The historic Bruce Street School ruins, the remnants of DeKalb County’s first public school for Black students, are undergoing a major renovation that will protect this important site for future...
Daisy Days is here and we are in the thick of daisy season on the monadnocks. Each fall, these beautiful yellow flowers light up the seemingly barren rock face with...
Preservation in Progress Built through a grassroots community effort, the Bruce Street School was the first African-American public school in DeKalb County. While the stone school (also known as...
Daisy Days begins on September 1st! This event celebrates the fall flower bloom on the granite outcrops – specifically, the yellow daisies (Helianthus porteri) – through a Triple Hike...
While not in the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area, Stone Mountain is the most prominent example of the monadnock ecosystem in the Atlanta area. Monadnocks – large outcrops of rock...
The South River is one of the natural treasures of the National Heritage Area. Have you explored it? You can do so in a variety of ways – watch the...
Photo: Phil Varney The daisies are blooming on Metro Atlanta’s granite giants – Arabia, Panola and Stone Mountains all harbor these beautiful flowers every fall, and this year is no...
In January, the Arabia Alliance, the PATH Foundation, Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites and Henry County Government broke ground on an exciting new phase of the popular Arabia Mountain...
From the Forbes article by Jared Ranahan. Editor’s Note: *Due to the current Covid-19 outbreak, the potential complications that may arise from recreational travel should not be taken lightly...
The thriving music scene, beauty pageants, stock car races and community events of the Lithonia Speedway and Country Club, located just north of historic downtown Lithonia, were intimately connected...
The roar of engines and the screams of excited fans filled the air at the Lithonia Speedway, a dirt track where drivers raced and people made merry just north of...
COVID-19 has impacted parks and sites throughout the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area. Check out our answers to all of your questions below! What’s open, and what’s closed? Atlanta...