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Season’s Offering From The Blue Ridge Mountains…

As the holiday season takes hold and we move into a time of year that gives us an opportunity to gather with friends and family Southern Comfort Cabin Rentals would like to add some food for thought to your table with some AMAZING OFFERS! Share Blue Ridge with your friends and family and take advantage of these exclusive holiday offers from your trusted source for vacation homes!

Facebook Promotion… During the month of December “like” Southern Comfort Cabin Rentals on facebook and comment or share a picture from Blue Ridge and you will be entered to win a 2 night stay at Choctaw Mountain Lodge. Comment and “Share” our Facebook page with your friends and your name will be entered twice! So, a new “like” that comments and then “shares” our page will be entered 3 times!!! We will add all the names to a drawing which will be filmed in Blue Ridge and posted to the winner’s wall in January.  What a great way to start 2012. This promotion ends 12/31/2011 at the stroke of midnight.

LIMITED TOME OFFER December Only Treat your extended family to an early gathering in the Blue Ridge Mountains and Receive 15% off 4 days or more when you stay with Southern Comfort Cabin Rentals during the month of December. This is available on all cabins and nights excluding holidays. ALL DECEMBER RESERVATIONS made before the end of November will be entered to win an Apple TV just in time for the gift giving season! Apple TV winner will be posted on facebook and announced in our January newsletter. Contest ends 11/30/2011 at 5:30PM.

I Need To Recharge… Like Now! Would you like a getaway to the North Georgia Mountains sooner rather than later, but you only have a few days to do it? Southern Comfort Cabin Rentals is expanding the available dates on the Three for 2 winter special! Book any 2 nights November 28^th 2011 through May 31^st 2011 and receive 1 free night! Learn more about year round cabin rental specials in Blue Ridge, GA

Looking For an Outstanding Gift Idea? Give the gift of a vacation time! Southern Comfort is offering discounts on gift certificates for the holidays. Purchase a $100.00 certificate or more (applicable to all cabins and dates) and receive 10% off if purchased by December 23^rd. You will instantly receive a confirmation email that can be used in a card. An actual certificate will be mailed on the same day as purchase.

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Winter is at Our Door Step The leaves have fallen, nights are crsip and the mountain views are inspiring! This fall has been a wonderful time of year in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The smells of harvest in the air, excitement filled festivals and the natural beauty of the changing season. We were blessed with an unexpectedly long leaf season! See Fall photos from Rush Photography here. Be sure to book your 2012 fall escape early next year!

Thank you for trusting Southern Comfort Cabin Rentals for all your vacation accommodation needs in the north Georgia Mountains.

We hope to see you in the Blue Ridge Mountains soon!

November is a beautiful time of year to celebrate with friends and family in the mountains of north Georgia.

Events and Activities in Blue Ridge, GA for November, 2011:

From	November 04, 2011	HemlockFest
To	November 06, 2011	Starbridge Farm
	November 24, 2011	Blue Ridge Turkey Trot
		Downtown Blue Ridge City Park
From	November 25, 2011	It’s A Wonderful Life
To	November 27, 2011	Blue Ridge Community Theater
	November 25, 2011	Blue Friday
		Downtown Blue Ridge
From	November 25, 2011	Santa Train
To	November 27, 2011	Blue Ridge Scenic Railroad
	November 26, 2011	Light up Blue Ridge
		Downtown Blue Ridge

The Easter Bunny is coming to Blue Ridge, Georgia! Our happy to hop holiday  bunny is delivering surprise Easter baskets for your family…

Southern Comfort Cabin Rentals in Blue Ridge, Ga is proud to offer an Easter Basket Surprise Package! Book any 2 nights between Thursday April 21st  through Monday April 25th and receive a special gift from the SoCo Cabins Bunny…

Package includes:

Complimentary 3 PM check out (normally 11AM)

2 Easter Bunny baskets (prepared w/ children’s names & placed in the cabin before arrival)

Each cellophane wrapped basket will include:

• 1 ticket on the Easter Eggz-Press on the Blue Ridge Scenic Rail Road (Train ride and egg hunt)
• 1 Coloring book and box crayons
• 1 Caramel and chocolate covered apple (made in Blue Ridge)
• Several plastic eggs (stuffed with candy)
• 1 Chocolate bunny
• 1 Plush stuffed animal (Beanie Baby)

Details on the EASTER EGGZ-PRESS:

Departure Location: Blue Ridge, Georgia
Date: Saturday April 23rd (ONLY)
Time: from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Bring along your Easter Basket and we’ll travel a few miles out of town to farmer Brown’s field where the children hunt for the Easter Eggs and greet the Easter Bunny.

Smile, you’ll be in the mountains soon!

New for 2011, SoCo Bucks! Southern Comfort Cabin Rentals would like to reward and thank you for your loyalty. Beginning February 2011 we will include SoCo Bucks with all of our reservations. What is a SoCo Buck? Well to keep it simple, it’s the same as cash! SoCo Bucks are reserve notes that can be used just like cash on all cabins managed by SCCR. SoCo bucks can be saved, given as gifts, or used as soon as your next visit. Every time you book with SCCR you will receive a select denomination of SoCo Bucks valued from $25 to $100 dollars. Also included within each note is a saving coupon. These coupons can be redeemed at local merchants during the visit when the SoCo Buck is received or saved for the next visit, giving you the power to decide. Coupons will range from free food or drinks to discount tickets and free admission!

