Read more about the article Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt and FDR Presidential Museum – Hyde Park, NY

Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt and FDR Presidential Museum – Hyde Park, NY

Since visiting Roosevelt’s Little White House in Warm Springs, Georgia, I’ve always found the 32nd US President’s life intriguing. FDR first came to the area in 1924 to seek treatment for his polio symptoms and his legacy continues to impact Georgia today. FDR founded the Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation, built a cottage (nicknamed the Little White House) where he died in 1945, and donated his personal land to create F. D. Roosevelt State Park. So it’s no wonder FDR’s historic home and presidential museum in Hyde Park, New York were on my bucket list.  

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Read more about the article Quarantine Quest – FDR State Park, Pine Mountain, GA
FD Roosevelt State Park

Quarantine Quest – FDR State Park, Pine Mountain, GA

As pandemic restrictions ease, we’ve been exploring places closer to home and thankfully, the Georgia State Parks system provides plenty of outdoor activities. This week, we hiked at F.D. Roosevelt (FDR) State Park in Pine Mountain, GA.

Ths 9,000-acre park lies 90 miles southeast of Atlanta. And since it’s near Callaway Gardens (one of my favorite spots), you’d think I’d know this park inside and out. I don’t. Up until this trip, I’d only taken the scenic drive starting across Highway 27 from the Callaway Gardens Country Store.

Pine Mountain Valley

The drive follows along the ridge of Pine Mountain, offering several small scenic overlooks of Callaway Gardens on the left and Pine Mountain Valley on the right. But the drive only scratches the surface of Georgia’s largest state park.

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