Calamity Kris Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Uno is interested in going to Helen, Georgia for Oktoberfest this year. A co-worker told him about it. Has anyone been? I checked out their website and it looks interesting. http://www.helenga.org/calendar Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 I've been to Helen, but not at Oktoberfest. Was there in the summer - July, I think. They've got a very cool model train museum. Charlemagne's Kingdom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Cool town. Like Alpo I’ve never been to there Oktoberfest. But I’ve never been to a bad one, anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Ahhh, München, Erlangen, Nürnberg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 13 hours ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: Ahhh, München, Erlangen, Nürnberg. Bad Tolz, Tegernsee, Oberammergau, Garmisch-Paternkirchen..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oklahomabound Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 My wife and I love to go to Helen Ga. Octoberfest.... We love to stay at an Inn right on the river next to big park where they used to set up their big Octoberfest tent... There are a lot of interesting shops, decent restraurants, and other activities... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Mark Flint #31954 LIFE Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 I have heard it is a great one from a former coworker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity Kris Posted August 8, 2019 Author Share Posted August 8, 2019 Thanks for all the info. We'll let you know how our adventure goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Harley, #14153 Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 On 8/7/2019 at 1:30 PM, Utah Bob #35998 said: Bad Tolz, Tegernsee, Oberammergau, Garmisch-Paternkirchen..... On 8/6/2019 at 11:58 PM, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: Ahhh, München, Erlangen, Nürnberg. Ansbach, Katterbach, Lichtenau, Rothenberg odT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Hangtree Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 My wife and I used to go to Helen every year for Octoberfest and loved it. That was in the 80's and early 90's. We went back again in 2012 and Helen had changed a lot. Many, many of the old mom and pop gift shops were gone, and were replaced with cheap foreign T-shirt and trinket shops that you can find at any tourist trap. It was nice to see the Georgia mountains again, and to camp at Unicoi State Park, but the overall atmosphere that was once Helen, Georgia was mostly gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cactus Mike Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Was there about 24 years ago in early summer. It was certainly not what you would expect in Georgia. Cool Bavarian looking village. Was a great bbq place on the outskirts of town too. Almost got lost in the mountains on a bicycle, but that’s another story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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