Forget pyramids, abstract art, that stupid picture of the soup can and dusty historical artifacts that kids cannot touch or throw at one another. Tellus Science Museum knows what kids want! Giant trucks and stuff they can climb on! Take the family — even the Wild Ones — to Tellus for a night of fun on […]
The best way for men to try to understand women is to have a daughter or three. Folklore says raising girls can help husbands begin to figure out their wives, although it’s hard to believe. My two daughters are gifts to my family … and to the world. But raising girls isn’t easy. Dads must cope […]
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers office at Lake Allatoona (a.k.a. Allatoona Lake) has a new website and it’s a doozy. Seriously, if you have a question about Lake Allatoona’s Boating & Fishing Camping Day Use Hunting Park Attendant Contract Positions Passes Picnic Shelters Policies, Rules & Regulations Shoreline Management Special Activities Permit Special Event […]
The Tellus Science Museum in Cartersville kicks off 2013 with another fascinating lecture. (Who knew lectures could be fascinating?) Ecologist Amos Tuck embarked on a 22-day, 200-mile river odyssey last year. He set out from the headwaters of the Conasauga River in the North Georgia mountains and paddled down the Oostanaula and Coosa Rivers — all […]
There weren’t many Kodak cameras around when dinosaurs roamed the earth, so scientists make educated guesses about what the behemoths, leviathans and other seriously spooky critters might have looked like. Every now and then, sci-geeks say “Ooops!” and recalculate their designs, just as we do after we say to ourselves, “Sure, disco outfits are out of style […]
The Old Depot in Acworth is the place to be on Friday, evening December 14, 2012. Carolers are invited to carol their Christmas-y hearts out at 6:30 PM on Main Street for an Old Fashioned Christmas Caroling stroll — led by North Cobb Christian School students in Victorian-Era Costumes. Sing your favorite Christmas songs and hear […]
Tellus Science Museum could not exist without its faithful members. Members — and prospective members — are invited to come to Tellus for Member Appreciation Day on Saturday, December 1st from 9:30 AM until 4 PM. They’ll even provide lunch for members. Observatory Viewing takes place from 2 PM until 8. Member Appreciation Day will feature members-only […]
The 2012-2013 forecast for Georgia’s quail hunting season around Lake Allatoona looks pretty good. Unless, you’re a quail, of course. There’s an abundance of Bobwhite across landscapes with large blocks of high-quality, early-succession habitat — or to put that into English … open grassy, weedy areas with scattered shrubs and brush. “The quail population has shown […]
Please join our neighbors and friends in Acworth on Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 2:00 PM, to honor our nation’s veterans. Acworth is proud to have these brave men and women living in our community. What better way to honor them than to host a Veterans Day Ceremony. The gathering will take place at Cauble Park’s Patriots […]
The 4th Annual Acworth Turkey Chase 5K Fun Run & 2K Walk will be held on Saturday, November 17, 2012 in beautiful Historic Downtown Acworth — halfway between heaven and Eden — on Lake Acworth. This enormously popular event is presented by the very cool folks at the Acworth Parks, Recreation and Community Resource Department, who […]