Helton Creek Falls is a Great Waterfall to Visit in Blairsville GA

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Helton Creek Waterfall in Blairsville 2014 - 023When you’re in Murphy, there are so many great natural spectacles within a short driving distance. Just South of Blairsville GA and barely past Vogel State Park, you’ll find Helton Creek Falls. It is a short drive down a gravel road to a parking area. The hike is easy and about a half mile. You’ll find there are two falls – the lower fall and upper. We preferred the upper as it is tall and has a great swimming pool at the base. You can see it all from their observation deck or walk around it to enjoy the water itself. Be prepared though, the water is cold!

Directions from Murphy NC: Take 64 West to a left on 19/129 at the traffic light by the Flea Market and Hot Spot gas station. Follow into GA and Blairsville. Go straight through the traffic light to pass McDonalds. Take a left on the next traffic light on Blue Ridge Street. Go to the traffic circle and take the 2nd exit on GA-11/19/129. Go 11+/- miles to a left on Helton Creek Road just past Vogel. You’ll see the parking area and trailhead to your right in about 2 miles.

Enjoy our pictures of our day trip below. You can click the picture for a larger image  🙂

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Fun World is a Great Place to Visit while in Murphy NC

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If you’re in Murphy NC and looking to catch one of the latest movie releases at a first class movie theater or if you want a place to take the kids to have some fun, then Fun World in Hiawassee, GA may be an excellent destination for you!

Fun World offers many choices! Here’s what you can expect:

  • A first class movie theater with stadium seating. Great sound effects, excellent digital picture, and six theaters to choose from. Want to find out what’s playing? Visit the Fieldstone Cinema Six website by clicking here.
  • A skating rink! It’s a great place to get out and test your skills on wheels… or those of the kids! Complete with skate rentals, great music, strobing lights, it’s all you need for the making of a good time skating.
  • Arcade Games are available for the playing! All kinds to choose from, any kid is bound to find a game to capture their imagination.
  • Toddler town! This is an amazing spot for toddlers and young children. It has a HUGE ball house complete with slides, air powered ball shooters, climbing ares that are three stories tall! And for those who are young at heart, even an adult can fit to play with the kids. They also have blow up bounce houses of all kinds. Several to choose from! If you want to wear out a youngster from hours of play, there’s no better alternative.
  • Pizza and snacks! Need refreshment? Want to have a pizza party? They’ve got you covered in their own mini-restaurant.

Enjoy! And don’t forget, if it’s a movie you’ve got a hankering for, don’t forget to patronize our local movie theater, the Henn Theater. It’s got one lane and one movie choice, but it’s a great priced date and a way to support Murphy’s local economy.

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Panther Top Fire Tower Overlooks Murphy NC and Cherokee County

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Panther Top Panoramic ViewMurphy NC can brag about one fine fire lookout station located here in Cherokee County. It is called the Panther Top Lookout Tower. Although it is not used as an active fire watch, it is used as a radio point for the Forest Service employees. It is normally gated off and cannot be accessed by vehicle, you can hike to it just about year around. They do open the road a couple times a year so you can check with the forest service with WKRK for availability. Even though it isn’t always open, it’s certainly a great Thing to Do when you’re here in Murphy NC.

The tower itself rises approximately 30′ in the air and was built in 1940. It has since been remodeled. It is situated on a summit that rises to 2,293 feet, so you get one amazing view. You can see all our pictures we took right here in this post. Amazing! Be sure to click the pictures to see larger images if you want. You can even see Lake Hiwassee in the distance.

To get to the fire tower, drive west on US 64 about 7 miles and turn right on Ranger Road. Drive 2.3 miles to a T and turn right on Panther Top Road.  Continue 1.0 mi. until the pavement ends and the road forks.  Take the right fork. And go toward the Panther Top Shooting Range.  Zero your odometer and follow the gravel road 1.2 mi. to where FS 85 actually turns left and uphill and FS 85A continues straight.  The junction can be missed easily if you are not watching for it.  FS 85 is normally gated to the tower itself.

