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Exciting things ahead for 2020!

We are looking forward to our upcoming North Georgia Indian Removal Memorial Dedication  check back regularly or follow us on Facebook to see dates and more info!

2020

North Georgia Indian Removal Dedication
    March 21, 2020 - RESCHEDULED
We are goinng to cancel this event on this date due to the fact the weather has been so unsettled and we have a number of guests planning to attend from out of town.  Also out of concern for the heath of all our attendees, we are cancelling this date and will reschedule.

Eagle's Rest will have Music for Food

Mt Oglethorpe, GA…the sound of music is returning to Eagle’s Rest Park on Mt. Oglethorpe on Saturday, Sept. 21st.  Musicians from Big Canoe will be playing your favorite songs from the past and also perhaps an original composition.


Music for Food

Bring your love for music and your desire to help the needy of Pickens County to the mountain.  Boy Scout Troop 20 of Big Canoe will be collecting canned food and donations for CARES of Pickens County.  Look for the Boys Scouts at the kiosk near the top of the mountain to make your donation.  Canned food or a donation will be helpful to CARES of Pickens.  Your financial support has impact…for every $1 you donate, CARES can buy four cans of soup or vegetables from the Food Bank in Atlanta.


The Big Canoe gate at the top of Sanderlin Mt. will be open from 12 noon to 4pm for people living in Big Canoe.


Come to the mountain to refresh your mind, body and spirit.


A LOOK BACK ON 2018

Past Events

Take a peek at what we were doing in 2018!

St. Paddy’s Ladies To Sing On Mt. Oglethorpe

Put on your green and your Irish smile and come to the mountain to sing along with 

St. Paddy’s Ladies (Bunny Loftman, Teri Sawyer and Shelley Gartin-Johnson) Saturday, March 17th at 2pm in Eagle’s Rest Park on Mt. Oglethorpe.


St. Paddy’s Ladies will be singing the following songs:

Aria

And So It Goes

Cockles & Mussels

Danny Boy

How Are Things in Glocca Morra

Irish Washerwoman

Lida Rose

My Wild Irish Rose

Prayer of the Children

Scarborough Fair

Shenandoah

The Water is Wide

The Irish Blessing

When Irish Eyes Are Smiling


This event will be a mountain high sing-a-long.

WHile we have printed song sheets, you may wish to print out the lyrics to your favorite songs or have them on your phone or ipad.


The Big Canoe Gate on Sanderlin will be open from approximately 1pm to 4 pm.


As in the past, consider bringing canned goods for CARES of Pickens County to be distribute to needy families.


More to come… Join Mountain Conservation Trust of Georgia for a unique and educational event at Eagle’s Rest Park on Saturday, March 24, 2018 at 12 noon. Actress Anne Van Curen, will present her original dramatization, Grandma Gatewood Hikes the Appalachian Trail. If you missed her performance in 2017, here’s your chance to see her again. Anne is a hoot and a delight…Grandma Gatewood would be proud.


This Big Canoe Gate on Sanderlin will be open from 10am to approximately 3pm for this event.


Please consider supporting Eagle’s Rest Park on Mt. Oglethorpe by making a tax-deductible contribution via the mtogelthorpe.org website.


Come to the mountain to refresh your mind, body and spirit!!

Acoustic Jam


2018

2017

Highlights from the Year

August 23 - Imagines From The Eclipse
A LOOK BACK ON 2017

We were pretty busy!

See what happened in 2017!

Let’s Go Birding

​News Release


Mt. Oglethorpe, GA… We’re hoping visitors to Eagle’s Rest Park will help identify the birds of Mt. Oglethorpe.


​As you experience the park, consider capturing the birds with your camera ans sending them to us to posted on Eagle's Rest Park's website:  www.mtoglethorpe.org .

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Along with your photos, we’ll identify each bird, give a brief description and credit you as the photographer.

 

Your bird photos will help others who visit the park to enjoy the special magic of Mt. Oglethorpe.

 

Spring Equinox, Sunday, March 19th at 2pm…

Bert Loftman will give an introductory presentation on Bird Watching on the Western Viewing Deck, prior to the Big Canoe Hiking event in the park.

 

Come to the mountain to renew your mind, body and spirit.

The Birds Are Coming To Visit!

News Release


​Eagle’s Rest Park, Mt Oglethorpe, GA…The birds are also coming to the Spring Equinox event set for Sunday, March 19, 2017 at 2pm.

