The FOMR will hold its Annual Meeting on Saturday, September 16, at 5 pm at the McIntosh Cabin, in McIntosh Reserve Park. The special guest speaker will be Dr. Gary McIntosh, the great, great, great grandson of Chief William McIntosh. The cost for the catered dinner will be $15. If you are planning to attend, […]
September 23, 10-5 McIntosh Fall Festival (Please plan to come help out at our booth)
October 7: Informal hike to blaze the new Railroad Loop. Meet at the McIntosh cabin at 10:00. Informal hikes and Walk and Talks are free and open to the public. The Park entrance fee is $5 per vehicle for those without an Annual County Park pass.
FOMR has received notice about an event in Rome, GA on Oct. 19 at 6 pm at the Chieftains Museum that my be of interest to our members. Jim Sawgrass will be presenting a talk focusing on the comradeship in arms of Major Ridge and Chief McIntosh during the Red Stick War, especially the Battle […]
October 21: 9 am Walk and Talk: Bird hike with Georgia Audubon. As we hike, we'll consider bird migration, habitat and cooperative plans with the Trust for Public Lands: Camp+Paddle Trail. Meet along the river at the base of Council Bluff. Walk and Talks are free and open to the public. The Park entrance fee […]
November 4: 10 am Informal hike For our informal hike this Saturday we are going to explore the trail from McIntosh through the new addition to Highway 5. From the map this looks like about 2 miles including the return. We will use this hike to check on accessibility for the Walk 'n Talk on […]
The next FOMR board meeting is now scheduled for Monday, Nov. 13, at 2 pm. The location is yet to be determined.
November 18: 10 am Council Bluff Pavilion Walk and Talk: Sally Bethea, Founding Director of the Chattahoochee River Keeper, will share her stories about the river and discuss her inspiration for her new book “Keeping the Chattahoochee: Reviving and Keeping a Great Southern River”. Books will be available for sale. Walk and Talks are free […]
December 2, 10 am. Informal Hike. Park at the Boat ramp for a hike over to Acorn Creek along the river on the new 429 acres. From there you will have a choice to return to the boat ramp (for a 2 mile hike) or to continue through the new property to end at the […]
December 16, 10 am. Walk n' Talk In the footsteps of William McIntosh, we will follow the McIntosh trail from the cabin across the new 429 acres to Hwy 5. This is a two mile trip one way. Arrangements for a ride back from Hwy 5 will be made for those not electing to make […]