Lumpkin is a very small town with a population of about 1,300 people. Lumpkin is not
the best place to grow up because there is not much to do there for teenagers. The two public schools, Stewart County Elementary and Stewart County High School, are not that good. The best thing to do in Lumpkin is to go eat at Michelle's and hang 0ut with friends there. Michelle's is a fast food restaurant and it also is a motel. Michelle's has good country buffet style cooking. The best day to go to Michelle's is on friday when they have a seafood buffet.
The biggest tourist attraction in Lumpkin is Westville. Westville is an outdoor history museum which depicts an 1850 west Georgia village. Westville has over thirty authentically furnished, genuine antebellum buildings and "townspeople" in period dress demonstrate woodworking, baking, pottery turning, blacksmithing, and other skills from the mid-1800s. I remember going to Westville with my brother and cousins just so they could get lemonade and gingerbread there.
The other tourist attractions are Providence Canyon, Florence Marina, and the Bedingfield Inn. Providence Canyon is a 1,003 acre state park in Stewart County. Providence Canyon is sometimes called Georgia's "Little Grand Canyon". It is considered to be one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Georgia. The view over the rim of Providence Canyon is incredible and breath taking. The colorful wildflowers, as well as the pink, orange, red and purple hues of the soft canyon soil, make a beautiful natural painting at this unique park. Florence Marina State Park is a quiet park that offers the perfect setting for those that love water sports. The park also attratcts many birdwatchers hoping to see herons, egrets, and possibly bald eagles. The Bedingfield Inn was built in 1836 as a family residence as well as a stopping place for stagecoaches and other travelers. This became the first small-town community preservation project in Georgia. It has been carefully restored and furnished with period antiques.
Lumpkin does not have many stores or other places for entertainment. Lumpkin has only one drugstore, Lumpkin Drugs. Not many people would choose to move to Lumpkin because of its location and lack of resources. You have to drive thirty miles just to go to a grocery store.
Lumpkin is a good town to grow up in if you can han handle driving a few miles to go to work, school or shopping. Though most teenagers wouldn't agree, Lumpkin would be a great place to grow up because of its small town southern feel.
