2007
Monthly Meetings are held on the second Saturday of each month at 11:00 AM.
Meeting start times may vary due to the scheduled activities for the day.
Cookie Jar Restaurant
199 Wellborn Street
Blairsville, GA 30512-3549
Phone 706.745.3600
(Directions)
Jan. 13th Lunch & Cruise:
Feb. 10th Lunch at 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM followed by a Cruise to the Whistle Stop Antique Mall in Franklin, NC. This cruise should last for about 2-1/2 hours. www.whistlestopmall.com
Mar. 10th Lunch & Cruise:
Apr. 14th Lunch at 11:oo AM to 12:30 PM followed by a Cruise on the Richard B. Russell Parkway to the Mark of the Potter on Hwy 197 -- then arrive around 2:30 PM at the Tiger Mountain Vineyards on old Hwy 441 in Tiger, GA -- and then cruise to The Cottage Door in downtown Clayton for gourmet coffee, tea, and desserts. Download Cruise Map www.markofthepotter.com/ www.tigerwine.com/ www.cottagedoor.com/
May 12th Corvette Tech Session w/Breakfast @ John Megel Chevrolet in Dawsonville, GA. Cruise to follow the session. Details w/directions will be posted soon.
June 9th Lunch at 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM followed by a Cruise: 1st Stop: Leave the Cookie Jar Restaurant at 12:45 and travel to Clayton, GA to the new 40,000 sq.ft. indoor Georgia Mountain Market on Hwy 441N around 1:30 PM. Owner Frank Lastra has invited us to visit the facility so that we can get familiar with the Market and the Mountain Aire Cottages across the street. The Mountain Aire Cottages are also owned by Frank and we are discussing the possibility of staging an in-door All Corvette Show fund raising event at this facility in the future. In addition to staging the indoor show, Corvette owners will receive discounts on cottage rentals the weekend of the show. Frank is also making a contribution to the 2007 All Corvette Show. 2nd Stop: We will leave the Market around 3:00 PM to and travel north to Rabun Gap to visit the York House Inn. There we will meet Victoria Phillips for coffee and pastries so that we can view that facility. Victoria is providing some support for the June 23rd show and has offered to set-up a special weekend (with discounts) for our Corvettes sometime in the future. She also has offered a 10% discount should anyone want to stay the night (on June 9th) after our visit. www.yorkhouseinn.com After a short visit we will cruise back to Blairsville.
(Details of the June 23rd 3rd Annual TOP OF GEORGIA All Corvette Show )
July 14th Lunch from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM at the Cookie Jar Restaurant and then leave the parking lot at 12:45 PM to cruise to the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds in Hiawassee, GA to view the hotrods, cars, and trucks participating in the 21st Annual Alpine River Rod Run. There will be a $2 parking fee per car and Host Jack Benfield will section a portion of the parking lot for our Corvettes to park together (we are not registering our Corvettes for the show). The show cars will be on the upper two levels of the parking lot with vendors on the third level and visitors parking on the lower levels. We will vote at lunch to decide if we spend the afternoon at the car show or leave around 3:00 PM to cruise to Helen and then disperse from Helen, GA.
