62 THINGS TO DO
Eat a plate of fried
21 green tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café
Stroll through scenic
22 Juliette and browse for unique gifts or collectibles in the shops along McCrackin Street.
Fish in the Ocmulgee
23 River.
Climb the Juliette
24 Boulders on Lake Juliette, right off Dames Ferry
Road.
Have a chocolate
25 soda at Twyla Faye’ s in Bolingbroke.
Find a treasured
26 antique at one of the charming stores in Bolingbroke.
Enjoy the scenic waterfalls on the Towaliga 27 River and hike to the remains of an early 1800s gristmill at High Falls State Park, 76 High Falls Park Dr. 478-993-3053.
Kayak at High Falls
28 High Falls State Park.
Take the family on a
29 camping trip at High Falls State Park or Lake Juliette( Dames Ferry) 9546 Hwy. 87, 478-994-7945.
Play miniature golf at
30 High Falls State Park.
Ride the 3-mile bike
31 trail at Dayspring Presbyterian Church.
Check out the Historic
32 Train Depot which hous-
es a museum, gift shop, and genealogy room, all in one of the oldest train depots in Georgia.
Savor the flavors of
33 some of the South’ s finest fare, from Southern-fried chicken to shrimp and grits, at area eateries.
Practice your aim at the
34 Meadows National Gun Club, a sporting clays facility in Smarr, located at 1064 Rumble Road in Forsyth. Call 994-9910.
Get wet at the High
35 Falls Water Park a great place for a birthday party. Located on High Falls Rd., 478-994-1717. Open Seasonally; Memorial Day – Labor Day; Mon.– Sat. 11 am – 5 pm; Sun., 2 – 5 pm.
An aerial view of the 2011 Forsythia Festival on Jackson Street, one of the big events of the year in Monroe County.( File photo / courtesy Forsyth Fire Department)
Get your toe tapping
36 at the Juliette Opry House on McCrackin St. in Juliette. 478-256-1560 on the 1st and 3rd Sat., 7 – 9 pm.
Visit Rum Creek Wildlife Management Area 37 at 116 Rum Creek Dr., 478-994- 2439, 6,000 acres; area is avail- able to Georgians for hunting, fishing, boating and sailing.
See the largest coalfired power plant in the 38 U. S., Monroe County’ s Plant Scherer, called the Cadillac of power plants. Tours may be scheduled Monday-Friday, 9 am – 3 pm. Call 478-993-3861.
Catch a large mouth
39 bass at Lake Juliette.
Canoe down the Ocmulgee River and stop 40 to have a picnic at the county park in Juliette( just don’ t go over the dam).
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Go on a bird count at the Piedmont Wildlife
Refuge.
Put on your gold and
42 black and spend an autumn Friday night cheering on the Mary Persons Bulldogs play 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
Welcome Home: The Forsyth-Monroe County Relocation Guide and Membership Directory and you might catch him at the Waffle House having breakfast.
Pick blueberries at
43 Wach’ s Blueberry Farm on Estes Road in Bolingbroke. Call the Wachs at 994- 1120 for more information.
Pick fresh strawberries
44 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 website at www. twinoaksfunfarm. com for more information.
Play doubles tennis in
45 the pick-up matches at the Mary Persons courts starting at 7 p. m. every Thursday and Sunday night.
Play a round of golf at
46 affordable Forsyth Golf Club or at upscale River Forest.
Pick a gallon of muscadines at Musicadine 47 Farm on Old Union Gin Road. Call 994-1273 or 994-3514.
See the desk that
48 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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