In the South, fall means football season and one small town that loves its football is Clemson, South Carolina. The town itself has around 13,000 residents, which includes the students of Clemson University. This photo was taken during the game against the University of South Carolina, one of the South's biggest rivalries. … [Read more...] about Small Town Saturday: Clemson, SC
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Small Town Saturday: Hardeeville, SC
Small town Hardeeville, South Carolina is on the coastal highway outside of Savannah and Hilton Head Island. It is home to Thelma and Louise, painted elephants in the parking lot of Papa Joe's Fireworks. They're one of my favorite kitschy landmarks in an otherwise quiet area. … [Read more...] about Small Town Saturday: Hardeeville, SC
Small Town Saturday: Ellijay, GA
Known as the "Apple Capital of Georgia," Ellijay is obviously full of apple orchards like this one, Hillcrest Orchards. You can pick and fill buckets of the fruit to bring home or purchase all manners of apple products, from apple butter to apple pie. It's almost two hours from Atlanta, right on the border of the Chattahoochee National Forest. … [Read more...] about Small Town Saturday: Ellijay, GA
Small Town Saturday: Athens, GA
Many college towns don't seem to have much going on outside of the school, but Athens is rich in Antebellum history and has a music scene that famously supported bands R.E.M. and the B-52s. It's also developing a well-known restaurant scene, particularly with Chef Hugh Acheson's restaurants The National and Five and Ten. The image above is a railroad trestle featured in … [Read more...] about Small Town Saturday: Athens, GA
Small Town Saturday: Valle Crucis, NC
Valle Crucis, NC is home to the original Mast General Store, pictured above. Built in 1882 by Henry Taylor, the store was bought by the Mast Family, who owned it until the 1970s. The company has expanded to seven other locations throughout the neighboring states. In the founding days of the store, it sold everything from plows to caskets to the neighboring pioneers but … [Read more...] about Small Town Saturday: Valle Crucis, NC
