Hotels
Hospitality and southern style can be found in Milledgeville from quaint Bed & Breakfast Inns to over 600 hotel rooms as well as spacious camp grounds. Whether you would like to meander on a white-columned porch while sipping a glass of ice tea or experience comfortable, inviting accommodations with just the right amount of amenities we have everything you need!
Attractions
Beneath the sun-dripped shade of towering oaks, Milledgeville still beckons travelers with impressive architecture, historic venues, a glistening lake, and an authentic arboretum. Stroll through our perfectly charming downtown, or take a trolley ride! Amongst the grand Antebellum homes lining the streets of Milledgeville there exists a wealth of cultural...
Outdoor Activities
Milledgeville has so much more than just historic homes and museums to offer. Rent a boat and tour beautiful Lake Sinclair or enjoy a peaceful afternoon of fishing. If your children are more adventurous, you can take a self-guided tour of Bartram Educational Forest. If the boys just want to be boys, send them off to play a round of golf and the girls can enjoy a...
Restaurants & Dining
Our charming Mainstreet city offers dining options ranging from country rustic to southern elegance. Whether it is fried chicken or filet mignon, we can accommodate whatever your palate desires! Check out our selection of Milledgeville Georgia Restaurants.
Trolley Tour
Milledgeville's Trolley Tour is the best way to take in the town. A drive through the landmark historic district includes rotating visits to the Old State Capitol, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Lockerly Hall, and the Stetson-Sanford House. The trolley tour is available Monday - Friday at 10:00 AM and on Saturday at 2:00 PM. The cost is $10.00 per person for adults and...

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Article Date	Article Title
05/17/2012	Business' Popping Up in Milledgeville, Unemployment Rate Down MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The road to economic recovery after a recession can be a long haul, but the city of Milledgeville is proving small steps can make it happen. The community took a hard hit when thousands of Baldwin County employees lost their jobs with the closing of several manufacturing companies in 2008.

05/10/2012	Historic with a Twist HISTORIC HEARTLAND, GA (CBS ATLANTA) - Activities, discoveries and history all in your own backyard? Check out Georgia's Historic Heartland for a weekend getaway.

05/07/2012	Marking a Moment in Time in Milledgeville Indulge me. My son, David Luse, graduated from Georgia College & State University in Milledgeville on Saturday — an occasion that gave me an opportunity to reflect on the passage of time — both in our personal life as well as the in the evolution of our state. For those of you who do not know the beauty and gentility that exists in historic Milledgeville — do yourself a favor. The county seat of Baldwin County was Georgia’s first state capitol, and the town is full of treasures that predate Gen. William Sherman’s march through Georgia.

05/03/2012	Georgia's Historic Heartland: Quicken your pulse Monks, vampires, fighter pilots, farmers and rock stars — what do they have in common? They all make their homes in central Georgia, where numerous cities and towns weave a diverse tapestry of cultures and experiences. Stretching from Athens in the north down to Macon and beyond, Georgia’s Historic Heartland region has its share of antebellum homes, grand public buildings and museums. But this region’s appeal extends far beyond history. A wide variety of attractions and experiences make a great group tour sampler with options to satisfy a range of interests.

04/18/2012	Pilgrims on tour will get taste of Athens before Civil War Tourists will be peering into Athens museums, historic homes and gardens and munching on pralines for the next few days in a tour that stretches from Athens all the way to Macon.

04/14/2012	M is for Milledgeville, My Hometown My home town of Milledgeville, Georgia was the capital of Georgia when Civil War was declared. Milledgeville has the distinction of being the only city other than Washington, DC to be designed as a capital city. (The capital was moved to Atlanta during reconstruction.) Here are a few of my favorite houses and buildings there:

04/13/2012	Milledgeville Extends the Olive Branch It seems like everyday you hear of war and conflict in the news but although these negatives dominate a large chunk of the airwaves peaceful actions are occurring simultaneously.