 

The Big Canoe Hiking Club is hosting the event for hikers and the general public.


Five wonderful birds will join the spring event.  Beth Thomsom, a licensed bird educator, with assistance from five volunteers, will present the following birds to the public:  Red-tailed Hawk, the Great Horned Owl, Barred Owl, a Barn Owl and a Screech Owl.  The birds will be greeting everyone starting at 1:30pm.

 

​​Bert Loftman will give an introductory presentation on Bird Watching on the Western Viewing Deck, prior to the Big Canoe Hiking event in the park.

 

​The public is encouraged to bring canned goods for CARES of Pickens County to distribute to the needy of Pickens County.  You can drop off your donation near the park’s kiosk.

 

Come to the mountain to renew your mind, body and spirit.




A LOOK BACK ON 2016

Past Adventures

Take a look at the happenings of 2016!

Summer Solstice - Sound of Drums on Mt. Oglethorpe

News Release


Monday, June 20, 2016…the sound of drums will be coming from the top of Mt. Oglethorpe in Eagle’s Rest Park.

 

 

Eagle’s Rest Park will celebrate the Summer Solstice at 2pm with the Drum Circle of Jasper.

 

The gate at the top of Sanderlin Mt. in Big Canoe will open from 1pm to 5pm for the Solstice event.

 

The public is encouraged to support the development of Eagle’s Rest Park with  donations to the Mt Oglethorpe Foundation, a 501 (c) ) (3) non-profit public supported organization created to manage the building and maintenance of Eagle’s Rest Park.  Donations can be made to:

 

Mt Oglethorpe Foundation

10619 Big Canoe

80 Hyacinth Hill

Jasper, GA 30143

 

If possible, come to the mountain on June 20th and bring canned goods to support CARES of Pickens County in their effort to provide food to needy families.

Fall Equinox

Lecture regarding Indian activity in area



Thursday, September 22, at 2:00 pm located at the Class Room (western overview) theater.     Lecture delivered by Don Wells Indian historian.  Don is the President of Mountain Stewards who have been instrumental in the development of Mt Oglethorpe Park.


Lecture Synopsis -

​The Mountain Stewards in its Indian Cultural Heritage Program have been identifying, documenting and working to preserve Indian sites nationwide. Through the work of many volunteer colleagues across the nation, this very important research has been on-going for more than a decade. With a decade of research on Indian Cultural, we thought we were beginning to have a good understanding of this subject and have recorded our work in a book and documentary. But now, in the last year, we, along with several research colleagues, have discovered new findings that are impacting our knowledge base and having us to return to sites already researched to do much more research about the Indian sites.

Our recent findings have determined that most, if not all, sacred Indian sites are placed directly over underground streams. It now appears that having a connection between the underground water and the Indian site is very important to the sacredness of the site. We have now checked many Indian Marker Trees and there is an underground stream directly under the tree. Further, it now appears the tree was planted at the site and not randomly selected to be bent. Also, every artifact site such as rock cairns, rock structures such as Track Rock, Effigy Mounds and many more sites are placed directly over underground streams. We are now conducting detail surveys and many sites and will report our findings in the Solstice Program.

Additionally, we are using the skills of dowsing to locate the underground streams associated with the artifact sites. We will do a demonstration at the program on the use of this very fascinating yet scientifically unproven technique for researching Indian sites.

Eagles, Hot Chocolate and more!!!

News Release


Christmastime on Mt. Oglethorpe

 

Winter Solstice – December 21st – 2pm

 

A Gathering of Eagles…the public is invited to come to the mountain to witness the rededication ceremony for Eagle Scouts of all ages.   The ceremony will take place at the Stone Eagle at the top of Mt. Oglethorpe in Eagle’s Rest Park.  Nestle’s hot chocolate and s’mores cookies will be the treat.

 

Turkeys…Turkey meals that is…the Mt. Oglethorpe Foundation is encouraging those attending the Winter Solstice Event to help sponsor Turkey Meals for the people of Pickens County.  The Christmas meals will be provided by CARES of Pickens County.  A $10 donation will provide one meal, so you may wish to consider sponsoring multiple meals for families at Christmas time.

 

The Big Canoe gate on Deer Run Ridge on Sanderlin Mt. will be open from 1pm to approx. 5pm, which means you can actually drive from Big Canoe all the way to the top of Mt. Oglethorpe…to the Stone Eagle.

