Romantic and private mountain cabin located just north of historic Dahlonega, on Cane Creek with 25 ft high waterfall, great room w/ massive stone fireplace, screened porch w/ rocking chairs overlooking creek, flagstone terrace within 10 ft of creek. Romantic and private mountain cabin located just north of historic Dahlonega, on Cane Creek with 25 ft high waterfall, great room w/ massive stone fireplace, screened porch w/ rocking chairs overlooking creek, flagstone terrace within 10 ft of creek and flagstone walkway around cabin, 1950s kitchen with antique side board sink, refrigerator, electric stove, coffee maker, toaster, microwave, 1950s bathroom fixtures including porcelain tub/shower with lots of gas hot water, 90% efficient quiet gas furnace, easy unloading-park 15 ft to front door, located inside a gated facility staffed 24/7, just relax and sit by the fire or take a walk along the scenic mountain trails or take the "Georgia Wine Trail" to the many wineries nearby or enjoy a play or movie at the historic Holly Theater. Dahlonega was the site of the first gold rush in America in 1828 and is the home of North Georgia College and State University. The waterfall is about 200 ft downstream from the cabin. Between the front of the cabin and the falls there is a grassy area that great for bad-mitten or touch football. Then there is a small gravel parking area for the cabins that are across the creek. If you continue walking straight ahead there is a boardwalk to an observation platform at the top of the falls and wooden stairs up to the roadway above. You can walk along the roadway down to the bottom of the falls. The roadway is the easy walk to the bottom of the falls. There is also a foot bridge going across the creek just above the falls and another footbridge across the creek below the falls. I'm not sure if the upper trail across the creek that leads to the other side of the top of the falls has been improved and repaired to allow access to an old timber stairway leading from the top of the falls to bottom. If the stairway is open then you can circle the falls, down one side and up the other. The best wading is just below the falls where you will find a pool of water and the creek has a rocky bottom for rock skipping and easy wading (river shoes or old tennis shoes are nice). Swimming is not allowed in the pool of water at the base of the falls for safety reasons (powerful hydraulics at the base of the falls). At dusk when the kids were young we liked to make "bark boats" out of 6" to 8" pieces of pine bark with lighted birthday candles mounted on top to see who can keep their bark boat lighted the farthest downstream. When the summer campers are out we just give them their space so that we don't disturb their organized activity. The councilors and kids are very friendly. We haven't been horseback riding in years, but I did find some places nearby that have horses to ride. There are two large cast iron bells at the front entrance used as planters for ivy. These bells used to be in front of my great grandfather's home, "Two Bells", in Dahlonega where he owned a general store in the late 1800's. The home was named after his daughter Isabelle (Belle for short) and his granddaughter also named Isabelle. I have been told that one of the bells rang when the civil war ended and the other rang when North Georgia college was founded in 1873. He had the honor of representing the citizens of Dahlonega in the U.S. House of Representatives and secured the U.S. Mint Building in Dahlonega for use as the North Georgia Agricultural College, now know as North Georgia College and State University. He headed up the governing board of the college for over 30 years until his death in 1908. When my great grandfather died my grandfather's family along with my dad moved to Atlanta, and in 1951 my dad and his 3 sisters and brother decided to build this cabin next to Cane Creek so that they could visit their old hometown and discover their roots. The entire cabin (1000 sf) is available for your enjoyment. There is also a stone terrace at the cabin entrance and the lower terrace about 10 feet from Cane Creek. We have the lower level (1/2 basement) for the mechanical systems, tools, and maintenance supplies (just ask Dawn if you need anything). Audrey and I live about a hour away from the cabin. We have a property manager, Dawn, who looks after our guests and takes good care of our family cabin. Our family cabin is surrounded by hundreds of wooded acres that follow along Cane Creeek (including the falls) that are cared for by Camp Glisson, a double gated summer camp and meeting facility. Our cabin is situated just above Cane Creek Falls with vehicle access right to the front terrace for easy unloading, There are a few cabins across the creek that are accessible by a foot bridge and path that winds along the creek. Our family cabin is about 3 miles from the square in Dahlonega, so I would plan on using your vehicle to visit the shopping and restaurants in town. Hiking and bicycling within Camp Glisson on trails and paved roads is quite enjoyable. Our cabin is located within Camp Glisson and summer campers are in residence from Memorial Day until Labor Day, so please give the kids some space when you see them, however most of their activities are remote from our family cabin.