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The 40th Annual John C Campbell Folk School Fall Festival in Brasstown NC

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Each year, the John C Campbell folk school hosts its Fall Festival on the first Saturday and Sunday of October. This year marks the 40th annual Fall Festival.

They also make a quilt banner representing each year that they host the fall festival. I always enjoy getting a picture of them and sharing them with you, so look below for links to one’s from previous years. There is some great talent that goes into making them. There’s also a picture of the long row of the banners from each year.

Inside the big barn, they always have some great music going on both days. Here is a wonderful bluegrass band that we caught a video of and wanted to share with you. He is singing about all kinds of stuff, including chicken bones! It’s pretty funny, but there’s no doubt it’s good, exciting music when you’re standing there watching it.

Basket from Folk School Fall Festival

There always some incredibly talented artist there as well. They are selling their products they handcraft. This year, we bought a beautiful handmade basket that is designed to hang on the wall. It’s quite large and is perfect for hanging Jessica’s grandmother’s blanket. It truly is beautiful and took a lot of talent to make it! There are so many incredible vendors there, there’s no way that she can leave without being in awe of the talent that is there. I even bought a handcrafted buffalo belt for only $30 that was custom fit for me! It was far better than anything you can buy in a store for essentially the same price.

When The Fall Festival comes back in 2014, you should definitely go! Go ahead and put on your calendar for the first Saturday and Sunday in October. We look forward to seeing you there! 🙂

John C Campbell Folk School Fall Festival 2012 in Brasstown NC

The John C Campbell Folk School Fall Festival in Murphy NC 2011

John C Campbell Folk School Fall Festival 2010

John C Campbell Folk School Fall Festival was a Blast in Murphy / Brasstown NC 2009!!

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Trout Fishing in Murphy NC and all of Cherokee County

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Trout fishing is a big to-do in the mountains of Murphy, North Carolina. What better way to enjoy a day, eat well, and get some good outdoors??!! 😀

Trout Fish in Murphy NCHere in Murphy and Cherokee County, there is great fishing all around. There’s a lot of lake and river fishing as well, but this article is focused on trout fishing specifically. Thanks to our great Cherokee County Mapping Department, they have published the most popular trout waters map so you can see first hand some great spots to hit while you’re here. And we are sharing the map with you! Just click the link right below this to open, download, and print it for yourself.

Trout Waters in Cherokee County

And don’t forget, in North Carolina, you MUST having a fishing license to fish! Since rules, regulations, and license prices change over time, the best thing you can do is visit the North Carolina Wildlife Resources website or by pasting this link in your browser: http://www.ncwildlife.org/

The popular waters feature in the map are:

  • Shuler Creek
  • North Shoal Creek
  • Copper Creek
  • Bell Creek, Garrett Creek, and Cook Creek
  • Tellico River, Peckerwood Creek, and Tipton Creek
  • Beaverdam Creek
  • Little Creek
  • Dockery Creek and Bald Creek
  • Davis Creek
  • Hanging Dog Creek
  • Owl Creek
  • Hyatt Creek
  • Webb Creek
  • Junaluska Creek
  • Valley River
  • Hiwassee River
  • Nottley River
  • Persimmon Creek
  • South Shoal Creek

We hope you enjoy! 🙂

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Murphy Riverwalk in Murphy NC is a Great Part of Konaheeta Park

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The Town of Murphy NC has some wonderful things for you to do. I personally love the Murphy Riverwalk and use it to walk and run as much as my schedule allows. It’s the perfect opportunity to get outside and see some gorgeous scenery and features of our area.

It has many different trails you can follow. It runs from the L&N Depot (which is a couple hundred yards to the left of Nantahala Bank and Chevelle’s Restaurant), along the Hiwassee River and the Valley River and all the way to Konaheeta Park. It then ties into the many different paths you can follow at the Park and even into downtown Murphy NC if you like.

*You can also click any picture above to open a larger view. Click the BACK button on your browser to come back to this page.

It’s such pretty scenery I thought I would share a few pictures I took one day. Enjoy and I hope you take the opportunity to check it out! 🙂

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John C Campbell Folk School Fall Festival 2012 in Brasstown NC

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Every year, the John C. Campbell Folkschool has their Fall Festival on the first Saturday in October. Fortunately, this year was no different! We went on Saturday, and the turnout was astronomical! There were lots of vendors, music, people, and fun!

