The Bluebird Patch

   Every year , the The Fort Yargo Living History Society gather at the old fort to give educational living history demonstrations, where public schools and school groups can come and experience a glimpse of what life on the frontier may have been like.     Fort Yargo Living History's 18th Century Market Faire, is an 18th century history living event open to the public. Visitors can interact with living historians demostrating life in the 1790's frontier Georgia where knee breeches and tri corn hats were still in fashion.    The 18th century (1793) Market Faire is a fun family event with living history re-enactors, children's games, period vendors, tour original 1793 Block House (Fort), beehive clay bake oven, tinsmith, blacksmith, woodwright, baker, gunsmith, straw plaitng, period musicians, smoke house, fireplace cooking, play fort, and Fort Yargo Living History Society. Demonstration s are provided by volunteers that have stu...

“Two roads diverged in a yellow wood and I—I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” Robert Frost You know those days when you just want to escape the suburbs and you drive down the winding road with no specific course and you let God lead the way? Well, that's exactly what happened this past Father's Day. We had just finished watching a movie when our kids asked us that dreaded question... what are we doing next?? Honestly, I had no idea. I went into a panic mode. We are on a tight budget, and we have no friends or family close by that we can visit. Going to a restaurant or a paying attraction was out of the question. So what to do? Where to go?? On the spur of the moment I told my husband to just drive. Drive?? Drive where? He replied with an incredulous look on his face. I don't know I told him. Just drive down the road and let's see where it takes us. And for the next 25 minutes that was exactly what we did. We dro...