August 26-28, 2021
Scenic Mountain Resort, Milledgeville, GA
Aunt Carol said that this is not the best location for the ice cream 'fix' that seems to have developed into the routine of this summer's excursion. Three locations were located (researched) so on the afternoon of arrival, the two-legged headed out to Cravers ...not much selection...so on to Blackbird two doors down. Out of choccolate??!! Who ever heard of such a thing!!...and no pistachio for Aunt Carol. Everyone thought that the cherished parking spot that they lucked out on in the historic downtown area was good sign....wrong!! So they headed up the road to DQ for blizzards.
The following day, Baskin Robbins was tried out. Slow service, dirty tables, no waffle cones, and small, inconsistent serving sizes. You couldn't tell a one scoop cup from a two scoop cup. huh???? But they did have chocolate and pistachio flavors.
Ice cream pickings may be poor, but Milledgeville does have quite a bit of history, especially when you take in the fact that it was once the capital of Georgia. A visit to the Old Governor's Mansion, complete with tour, took everyone back to the Antebellum period of the 1800's.
The three story structure once housed several Georgia governor's families, with each governor paying for their own upkeep and living expenses, including the servants needed to keep up such a large structure. Yes, some were owned slaves in those early days but not all.
The photo below is the equivalent of the 'man cave' where the men played cards and gathered. It was interesting to note that this room was twice the size of the lady's parlor where the females did their needle point, etc and gathered together.
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