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Photo and film credits

The short answer

Every photograph on this guide is a real, credited photo used under its licence, most of them taken in Ellijay and Gilmer County; the few taken elsewhere say so in their captions. The home page film is cut from these photographs with slow pans and dissolves; nothing in it is generated.

Last checked October 19, 2026

  • Wooden bushel baskets filled with red and green apples at an Ellijay market

    Wooden bushel baskets filled with red and green apples at an Ellijay market

    Photograph Ellijay_2 by Nikki Wolfe, licensed under CC BY 2.0, via Flickr. Taken 2012-12-29. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A weathered wooden bin marked #18 heaped with bags of red apples at the Georgia Apple Festival

    A weathered wooden bin marked #18 heaped with bags of red apples at the Georgia Apple Festival

    Photograph Number Eighteen (apple bin at the Georgia Apple Festival) by Stephen Harlan, licensed under CC BY 2.0, via Flickr. Taken 2006-10-22. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Stacked slatted wooden produce crates in front of a vendor's ice sign at the Georgia Apple Festival

    Stacked slatted wooden produce crates in front of a vendor's ice sign at the Georgia Apple Festival

    Photograph Ice (produce crates at the Georgia Apple Festival) by Stephen Harlan, licensed under CC BY 2.0, via Flickr. Taken 2006-10-22. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Families walking past inflatable rides on the grass at the Georgia Apple Festival fairgrounds

    Families walking past inflatable rides on the grass at the Georgia Apple Festival fairgrounds

    Photograph Georgia Apple Festival kids’ rides, Ellijay (IMG_1752) by Patrick Denker, licensed under CC BY 2.0, via Flickr. Taken 2004-10-10. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Looking up through an apple tree loaded with deep red apples in an Ellijay orchard

    Looking up through an apple tree loaded with deep red apples in an Ellijay orchard

    Photograph Apple picking & farm tour at BJ Reece Orchards & Farm Market, Ellijay, Georgia by Erin Brierley, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Flickr. Taken 2018-09-20. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A cluster of pale green apples among leaves, backlit by the sun

    A cluster of pale green apples among leaves, backlit by the sun

    Photograph Apple picking & farm tour at BJ Reece Orchards & Farm Market, Ellijay, Georgia by Erin Brierley, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Flickr. Taken 2018-09-20. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A hand-painted panel titled How an Apple Grows on a red block wall at an Ellijay orchard

    A hand-painted panel titled How an Apple Grows on a red block wall at an Ellijay orchard

    Photograph Apple picking & farm tour at BJ Reece Orchards & Farm Market, Ellijay, Georgia by Erin Brierley, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Flickr. Taken 2018-09-20. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A grey and white pygmy goat kid resting in a metal shelter

    A grey and white pygmy goat kid resting in a metal shelter

    Photograph Apple picking & farm tour at BJ Reece Orchards & Farm Market, Ellijay, Georgia by Erin Brierley, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Flickr. Taken 2018-09-20. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • The red wall of the B.J. Reece Apple House, painted Apples and Cider, Wholesale and Retail

    The red wall of the B.J. Reece Apple House, painted Apples and Cider, Wholesale and Retail

    Photograph Apple, apples, apples by Scott Barkley, licensed under CC BY 2.0, via Flickr. Taken 2013-11-03. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Display tables of bagged red, green and yellow apples with chalkboard price tags inside an Ellijay apple house

    Display tables of bagged red, green and yellow apples with chalkboard price tags inside an Ellijay apple house

    Photograph PAD Nov 2013 Apple House in Ellijay-1-1.jpg by LookoutBelle, licensed under CC BY 2.0, via Flickr. Taken 2013-11-12. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Shelves of glowing amber sourwood honey jars in a farm market window

    Shelves of glowing amber sourwood honey jars in a farm market window

    Photograph Sourwood Honey by SarahHoward, licensed under CC BY 2.0, via Flickr. Taken 2010-09-22. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Rows of trellised apple trees on hillsides above a pond at Mercier Orchards in Blue Ridge

    Rows of trellised apple trees on hillsides above a pond at Mercier Orchards in Blue Ridge

    Photograph Mercier Orchards by Olin Gilbert, licensed under CC BY 2.0, via Flickr. Taken 2015-10-19. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • An elevated view over downtown Ellijay rooftops toward wooded hills and a mountain ridge

    An elevated view over downtown Ellijay rooftops toward wooded hills and a mountain ridge

    Photograph File:Ellijay.jpg by Tamparitus, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2021-05-22. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • The red brick Gilmer County Courthouse with two white-columned porticos

    The red brick Gilmer County Courthouse with two white-columned porticos

    Photograph File:Gilmer County Courthouse from east.jpg by Nyttend, licensed under Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2014-04-19. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • The Gilmer County Courthouse portico seen across the curving crosswalk of the Ellijay square

    The Gilmer County Courthouse portico seen across the curving crosswalk of the Ellijay square