04/12/2012	New book Features Interview with people that knew Flannery O'Connor The Flannery O'Connor-Andalusia Foundation announces the publication of At Home with Flannery O'Connor: An Oral History. The book features interviews with people who knew Flannery O'Connor, either personally or professionally, while she lived at Andalusia, in Milledgeville, Georgia, from 1951 until her death in 1964.

04/09/2012	Flannery O’Connor: Andalusia in Milledgeville “Lives spent between the house and the chicken yard do not make exciting copy.” This may have been Flannery O’ Connor’s terse judgment on the constricted confines of her family home, Andalusia, a few miles north of the Georgia town of Milledgeville.

04/05/2012	Spectators Make Fashion Statements at First Round of Masters Dotie Merger, 81, from Milledgeville, Ga., wears badges on her hat from the Masters tournaments that she has attended over the past 60 years.

04/05/2012	Flattery for Flannery Celebrating the life and work of Flannery O’Connor. Last week marked the 87th birthday of one of Georgia's most beloved writers who spent much of her life just down the road in Milledgeville.

04/01/2012	Embrace Georgia's Antebellum Charm Running from Macon to Athens, Georgia's Antebellum Trail shows off many of the sites that General Sherman spared, and they're part of this month's spring pilgrimage

03/23/2012	'Abandoned Rural America' Exhibit Opens Allied Arts in Milledgeville, Georgia, will present an exhibition of works by 4 Georgia artists that represents change in rural America. The exhibition, entitled “Abandoned Rural America: The American Family Farm in Transition” will open on Sunday, March 25 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm at the Marlor Arts Center and continue through April 20, 2012.

03/20/2012	Distillery Tasting bill heads to governor Small makers of whiskey, vodka, gin and other liquors could get a boost under a bill passed Tuesday by the state Senate. House Bill 514 would allow people who tour distilleries to take a free sip of the merchandise. The bill's sponsor, Rep. Rusty Kidd, I-Milledgeville, has said allowing such tastings could boost the small businesses and help stimulate tourism jobs the way wine tastings at Georgia's wineries have.

03/20/2012	GCSU Students Push for Recycling Blue recycling bins are popping up all over Georgia College and State University. In the past year 50 recycling bins have been placed in every building on campus. Students with the Environmental Science Club are in charge of keeping up with the campus' recycling.

03/12/2012	Cherry Blossom fossils on display in Milledgeville Cherry Blossom Festival’s 30th year, three much older cherry blossom fossils have made their way to Middle Georgia. The 50-million-year-old cherry blossom fossils are on display at Georgia College & State University’s Natural History Museum and Planetarium in Milledgeville until 2013, said Melanie DeVore, a plant biologist and professor in the school’s Department of Biological and Environmental Science.

03/07/2012	Milledgeville Project Awarded $1 million grant A Middle Georgia community was one of five that received an Economic Development Growth and Expansion award announced Tuesday by Gov. Nathan Deal’s office.

02/28/2012	Milledgeville Distillery wants a shot at tourism Georgia Distilling Company makes Colt Ford's Goodtime Moonshine and Vodka, but now they want to add tours and tastings to the menu. Owner Shawn Hall says, "Wineries right now can sell their own products on site, you can do tastings on site. Breweries can't sell on site, but they can do tastings on site. And distilleries can't do any of it."

02/27/2012	Deep Roots Festival Recognized at Industry Awards Banquet February 21st was the annual Southeast Festivals and Events Kaleidoscope Awards Banquet designed to recognize the marketing, programming and overall event. These awards acknowledge the highest level of achievement in the festival and event industry throughout the southeast region.

02/22/2012	Georgia House approves liquor samples bill A bill that would allow people who tour distilleries to take a free sip passed the state House 146-20 Wednesday.

02/01/2012	Georgia College to offer first doctoral degree Beginning this summer, Georgia College & State University will offer its first-ever doctoral degree program, the Milledgeville-based university announced Wednesday. The Doctor of Nursing Practice program will admit up to 12 nursing professionals, according to a Georgia College news release.

