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Credits for the photographs and map data used on Visit Lake Blue Ridge, a guide to Lake Blue Ridge in Fannin County, Georgia. Every photo here is a real photograph from Wikimedia Commons, shown with its credit and license.

Last checked October 18, 2026

Every photograph on Visit Lake Blue Ridge is a real photograph from Wikimedia Commons, used under the license shown with it. Some are resized or cropped for this site. The lake map uses OpenStreetMap data, © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.

Photographs

  • Elevated view down a long arm of the lake between wooded peninsulas in orange and brown fall color, sandy red-clay shoreline at low water, calm blue water with a faint boat wake, and layered blue mountains on the horizon under scattered white clouds.

    Elevated view down a long arm of the lake between wooded peninsulas in orange and brown fall color, sandy red-clay shoreline at low water, calm blue water with a faint boat wake, and layered blue mountains on the horizon under scattered white clouds.

    Photograph Lake Blue Ridge (53294085500) by Stephen Rahn from Acworth, GA, USA, licensed under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Resized for this site.

  • Wide expanse of green-blue open water with gentle ripples, a low forested far shore with a few docks, and rounded blue-green mountains behind under puffy white and grey clouds; a few red leaves at lower right.

    Wide expanse of green-blue open water with gentle ripples, a low forested far shore with a few docks, and rounded blue-green mountains behind under puffy white and grey clouds; a few red leaves at lower right.

    Photograph Lake Blue Ridge viewed from Morganton Point by Thomson200, licensed under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Resized for this site.

  • Calm blue lake behind riprap rock banks, a concrete intake tower connected by a long footbridge on piers, wooded points on both sides and a line of blue mountains across the water under a sky of scattered white clouds.

    Calm blue lake behind riprap rock banks, a concrete intake tower connected by a long footbridge on piers, wooded points on both sides and a line of blue mountains across the water under a sky of scattered white clouds.

    Photograph Lake Blue Ridge 2013 by Thomson200, licensed under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Resized for this site.

  • Orange sun setting on a low far shoreline with its reflection on dark water, streaky white clouds in a blue sky, and a silhouetted tree and covered boat dock on the right.

    Orange sun setting on a low far shoreline with its reflection on dark water, streaky white clouds in a blue sky, and a silhouetted tree and covered boat dock on the right.

    Photograph Sunset over Blue Ridge Lake – panoramio by Idawriter, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Resized for this site.

  • Calm lake water in front of a densely forested shoreline with several covered boat docks, a green wooded ridge rising behind, and two hazy blue mountain summits under a grey-pink sky.

    Calm lake water in front of a densely forested shoreline with several covered boat docks, a green wooded ridge rising behind, and two hazy blue mountain summits under a grey-pink sky.

    Photograph Horsepen Mountain (left) and Big Bald Mountain (right) – panoramio by Thomson M, licensed under CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Resized for this site.

  • Marina boat slips and floating docks with pontoon and personal watercraft on green water, a white metal gangway railing in the foreground and a wooded hillside with one tall house behind under a hazy blue sky.

    Marina boat slips and floating docks with pontoon and personal watercraft on green water, a white metal gangway railing in the foreground and a wooded hillside with one tall house behind under a hazy blue sky.

    Photograph Lake Blue Ridge Marina – panoramio by jwshaw, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Resized for this site.

  • Rock-faced earth embankment of the dam with a tall cylindrical surge tank on a steel frame, a red-brick powerhouse with tall windows, switchyard structures at right, and the river flowing out in the foreground past rock riprap.

    Rock-faced earth embankment of the dam with a tall cylindrical surge tank on a steel frame, a red-brick powerhouse with tall windows, switchyard structures at right, and the river flowing out in the foreground past rock riprap.

    Photograph Blue Ridge Dam – panoramio by Thomson M, licensed under CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Resized for this site.

  • Black-and-white photograph of a brick Tudor-style house with steep gables and a stone porch among slender trees on a grassy slope, with a handwritten negative number at lower left and a dark film border.

    Black-and-white photograph of a brick Tudor-style house with steep gables and a stone porch among slender trees on a grassy slope, with a handwritten negative number at lower left and a dark film border.

    Photograph Drake House at Blue Ridge Dam, TEP property – NARA – 280878 by Tennessee Valley Authority, licensed under Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized for this site.

  • Clear, rippling river water curving along a rock-armored bank with a gravel path at right, green trees beginning to turn color on the far side and a power line with poles crossing the background.

    Clear, rippling river water curving along a rock-armored bank with a gravel path at right, green trees beginning to turn color on the far side and a power line with poles crossing the background.

    Photograph Toccoa River 2013 by Thomson200, licensed under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Resized for this site.

  • Shallow river with riffles and a small rapid running between leafy green trees that overhang both banks, clear water showing rocks near the bottom left.

