Sep 26, 2019
A Day of Daisies: 2019 Recap
On Sunday, September 22nd, hikers conquered three mountains and saw dozens of blooming yellow daisies. The second annual Daisy Days Triple Hike began at Stone Mountain (the largest of the...
Sep 18, 2019
Daisy Days is Coming!
Our Daisy Days Triple Hike is coming up soon. This Triple Hike – where we summit Stone, Arabia and Panola Mountain all in one day – celebrates the vibrant yellow...
Sep 12, 2019
Arabia Alliance Honored at Georgia Governor’s Tourism Conference
This week, staff of the Arabia Mountain Heritage Area Alliance (the nonprofit coordinator of the National Heritage Area) spent three days in LaGrange, GA, at the 2019 Georgia Governor’s Tourism...
Sep 12, 2019
Kemp applauds accomplishments of Georgia’s Tourism Industry
From the Albany Herald. Gov. Brian Kemp recognized the performance and impact of the state’s tourism industry while attending the 2019 Georgia Governor’s Tourism Conference in LaGrange. Hosted by...
Sep 5, 2019
Barren Rock? Not So Much
Look at the metro-Atlanta monadnocks (the granite mountains of Stone, Arabia and Panola) and you’ll see what looks like a mass of barren stone. Look closer, though, and you’ll see...
Aug 29, 2019
We Love Books!
This weekend, you’ll find us far away from the quiet hills and historic sites of the AMNHA: we’ll have a booth in the heart of the bustling Decatur Book Festival!...
Aug 22, 2019
A Daisy Days Preview with Ranger Taylor
With Daisy Days on the horizon, we joined Panola Mountain State Park Assistant Park Manager Taylor Aluko for a preview of what to expect at Panola as the yellow daisies...
Aug 21, 2019
Georgia State Park and Historic Site managers receive accolades during recent conference
From The Albany Herald. Several Georgia State Park and Historic Site managers were honored recently during a statewide conference held in Savannah. Nearly 300 representatives from the Georgia...
Aug 15, 2019
200 Years of History, 90 Feet of Paper
On a hot August Saturday, Johnny Waits stood with two assistants outside of the historic T. A. Bryant, Sr. Homestead, unrolling a 90-foot-long sheet of paper. Waits is President and...
Aug 8, 2019
What’s A Daisy?
Every year in September, an explosion of yellow flowers covers granite outcrops such as Arabia and Panola Mountains. These are Stone Mountain daisies or Porter’s sunflowers (Helianthus porteri)...
Aug 5, 2019
6 of Atlanta’s Best Bike Trails
From The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. By Archith Seshadri The summer months give us a chance to enjoy the beautiful outdoors. What’s not to like with bright blue skies, beautiful chirping birds...
Aug 1, 2019
Conyers| Rockdale County: Living Large
From Georgia Trend. By Linda M. Erbele Local Flavor Peaceful Easy Feeling Metro Atlanta isn’t known as a place for peace and tranquility – the traffic and construction noises drowned...