November 9, 2004
Helen, Georgia
We drove up to the "Bavarian" town of Helen, GA, to catch their Christmas finery;
we brought Willow along--here she is with James at Nora Mills,
the circa-1800s still-working gristmill outside of town
Hand-made wooden trenchers on top of an old millstone inside Nora Mills
The fruits of the mill: bags and bags of different types of flour and meal;
their Pioneer Porridge is excellent!
The falls that run Nora Mills
The Christmas tree in the Helen town square
The Helen skyline and sky so blue it hurts;
although it was November, later in the afternoon it got very warm--
James peeled off his jacket and Linda had to roll up her sleeves
The headwaters of the Chattahoochee River run through Helen,
a clear cool mountain stream as opposed to the muddy river downstream
This is one of the alleyways in Helen that lead between the shops
This picturesque windmill is in front of a motel
The old Helen Christmas Shop. The store has since moved and the stock is not quite as good
Linda at the Helen Christmas store
Snowflake decorations on the town gazebo and on the street
A typical Helen building;
sadly, this whole block of buildings was destroyed by a tornado
generated by Hurricane Katrina's landfall
This is one of several carriages that tour the town of Helen--
looks like the horse has found a friend!