The nephew of Major Ridge, founder and the first editor of the Cherokee Phoenix, Boudinot sealed his fate when he joined less than 100 Cherokee when they signed the Treaty of New Echota in December, 1835, precipitating the Trail of Tears.
The world's largest aquarium when it was introduced in 2005, the Georgia Aquarium has had its share of triumph and tragedies. Find out about this aquarium at the northern end of Centennial Park before you visit. More Attractions in North Georgia
Since we first visited Suan Freed in 2002 a lot has changed in this environmentally-conscious lodging option near Georgia's highpoint, Brasstown Bald. More Great lodging in North Georgia
Publisher Randy Golden ponders global warming, the ozone hole and other natural disasters that nearly ended our lives in the last decade. More About North Georgia blogs
At the top: It seems as if you can feel the cold in this mid-winter shot of the top of Georgia's DeSoto Falls.