 

Come to the mountain to renew your mind, body and spirit.

Highlights from the Year

March 20 - Spring Solstice on Mt Oglethorpe
March 23 - Board Dinner at Big Canoe Clubhouse
June 20 - Summer Solstice on Eagle's Rest on Mt Oglethorpe
September 22 - Fall Solstice on Eagle's Rest on Mt Oglethorpe

2016

2015

A LOOK BACK ON 2015

What were we up to?

Take a look at see what we had going on in 2015!



Romancing The Mt. Oglethorpe Bluestone Conundrum

Rock Piles Located at Eagles Rest


On Wednesday, September 23rd at 2pm, we’ll celebrate the Autumnal Equinox at Eagle’s Rest Park on Mt. Oglethorpe.  Come each and everyone, add your touch…your stones…to the Bluestone Collection at Eagle’s Rest.            


Through the millennium the bluestones of Stonehenge, New Grange and the Indian mounds of the Americas have marked man’s presence on this earth, so why not men and women…of the present.  Leave your mark…your stones…for future generations to wonder about our time on earth.


Stones are forever.  Come lay your stones…from wherever ye may gather them and take them to the mountain.  Help continually build the stone eagle on the South Face of Mt. Oglethorpe and the stacked stones appearing in Eagle’s Rest Park.


Don Wells, author of “The Mystery of the Trees” and “Stone Structures – A Mystery of the Indigenous People” will present on “Indian Rock Structures” and Mt. Oglethorpe’s Indian history.


The Mountain Stewards, under the leadership of Don Wells, have just completed the new Northern Viewing Deck and have now started planning for the construction of the Southern Viewing Deck, just below the stone eagle sculpture.


Help us to “romance the bluestones” of Mt. Oglethorpe.  Your spirit of love and kindness can live on by letting future generations know that once upon a time there was a place of peace and harmony, a place where the rocks of all ages captured our hearts and imaginations…where romancing the stones of Mt. Oglethorpe created a place where our souls and hearts became one with nature.




On Wednesday, September 23rd at 2pm, we’ll celebrate the Autumnal Equinox at Eagle’s Rest Park on Mt. Oglethorpe.  Come each and everyone to add your touch…your stones…to the Bluestone Collection at Eagle’s Rest Park.



You can keep the dream alive by supporting the on-going work at Eagle’s Rest Park.


A LOOK BACK ON 2014

Some Fun Events!

Take a look at see what we were doing back in 2014!

Summer Solstice

News Release


Eagle’s Rest on Mt. Oglethorpe will host two summer solstice events on June 21, 2014.


At the first event, The Summer Solstice moment at 6:25am, the sun will rise to the sound of music…a singular flute and the sound of drums.  It’s that magic moment for reflection and serenity.


The second event will involve a picnic at 5pm followed by lecture on the history of Mt. Oglethorpe by president of the Mountain Stewards and author, Don Wells.


The public is encouraged to bring a picnic for the 5pm event.  Drinks and cookies will be provided by the Mt. Oglethorpe Foundation.


June 21st, during Summer Solstice: A tribute to Billie Ann Rice

Tribute to Billie Ann

Honoring Billie Ann and Celebrating the Winter Solstice



She always wanted a mountain to fly away to on gossamer wings, beyond the temporal world to a heavenly place.


She always wanted a mountain to explore the mathematical movements of the cosmos through the ever changing gift of nature.


She always wanted a mountain to experience serenity while walking among the wildflowers and under the umbrella of green.


She always wanted a mountain to retreat to from endless lines, waiting for time to pass as red turns to yellow…yellow to green.


She always wanted a mountain to feel the morning mist as the land is kissed by the rising sun of hope.


She always wanted a mountain to save the trees and wildflowers from the commercial instincts of man.


She always wanted a mountain to see the distant world from on high far from the human race that is keeping a constant pace.


She always wanted a mountain to give to her loved ones so that they could find peace and grace in a Godly place.


She always wanted a mountain so that the people who come here  would soar on wings like an eagle; hike in nature and not grow weary, so that they would enjoy a Godly place and not be faint.

 

This mountain is Billie Ann’s mountain…this Mountain…is your mountain.


Billie Ann always wanted a mountain.

 


 


By John Feight

December 21 , 2014


 


Isaiah 40:31 


but they that wait upon the Lord shall renew 

their strength; they shall mount up with wings 

as eagles, they shall run and not be weary, 

and they shall walk and not faint.

2014

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