    Photograph File:Ellijay courthouse.JPG by Thomsonmg2000, licensed under CC0 1.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2012-03-21. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • The landscaped roundabout and four-faced clock on the Ellijay town square

    The landscaped roundabout and four-faced clock on the Ellijay town square

    Photograph File:Ellijay roudabout 01.JPG by Thomsonmg2000, licensed under CC0 1.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2012-03-21. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Pop-up tents and visitors on the lawn in front of the Gilmer County Courthouse on the Ellijay square

    Pop-up tents and visitors on the lawn in front of the Gilmer County Courthouse on the Ellijay square

    Photograph Ellijay Town Square, Georgia. by Kev Cook (Infinity & Beyond Photography), licensed under CC BY 4.0, via Flickr. Taken 2019-06-01. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A two-story red brick house with a white-columned porch, the Ellijay Welcome Center

    A two-story red brick house with a white-columned porch, the Ellijay Welcome Center

    Photograph Ellijay (Georgia) Welcome Center by Kev Cook (Infinity & Beyond Photography), licensed under CC BY 4.0, via Flickr. Taken 2019-06-01. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A calm green river between banks of trees beginning to turn yellow

    A calm green river between banks of trees beginning to turn yellow

    Photograph File:Coosawattee River, Ellijay.JPG by Thomson200, licensed under CC0 1.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2013-10-13. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A white clapboard country church on a green hillside with a cemetery and mountains beyond

    A white clapboard country church on a green hillside with a cemetery and mountains beyond

    Photograph File:Cartecay Methodist Church, 1859, Blue Ridge Background.JPG by Gwringle, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2014-09-16. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A green pasture behind a wooden-post fence under a big cloudy sky, with trees starting to turn

    A green pasture behind a wooden-post fence under a big cloudy sky, with trees starting to turn

    Photograph Fall in North Georgia by MCHLC, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0, via Flickr. Taken 2015-10-11. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A misty mountain ridge above a forest in gold, orange and rust fall color

    A misty mountain ridge above a forest in gold, orange and rust fall color

    Photograph _TTP4700 by Toby Phillips, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0, via Flickr. Taken 2015-11-02. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Two blue mountain profiles above a hillside forest in mixed autumn color

    Two blue mountain profiles above a hillside forest in mixed autumn color

    Photograph File:Springer Mountain and Black Mountain seen from East Ellijay.jpg by Thomson200, licensed under CC0 1.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2015-10-17. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A field of tawny grasses and white asters below layered blue ridges and a rounded mountain peak

    A field of tawny grasses and white asters below layered blue ridges and a rounded mountain peak

    Photograph File:Cowpen Mountain, Georgia Oct 2015.jpg by Thomson200, licensed under CC0 1.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2015-10-17. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A two-lane country road curving past pines toward blue-green mountain ridges

    A two-lane country road curving past pines toward blue-green mountain ridges

    Photograph File:Rich Mountains (22229661866).jpg by Thomson20192, licensed under CC0 1.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2015-10-17. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A leaf-covered forest road through woods in yellow, orange and red

    A leaf-covered forest road through woods in yellow, orange and red

    Photograph File:Rich Mountain Road in fall.jpg by Lahti213, licensed under CC0 1.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2020-10-23. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A lakeshore hillside of red, orange and gold hardwoods above dark calm water

    A lakeshore hillside of red, orange and gold hardwoods above dark calm water

    Photograph File:Fallcolorcarters.jpg by Tamparitus, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2020-11-08. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A leaf-strewn dirt trail winding between tall hardwoods and rhododendron

    A leaf-strewn dirt trail winding between tall hardwoods and rhododendron

    Photograph File:Benton MacKaye Trail, Gilmer County, Georgia.JPG by Thomson200, licensed under CC0 1.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2015-10-17. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Weathered wooden crates heaped with red-blush apples at a farmers market

    Weathered wooden crates heaped with red-blush apples at a farmers market

    Photograph File:Farmers Markets (20141109-OC-LSC-0011).jpg by USDA photo by Lance Cheung, licensed under Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2014-11-09. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A tray piled with golden half-moon fried apple hand pies

    A tray piled with golden half-moon fried apple hand pies

    Photograph File:The Apple Barn Cider Bar – October 2023 – Sarah Stierch 07.jpg by Sarah Stierch (Missvain), licensed under CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2023-10-24. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A plate of puffy fried apple pies dusted with powdered sugar

    A plate of puffy fried apple pies dusted with powdered sugar

    Photograph File:Fried apple pies from the John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC.jpg by Basilwhite, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2009-03-18. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

Film

  • Home page film: The film at the top of the home page is cut from 8 of the photographs credited on this page (by LookoutBelle, Nikki Wolfe, Stephen Harlan, Thomson200, Thomsonmg2000), with slow pans, zooms and dissolves. Nothing in it is generated. Every frame is a CC BY, CC0 or public-domain photograph, credited above.

Dates, rules and hours can change. The organizers have the final word: Georgia Apple Festival (official site)

Two blue mountain profiles above a hillside forest in mixed autumn color
Photo: Thomson200, CC0 1.0

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