Dahlonega Wants to Be a Movie Star

Dahlonega in the movies?

With next door neighbor, Dawsonville, Ga., overflowing with production crews and movie stars for the filming of Trouble with the Curve, Dahlonega wants in on the movie business too.

The Dahlonega-Lumpkin County Chamber of Commerce has launched a 'bring the film industry here' initiative in hopes of snagging a film production. It could happen. Georgia is now a 'cool' place for movie moving making. Three feature films and 16 television series are in pre-production in Georgia.

A couple of movies almost selected Dahlonega for filming locations. Shenanigan's Irish Pub, a spot popular with locals and Dahlonega tourists, was on the short list for a bar scene in Trouble with the Curve. Unfortunately, the location shot went to an Athens, Ga. bar. Dahlonega also lost out Wanderlist, a Jennifer Anniston and Paul Rudd movie. After visiting Dahlonega, the location scout, unfortunately, selected Clarkesville, Ga., for the nudist-focused film.

Rumor has it that scouts are scouring Georgia for a town "where Tom Cruise would want to establish a futuristic colony." Who knows? Tom and his team just might pick Dahlonega. We'll keep our fingers crossed.

Dahlonega-Lumpkin Business Leads Group

One of the best networking groups in the Dahlonega-Lumpkin Chamber of Commerce is the Business Leads Group.

This team of small business owners works to promote not just their own businesses but those of all the members of the group. But they do a great deal more than that. You'll see the BLG volunteering at events throughout the county.

They were at the Six Gap Century Bicycle Race handing out water. They were downtown Halloween night, dishing out candy to the thousands of children trick or treating on the square. They made chili and competed in the NOA Annual Chili Cook-Off. (While the BLG didn't win the Best Chili award, testers were heard praising the smokiness flavor of the group's chili and rice dish.)

Need more information on this group, contact President Davis Palmour.

Dahlonega Chamber - We Love Ya!

One of the first steps we took when moving to Dahlonega and Beyond was to join the Dahlonega- Lumpkin County Chamber of Commerce. To be honest, we weren't expecting much. Boy, were we in for a surprise!

The DLCCC is extremely well organized and run by an experienced staff, people who know how to get the job done (and done well.) Just last weekend the Chamber hosted the biggest cycling event in the Southeast - over 2400 cyclists converged on the city for the 23rd Annual Six Gap Century and Three Gap Fifty Rides. 

One of our favorite events is the Chamber's monthly Business After Hours where we hob-nob with the mayor, city council members, state legislatures and county commissioners, and meet other Lumpkin area business owners. And of course, we eat. It seems that the host of the month tries to out do the previous hosts when it comes to food. (This month's menu included mini-crab cakes and gourmet cheeses.)

When we lived in metro Atlanta, we worked with the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce and Metro Atlanta Chamber as well. Now that we're a part of the Dahlonega-Lumpkin Chamber, we're not so impressed with those big Atlanta area chambers any more. Dahlonega Chamber - We love ya!