One of my favorite parts is all the booths for the vendors. You can find everything from hand crafted walking sticks, pottery, decorations, canoes, kettle corn, photography, paintings, knives, iron works, you name it! This year we took lots of pictures while we were there in Brasstown NC, so enjoy! 🙂

See the 2013 Folk School Fall Festival Post

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Lifetime Hunting and Fishing Licenses in Murphy, North Carolina

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Lots of folks like to hunt and fish when they come to Murphy, NC. With all the land, US Forest Service, and Lake Hiwassee around us, it gives you a lot of opportunity to find a great hunting or fishing spot and bag the animal you’re searching for.

North Carolina Wildlife Commission issues a wide variety of hunting and fishing licenses. The Sportsman’s license allows you to both hunt and fish most game. They offer excellent rates! And if you are retirement age, the price is dirt cheap. Here are the lifetime Sportsman hunting license rates in NC as of this writing for NC residents:

  • Ages 12 and older: $500
  •  Ages 1-11: $350
  •  Ages Under 1: $200
  •  Age 65 or Older: $15
  •  Disabled Veteran (50%+ disabled): $100
  •  Totally Disabled Person: $100

To learn more and verify up to date costs and requirements, you can visit the NC Wildlife Commission’s website at www.ncwildlife.org . There website is a huge resource with tons of information. You can verify current license costs under the main header, “Licensing.” You can even buy your license online!

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Mountain View Marina at Bear Paw Resort in Murphy NC on Lake Hiwassee

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I must admit that we absolutely LOVE Lake Hiwassee in Murphy NC, and the four marinas that service lake goers are an absolute asset. Mountain View Marina is located right in the heart of Bear Paw Resort. Even though its located within a gated resort, it’s open to the public. Just tell the guard at the gate you’re headed the marina.

Mountain View Marina is approximately 30 minutes from downtown Murphy and close to the Hiwassee Dam. Certainly don’t let the distance deter you! It’s the nicest, most modern marina on the lake. It offers many things like:

  • Boat rentals of well maintained boats
  • Boat slips for on-the-water storage. It is the only marina you can leave your boat on the water year around. All others end up on the bank as the lake is lowered.
  • Boat lifts to keep your boat out of the water in your slip
  • Gas (what good marina doesn’t have gas? 🙂 )
  • A well stocked store with snacks, goodies, gear, ice cream, and everything you’ll need on the lake
  • NC Fishing Licenses
  • and lots more

You can call them at 828-644-5451 or visit their website at mountainviewmarina.com

We keep our boat there and have rented pontoon boats from them in the past. They always have great service, hospitality, and their boats are very nice. They even maintain a great site on Facebook and you can visit their website with more information at www.mountainviewmarina.com

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Here is a photo gallery of the marina in 2021. You can even see where they are adding additional slips.

See the Jack Daniels Distillery in Lynchburg Tennessee while You’re in Murphy NC

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At 3 1/2 hours away, the Jack Daniels Distillery is a bit further away than most things I would recommend you do while you’re here in Murphy NC.  However, we took a day trip to go see it and it was absolutely worth it! The tour itself is completely free!

Downtown Lynchburg TN itself makes Murphy look like New York City! We were surprised at just how small the town is – and trust me – everything there revolves around Jack Daniels. From the restaurant to the one Inn in the town, Jack Daniels is the center of it all.

On the tour, I expected being able to see the whole process would be the most impressive part. However I found the most amazing thing was the smells. They let you smell the mash and everything else there and its truly surprising the variety of scents there are. The one that surprised me the most was when the mash was fermenting, it was bubbling like a witch’s brew and has an incredibly potent smell! Talk about clearing your sinuses!

This is one thing you should seriously consider checking out! It’s a lot of fun and we even bought one of the old whiskey barrels while we were there and have it on our front porch as a conversation and decoration piece. Enjoy!

Jack Daniels Distillery
280 Lynchburg Highway
Lynchburg, TN 37352
931-759-4221

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