Gilmer County · The Apple Capital corridor

Things to Do in Ellijay

The anchors of a local week: squares, markets, racing, and the lake. These are the calls locals actually make.

Georgia Apple Festival

The state's apple festival at the Ellijay Lions Club Fairgrounds, the second and third full weekends of October.

The square and River Street: independent shops, cafes, and the riverside walk where the Cartecay runs beside town.

The Cartecay runs the edge of downtown; tube, canoe, kayak, or fish the river country that feeds the Coosawattee.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lake about ten miles southwest, with campgrounds, ramps, and the deepest water in Georgia.

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