Unique & Vibrant Gwinnett Cities Just 9 Miles From Atlanta
Gwinnett County's BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir © Jo Clark Gwinnett County, in northern Georgia, holds sixteen distinct cities forming part of the metro Atlanta area, including Duluth, Buford, Norcross, and Lilburn. Gwinnett, second in size to Fulton County with Atlanta as its county seat, has a population approaching one million. Fulton’s population is nearly 1.1 million. The traffic isn’t as...
Sonoma County’s Healdsburg – Famous For More Than Great Wine
Healdsburg vines have entered the home stretch and are glowing with fall colors © Jo Clark Sonoma County’s Healdsburg nestles in a curve of the Russian River in a northern section of the county. Founded in 1857, Healdsburg boasts a central plaza that offers a shady respite during the day’s heat and lighted paths at night. We arrived at the Charles Schultz Airport in Santa Rosa and, taking a Lyft...
The Rudolph Christmas Cocktail
I’ll Be Home for Christmas – 18 Special Beach-Style Celebrations
Run, Run Rudolph! Santa is coming to town Myrtle Beach-style © Jo Clark As I hum I’ll Be Home for Christmas, I picture a beach-style Christmas, because I'll be staying home for Christmas. But I can’t help alternating the tune with our local version of Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow…Just Not HERE! LOL! While we rarely have a blanket of white to mark Christmas Day, we do hold a record—for...
Amazing Flight In Glider Soaring Over The Finger Lakes
Soaring over Chemung County and the instrument panel of the glider © Jo Clark Harris Hill, near Elmira, is in Big Flats, New York, and is the glider-soaring capital of America. It is smack in the middle of the Finger Lakes. With an elevation of 1,709 feet above sea level, the view is spectacular, and winds are all but guaranteed. The location is perfect for so many reasons. The most important...