Last updated: September 19, 2026
Every factual error we fix on It’s Georgia is listed here, newest first, with what the page said, what it says now, and the source we checked. Typo and wording fixes are not listed. Figures that change because a venue changed its price or dates are updates, not corrections; those go in the verification log.
Found something wrong? Tell us and include the page and the source. We check every report against the operator’s own page.
September 2026
September 19, 2026: Dahlonega Gold Rush Days admission
Page: Dahlonega Gold Rush Days
Was: “Admission to Dahlonega Gold Rush Days is free,” stated as fact throughout the guide and in its event data.
Now: A “Not confirmed by the organizers” note: the guide assumes a walk-in street festival, but no admission price, and no statement that entry is free, is published. The event data no longer lists a $0 price.
Why: Neither goldrushdaysfestival.com nor the Dahlonega-Lumpkin County CVB event page states admission (checked September 19, 2026).
September 19, 2026: Georgia National Fair hours, senior price, concerts and Mega Pass
Page: Georgia National Fair
Was: Gates 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day; no senior price published; concert tickets “not confirmed”; the Mega Pass described as a rides-only wristband; the Georgia Apple Festival called free; a 1,000-acre fairground and a 105-mile, 1 hour 45 minute drive stated without a source.
Now: Opening day (Oct. 8) gates open at 3 p.m.; seniors 60 and up pay $10 at the gate; concerts are free with admission; the Mega Pass includes gate admission and is sold online only through Oct. 7; discount days and the after-5 p.m. guardian rule added; the unsourced acreage, mileage and history removed.
Why: The fair’s pricing, FAQ, armband and concert pages.
September 19, 2026: Cotton Pickin’ Fair pets, grounds and distance
Page: Cotton Pickin’ Fair
Was: Pet policy “not specified”; a juried fair with hundreds of vendors on private farmland; Gay called unincorporated; about 50 miles from Atlanta; paths described as all grass and dirt; food vendor list unknown.
Now: No animals except service animals; the fair, now billed as The Cotton Fair, is held among restored historic buildings on the Longleaf grounds; the unincorporated label, the “juried” label and the vendor count removed; 39 miles south of the Atlanta airport, per the fair; a brick pathway runs through the grounds; food stands are run by local clubs and churches, and outside food is not allowed.
Why: Cotton Fair info page and About page.
September 19, 2026: Stone Mountain Highland Games size claims
Page: Stone Mountain Highland Games
Was: “One of the largest Scottish festivals in the Southeast”; “dozens of clan tents”; pipe bands “from across the Southeast.”
Now: “One of the premier Scottish festivals in the US,” as the Games describe it; the unsourced counts removed. Saturday and Sunday hours (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) and the children’s area added.
Why: smhg.org home, schedule and children’s activities pages.
September 19, 2026: Stone Mountain Park parking
Page: Stone Mountain Park Guide and Stone Mountain Pumpkin Festival
Was: $25 per vehicle per day.
Now: $20 per vehicle per day online and $40 a year; the park says prices may be higher on site.
Why: Stone Mountain Park parking page.
September 19, 2026: Stone Mountain Highland Games: pets and the ceilidh
Page: Stone Mountain Highland Games
Was: Dog policy “not confirmed”; the Saturday ceilidh presented as part of the park day.
Now: No pets on the grounds; the ceilidh is held at the Games’ host hotel, not in the park.
Why: The Games’ own site and Saturday schedule, smhg.org.
September 19, 2026: Amicalola Falls hours, stairs and paths
Page: Amicalola Falls guide, Best Hikes, Stroller-Friendly Waterfalls and North Georgia road trip
Was: Park hours 7 a.m.–10 p.m.; “about 600” stairs; a “paved” Reflection Pool path; a Lodge Loop view of the falls; drive times of 1 hr 15–30 min.
Now: Open year-round during daylight hours (visitor center 8–5); 604 stairs; the 0.3-mile West Ridge Falls Access trail has a recycled-tire surface rated wheelchair accessible on the park map; the paved Lodge Loop overlooks the mountain range; about an hour from Atlanta per Georgia State Parks.
Why: The park operator’s park page, its trail map and Georgia State Parks.
September 19, 2026: Hay House admission
Page: Things to Do in Macon
Was: $11 adults, $10 seniors, $7 students.
Now: $20 adults, $18 seniors (65+) and military, $15 students, under 5 free.
Why: Hay House. The same rebuild also moved the Otis Redding statue to its 2025 location and noted that the Lake Tobesofkee water park closed in 2023.
September 19, 2026: Unicoi State Park lodging
Page: North Georgia road trip
Was: 100-room lodge and 30 cottages, two pet-friendly.
Now: 96 rooms and 29 cabins, four pet-friendly.
Why: Unicoi Lodge accommodations.
September 19, 2026: Helen parking
Page: Helen Oktoberfest and Where to Stay in Helen
Was: Private lots “typically” $5–$10, rising to $10–$15 on festival weekends; $1/hour meters.
