On Tuesday (01/13/2025), we drove up to Franklin, KY from Tifton GA and stopped along the way to gather a collection pieces for myself. I collect state maps and the state park information (book, pamphlet, or map) for each state so I can research even MORE things. However, that is unnecessary information for this post…so let’s get down to business. Remember when I said we stop and see weird things? Well, we saw the sign for “visitor information” while on I-75 northbound and so we got off the exit and proceeded to a NW Georgia town named Dalton. Little did we know what to expect when we walked in. First of all (no pictures of the exterior, sorry, I’ll make a mental note to do better next time), we noticed that the visitor center in Dalton is an old train depot with a platform the length of what seems would be about 3-7 rail cars. Coincidentally, a train was passing by as we were walking up to the building. Once inside the visitor center, we were greeted by an elderly lady who provided us with some basic information and talked with us about the different brochures you can pick up at the visitor center. We picked up a few (and I haven’t decided if I want to purchase a portable scanner or not yet to be able to share as much info as possible). She then told us that Dalton, GA is the “Carpet Capital of the World”. She said that there are a number of factories there that manufacture and distribute carpet of varying sizes. I’m guessing there are at least 4-10…could be more. We didn’t ask and that’s another mental note I need to make as well. Dalton, GA visitor center also doubles as a museum for tufted bedspreads. This is a technique of stitching a pattern with yarn and then “fluffing” the stitched yarn, giving it a 3-D effect. This technique was originally perfected by Catherine Evans Whitener at the tender age of 12. People saw her work and were interested in her designing bedspreads for their homes and her “business” took off running. At one point, she had several people working for her; she would place the pattern onto the fabric, and the others would stitch the yarn and fluff – tuft – the yarn. That’s all for today folks…here’s a few shots of some of the things in the museum…that was free. I’m not into quilting or sewing or yarn stitching, so to learn this was interesting. (I do various crafts and crocheting is the extent of yarn with me…but this was kind of neat to learn!) If you haven’t browsed our site, please check for new posts consistently as we are still learning the process adding of pages and photos. You may or may not have missed something! Till next time…or after the cold snap we’re going to have for the next 2 days in Indiana. Brr…