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Leaving Wednesday,destination Savannah Georgia. Is it too late to see cotton harvest? An suggestions of things of interest on the way? Wife and I pick a destination in US every year. Been all through New England, New York,New Jersey, Ohio, Tenn. Kentucky, Penn. Indiana,Florida. Canadians and Americans live and share this tremendous piece of God's creation - North America. Love the pictures on this sight. I'll try to post some when I get back
Chas.
 
I live in central Georgia about 140 miles above Savannah. The cotton harvest is in full swing here and will go on for probably 3-4 more weeks. The farmers are trying to get it picked before the next storm comes in and wets it which can lower the grade and price. The peanut harvest is going well and probably has about 3 weeks to go. The corn is most all harvested and the soybean harvest is picking up speed around here. The syrup making is off to a good start around here also have a lots o fall festival activities going on.
 
If it is your first time to Georgia there are a couple of things to do:

There are many different museums: Air, Trains, Civil War, etc.

In Atlanta there are several attractions clustered together: World of Coke, Georgia Aquarium, CNN Center.

If you are a fan of Vidalia Onions Vidalia Georgia is just off of I-16 as you get near Savannah.

South of Savannah about 50 miles or so there is Cumberland Island National Sea Shore (only accessable by ferry or boat no motor vehicles except residence and park service)

If you tell us what you like to see and do we may be able to come up with some ideas.
 
I expect you'll be on 81 down through VA. If so there is a lot of farming country though what you see is small beef operations mostly. You will be in close proximity to many Civil War battlefields if you are interested in that. You could spend a day at Gettysburg, if you are inclined. In Harrisonburg the highway goes right through one.
 
You have got to be kidding. There are 23 countries in North America including all of Centeral America, all of the the Carribbean and Greenland. Myself, Batchelor Of Science, Physical Geography, University of North Dakota. Where did you go to school ?
 
Well right after I posted I did check on that statement. Your right 30 years ago I would have been correct. Seems in the mean time people have changed that idea.
 
When I visited my Uncle, who lived South of Atlanta, I expected to see cotton fields all over. Instead, lots of the area I drove through was thickly wooded, almost like a jungle. I asked my Uncle about how wooded it was, and he said that lots of the area was no longer farmed and the trees had reclaimed the unused fields. He thought that at least some of the area had been "farmed out", and that it was no longer practical to grow cotton any more.

Driving farther South, we saw fields in production, but they were mostly in peanuts or hay. I never did see any cotton being grown.

Hope you enjoy your trip. I don't suppose I will ever get back through there, as my Uncle passed last year. Good luck!
 
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