    Shallow river with riffles and a small rapid running between leafy green trees that overhang both banks, clear water showing rocks near the bottom left.

    Photograph Toccoa River in Fannin County, June 2017 by Thomson200, licensed under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Resized for this site.

  • Wide, calm green river reflecting the trees, grassy mowed bank on the left with a house, leafy trees lining both banks, and a green-roofed building on the right bank under a pale blue sky.

    Wide, calm green river reflecting the trees, grassy mowed bank on the left with a house, leafy trees lining both banks, and a green-roofed building on the right bank under a pale blue sky.

    Photograph Toccoa River – panoramio (1) by Thomson M, licensed under CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Resized for this site.

  • Calm olive-green river between tree-lined banks, a grassy lawn at left with distant buildings and a red-roofed structure, more trees on the right bank and a small bridge in the far distance.

    Calm olive-green river between tree-lined banks, a grassy lawn at left with distant buildings and a red-roofed structure, more trees on the right bank and a small bridge in the far distance.

    Photograph Toccoa River – panoramio by Thomson M, licensed under CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Resized for this site.

  • Rusty steel truss railroad bridge spanning the river with low mist rising off the water, framed by dark green trees and leafy brush in the foreground under a bright hazy sky.

    Rusty steel truss railroad bridge spanning the river with low mist rising off the water, framed by dark green trees and leafy brush in the foreground under a bright hazy sky.

    Photograph Train trestle over Toccoa River – panoramio by jwshaw, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Resized for this site.

  • Black-and-white glass-plate photograph of a quiet river flowing away between dense, leafy trees on both banks, with darkened plate edges and some scratches.

    Black-and-white glass-plate photograph of a quiet river flowing away between dense, leafy trees on both banks, with darkened plate edges and some scratches.

    Photograph Trees along Toccoa River (4986434253) by Huron H. Smith / Field Museum Library, licensed under Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized for this site.

  • Silver steel truss bridge crossing a calm green river reflecting the bridge, a small kayaker on the water, wooded hills, low buildings and a red storefront on the right bank under blue sky with white clouds.

    Silver steel truss bridge crossing a calm green river reflecting the bridge, a small kayaker on the water, wooded hills, low buildings and a red storefront on the right bank under blue sky with white clouds.

    Photograph Steel bridge (19705059804) by Thomson20192, licensed under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Resized for this site.

  • Oval painted wooden sign on a pole against a red-brick storefront, showing a mountain-and-river painting with the letters GA and TN on either side of a blue stripe, with a sidewalk, street lamps and utility poles receding down the street.

    Oval painted wooden sign on a pole against a red-brick storefront, showing a mountain-and-river painting with the letters GA and TN on either side of a blue stripe, with a sidewalk, street lamps and utility poles receding down the street.

    Photograph Georgia-Tennessee Line, McCaysville-Copperhill by Thomson200, licensed under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Resized for this site.

  • Close-up of a concrete sidewalk and curb with a painted blue line and the stenciled words GEORGIA and TENNESSEE on either side, in dappled shade.

    Close-up of a concrete sidewalk and curb with a painted blue line and the stenciled words GEORGIA and TENNESSEE on either side, in dappled shade.

    Photograph Georgia-Tennessee border (19706723443) by Thomson20192, licensed under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Resized for this site.

  • Quiet small-town street with a faint painted blue line crossing the pavement toward a small white building, older brick and stucco storefronts with dark awnings on the left, a wooden fence, utility poles and a partly cloudy sky.

    Quiet small-town street with a faint painted blue line crossing the pavement toward a small white building, older brick and stucco storefronts with dark awnings on the left, a wooden fence, utility poles and a partly cloudy sky.

    Photograph Georgia-Tennessee border going through buildings – panoramio by Thomson M, licensed under CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Resized for this site.

  • High drone view of the town grid and rail line leading toward a glowing sun setting over a forested valley, with golden rays, orange clouds and a green ridge on the horizon.

    High drone view of the town grid and rail line leading toward a glowing sun setting over a forested valley, with golden rays, orange clouds and a green ridge on the horizon.

    Photograph Downtown Blue Ridge, Georgia, in Fannin County at sunset 04 by Harrison Keely, licensed under CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Resized for this site.

  • Drone view looking straight down the railroad tracks with a long white passenger train between two downtown streets, new multi-story buildings and brick blocks on either side, green trees and distant mountains under orange clouds.

    Drone view looking straight down the railroad tracks with a long white passenger train between two downtown streets, new multi-story buildings and brick blocks on either side, green trees and distant mountains under orange clouds.

    Photograph Downtown Blue Ridge, Georgia, in Fannin County at sunset 03 by Harrison Keely, licensed under CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Resized for this site.

  • Drone view over the downtown blocks with red, blue and grey metal roofs, the scenic railway train beside a parking area, tree-lined streets and green hills rising to a sunset sky.

