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Nov 22nd, 2007 by admin

Just this past week end we had the 12th annual "Plantation Wildlife Arts Festival" the 17th and 18th.  This eventDSC_1243 benefits the Art & Educational Programs at the Thomasville Cultural Center.  This event is spread out over a three day period.  This year’s  event brought more than 60 wildlife artists, sculptors, craftsmen, carvers, photographers and jewelers to display some of the most breathtaking art work that one can lay their eyes on in one place. The event is well publicized and very well organized.  A lot more activities are planned in addition to the displays of breathtaking nature art works. This year, one of the events was a Celebrity Mystery Cookoff. Participants were Thomasville’s Super Bowl Champions Danny Copeland and Myron Guyton. Other events were; nature habitats, field trial dog demonstrations, The Wild Discovery Center, live animal encounters and the Naturehood. For many years, Jim Fowler of "Wild Kingdom" has been a major participant in the event.  Mr. Fowler is one of the major principals at "the Parks at Chehaw", a neighboring zoo, just up the road in Albany, Georgia. Link to parksatchehaw.org for more information.

We never run out of interesting things to do or places to go. Down the road or around the corner, is some happening, event or just another beautiful peaceful scene.  As today is Thanksgiving, I will give thanks to be living in such a wonderful area :>)

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Thomasville is a place apart!

Nov 15th, 2007 by admin

Surrounded by Plantations and a quaint way of life that will remind you of how life was back when. Thomasville and the surrounding area is a wonderful place to retire and/ or visit.  The history here is rich and long; predating the Civil War.  Before Florida became the vacation spot, Thomasville was known as a place of winter vacation for affluent people, such as Jock Whitney (former Ambassador to Britain), Secretary Treasurer, George Humphrey (under the Eisenhower Administration), William McKinley before he became President. Our most recent notable vistor was Vice President Dick Cheney came for a  visit.  Following the Civil War, Thomasville was often visited for health reasons; the thinking at that time was the many pines and warm air would be beneficial for those with pulmonary afflictions.  Others came to hunt on one of the many Plantations that surround Thomasville.  Some just came for the social gatherings.  The streets and roads of this county have been trodden by some very famous and notable people through out its history.  To this very day, Thomasville continues to turn out some very talented and successful people who place their imprint on history with art, music, business or athletic abilities.

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