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Growing numbers of tourists are coming to historic Blue Ridge, Copperhill and McCaysville to shop for Appalachian arts and crafts, pottery, quilts, antiques, mountain home furnishings, apples, smoked trout-- even hand-made alpaca sweaters and shawls. Artists are attracted to the North Georgia and East Tennessee Mountains because the peace and quiet, misty mountains and clear starry nights provide time, tranquility and inspiration for creating wonderful art, from tradition art and craft to contemporary painting and sculpture.

Examples -- blacksmithing, pottery making, wood carving, weaving, folk art and jewelry, handcrafted furniture, watercolor and oil painting, hand blown glass -- all and more are produced by fine local artists and craftsmen. High Country Art and Antiques, in downtown Blue Ridge, displays the work of nationally known painters, potters and sculptors, along with a colorful array of folk art in the courtyard.

Antique shoppers can spend all the time they want browsing through a various number of shops and antique malls from Blue Ridge to McCaysville and back. Blue Ridge's Main Street is dotted with unique specialty shops, galleries and restaurants from one end to the other. In Fannin County, you can furnish a mountain cabin from top to bottom with period antiques, mountain furnishings and handmade twig furniture in the blink of an eye.

Don't forget to sample our southern food specialties! Mercier Orchards, one of the largest apple orchards in the southeast, grows 50 varieties of apples and makes delicious fried pies, apple cider doughnuts and apple bread from scratch. Take home some pickled okra, hot pepper jelly, locally smoked trout or sourwood honey. Buy some homegrown vegetables from a fruit stand or a pick-up truck. Or pick up a case of mountain water drawn and bottled right here in Fannin County!

Just north of Blue Ridge is the Ocooe River which is famous for the 1996 Olympic Kayaking Event and the Ocoee Whitewater Center. This beautiful facility was built for the Olympics but now acts as a welcome center. Just downstairs is a unique gift shop called O's on the River. You can esily spend an afternoon shopping and walking around this incredible venue.

Local Merchants

Angelina's Italian Gourmet Market & Delicatessen
Blue Ridge, GA

Blue Ridge Bird Seed Company
Blue Ridge, GA

Country Stitches Inc.
Blue Ridge, GA

Cycle South, Inc.
Blue Ridge, GA

Love Dogs (And Cats Too!)
   Blue Ridge, GA


River Junction Olde Tyme Portraits & Family Photo Studio, LLC
   Blue Ridge, GA

There are many more shops and boutiques in the Blue Ridge area. The companies listed above are companies that have exchanged links with Mountain Escapes Property Management and Cabin Rentals.