Blue Ridge: Windy Ridge Drive - Zell Miller Mountain Parkway
Among the communities of north Georgia, Blue Ridge stands out for its position in the Blue Ridge Mountains and its role as Fannin County’s seat. Windy Ridge Drive meets the Zell Miller Mountain Parkway, the name used for Georgia State Route 515 through this part of the region; the corridor links Blue Ridge with other mountain towns and metropolitan Atlanta to the south. The town developed with the railroad, and its downtown depot remains the departure point for the Blue Ridge Scenic Railway. Lake Blue Ridge, created on the Toccoa River, lies nearby, while forested ridges define the area’s settled edges.
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The landscape around Blue Ridge is defined by the forested folds of the Blue Ridge Mountains, which have shaped both the town’s compact form and its recreation-based economy. Lake Blue Ridge, formed by the damming of the Toccoa River, brings a broad stretch of water to the surrounding mountain country. Downtown centres on its restored 1906 depot, where the Blue Ridge Scenic Railway runs excursion trains toward the twin border towns of McCaysville, Georgia, and Copperhill, Tennessee. Independent shops, galleries and restaurants now occupy many of the old commercial buildings, while the nearby Chattahoochee National Forest keeps trails and woodland close at hand. Continue through nearby webcams to explore different parts of north Georgia.
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