Mortgage Available For A Second Home in Big Canoe? Absolutely!
By Margo Vallone | November 9, 2008
Lots of people come to the North Georgia Mountains to buy a second home or a weekend retreat. With the current tightened lending restrictions, folks are asking whether mortgages are still available for second home purchases. To answer this question, I invited Steve Hale of Georgia Platinum Mortgage to write a guest post on second [...]
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A Perfect Time for Deals (not Steals) in Big Canoe!
By Margo Vallone | October 30, 2008
I’m sure that everyone agrees that this is a fantastic time for buyers, and that definitely applies to mountain communities like Big Canoe. Prospective buyers this year are asking if we have any “great deals”. Absolutely we do, tons of them, but too often people are really expecting a “steal,” not a “deal”.
In Florida and some other [...]
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The Secret of Trail Trees in Big Canoe
By Peter Vallone | October 24, 2008
Several examples of these very unusual trees, which are also know as bent trees, can be found throughout the Big Canoe community and other areas of North Georgia. Their dramatic shapes start out with a vertical trunk that turns horizontally, at a fairly uniform height above the ground, with a prominent nose-like feature protruding horizontally [...]
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Big Canoe Oktoberfest Ushers in Fall Season
By Margo Vallone | October 17, 2008
Bavarian Brats, Warsteiner beer, and a lively Oom Pah Pah band were the featured fare for hundreds who gathered at a breezy Oktoberfest last Saturday in the heart of the Big Canoe Community. This annual event that officially introduces Fall in the north Georgia mountains grows larger every year and is one of Big Canoe’s most popular activities. And admission is free!
All you do is buy a couple of strings of $1 [...]
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Big Canoe Lakes Always Full Of Water
By Margo Vallone | October 10, 2008
Water, Water Everywhere In Big Canoe’s Lakes
For the past three years, local newspapers and TV stations have been running stories and photos of North Georgia lakes with 10-20 feet of ugly reddish-brown shorelines exposed and dock pilings suspended over drought-parched lake bottoms. By contrast, Big Canoe’s lakes, Petit, Sconti and Disharoon, have receded a scant 10-15 inches so far this year.
Our three man-made lakes [...]
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Georgia Mountain Women Launch Creative Business Ventures
By Margo Vallone | October 1, 2008
So, you’re dying to escape the city and move to Big Canoe, Bent Tree or other stress-free communities in the North Georgia Mountains, but darn it, how can you live in paradise and still earn a living? All it takes is some research to find what needs are not being met in the community, and a little ingenuity and creativity [...]
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Big Canoe Group Cruises Alaska
By Margo Vallone | September 14, 2008
Hi everyone. Peter and I are back home after a fabulous trip to the great state of Alaska in the company of 10 other folks from Big Canoe! When we spontaneously decided we wanted to go on an Alaskan cruise, we contacted a dear friend, Betty Haendel, who, with her husband, Dr. Charley Haendel, own an adorable part time [...]
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Big Canoe Local Talent Rocks n’ Rolls Under The Stars
By Margo Vallone | August 27, 2008
Music, dancing and laughter permeated the comfortable August evening at The Terraces outdoor amphitheater as Big Canoe residents and friends were treated to a musical evening featuring the Big Canoe Musicians Consortium. Their “Rock and Roll Review” swept the audience of over 300 back through the 50s to the 70s with a lively assortment of sing-alongs and, dance-alongs that enticed the [...]
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What’s in A Name in the Big Canoe Community?
By Peter Vallone | August 23, 2008
EVERYTHING, especially when you live in or are visiting the incredibly beautiful Big Canoe Community in the North Georgia Mountains.
People ask: “where did the name ‘Big Canoe’ come from?” Well, it was the name selected in the community- naming contest conducted by the original developer, Cousins Properties, in the early 1970’s. The story goes that one [...]
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Big Canoe “Dinners for Eight” Are Great Fun and Build Lasting Friendships
By Margo Vallone | August 12, 2008
Without a doubt, the most rewarding and fun thing we’ve done during the 7 years we’ve lived in the Big Canoe community is to participate in the Dinner for Eight groups. We signed up for our first group in the summer of 2002, and by now we have 108 great friends we got to know through this fun [...]
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