Three bands are scheduled to play at Saturday’s Concert at the Cove, and organizers have scheduled a motorcycle rally and car show during the daylong event at Mountain Cove Farm in Chickamauga, Ga. But the scenery may be the biggest draw of the day.
Fall colors are putting on a show around the farm, part of the McLemore Cove Historic District, which is nestled in the V formed by Lookout and Pigeon mountains.
The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. The 1,839-acre farm was purchased for preservation two years ago through several funding partners, including Walker County.
“The steep limestone and sandstone walls of the mountains form a dramatic backdrop for a scenic drive through the cove,” says a concert website. “The area is almost exclusively agricultural, with small dairy farms taking up most of the land.”
Hardwoods provide seasonal bursts of color against a prolific stand of red cedar, perhaps one of the highest concentrations of the evergreens in Georgia, the website says.