It's Back to School Time in Dahlonega...

Where has the time gone?  It's already time for youngins' around Dahlonega to head back to school.  Before we know it, the holidays will be upon us - but until then...we're soaking up the last few days of summer.  The weather in the North Georgia Mountains has been amazing this season.  Hopefully the fall will be just as incredible!  

Photo | Dahlonega Lumpkin County Historical Society  

Father's Day in Dahlonega...

Father's Day is Sunday, June 15th.  Do you have your Pop's gift yet?  If you're shopping in Dahlonega between now and then, be sure to stop by Cranberry Corners.  Of course we'll have greeting cards - and fun inexpensive items like fishing and golf ornaments.  If your Dad or Husband is an outdoors man, then how about a Tula straw hat?  They are super comfortable and breathable on hot Summer days.  Perfect for fishermen, gardeners, and hikers!

Dahlonega's 2014 Bear on the Square Festival...a big success!

Many locals will tell you, Dahlonega's Bear on the Square festival is one of their favorite festivals of the year.  Held this past April 26th and 27th, here are a few of our favorite memories from the 2 day event.  The weather was perfect, the music was wonderful!

Kranberry Kathy, kissing the bear (above) followed by some of our favorite bear themed products ordered especially for the weekend's festivities.  Bear glycerin soap...

Long burning soy candles that smell DELICIOUS! 

Dahlonega t-shirts for little ones and adults too... 

Bear on the Square cd's from 2012... 

And a few pictures of the Dixie Ramblers and local boys Bluebilly Grit performing on Saturday!

Shenanigans Irish Pub Fire in Dahlonega, Georgia | An Update!

It was a sad, sad St. Patrick's day when Dahlonega's Shenanigan's Irish Pub, a favorite of locals + tourists alike, caught fire in the early morning hours just a few days before the holiday.  True to form, the citizens of Dahlonega rose to the occasion and within hours organized a fundraising event for the employees displaced by the fire.  The restaurant has already begun clean-up and construction, hoping to re-open Summer 2014.  To donate to Shenanigans employee fund, click here.  To read the Dahlonega Nugget's write-up of the fire, click here. 

It's time for the Bear on the Square Festival!

Starting tonight, the bears take over the square for the 2013 Bear on the Square Festival!  A Country Auction on Friday night kicks things off - then the weekend carries on with copious amounts live bluegrass music and an arts and craft marketplace. This is truly one of the top festivals in North Georgia, and certainly one of Dahlonega's finest!  

Click here to visit the official Bear on the Square website - that's where you'll find the full list of the weekend's activities.  

If you're on the Square, stop by Cranberry Corners and say hello!  We'll be there all weekend - opening a bit early and staying a tad late! 

It's the Bear on the Square Festival!

It's time for the 2012 Bear on the Square Festival!  This April 21st and 22nd, welcome to the Dahlonega, Georgia town square bushels of bluegrass musicians and hand-crafted vendors.  Why Bear on the Square?  True story - when they cleared the land for our local Wal-Mart, a bear family was displaced.  one of the bears made it all the way to the town square and CLIMBED A TREE!  The forest service had to be called in to tranquilize the bear (don't worry, it was released unharmed back into the wild!).  Sensing an excuse to throw a party, the locals started our annual festival to commemorate the little bear's journey to literally - the top of the square!

Cranberry Corners will be open all weekend, so stop by and pick up a Mother's Day Gift and maybe a little gossip, too!