62 THINGS TO DO
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Fish the Ocmulgee River.
Climb the Juliette Boulders on Lake Juliette, off
Dames Ferry Road.
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Have a chocolate
soda at Twila Faye’s in
Bolingbroke.
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Find a treasured
antique at one of the
charming stores in Bolingbroke.
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Enjoy the scenic waterfalls on the Towaliga
River and hike to the remains of
an early 1800s gristmill at High
Falls State Park, 76 High Falls
Park Dr. 478-993-3053.
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for a birthday party. Located on
High Falls Rd., 478-994-1717.
Open Seasonally; Memorial
Day–Labor Day; Mon.–Sat. 11
a.m.–5 p.m.; Sun., 2–5 p.m.
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Get your toe tapping at
the Juliette Opry House
on McCrackin St. in Juliette.
478-256-1560 on the 1st Sat.
March–November 7–9 pm.
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Visit Rum Creek Wildlife Management Area
at 116 Rum Creek Dr., 478-9942439, 6,000 acres; area is available to Georgians for hunting,
fishing, boating and sailing.
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See the largest coalfired power plant in the
U.S., Monroe County’s Plant
picnic at the park in Juliette (just
don’t go over the dam).
site at www.twinoaksfunfarm.
com for more information.
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Count birds at the Piedmont Wildlife Refuge.
Put on your gold and
black on an autumn
Friday night. Cheer on the Mary
Persons Bulldogs playing football
at historic Dan Pitts Stadium, one
of the best high school venues in
Georgia. Pitts is the second winningest football coach in Georgia
high school history and you might
catch him at the Waffle House
having breakfast.
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Pick blueberries at
Wach’s Blueberry
Farm on Estes Road in Boling-
Kayak at High Falls
State Park.
Go camping at High
Falls State Park or Lake
Juliette (Dames Ferry) 9546
Hwy. 87, 478-994-7945.
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Play miniature golf at
High Falls State Park.
See a play at the Rose
Theater.
Check out the Historic Train Depot which
houses a museum, gift shop,
and genealogy room, all in one
of the oldest train depots in
Georgia.
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Practice your aim at the
Meadows National Gun
Club, a sporting clays facility in
Smarr, located at 1064 Rumble
Road in Forsyth. Call 994-9910.
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Get wet at the High Falls
Water Park, a great place
Play doubles tennis in
the pick-up matches at
the Mary Persons courts starting
at 7 p.m. every Thursday and
Sunday night.
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Play a round of golf at
affordable Forsyth Golf
Club or at upscale River Forest.
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Pick a gallon of muscadines at Muscadine
Farm on Old Union Gin Road.
Call 994-1273 or 994-3514.
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See the desk that
Joel Chandler Harris
used when he worked at the
Monroe Advertiser in the 1870s
at the Monroe County Historical Museum, located inside the
only rock granite train depot in
Georgia. Harris went to be a
famed editor at the Atlanta Constitution and the author of the
legendary Uncle Remus stories.
By the way, the namesake for
Uncle Remus was a former slave
whom Harris met in Forsyth.
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A 5K run is a part of the Forsythia Festival each spring.
Scherer, called the Cadillac of
power plants. Tours may be
scheduled Monday-Friday, 9
a.m.–3 p.m. Call 478-993-3861.
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Catch a large mouth
bass at Lake Juliette.
Canoe down the Ocmulgee River. Stop to have a
broke. Call the Wachs at 9941120 for more information.
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Pick fresh strawberries
while your kids play on
the giant playground or visit the
petting zoo at Twin Oaks Farms
on Johnstonville Road. In the
fall, check out their amazing corn
maze. Visit the Twin Oaks web-
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