Fall is in the air. That means high school football, college football, marching bands, fairs, fall festivals, and beautiful colors on the trees! Fall in our family always seems to rotate around many family traditions. One of our biggest traditions is The Great Locomotive Chase Festival in Adairsville, Ga.
The is the most exciting time in our little town. This year Adairsville will celebrate the 50th year! This festival is filled with crafts, food trucks, local bands, and of course rides. The excitement rises when the first carnival ride rolls in to town! Kids and adults alike light up at the word Festival! Everyone knows what it is and everyone is going! It begins on Friday October 5 and closes down on Sunday afternoon October 7, 2018. There is also a parade on Saturday morning at 11 a.m. The parade includes floats sponsored by local businesses and churches, pageant winners, local recreation sports teams, the high school band, football team and ROTC. There are also many restored cars and trucks. Sometimes there are often a few horses too!
History behind the Great Locomotive Chase:
The Great Locomotive Chase was a military raid led by a civilian named James Andrews and some volunteers from the Union army on April 12, 1862. They stole a confederate train named “The General” and traveled north toward Chattanooga destroying tracks and telegraph lines on their way. The General is now on display at the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History in Kennesaw, Ga. For more information on the museum check out http://www.southernmuseum.org .
I look forward to seeing everyone at the 50th Anniversary of the Great Locomotive Chase Festival. Looks like it will be a beautiful weekend!!!
Love North Georgia 