Things to do around Blue Ridge.

Hard cider and wine tasting, a bakery and a big market.

• cider tasting
• bakery
• market

Hours: Mon to Thu 9 AM to 5 PM; Fri to Sun 9 to 6

Get: Cider donuts and a tasting

Round trip along the Toccoa River with a stop in McCaysville and Copperhill.

• train
• 4 hour round trip

Hours: Fall rides through Tue Nov 3; winter rides from Thu Nov 5

Get: Book by phone at (877) 413-8724

Closed Wednesday.

Departure times for these dates are not posted online.

Sasquatch museum on GA-515. About $9 per adult.

• rainy day
• museum
• about $9

Hours: Daily 10 AM to 5 PM

Get: An hour inside on a rainy day

The 1996 Olympic whitewater course with a river walk, footbridges and a short trail.

• olympic course
• river walk
• footbridges

Hours: Open daily

Get: Walk the river and the footbridges

Rafting in November is unlikely.

Pontoon rentals on Lake Blue Ridge. Boat Dock Bar & Grill is on site.

• pontoon rental
• lake
• bar and grill

Hours: Pontoon rentals 9 AM to 4 PM

Get: A half day pontoon on a dry day

Closed Tuesday, Wednesday.

Fly shop and guide service on the Toccoa. Fall is a strong guided season.

• fly fishing
• guided trips

Hours: Open daily

Get: A half day guided float

Gallery in the old courthouse, in the middle of the downtown shops (Deerbird, Oar Finer Goods, Out of the Blue) and Vertigo Pinball.

• art
• old courthouse
• downtown shops

Hours: Tue to Sat 10 AM to 6 PM; Sun 11 to 5

Get: Walk Main Street

Closed Monday.

Fly fishing guides based in Mineral Bluff.

• fly fishing
• guided trips

Hours: Call ahead

Get: A guided trip on the Toccoa

Stand on the painted Georgia and Tennessee line and watch the Toccoa River become the Ocoee.

• georgia and tennessee
• river walk

Hours: Anytime

Get: Pair with Yellowbird Coffee, Copper Grill and Copperhill Brewery