Welcome to Ellijay, GA! On This Is Ellijay, we showcase some of Ellijay’s most unique attractions, from local businesses and hot spots to our great parks and outdoor activities.
On this episode, we take a trip down to the Squidbillies monument on Highway 52 to show off one of Ellijay’s most unique and quirky landmarks, before heading over to Hemlock Bazaar, Ellijay’s top spot for coffee, records, books, and more!
Early Cuyler Squidbillies Monument
Just 1.5 miles from Downtown Ellijay, the Squidbillies Monument is a must visit attraction for fans of the Adult Swim show Squidbillies. Though this plaster monolith of backwoods Appalachian culture has seen better days, the community rallies behind its existence and welcomes you to the chance to visit and pay your respects!
Squidbillies Monument 2400 GA-52, Ellijay, GA
Hemlock Bazaar
Located in the heart of beautiful downtown Ellijay, Georgia, just a few miles from Blue Ridge, near the start of the Appalachian trail, and in the heart of Apple Country, Hemlock Bazaar is a coffee shop, a book store, a record store, and new kind of Appalachian Marketplace, with a wide variety of Books, Records, Movies, Coffee, Tea, Art, Decor, Oddities, Hand-Made goods, and More.
Hemlock Bazaar, 131 N Main St Unit 2, Ellijay, GA 30540
Mountain Town Coffee
Mountain Town Coffee is a local roasterie in Ellijay, Georgia, offering delicious coffee themed around your favorite cryptids like Bigfoot, the Jackalope, and the Chupacabra. You can find their coffee served fresh at Hemlock Bazaar, or you can buy their bags of fresh roasted whole bean coffee.
Science offers no proof about whether the Jackalope or the Jersey Devil may actually exist, but our whole-bean coffee sure does—and it’s full of flavor. Try a bag. You won’t forget it.
Their menu includes espresso based drinks like the Honey Bear and Big Foot lattes, fresh pastries from Arelowes Bakerhouse, and bagels from Nagles Bagels.
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