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If  you ever want to see the breadth and depth of Savannah’s residents, go to Picnic in the Park, held in Savannah’s beautiful Forsyth Park.

This annual fall event showcases some of the most eccentric, adorable, spooky, odd and inviting picnic displays in the Southeast. But more revealing is the people behind these displays.

You’ll find folks dressed up in evening gowns, Halloween costumes, cross-dressers, and a lot more. You’ll find CEO’s, bank tellers and all ranges of employees behind  eye-catching picnic displays that took days,  if not weeks, to create.

And, you’ll see elaborate picnic spreads, including 5-course meals with caviar, fine delicacies and rare red wines.

In fact, you’ll be hard pressed to find picnickers with peanut-butter and jelly sandwiches and a few chips.

This year’s event was no exception. Check out the photos in the Savannah Morning News for Picnic in the Park. And next year, head to Savannah for this very Savannah-event.

(Need a kid-friendly vacation rental while you’re there, check out Gaston Street Getaway).

St. Patrick’s Day is one of Savannah’s most enjoyable and well-known events. It starts with festivities the night before, when just about every Downtown, Savannah bar is packed with both tourists and locals savoring green beer and changing their ancestry to Irish (If they are not already).

Our favorite place is Pinkie Masters. It’s on the corner of Drayton and Liberty (just a few blocks from the Heritage House). It’s much more of a locals hang out than a tourist attraction, and if you go there, you’ll see what we mean.

One interesting tidbit, my husband Mark saw former President Jimmy Carter at Pinkie Masters in the early eighties. He was there with his security team – and just a few feet away. Wonder what he thought of it?

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