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City in Georgia, United States
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Helen is a tourist town that is a re-creation of an alpine village. It is located in Georgia's Northeast High Country.
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A waterfall located in the Chattahoochee National Forest. A trail to the waterfall is also provided for the visually impaired.
Where Cabbage Patch Kids are "born". Located in the neighboring Town of Cleveland.
An Alpine Model Railroad.
A Granary Mill built in 1876 on the Chattahoochee just 2 miles south of Helen.
A museum/nature preserve/heritage site.
An old store museum that carries Scandinavian gifts.
A Plantation style museum that contains memorabilia from the movie Gone With the Wind and of the Civil War.
The park offers camping, hiking and biking trails, trout fishing, a lodge with rooms and a restaurant and rental cabins.
A hiking trail leads to a viewing platform at the base of two falls.
Fly fishing.
Mini-golf.
Best described as a German Mardi Gras. It is held before Lent.
A Trout fishing tournament held in Helen every year.
Held the first weekend in June every year.
Helen hosts one of the longest Oktoberfest in the South. Oktoberfest in Helen starts in September and lasts through November.
Sautee, Ga
The Helendorf River Inn and Conference Center is located on the banks of the Chattahoochee River in downtown Alpine Helen, Georgia in the Northeast Georgia Mountains.
Selling handcrafted cuckoo clocks, Rhythm & Seiko Movement Clocks, Beer Steins, Russian Nesting Dolls, Amber Jewelry, Rare German Pewter, Nyform Trolls, as well as many other items.
Not too raucous unless someone at the bar starts throwing money around.
Most of downtown Helen can be seen on foot and there are several public parking lots that are convenient.
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