WWALS Booth at Brooks County Skillet Festival 2024-10-19

It was busy and fun, one of the few festivals that did not cancel after Hurricane Helene: the Brooks County Skillet Festival in Quitman, Georgia, on Okapilco Creek, which runs into the Withlacoochee River.

[WWALS Booth at Brooks County Skillet Festival 2024-10-19 Praying Mantis. Stop the Mine (Okefenokee).]
WWALS Booth at Brooks County Skillet Festival 2024-10-19 Praying Mantis. Stop the Mine (Okefenokee).

Featuring Gretchen’s Praying Mantis.

Thanks to Michael Bachrach and Gee Edwards for helping.

Honorable Mention to Cindy Vedas for attempting to get there.

Special Award to Elleanor Williams for being the new poster child for Stop the Mine too close to the Okefenokee Swamp.
https://wwals.net/issues/titanium-mining

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[Praying Mantis and Gretchen Quarterman, 09:01:32, 30.7854440, -83.5591934]
Praying Mantis and Gretchen Quarterman, 09:01:32, 30.7854440, -83.5591934

[Closeup Praying Mantis, 09:01:36, 30.7854440, -83.5591934]
Closeup Praying Mantis, 09:01:36, 30.7854440, -83.5591934

[Praying Mantis on bag --Gretchen Quarterman, 10:24:27, 30.7853028, -83.5592111]
Praying Mantis on bag –Gretchen Quarterman, 10:24:27, 30.7853028, -83.5592111

WB

[Ready for visitors, 10:32:19, 30.7854275, -83.5592549]
Ready for visitors, 10:32:19, 30.7854275, -83.5592549

[New tent --Gretchen Quarterman, 11:08:08, 30.7850750, -83.5595472]
New tent –Gretchen Quarterman, 11:08:08, 30.7850750, -83.5595472

SRWT

[Bennett Jones and the new Suwannee River Water Trail sign, 11:31:27, 30.7854121, -83.5592846]
Bennett Jones and the new Suwannee River Water Trail sign, 11:31:27, 30.7854121, -83.5592846

[Closeup SRWT, 11:31:35, 30.7854121, -83.5592846]
Closeup SRWT, 11:31:35, 30.7854121, -83.5592846

VT

[Michael Bachrach, John S. Quarterman, Gee Edwards --Gretchen Quarterman, 12:58:07, 30.7853167, -83.5592417]
Michael Bachrach, John S. Quarterman, Gee Edwards –Gretchen Quarterman, 12:58:07, 30.7853167, -83.5592417

StM

[Elleanor Williams: Stop the Mine --Gretchen Quarterman, 13:16:17, 30.7853556, -83.5592278]
Elleanor Williams: Stop the Mine –Gretchen Quarterman, 13:16:17, 30.7853556, -83.5592278

[Roy, Hazel, and Elleanor Williams --Gretchen Quarterman, 13:16:31, 30.7853722, -83.5591972]
Roy, Hazel, and Elleanor Williams –Gretchen Quarterman, 13:16:31, 30.7853722, -83.5591972

FT

[Suge & Penny Catering --Gretchen Quarterman, 13:23:55, 30.7856611, -83.5609444]
Suge & Penny Catering –Gretchen Quarterman, 13:23:55, 30.7856611, -83.5609444

[Pam's Dinner --Gretchen Quarterman, 13:24:14, 30.7855472, -83.5609361]
Pam’s Dinner –Gretchen Quarterman, 13:24:14, 30.7855472, -83.5609361

[Fannie's Famous Pineapples & Slushies, llc --Gretchen Quarterman, 13:25:36, 30.7848861, -83.5599611]
Fannie’s Famous Pineapples & Slushies, llc –Gretchen Quarterman, 13:25:36, 30.7848861, -83.5599611

[Handbags at the Brooks County Courthouse --Gretchen Quarterman, 13:26:00, 30.7851250, -83.5603639]
Handbags at the Brooks County Courthouse –Gretchen Quarterman, 13:26:00, 30.7851250, -83.5603639

[Report Insurance Fraud --Gretchen Quarterman, 13:26:39, 30.7851139, -83.5601361]
Report Insurance Fraud –Gretchen Quarterman, 13:26:39, 30.7851139, -83.5601361

 -jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®

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