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July
7/24/09
Rock City Gardens has been recently named as one of the 101 places to visit in National Geographic's book, USA 101: A Guide to America's Iconic Places, Events, and Festivals. "Kitsch, cool and an American original, Rock City is America's minimalist theme park," said award-winning travel writer, Gary McKechnie.
More information on the book can be found at seetheusa101.com/southeast.
May
5/1/09
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, GA Rock City Gardens opens its first Southern Blooms Festival, May 16-24, from 8:30 am to 3 pm. This nine-day garden event includes garden tours, workshops, demonstrations, special vendors, book signings and a lecture series honoring Rock City’s original gardener, Frieda Utermoehlen Carter.
5/1/09
Garnet Carter invented miniature golf. That would be enough for most people. But his mini-golf franchises foundered during the Great Depression, and by 1932 Garnet was looking for a new way to make money. He didn't have to look far.
5/1/09
Ever heard of Chattanooga? If you have you are either a Glen Miller fan or your parents (or more likely your grandparents) listened to him when you were younger and the first thing you think of when someone mentions the place is the song Chattanooga Choo Choo.
April
4/29/09
Rock City Gardens opens its first Southern Blooms Festival, May 16-24, from 8:30 am to 3 pm.
The nine-day garden event includes garden tours, workshops,
demonstrations, special vendors, book signings and a lecture series
honoring Rock City’s original gardener, Frieda Utermoehlen Carter
4/16/09
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, GA – “Chattanooga’s Storyteller,” Jim Pfitzer, is onsite during Rock City’s Earth Dayz going on from 11 am to 4 pm, April 16-19 and 23-26. He tells the fascinating story of an eagle and builds a large bird’s nest after the program in Critter Classroom, correlating with the Rock City Raptors Birds of Prey show.
4/4/09
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, GA – Rock City Gardens hosts “Earth Dayz,” a new, naturally fun outdoor event on select dates during the month of April, from 11 am to 4 pm. Earth Dayz features the Rock City Raptors Birds of Prey Shows, “Chattanooga’s Storyteller,” Jim Pfitzer and a special hands-on environmental art activity at the Critter Classroom! Rocky and the Gnome are onsite for pictures, along with gemstone panning, Fairyland Forest Makeovers and the Rock Climbing Wall.
4/2/09
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, GA On Thursday, April 2, Roger Halligan installed his sculpture, Iron Age, at Rock City Gardens in preparation for Earth Dayz, which begins Saturday, April 4. This temporary piece of art is scheduled to be on display for the next few months in Critter Classroom at Rock City.