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Now is a great time to buy in Big Canoe. Big Canoe is North Georgia's premier Mountain community. Prices are very very good right now. If you are looking for that great retirement community or a community you can raise a family in while still being able to commute to the Nroth side of Atlanta consider Big Canoe. Look for a second home. North Georgia mountains are the closest to Florida of any Mountain destination. Escape the heat. Have your friends call you snow birds!!

Visit us on line at www.allmtnrealty.com Contact us for information. If you are thinking about a mountain home BIg Canoe and the areas around it are a great place to be.

If you are raising a family and want a "swim tennis" community Big Canoe has 3 lakes, 3 pools. 10 tennis Courts. a Boy Scout and Girl Scout troop, basketball and so much more. We are so much more than a subdivision North of Atlanta. Check us out. Visit us on line at www.allmtnrealty.com

I look forward to seeing you all.

Moving to the Big Canoe Community may make you wonder how you are going to be able to make a living. Although Big Canoeis sometimes considered a retirement community many people are not retired but want to get out of the 9-5 mentality. The women of Big Canoe have been very inventive by creating businesses in Big Canoe based on necessity. They have formed a group called the Georgia Mountains Business Women's Network (GMBWN). This  group of approximately 90 members is flourishing, and most of it is good word of mouth, aka networking!

The GMBWN is coming out with a directory listing 60 businesses and services that are female operated right here in our own foothills! The following are a few samples of what the GMBWN has to offer:

Odds and Errands- Owner Gloria Berger is ready to work when you are to ready to relax in the mountains. Her business includes shopping, and stocking vacation homes with everything you need for a peaceful mountain getaway vacation.

Just Faux Fun-Owner Rhonda Stock focuses on faux painting and custom signs.

Catered Events- Owner Cindy King creates custom wedding favors and prepares gourmet foods

Ella Bleu- Owner Linda Schmidt creates custom gift baskets

Sweet Dreams Farm- Owner Vicki Craig teaches all aspects of horsemanship at her farm.

Bear's Oh My!-Owner Barbara Maslyk runs Big Canoe's ONLY retail gift shop!

Game Plan Africa- Owner Donna Smeltz will customize an African Safari for you. Donna also started the NGBWN and also created a special events photo-journey company entitled "Story Tellers".

Doogwoods Boarding Kennels-Owner Sharon Biles provides a safe and comfortable retreat for your pets while you can rest easy on a vacation.

If you are on the fence about how to keep busy in Big Canoe, come by my booth at the Big Canoe Octoberfest in Big Canoe, Georgia on October 11th. I'll have the directories ready!

See you there!

Margo and Peter Vallone
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Living in the North Georgia Mountains has its advantages - clear skies, fresh mountain air, and a much more relaxed atmosphere. However some of the bigger communities can leave you feeling like a mouse in a maze if you don't know where you are going.  The Big Canoe Community has a smart system of letting you know where where you are in a subtle and sometimes funny way. Keep reading for more helpful information to guide you through your next trip to Big Canoe.

Your first visit to the Big Canoe Community may be a little bit confusing if you are on your own with nothing but a map! We have all been there at one point or another and it can be a challenge to say the least. Let's start with a few historical notes and hopefully enlighten any visitors to the Big Canoe Road Code. Where did the name Big Canoe come from in the first place? Believe it or not it was chosen as the winning name in a contest conducted by the original developer of Big Canoe, Cousins Properties way back when in the 1970's. The good thing about a name like Big Canoe is that it makes you say "What?" and then it sticks in your head. Pretty smart ad campaign.

The road structure has been published as an atlas titled Big Canoe Atlas which is very helpful but keep in  mind you may not have it when you need it. Theme grouping has helped to organize and differentiate the neighborhoods in Big Canoe. For example, the Cherokee Neighborhood has Indian names such as Canacaught, Yanoo,and Ahyoka. The Equestrian Neighborhood has names like Hunters Trace, Yearling, Shetland Trace. The Nature Valley has tree names such as Dogwood, Chestnut Oak, and Sweetgum. The Indian Rocks Park neighborhood has funny animal names like Little Beaver, Crazy Bear, and Owls Brow.

The good news is that the whole experience in Big Canoe is truly "idyllic"!

PS - If you REALLY get lost look for the white arrows on top of the street signs. They will lead you back to the village of Big Canoe.

Peter and Margo Vallone
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Tomorrow is USTA tennis day. We are on the road to Blue Ridge. The team we are playing is number one. So tonight , Friday night, I will make the supreme sacrifice and get to bed at a reasonable hour. Now as to the title of this blog

Blue Ridge is a beautiful place. Lake Blue ridge is well known and hard to get a property on for less than 600,000. But when the Blue Ridge tennis team comes to see us in Jasper they all wish they lived here. Why? Because we are in the mountains like they are but we have amenities and a community with concerts , tennis ,golf, hiking , swimming and even a sport from the old country( New York City) Boccie. So while these folks wished to be in the mountains and wished to be in nature they soon discovered that they want ed more. In our North Georgia communities we offer a balance between beauty and activity. So be careful what you wish for and visit us here in North Georgia

The Trails in Big Canoe are wonderful and along the way we discover some great gems. Above is a picture of a working still . This is part of the tradition. Didn't you see the Dukes of Hazzard ? It remains a testiment of a bygone era. Below is the Lower Falls They are actually about 20 feet high. You need water to run a still. And even though it is September and dry they are still running and very pretty. Below the falls is the Disharoon Cabin and the plaque outside it. It is a large one room with a small sleeping loft. A real testiment to simplier times. So when in Big Canoe and walking many of the beautiful trails it is not only nature that awaits you. It is hisrtory and culture. Contac us at www.allmtnrealty.com We are your North Georgia and Big Canoe experts