If you follow this blog, you know I am a big fan of the Country Living Magazine Fairs.

The fair takes place in four different U.S. locations each year.  Rhinebeck, New York is the closest location to my home and I have been to that fair every year since it started.  It is a fabulous venue – with great food, real bathrooms, and plenty of green!  The Dutchess County Fairground is just lovely!

You may remember my friend Wendy and I embarked on a road trip last year so we could experience a second fair location. (I shared plenty of the trip on the blog.)  We drove out to Columbus, Ohio.  It was a great trip.  I think we caught the travel bug after that trip because we thought it would be great to check out a third Country Living Fair location this year!

So, I asked everyone in my family to gift me some travel points for my birthday this past year, and we made a trip happen!  Where did Wendy and I decide to travel to for our third Country Living Fair destination?  Atlanta, Georgia.

Do they not have hydrangeas in the South? I thought it was funny that several booths were selling hydrangeas…they grow like weeds in Connecticut!

I had not ever been to Atlanta (or Georgia, for that matter).  The venue was Stone Mountain.  It was a cool location, with paths through forests, that was contained inside a huge park.

The only thing that wasn’t so cool was the weather!  Thinking Georgia was all hot sunshine, it was a little disappointing to have two days of rain.  We didn’t let the rain slow us down though!

We were happy to have light rain the second day after experiencing torrential rain the first day!

We discovered that the beauty of the Atlanta venue was the open space.  The crafters and artisans were able spread out and display their wares in fabulous ways…there was even enough room to fit a Volkswagen in a display space!

I hope you enjoy sharing some of my favorite fall images from the Country Living Fair in Atlanta on today’s Friday field trip!  Next week I will share some of the holiday inspiration I found at the fair. I also have some other fun Atlanta stops to share! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a wonderful weekend!

Remember to take pleasure in simple things, Jackie