Charlie Ragonesi Big Canoe Realestate's Blog

You never know what you are going to see around a corner in Big Canoe.This family of 5 turkeys was making its way across the road. They should be looking where they are going !!! I have seen as many as 15 moving through my yard and our great community. Big Canoe is a designated wild Life preserve. That and 27 holes of golf a fitness center tennis and over 100 clubs make Big Canoe a unique Mountain Community. For more information on Big canoe visit us on line at www.allmountainrealty.com or just give us a call at 706 579 1098. We will share one of the best kept secrets, The beauty of Big Canoe with you.

The Terraces season ended last Saturday night in Big Canoe. This summer we had 9 concerts and each one of them was fun and different. We ended the season in this great open air venue with The Atlanta Dixie Land Band.  We had rock and roll, a mini symphony, Banks and Shane, and a host of different musicians and music. But now the Theater is empty.

 You Can get an idea of the beauty and the size of the venue from the picture above and the one below .The chairs are empty and the theater is now quiet. The theater held about 1,000 folks when full and rocking. All Mountain Realty was proud to be one of the sponsors this season. I worked all 9 events parking cars and had fun with the party goers all season.

Big Canoe is a great Mountain destination and a wonderful place to live. The Terraces is just one of the many things that draw people to our great community. I think the picture below says it best for this concert season.

The North Georgia Mountains are a great place to live work and raise a family. Let the folks at All Mountain Realty be your mountain real estate guides. visit us on line at www.allmountainrealty.com

There are currently 288 Big Canoe homes for sale. So you may well ask ,Hows the Market ? The Market in Big Canoe is much like the rest of the country, slow. However the Community of Big Canoe is strong.

Big Canoe is a gated community in our North Georgia Mountains. We have just completed an audit report and the community is very Healthy. We have a foreclosure rate of around 3 percent. We have very small delinquency rate. Our P.O.A. is financially strong. So now is a great time to buy in Big Canoe. Here is why.

Homes that sold 4 years ago in the 400-500 thousand dollar price range are now in the 300-400 thousand dollar range. Selection of homes is excellent. Prices range from the mid 100,000's to a little under 2 million. Across the board there are some great values out there. Interest rates are good as well, making this a perfect time to buy.

Why buy in Big Canoe? You could buy because of the thousands of acres of green space. You could buy because we are a wild life sanctuary. You could buy for the 27 holes of golf. Or maybe the 3 pools ,1 indoor. Or maybe you want to buy for great tennis facilities, or maybe the hiking trails. Maybe the elevation up to 3300 feet with a great view is what you are after. Maybe you like the idea of fishing on 3 mountain lakes. Or maybe you enjoy seeing deer ,turkey, and an occasion bear walking through the woods. Maybe you just want to get away from it all.  Our Big Canoe  http://allmountainrealty.com/?page_id=448  page link will also take you to our video of Big Canoe. For all our North Georgia Mountain properties you can visit us on line at www.allmountainrealty.com.

Big Canoe is a premier community. Folks that I meet in Atlanta that know Big Canoe ALWAYS say to me when they find out where I live, "Wow you are really lucky." You can be lucky too. Let the pro's at All Mountain Realty show you Big Canoe. It is so much more than homes.

One thing I love about Big Canoe is the unexpected. So while I was working this morning I was treated to the following sight. This young person walked up our back stairs and found his way to the back deck. This one is about a year old and just a great sight to see.

