Toccoa Tuesday: Toccoa Falls

Hello, Everybody!

Happy Groundhog Day! Of course, this morning, I can't help but think of the hilarious 1993 film, Groundhog Day, starring bill Murray and Andie Macdowell as well as one of my favorite movies: the claymation Jack Frost. The Jack Frost movie demonstrates how seriously Phil, the groundhog, takes his job. The weather nerd part of me loves it. Haha! Today, February 2, 2016, Phil did not see his shadow! According to the groundhog, spring will arrive sooner than later. For warm weather lovers that may be a welcomed forecast; however, I have not seen much of winter in Toccoa, Georgia. Yes, Toccoa has seen snow, but it has not been much of a winter.....yet. It is near sixty-five degrees Fahrenheit today! 

The milder winter has made for Toccoa's outdoor beauty to be seen more frequently than past winters. One of Toccoa's most popular outdoor attractions is Toccoa Falls. Standing 186 foot high, Toccoa Falls rests on the campus of Toccoa Falls College, a four-year Christian college.

a wintery Toccoa Falls waterfall standing 186 ft tall 

The waterfall is accessed through the Gate Cottage gift shop giving visitors a chance to browse Tuoccoa-Themed gift items and souvenirs as well as meeting college students of Toccoa Falls College. From the gift shop to the falls is a nice walk/hike on a wide path made of dirt and rocks. I have been fortunate to have witnessed the marriage of friends at the base of Toccoa Falls (stunning backdrop for any special day). My high school senior class also had their pictures taken on the rocks at the bottom of the falls!


Toccoa Falls has a darker history. In 1977, the earthen dam broke causing thirty-nine people to lose their lives. At the foot of the falls, there is a beautiful memorial to those who died that day. Learn more about historical Toccoa Falls today! If the beautiful outdoors is your thing or not, Toccoa Falls is a place you will want to visit.

Believe.

Caitlin 
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