Aug. 11th Lunch from 11:00 AM to 12:15 PM at the Cookie Jar Restaurant in Blairsville, GA. Hellbender 28 Cruise: This cruise will last approximately 2 ½ hours as we leave Blairsville at 12:30 PM to travel the curvy two-lane roads from Young Harris, GA to Warne, NC, to Cherokee, NC, and then Hwy 141 to Marble, NC. Then north on Hwy 129/74 to Almond, NC where we will turn left onto Hwy 28. We will make a short stop at Fontana Village before continuing on the Hellbender section of Hwy 28 and then make another short stop at Deal’s Gap. We will then travel Hwy 129S back through Robbinsville and turn south on Hwy 129/74 at Topton, NC. We will make our last stop in Murphy, NC at the Sonic Drive-In restaurant for milk shakes or ice cream before everyone goes their own way. For additional information contact Gene Clopton at 706-379-1587 or CGBRM@alltel.net . http://www.hellbender28.com/ http://www.hellbender28.com/maps/ http://www.fontanavillage.com/about/about.htm
Sept. 8th Lunch & Cruise
Oct. 13th Lunch & Leaf Color Cruise: After lunch at the Cookie Jar Restaurant we will assemble in the restaurant parking lot at 12:15 PM to leave at 12:30 PM for a cruise through the Nantahala Gorge in the NC Mountains. This cruise is scenic all the way and Wayah Road between Beechertown and Hwy 64 (near Franklin) has lots of curves and beautiful river and lake views. Approximate cruise time is 3 hours to include a 15 minute pit-stop in Andrews, NC and a 15 minute pit-stop at the Loafers Glory Country Store near the intersection of Wayah Road and Hwy. 64. From Blairsville the cruise will be to Young Harris, GA-- Warne, NC --Andrews, NC (star on map) --to Beechertown –to Aquone and then to Loafers Glory Country Store – to Hayesville, NC to end in Blairsville, GA. Option: Stop for about 30 minutes in Franklin, NC at the Whistle Stop Antique Mall (vote at lunch on this option) http://whistlestopmall.com/ Download Map
Nov. 10th 5thAnnual Dragon & Cherohala Skyway Cruise & Picnic’: This ‘Cruise the Loop’ event will start with breakfast at 9:30 AM at the Brother's Restaurant in Murphy, NC. The group price for the buffet breakfast $7.99 plus drink and gratuity. (directions & info @ www.brothersrestaurantinmurphy.com ) We will leave the restaurant at 10:45 AM and cruise Hwy 129 north to Topton and then Robbinsville before a short stop at the Deal's Gap Motorcycle Resort --then travel Hwy 129N through THE DRAGON -- then leave Hwy 129N on a scenic shortcut to Hwy 411S - then a pit-stop at the BP station at the junction of Hwy 411S and Hwy 360 --- then travel to Tellico Plains, TN where we start the Tennessee section of the Cherohala Skyway -- we will picnic at a state park (Indian Boundary Campground) about a mile off the Skyway -- after the picnic we will travel the Skyway back to Robbinsville, NC and then back to Murphy, NC where the cruise will end and everyone go on their way. http://www.tailofthedragon.com/maps/dragonloop.gif http://tailofthedragon.com/dragon.html http://www.dealsgap.com We will travel at the posted speed limit. Cars should be fueled and ready to cruise when we leave after breakfast. Pack your own picnic lunch. ****NOTE***** If you plan to participate in this event -- please send an Email message to the EVENTS COORDINATOR identifying the number of people attending breakfast at Brother’s Restaurant (Murphy) and the number of Corvettes participating in the cruise.
Dec. 8th Lunch & Cruise: I've received several Email messages suggesting that we involve the CGBRM with Christmas gift-giving to children instead of the traditional ornament exchange. With lots of help from Jeremy Clough and Donna Clopton, we have been in contact with the Towns County Chamber of Commerce to find an appropriate agency to provide some Christmas toys to needy children. The project we chose is the 'Empty Stocking Sheriff's Fund' in Towns County. The sheriff's office currently has about 75 kids enrolled in their program and that number is expected to reach as high as 150 kids. We can -- and should -- use some of our collective resources to help some of these needy children.
With that in mind - here is the plan.
* Each Corvette owner is being asked to bring an unwrapped toy (more than one if possible) to the Saturday lunch and cruise. Ask your friends or businesses to provide some toys for you to bring.
* The larger number of toys the better - expensive toys aren't required.
* The toys should be a mixture of girls and boys items and not too large.
* We will leave the Cookie Jar Restaurant in time to arrive at the Towns County Sheriff's Office at 1:45 PM.
* We will meet with a representative from the Towns County Sheriff's office to present the gifts.
* Representatives from the Towns Sentinel and Herald newspapers will take pictures to issue a press release.
*In addition, a representative from the Towns Chamber of Commerce may participate in the exchange on Saturday.
* A cruise will follow the gift presentation.
Please search your hearts and find a way to load your Corvette trunk with inexpensive toys so that we can help as many of the children as possible.