01/31/2012	State 'Competitiveness Report' Highlights Milledgeville Organization MILLEDGEVILLE, GA.-- Digital Bridges, an organization in Milledgeville designed to be a resource to help launch the community into the information age, was mentioned in Georgia's Competitiveness Report. The initiative launched in early 2011, and Governor Nathan Deal asked Georgia Department of Economic Development Commissioner Chris Cummiskey and Georgia Chamber of Commerce President Chris Clark to co-chair the Georgia Competitiveness Initiative, according to the report cover.The report highlights Digital Bridges under the Middle Georgia region:

01/30/2012	Writing Home The woman approaching Andalusia was clearly emotional. Craig Amason could see her from behind the screen door of the 19th-century, white-painted home of Flannery O’Connor, the Southern fiction writer. She walked up the steps and asked Mr. Amason if she could enter. As executive director of the Flannery O’Connor-Andalusia foundation in Milledgeville, Ga., Mr. Amason was used to welcoming visitors. “Of course,” he answered, although he was not prepared for the woman’s next question. “Should I take off my shoes?” she asked. Mr. Amason laughed, “Well, no; I don’t take mine off.” So the woman stepped inside, shoes and all, and looked around with reverence.

01/18/2012	Former Prison Becoming Parolee Nursing Home A former state prison in Milledgeville could soon become a nursing home type facility for elderly sex offenders and other prisoners with health problems. State officials closed Bostick State Prison in 2009. But Gov. Nathan Deal's midyear budget proposal includes $6 million to convert Bostick State into a 150-bed facility for medically challenged inmates.

01/15/2012	A Visit To Milledgeville Offers Life Lessons in a Historic Southern Town Milledgeville – Tom Baxter wrote on this page last week that one of the disappointments of visitors from Japan is the discovery that they couldn’t visit Tara because it was a product of Margaret Mitchell’s imagination. An approximation of the world that fueled Mitchell’s thoughts does remain visible in a town less than two hour’s drive southeast of the state Capitol – Milledgeville, which served as the state capital before and during the Civil War.

01/07/2012	Street Named for GA Citizen Killed in War MILLEDGEVILLE, GA (AP) - Georgia community has renamed one of its streets for a hometown hero -- a National Guard soldier who was killed two years ago in Afghanistan.

12/06/2011	Georgia College named Safest Campus in GA Georgia College ranks No. 1 in the state for campus safety, according to StateUniversity.com. “Thanks to the hard work of our Georgia College police officers and support from the university community, we are ranked as the safest campus in the state and one of the safest campuses in the nation,” said Interim President Stas Preczewski. “We are very proactive in protecting our students, faculty, staff and property.”

11/19/2011	Potato Drop helps feed folks in Milledgeville People in Milledgeville rolled up their sleeves Saturday to help those in need. Volunteers sorted through and packed up more than 40,000 pounds of potatoes at the 10th annual Potato Drop.

11/18/2011	Local Institutions to benefit from Tourism Grant Two Central Georgia Institutions will receive part of a $200 thousand grant to promote tourism. The Office of Governor Nathan Deal says the Flannery O'Connor Andalusia Foundation in Milledgeville and the Tubman African American Museum in Macon will both receive their share of the grant money from the Georgia Department of Economic Development.

11/15/2011	Stylist raises funds for Milledgeville Cancer Charity "I just decided to do it locally so that I could help people that I know and people from my hometown." Brianna Callaway has her hands full with clients at the Milledgeville hair salon where she works, but that doesn't keep her from reaching out to others and lending support when she can. She says the urge to do more overcame her after her mother had a double breast mastectomy.

11/08/2011	Milledgeville Flight Tour boasts Scenic Views If you think middle Georgia is beautiful from the ground, consider a view from above. Milledgeville Aviation now provides discovery flight tours for those interested in learning how to fly or sight seers looking for beauty from the sky.

