| ‘Peaches to Beaches’ earns Top 20 distinction |
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09/21/07
Special to the Journal
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Georgia’s longest yard sale, the Peaches to the Beaches Yard Sale, which takes place the second Friday and Saturday in March along US Highway 341, the Golden Isles Parkway, has been named a Top 20 Event by the Southeast Tourism Society. “The Top 20 Events represents the best festivals the Southeast has to offer. Events that win this honor benefit from the widespread exposure and prestige that being named a Top 20 Events affords,” says Stephanie Brown-Newton, STS Coordinator of the Top 20 Events Program. To be nominated for a Top 20 Event, an event must be at least in its third year and must have a minimum attendance of 1,000. This coming year will mark the fourth installment of the 221-mile yard sale, which links peach-growing counties in middle Georgia to the beaches of Brunswick and the Golden Isles, with stops in 19 communities along the way. The Peaches to the Beaches Annual Yard Sale is organized by the Golden Isles Parkway Association, a membership organization that represents Chambers of Commerce, Convention & Visitors Bureaus, Tourism Boards and other organizations in towns and cities along and near the Golden Isles Parkway and US Highway 341. Participating communities include Culloden, Roberta, Fort Valley, Perry, Hawkinsville, Eastman, Helena, McRae, Lumber City, Hazlehurst, See PEACHES, page 9A Graham, Baxley, Surrency, Odum, Screven, Jesup, Brunswick, St. Simons Island and Jekyll Island. The 2008 Peaches to the Beaches Yard Sale is set for March 14–15, with some communities also participating on Sunday. For information about the Peaches to the Beaches Yard Sale, contact Evelyn Simmons at the Golden Isles Parkway Association, at 912-375-5035 or via e-mail to simmonseb@bellsouth.net. For information about becoming a vendor in Perry, contact the Perry Area Convention and Visitors Bureau at 478-988-8000 or email info@perryga.com.
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