Surely you've heard that old knee-slapper: “What do you get when you play country music backwards?” Why, you get back your wife, your dog, and your ...(More)
Mabel Sharp, Maven of Stone Mountain’s Carillon
This year marks 20 years that quick-witted octogenarian and Atlanta native Mabel Sansing Sharp has been officially employed with benefits at Stone ...(More)
Solstice Rekindles Stone Mountain’s Lost Airmail History
Midwinter’s first light was hidden by a cloudy suspension this morning, and the group from the outdoors club I'd seen down in the parking lot so eager ...(More)
Song for Bukumba
I chanced upon Bukumba’s grave in Decatur Cemetery for the first time over the summer as I explored the African-American grounds (or lack thereof) of ...(More)
This Used To Be A Mountain: Mapping Stone Mountain Granite in Metro Atlanta
“The day will come when the people will come from across the ocean to see the wonders of Dekalb County in her granite mountains.”(1) ...(More)
Haunting Reminders of Klan Etched in Stone Mountain
A couple of years ago, a friend pointed out a rather sizable engraving in a remote spot on top of Stone Mountain just above the copse of trees known ...(More)
Stone Mountain Graves Eclipsed By Confederate Monuments
So many defenders of Confederate monuments insist we should place great honor on the Confederate soldiers who fought to protect the institution of ...(More)
Pine Lake, GA
If you've been meaning to visit the eclectic, artistic enclave of Pine Lake, located right around the corner from Stone Mountain and about a ...(More)