10/25/2011	The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation Announces Its 2012 List of State's 10 'Places in Peril' ATLANTA, Oct. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation released today its 2012 list of ten Places in Peril in the state. Sites on the list include: Rutherford Hall on the University of Georgia campus in Athens; Orange Hall in St. Marys; W.W. Law House in Savannah; historic railroad buildings of Atlanta; Historic Liberty Street in Milledgeville; Randolph County Courthouse in Cuthbert; Mt. Zion Church in Sparta; Crown Mill Store in Dalton; Secondary Industrial High School in Columbus; and, Chattahoochee Park Pavilion in Gainesville.

10/25/2011	Oak Hill Middle School Recognized for Progress Tuesday, statewide educators recognized a Milledgeville middle school for improvements and achievements. It's a part of a three day tour where more than 80 visitors hopped on a bus to check out eight schools across the state they chose as top picks. When two buses packed with statewide educators rolled in, Oak Hill students rocked out.

10/18/2011	Travels with HLN's Robin Meade As the lead anchor on HLN's "Morning Express with Robin Meade," Meade is known for her reporting and interviewing skills. What may surprise some viewers is that she's a singer too. Her debut country CD "Brand New Day" is available at Target and on iTunes.

10/15/2011	GCSU unveils $28.2M Wellness Center MILLEDGEVILLE -- Georgia College & State University’s new Wellness & Recreation Center takes about as broad an approach to the concept of “wellness” as possible. Not only will the new, 101,000-square-foot facility contain all sorts of exercise and recreational sports areas for students, faculty and staff, but it also will serve as home to student health services, counseling and health science classes.

08/29/2011	Flannery O'Connor's Andalusia

08/19/2011	Distillery Gears up for Milledgeville Opening A new business plans to tap into an industry that they say will keep the glasses half full in Milledgeville.

08/03/2011	Renovations Plan to Keep Farmer's Market Cool One Milledgeville group is putting a fresh idea on keeping it cool at the local farmer's market. "No butter beans?" Warren Moore, a local farmer, asks a shopper. He says at Milledgeville's outdoor farmer's market, keeping his vegetables cool isn't easy. Especially with produce stands set up on blacktop.

07/22/2011	Milledgeville Police teach life lessons

07/21/2011	High Museum partners with Georgia College & State University

07/20/2011	Plan would link midstate to Athens by river and rail Rivers run through much of Middle Georgia, and government and nonprofit officials are looking for ways to use canoe landings, paths along the rivers and other routes to tie communities together.

06/22/2011	Flannery O’Connor, the Protestant South and St. Thomas In “The Catholic Novelist in the Protestant South,” a composite essay published from two of her last public talks, she sums up what she thinks of her region: “What has given the South her identity are those beliefs and qualities which she has absorbed from the Scriptures and from her own history of defeat and violation: a distrust of the abstract, a sense of human dependence on the grace of God, and a knowledge that evil is not simply a problem to be solved, but a mystery to be endured.”

06/14/2011	Milledgeville-Georgia's First Lady Located in the heart of middle Georgia beneath the sun-dripped shade of towering oaks, Milledgeville beckons travelers with architecture, historic venues and natural wonders.

06/06/2011	GA Among top 5 states for TV & Film Production Georgia is now among the top five U.S. states for film and TV production with more than 274 projects shot in the state since July 2010.

05/18/2011	Flannery O'Connor Farm receives Critical Grant During her productive years as a writer, from 1951 until her untimely death from debilitating Lupus in 1964, American author Flannery O’Connor spent the majority of her time at Andalusia, her family’s farm in Milledgeville, Georgia, where she penned both novels and collections of short stories.