    Drone view over the downtown blocks with red, blue and grey metal roofs, the scenic railway train beside a parking area, tree-lined streets and green hills rising to a sunset sky.

    Photograph Downtown Blue Ridge, Georgia, in Fannin County at sunset 05 by Harrison Keely, licensed under CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Resized for this site.

  • Drone view down the downtown corridor with the passenger train on the tracks, red and blue roofs, houses among green trees and long blue mountain ridges under a soft orange evening sky.

    Drone view down the downtown corridor with the passenger train on the tracks, red and blue roofs, houses among green trees and long blue mountain ridges under a soft orange evening sky.

    Photograph Downtown Blue Ridge, Georgia, in Fannin County at sunset 08 by Harrison Keely, licensed under CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Resized for this site.

  • Restored blue-grey wooden depot with a hipped grey roof, wide bracketed eaves and white trim, flower beds and a lawn in front, and a parking lot and trees behind under a hazy sky.

    Restored blue-grey wooden depot with a hipped grey roof, wide bracketed eaves and white trim, flower beds and a lawn in front, and a parking lot and trees behind under a hazy sky.

    Photograph Blue Ridge train depot – panoramio by Thomson M, licensed under CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Resized for this site.

  • Red diesel locomotive numbered 8704 with yellow handrails at the head of a line of blue passenger coaches on gravel track, a green bench and trees at left under a pale sky.

    Red diesel locomotive numbered 8704 with yellow handrails at the head of a line of blue passenger coaches on gravel track, a green bench and trees at left under a pale sky.

    Photograph Blue Ridge train – panoramio by jwshaw, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Resized for this site.

  • Black-and-white night photograph of a diesel locomotive lettered Blue Ridge Scenic Railway leading lighted passenger coaches beside the depot platform, with a street lamp and bare trees.

    Black-and-white night photograph of a diesel locomotive lettered Blue Ridge Scenic Railway leading lighted passenger coaches beside the depot platform, with a street lamp and bare trees.

    Photograph The Midnight Train To Georgia by Tom Driggers, licensed under CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Resized for this site.

  • Small red-brick depot with arched windows, a green metal roof and a 'Mineral Bluff' name board, a rusty boxcar beside it on the track, grass in front and tall trees behind under a cloudy sky.

    Small red-brick depot with arched windows, a green metal roof and a 'Mineral Bluff' name board, a rusty boxcar beside it on the track, grass in front and tall trees behind under a cloudy sky.

    Photograph Mineral Bluff Railroad Depot by Chris Teasdale, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Resized for this site.

  • Wooden information kiosk with a shingled roof and posted maps at the start of a dirt trail with timber steps, leading into a sunny green hardwood forest.

    Wooden information kiosk with a shingled roof and posted maps at the start of a dirt trail with timber steps, leading into a sunny green hardwood forest.

    Photograph Aska trail – panoramio by Thomson M, licensed under CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Resized for this site.

  • Forested double-summit mountain under a clear blue sky above a sunlit hay meadow, with a winding two-lane road in the foreground and scattered trees and a farmhouse.

    Forested double-summit mountain under a clear blue sky above a sunlit hay meadow, with a winding two-lane road in the foreground and scattered trees and a farmhouse.

    Photograph Big John Dick Mountain, Fannin County, Georgia by Thomson200, licensed under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Resized for this site.

  • Green rolling pasture behind a weathered split-rail fence, red-roofed barns and farm buildings on a hill, wooded ridges and low cloud on the mountains beyond.

    Green rolling pasture behind a weathered split-rail fence, red-roofed barns and farm buildings on a hill, wooded ridges and low cloud on the mountains beyond.

    Photograph Fannin County landscape, August 2021 by Thomson200, licensed under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Resized for this site.

  • Two-story white frame house with full-width double porches, a blue metal roof and two red brick chimneys, set among tall shade trees with a huge trunk at right and a bare dirt yard in front.

    Two-story white frame house with full-width double porches, a blue metal roof and two red brick chimneys, set among tall shade trees with a huge trunk at right and a bare dirt yard in front.

    Photograph Colonel Michael McKinney House, Blue Ridge, GA by Carol M. Highsmith, licensed under Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Resized for this site.

Video

  • Hero film: a 27-second loop of slow camera moves and dissolves across 7 real photographs credited on this page (Stephen Rahn from Acworth, GA, USA (CC0); Thomson200 (CC0); Thomson M (CC BY 3.0); Thomson20192 (CC0); Idawriter (CC BY-SA 3.0)). Nothing in it is generated. Because some sources are CC BY-SA, the film is offered under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Map

  • Map drawn for this site from OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). Pin locations come from each place's cited source.
Calm lake water in front of a densely forested shoreline with several covered boat docks, a green wooded ridge rising behind, and two hazy blue mountain summits under a grey-pink sky.
Photo: Thomson M, CC BY 3.0

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