The Photo above is him backing down the stairs after he saw me. Thing you want a natural experience and not a gated community. Think again. Big Canoe is a natural gated community in the North Georgia Mountains. Bordered by wild life management areas and with 1/3 set aside green Big Canoe combines mountain living with an active life style. Thinking about a mountain home Call the pros at All Mountain Realty you will be glad you did. On line at www.allmountainrealty.com

The Holmes Family trio treated a large crowd at the Terraces in Big Canoe to an evening of great vocals. This concert was more about Gospel and Blues. It was a great concert . The Terraces at Big Canoe are part of the Big Canoe Chapel.  This summer the entertainment has been great and the Terraces committee is to be commended on a super job. Big Canoe provides a great mountain life style. The Terraces concert series is just one of the many things that make Big Canoe , in my opinion, one of the premier Mountain locations any where. Thinking about living or having a second home in the North Georgia Mountains? Contact us at All Mountain Realty at www.allmountainrealty.com. Or give us a call at 706 579 1098. (Thank you Jim Francis for this great photo)

The community of Big Canoeis alive and well in our North Georgia Mountains. we have just completed a financial review and the community is as strong as ever. The Terrace concert series this summer has been a smash hit. Attendance has been 1,000 plus almost every concert. The tennis courts are hopping. The golf course is buzzing. The fourth of July fire works were great. Looking for a place for great things to do? Or maybe you are just looking to chill out. Consider living in Big Canoe. The pro's here at All Mountain Realty are your Big Canoe experts. For a video and more information visit us on line at www.allmountainrealty.com.

The third event in the Big Canoe Terraces concert series was another great success. The featured group for this concert was the Live Bait Band. They are a Jimmy Buffet tribute band. They played Buffet, Reggae, and a great selection of oldies.

The band was dressed for the beach. They had the crowd doing the shark as you can see in the photo here.

The Terraces is a great out door amphitheater. You can see by this photo that we had a full house. The concert continued after dark and folks were on the floor dancing by the middle of the show.

Want peace and quiet and mountain beauty? Big Canoe is a great place to be in our North Georgia Mountains. Want amenities and events to be a part of? Big Canoe has that too!! Let the folks at All Mountain Realty be your Big Canoe experts and show you all our great community has to offer. We look forward to have in you as our neighbors. For more on Big Canoe including a video of the community visit us at www.allmountainrealty.com . Click the Big Canoe button on the home page . You will be glad you did. Big Canoe is affordable, beautiful , and close to major cities and shopping in a beautiful North Georgia Mountain setting.

We may all have gardens. But natures garden in Big Canoe is something to behold.  At this time of year we are in Mountain Laurel season. These wonderful evergreen plants provide year round beauty and interest.

This beauty is one of many Mountain Laurels in my front yard. How do you care for them? I have no idea. They grow and treat us every year to wonderful displays of flowers. I am afraid to feed them, or even water them as they seem to be doing just fine thank you.

These are the flowers close up . They are really quite pretty I think. We use the dead branches to make fences and rustic furniture. But that is the subject for another blog. Want to learn more about the North Georgia Mountains? Visit us on line at www.allmountainrealty.com. Or give us a call at 706 579 1098. Let us help you "Capture the Spirit of the Mountains

Big Canoe in the North Georgia Mountains is a wonderful place for family and fun. With Hiking trails and tons of stuff to do it is a great place for year round living as well as a place for a summer home.

Above we have a family outing on Lake Petit. This family seems to be enjoying the water and the grassy areas around the lake.

Or it could be that mom and the kids want to spend a quiet afternoon on the porch. After all on a sunny day it is a great place to be.

You could also be a couple looking for a great place for a romantic get a way. Big Canoe is a wonderful Mountain destination for that too!!

But no matter how strange or what species your family and friends are Big Canoe is a great place to visit. Once you have been here you will never want to leave. To learn more about Big Canoe and the other great place to be in our North Georgia Mountains contact a pro at All Mountain Realty. Visit us on line at www.allmountainrealty.com

It must be Spring. How do I know? The picture above tells the tale. This is the second time I have been treated to this wild life scene in Big Canoe. This time I think the Tom is a little confused as the other Turkey in the picture is a Tom as well.

People ask why you see them near roads. The reason is simple they like to scratch their feathers on the road . Apparently the noise is like Frank Sinatra singing to the Hens. The community of Big Canoe is a great place to sit back relax and enjoy life in. Click here for more information on the great community of Big Canoe