Looking for a great winter event? Check out “Fire and Ice”! This dynamic event featuring ice sculpting, chili cookoff and live music is a great family friendly festival in Down Town Blue Ridge.  Ice Sculpting will be an interactive event featuring professional ice carvers. Experience live ice carving demonstrations in the park. Kids will enjoy having carvers write their names in ice or help them make their own abstract sculptures. Tantalize your taste buds or test your skills at the chili cookoff! The cookoff is open to individuals, civic organizations and restaurants. Guests or “tasters” can sample dozens of chili recipes… Live music will be from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. alongside the Blue Ridge Scenic Railway. Tap your toes to a lineup of family entertainment featuring local talent and surprise entertainers.

Pack up your family or gather your friends and come on up to the mountains!

Date for this event: February 19, 2011

Where: Downtown Blue Ridge City Park

Time: Ice Sculpting 11AM – 3PM Chili Cookoff and Live Music 1PM – 4PM

Admission is only $5.00

Hosted by the Blue Ridge Business Association
Contact blueridgebusinessassociation@yahoo.com to learn more about participation.

Looking for a great north Georgia webcam? Check out the Blue Ridge Webcam provided by ETC.  ETC (Ellijay Telephone Company) is a local, Broadband, Cable TV, Telephone, Wireless Phones and Security company. ETC has been serving North Georgia and the Copper Basin area since 1904!

Here is a great cam to keep an eye on how things look in Blue Ridge, GA. ETC Web cam of Blue Ridge, GA intersection GA HWY 515 and SR HWY 5 Looking South.

Weenie-N-Veggie Soup… AKA Hot Dog Soup.

This twisted Soup idea was conjured by my wife on one fall afternoon. She wanted a hearty all veggie soup and I was craving something that had a bit more to it! She made a fantastic vegetable broth veggie filled pot of goodness. And then I took the recipe one step forward and diced up some hot dogs and there you have it… Weenie-N-Veggie Soup

Here’s the recipe:

Mix in 1 LARGE POT

1 Liter of vegetable broth

1 Small bag of fresh baby carrots sliced

1 Stalk of fresh green onion chopped

3 cups of fresh slice okra

1.5 Cups of kennel corn

8 Diced peeled potatoes

1 Can diced seasoned tomatoes

2.5 Cups of cut green beans

2 cups of precooked lima beans

1 cup of precooked black eyed peas

Simmer covered for 45 minutes to an hour

Add All-season or spices to taste.

That’s the veggie part. Now you have two options:

1.      Add 1 pack of diced nitrate free all beef franks (weenies) before simmering or

2.      Add 1 Frank per bowl as desired.

Either way you have a fantastic soup that can be enjoyed anywhere!

Everybody knows that hiking and biking is great exercise. But did you know that it can be relaxing as well? Just Aska Bear! We love this cabin name. There are so many fun things you can do with it.

We recently discovered a great cabin in the Aska Adventure Area near all of the great trails. When we say near, imagine a path leading directly from the hot tub deck past two rocking chairs down a slight incline and you’re there! This short path takes you right from the back door to the Green Mountain Trails. Just across Aska Rd. guests can access all of the other great Aska trails like Stanley gap or Deep Gap. A world of great mountain adventure opportunities without even having to think about packing a car. Needless to say, you pass the hot tub on your way out, so chances are good it will still be there when you get back.

Relax… You and some friends have just finished an awesome bike ride through the country side on your road bikes or a vigorous mountain bike ride down to lake blue ridge on the Green Mountain trail. Arriving back to your cabin you find the other half of your group cooking burgers on the grill and enjoying some cool beverages. Let the recovery began and relax the night away… Read a book on the screened in back porch, melt in the hot tub, get competitive in the game room, or just kick your feet up and watch a movie. Its all here.And finally when its time to recharge your batteries for tomorrow, sink in to the ultra comfortable cushion top mattress surrounded by a full aspen log bed.

Bring your bikes, boats, polls, boots, buddies and babes… Just Aska Bear is just right!

This recently renovated and well thought out vacation rental cabin in the Aska Adventure area is now available for rent with Southern Comfort Cabin Rentals.

Find Quality Time with Us!

Fall in Blue Ridge, Ga brings many wonderful events to plan for.

Hiking and biking enthusiast from all around the region make trails into the area. Festival and culture seekers cross on the back roads with leaf peepers. What ever you are looking for the mountains of  North Georgia have a special feeling this time of year. One particular event that is worth a visit is the Georgia Mountain Fall Festival October 8-16, 2010 at the Georgia Mountain Fair Grounds in Hiawassee AKA the country music capital of Georgia! The festival features exciting musical performances, educational demonstrations, a flower show and the ever-popular Georgia’s Official State Fiddlers’ Convention. Learn more by visiting the official website Georgia Mountain Fair Grounds.

Continue your mountain experience. Just short drive west down the scenic Southern Highroads Hwy 76 is the quaint mountain town of Blue Ridge. With over 800 vacation cabins in Fannin County within 30 minutes of downtown shopping a visitor can find all types of accommodations.  From the penthouse suite in downtown blue Ridge, a cozy log cabin in the woods, or a grand lodge with panoramic views. If you are looking for options check out the Blue Ridge cabin rentals available at Southern Comfort.

Looking for adventure in Blue Ridge, GA. TRI the Mountains Triathlon Club is hosting a 600 Yard Swim, 18 Mile Bike, 5K Run sprint on Sunday, July 25, 2010. The race starts at the Lake Blue Ridge Maria at 7Am and will finish in downtown Blue Ridge.

Come out and support the racers and enjoy the festivities afterwards.

Start Location: Lake Blue Ridge Marina
Address: 335 Marina Dr., Blue Ridge, GA  30513

Sponsor Southern Comfort Cabin Rentals is offering special race weekend rates.