the largest organized religion in the South Accountant |
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Funny thing about Blue Ridge- It was just on the news today that the 83 yr old mayor of Blue Ridge was arrested as a result of a GBI undercover investigation which exposed that he and 5 others were running an organized cockfighting operation in which app. 300 people attended each fight. ETA:Cleaned up |
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As a resident of Fannin County (where Blue Ridge is), I can say it is awesome if you're sick of the city. My family moved here almost 4 years ago from Miami and haven't looked back. It feels like we've been here our whole lives and people have been very receptive. Sure there are some people that think they're cool being rednecks, but mostly everyone is nice and the amount of transplants is growing every day. The only reason people don't like outsiders is when they are the kind that want to change everything into a city. As long as you convert to the southern way, its all good. I've even picked up a twang in my speech patterns. I don't know if you have kids, but the schools are pretty decent, but there is only 1 high school and 1 middle school. The sports teams usually do pretty good for the region and sometimes win state. I'm currently attending North Georgia College & State University which is an excellent university only 45 minutes away. For some of the fun stuff, we have Lake Blue Ridge (watersports/fishing), a drive-in, plenty of other fishing and hunting opportunities (deer in fall, turkey in spring), and 60% of the county is national forest. As far as restaurants, we have a good bit of local places, the usual fast food joints and the already mentioned Waffle House. We are getting a Home Depot soon but that is pretty much it except for more houses. If you need anything else, the closest Wal-Mart is the next town over (15-20 minutes) and the outskirts of Atlanta are about an hours drive and downtown Atlanta is about an hour and a half away. Because it is a mountain community, we experience all of the seasons and have a few decent snows, but nothing like up north. One of the few problems we have here is in the winter activities become hard to come by due to the weather. Besides the winters which is bad if you want to call it that, it is a great place to live. The people are nice, they actually wave at you for no reason, church is still valued and everybody goes to the football games on friday nights. Hope all of this helps and if you have any other questions don't be afraid to email me. P.S. The local sheriff is pretty good for class 3s if you're into that. |
Actually no. I,m not making fun of you guys at all. Believe it or not NY has some very rural areas. I actually live in a small town on a road the post office doesn't even deliver mail to. So I know what rural is. I also lived in Texas for 4 yrs so I have an idea about the south. It's been my experience that southern people are generally more friendly and down to earth. I'm very serious about my post and I'm also looking across the border in TN in the same general area. Thanks to everyone for responding |
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Resident of Fannin County as well. Live in a small town about 4 miles up the road (GA 515/ GA 60) called Mineral Bluff. Lived here all my life (except for my 4 years in the Army, and a brief move to Kennesaw). It's pretty nice here. As stated above, local sherriff is pretty C3/SBR signoff-friendly. Not alot happens, slower pace-of-life. Great place to be outdoors, as we have the Rock Creek and Cooper's Creek Management areas for hunting/fishing/hiking/camping. The Appalachian Trail runs through portions of Rock Creek if you like to hike and camp. Tons of shooting areas here, no one ever seems to complain. We have begun to see many transplants (mostly seniors from Florida) in the past 5 or 6 years. Most folks are easy going. Blue Ridge has grown some, but not like some of the outlying towns such as Ellijay or Canton along GA 515-575, due to local politics and fear of overgrowth. I would recommend this area if you are looking at a move south. Also might check out Blairsville (Union County, approx 25 minutes East of Blue Ridge), or Ellijay (Gilmer County, approx. 20 minutes south) as well. Each has it's own variation of scenery, merchants/restaurants, and attractions. Blairsville and outlying communities seems to have a slightly nicer array of scenery, with Brasstown Valley having the highest point in Georgia, but land value in that area is higher. Good luck with whatever you choose. |
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Copperhill is technically Tennessee, McCaysville is in Georgia. The area being referred to is the Georgia/Tennesee state line. The difference between Copperhill and McCaysville is about 50 yards and a river. The Taccoa River is what separates them. As far as shooting areas, it is going to be the same as Blue Ridge. McCaysville is only about 8 miles from Blue Ridge down GA Highway 5. If you want to explore north a bit, there used to be a DNR range called "Brushy Creek" I think, right off of TN-64 on the right by a high bride just before you enter the Ocoee River Gorge. I heard they might be closing it down, but not sure. It was usually trashed anyway. McCaysville/Epworth/Blue Ridge are so close they are pretty much all served by the same things. Also there used to be alot of old land that was owned by the chemical company in Copperhill, that is old and barren, but I don't know if you'd want to go out there anyway, they are old holding ponds for arsenic and sulphur that have dried up. If you need some help finding some shooting areas when you get down here, just look me up. I'm right down the road from you. |