05/17/2011	Milledgeville Museum works to match grant

04/12/2011	Macon, Middle Georgia rich in Civil War history As the shells began falling on Fort Sumter 150 years ago Tuesday, Middle Georgia was poised to play some pivotal roles. Before the Civil War ended, Union troops had poured through Milledgeville, then the state capitol, and stabled their horses inside. A brief but bloody battle was fought just outside Macon. Macon itself became home to critical factories, hospitals and a prisoner-of-war camp built before Andersonville. And when Confederate President Jefferson Davis was captured, he was brought first to Macon.

09/01/2010	Southern Comfort - Women's Weekly Magazine In a memorable scene from the film Forrest Gump, Tom Hanks, seated on a park bench, muses that "...life is like a box of chocolates..." because you never know what flavour of experiences it has in store.

02/21/2010	A literary pilgrimage to O’Connor’s ‘the middle of nowhere’ Tattered cotton balls on withered stalks appeared in the fields, and then a row of weathered signs advertising “moonshine jelly’’ and “fried pecans’’ as we reached the outskirts of Milledgeville. In the hard, unforgiving light of a winter afternoon, we drove between the small, cottage-style homes banked up on either side, past the Piggly Wiggly, and after making our way along the ubiquitous retail strip, located the entrance to Flannery O’Connor’s farm, Andalusia.

09/05/2008	Andalusia featured in O at Home Magazine O'Connor's work chronicling the American South, including the short story "Good Country People," often reflected life on her 550-acre dairy farm, where she also tended peacocks and chickens.

02/11/2008	New Audio Tours Give Modern Access to Historic Milledgeville The past meets the present with new audio walking and driving tours of historic sites in Milledgeville.

01/18/2008	Restoration on Brown-Stetson-Sanford House Thanks to the support of the Grassmann Trust, SPLOST, and an anonymous donor, Georgia's Old Capital Historical Society is pleased to announce the beginning of Phase III of preservation work on (the Grand Lady of Milledgeville) the 1825 Brown – Stetson – Sanford House.

11/13/2007	We are Finally Coming to Claim Our Writers Eighty miles east of Atlanta, near the town of Eatonton, Old Phoenix Road passes through gently rolling pastures and pine trees to an antebellum plantation home. It's where teenage orphan Joel Chandler Harris heard the stories of slaves that later inspired him to write the Uncle Remus series, books that rank among the best-selling works of fiction in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

07/10/2007	Georgia Town is more than antebellum relic Milledgeville, Ga. - The burning of Atlanta during the Civil War was an epochal event, and many believe it was Georgia's capital city that went up in flames.

05/08/2007	Road Trip: Milledgeville: Make Memories while reliving the past In Milledgeville, yesterday and tomorrow come together like family gathering around the dinner table. Graceful antebellum homes, most notably the Old Governor's Mansion, circle the small downtown. Ornate marble headstones and obelisks mark the graves of Revolutionary War and Confederate soldiers, and famous natives such as writer Flannery O'Connor, in Memory Hill Cemetery

02/12/2007	In Search of Flannery O'Connor The sun was white above the trees, and sinking fast. I was a few miles past Milledgeville, Ga., somewhere outside of Toomsboro, on a two-lane highway that rose and plunged and twisted through red clay hills and pine woods. I had no fixed destination, just a plan to follow a back road to some weedy field in time to watch the sun go down on Flannery O'Connor's Georgia.

10/02/2006	A quiet Southern town CARMEN ALARCÓN, a native of Colombia, tore through the farmhouse kitchen as if chasing a misbehaving child about to escape into the warm Georgia evening. "¡Hola! I want to talk to you," she yelled, friendly but insistent, as she left my side, flew around the corner and zeroed in on an unseen stranger.

10/02/2006	Learn as you go: Author's homes open to travelers If you're looking to add education to your vacation, consider visiting the home of a favorite author -- or one you'd like to know better.

10/02/2006	House of Stories Newly opened to the public, Flannery O'Connor's Georgia farm provided ideas, characters, and scenes for much of her distinctive fiction.

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