City of Cartersville Georgia - Bartow County GA

Springtime at the Homestead

admin — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:12:19 +0000

Experience some home life during the 1860′s at Springtime at the Homestead at the Vaughn Log Cabin in Red Top Mountain State Park in Cartersville, Georgia on April 21 and 22, 2012 from 10 AM to 4 PM. Volunteers will be demonstrating civilian farm life during the time of the Civil War. You will also be able to visit an encampment that shows how soldiers camped as they passed through the area during the Civil War. There is a $5 parking fee. For more information, call 770-975-0055.

Red Top Mountain State Park
50 Lodge Rd. SE
Cartersville, GA

Great Locomotive Chase

admin — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:57:30 +0000

Explore the Allatoona Pass in Cartersville, Georgia where “The General” went storming through the area after it was stolen by Union soldiers during the Civil War in 1862. The Great Locomotive Chase is a fascinating part of history and the story will be told by historians and re-enactors on April 21 and 22, 2012 at the Allatoona Pass Battlefield. This event is being presented by Red Top Mountain State Park in Cartersville, Georgia. There is a $5 parking fee. For more information, call 770-975-0055.

Allatoona Pass Battlefield
50 Lodge Rd SE
Cartersville, GA

Easter Luncheon

admin — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:00:30 +0000

Make your reservations for a special Easter Luncheon at Grand Oaks in Cartersville, Georgia on April 8, 2012. This special events venue is known for its beautiful Victorian decor, secluded gardens and wonderful buffet style cuisine.

This special Easter luncheon will be from 12 Noon to 2 PM. The price for this special meal is $22 per person. Reservations are required so call today! For more information and to make reservations, call 770-382-6322.

Grand Oaks
302 West Main Street
Cartersville, GA

2012 Chili Cook Off and Festival

admin — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:29:53 +0000

Come on out to Sam Smith Park in Cartersville, Georgia on April 14, 2012 from 10 AM to 6 PM to put your Chili or Hot Wings recipes to the test at the Chili Cook Off and Festival. If cooking isn’t your thing, then bring the family out and enjoy some great food, live music, carnival games, arts and crafts and more!

Awards will be given for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. You can cast your vote for the Peoples Choice award too! Bring your lawn chairs and listen to some live music being provided by the band, Atlanta Groove starting at 12 Noon.

Admission is $5 per person. For more information on entering the Cook Off or becoming a vendor, call 706-669-8669 or visit chiliandwingcookoff.com.

Sam Smith Park
9 Milner Road
Cartersville, GA

Hills of Iron and Iron Pour

admin — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 21:54:12 +0000

If you are interested in one of Georgia’s first industries, the iron business, then you may want to visit Red Top Mountain Park in Cartersville, Georgia on March 17, 2012. They will be giving guided tours of the historic Iron Hill section of the park. You can watch as they pour molten iron from an operating blast furnace at 2800 degrees fahrenheit. Scratch block molds will be available for purchase if you would like to make your very own keepsake.

There is a $5 parking fee. For more information, call 770-975-0055.

Red Top Mountain State Park
50 Lodge Rd SE
Cartersville, GA

Artifact Identification Day

admin — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 21:39:43 +0000

An archeologist will be on hand at the Etowah Indian Mounds Historic Site in Cartersville, Georgia on March 17, 2012 from 10 AM to 4 PM. See many different and unusual artifacts being shown. If you have an old artifact or heirloom you would like help in identifying, bring it along and see what you can discover. You can also enjoy a day at the park, checking out the Indian mounds and following the nature trail along the Etowah River to learn how the early civilizations used native trees for food and medicine. You can even see a v-shaped fish trap they used to help them catch fish in the river.

Admission to the park ranges from $3.50 to $5. For more information, call 770-387-3747.

Etowah Indian Mounds Historic Site
813 Indian Mounds Rd., S.W.
Cartersville, GA

Mayor Matt’s Mountain March

admin — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 22:23:26 +0000

Enjoy the coming of spring with a guided hike on Cartersville, Georgia’s Pine Mountain Trail on March 3, 2012. This hike will be led by Cartersville’s mayor, Matt Santini and the Parks and Recreation department. You will depart from the west trailhead and hike for 1.57 miles to the summit at 1,562 feet above sea level to take pleasure in the awesome views of Lake Allatoona, the Etowah River Valley, and the city of Cartersville.

Meet at the west trailhead at 9:45 AM and be prepared to leave at 10 AM. Directions to the west trailhead from I-75 are as follows: Exit 288, go east, then right at Pine Mountain Trail and Komatsu signs. The trailhead parking area is on the left just before the gated entrance to Komatsu. For more information, call 770-387-5625. Hike is subject to be cancelled for bad weather.

God’s Little Sprouts Consignment Sale

admin — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:47:59 +0000

The Trinity United Methodist Church in Cartersville, Georgia is having a God’s Little Sprouts Children’s Consignment Sale on March 2 and 3, 2012. Just about anything you can get for babies and children will be for sale at this event. You will find gently used quality items like strollers, car seats, toys, clothes, shoes, maternity clothes and much more. The sale will start on Friday, March 2 at 8 AM until 7 PM and Saturday, March 3 from 8 AM to 12 Noon. Some selected items will be marked half price on Saturday.

Proceeds will benefit various church ministries as well as local charities, organizations, and needy individuals. Call 770-355-6470 for more information.

Trinity United Methodist Church
814 West Avenue
Cartersville, GA

The Paleontology of Georgia

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:12:36 +0000

Jose Santamaria, the director of the Tellus Science Museum in Cartersville, Georgia, will present a summary of life from different time periods in Georgia’s past on February 3, 2012 at 7 PM. He has spent the last 20 years collecting and studying fossils in Georgia and he will be discussing them as part of the lecture series at the Tellus Science Museum. Even though Georgia is more well known for its history in minerals, geology, and mining, it has a very fascinating history in Paleontology as well.

Admission to this lecture is included in the regular admission to the museum which is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors 65+, $8 for children 3 – 17 and students with ID. Members of the museum and active military with ID are admitted free. For more information, call 770-606-5700.

Tellus Science Museum
100 Tellus Dr.
Cartersville, GA

Evening Lectures at Bartow History Museum

admin — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:24:30 +0000

Evening lectures take place the last Thursday of each month at 7 PM at the Bartow History Museum in Cartersville, Georgia. KSU professor Dr. Jennifer Dickey will be this month’s featured guest and she will be presenting an overview of the Tuskegee Airmen from World War II on January 26, 2012. An exhibit on the Tuskegee Airmen curated by Kennesaw State University will be on display at the Bartow History Museum from January 23, 2012 through March 17, 2012.

Museum Admission is $5.50 for adults, $4.50 for senior citizens & students, children under 5 and active-duty military with ID admitted free.
The Museum Hours are Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed Sundays and Major Holidays. Call 770-382-3818 for more information.

Bartow History Museum
4 East Church Street
Cartersville GA