Now: The city publishes no private-lot rates; an independent guide (explorehelen.com) lists $5–$10 a day; no festival-weekend rate is published.
Why: The old ranges were estimates, which our sourcing rule doesn’t allow.
September 19, 2026: St. Simons Island dog rules
Page: Georgia Beach Parking and Dog Rules, Jekyll Island vs St Simons and Georgia Coast Road Trip
Was: The ban runs from the Saturday before Memorial Day through Labor Day, 9 a.m.–6 p.m., only between 16th Street (East Beach South) and Mallery Street (the pier). Elsewhere and at other times, dogs must be under immediate control, with a 10-foot leash if voice control isn’t reliable.
Now: We had followed a visitors-bureau summary. Glynn County’s own beach rules set the stretch and dates.
Why: undefined
September 19, 2026: Jekyll Island closed dog stretch
Page: Jekyll Island vs St Simons
Was: 2,000 feet southeast of the St. Andrews Picnic Area.
Now: The Jekyll Island Authority’s pet rules say southeast.
Why: undefined
September 19, 2026: Food on Cumberland Island
Page: Georgia Coast Road Trip
Was: The National Park Service says there are no amenities beyond restrooms and water fountains; bring lunch and refillable bottles.
Now: NPS basic information.
Why: undefined
September 19, 2026: Savannah parking
Page: Savannah in 3 Days
Was: Six city garages; $2 an hour Monday–Thursday daytime ($1 at Liberty Street); $5 or $10 flat on weekends; meters up to $2.50 an hour, not enforced Sundays; the $15 Visitor Day Pass covers meters but is not valid in city garages.
Now: The old figures were estimates, which breaks our sourcing rule, and the pass claim was wrong. Checked against the City of Savannah’s garage, meter and visitor pass pages.
Why: undefined
September 19, 2026: Tallulah Gorge depth
Page: 15 Best Hikes in Georgia
Was: Two miles long and nearly 1,000 feet deep, per Georgia State Parks (750 feet at North Rim Overlook 1).
Now: The park does not make the “deepest east of the Mississippi” claim, and 750 feet is one overlook’s figure. Georgia State Parks.
Why: undefined
September 19, 2026: Tallulah Gorge water releases
Page: Stroller-Friendly Waterfall Walks
Was: Releases are scheduled on set dates (remaining 2026 dates Sept. 26–Nov. 22), not through the winter.
Now: The park’s release schedule lists April and autumn dates only.
Why: undefined
September 19, 2026: Helen Oktoberfest weekends
Page: Helen Oktoberfest
Was: Three September weekends: Sept. 10–13, 17–20 and 24–27 in 2026 (the first is the second weekend of the month).
Now: The dates on the page were right; the description of them was not.
Why: undefined
September 18, 2026: Georgia Attraction Transparency Index, venues covered by more than one guide
Page: Georgia Attraction Transparency Index and the dataset README
Was: “304 unique venues were identified from 477 raw records; 90 appear in more than one guide.”
Now: the 304 venues account for 472 guide entries, and 100 of them appear in more than one guide.
Why: We recounted the published dataset’s guides_covering column. The dataset itself is unchanged, and no index figure depends on this count. A corrected README has replaced the old one on the page.
September 18, 2026: Best Atlanta Suburbs to Live In, Georgia school grades
Page: Best Atlanta Suburbs to Live In
Was: Georgia’s School Grades portal “publishes A-F letter grades,” with links to a web address that no longer works.
Now: The Georgia School Grades Reports show each school’s CCRPI score, test results, student makeup and graduation rate; Georgia stopped issuing A–F grades as of 2022-23. The links point to the reports’ current home.
Why: The Governor’s Office of Education and Workforce Strategy says Georgia no longer reports A–F school grades.
September 18, 2026: Things to Do in Blue Ridge, GA, scenic railway fares and stroller rule
Page: Things to Do in Blue Ridge, GA
Was: the railway cost “roughly $40–$60 per adult off-peak and $60–$80 during fall color season,” taken from third-party fare guides, and the railway’s stroller rule was listed as “not published.”
Now: fall 2026 fares from the railway’s own booking page: coach seats cost $61.99 for ages 13 and up and $49.99 for ages 2–12 on the 2-hour ride, and $76.99 and $59.99 on the 4-hour ride; under-2s ride free; adults-only Premier seats start at $86.99 or $129.99. Strollers are allowed but must be folded and stowed at boarding.
Why: Our rules require prices from the operator’s own pages, not third-party estimates, and the railway’s FAQ does publish its stroller rule.
September 17, 2026: Georgia Festival & Event Calendar, count of events with no published price
Page: Georgia Festival & Event Calendar
Was: the introduction said three events had not published admission, and the page summary said the calendar held 15 events.
Now: 16 events, four of which publish no admission price (Cotton Pickin’ Fair, Georgia Apple Festival, Stone Mountain Christmas, and Garden Lights, Holiday Nights).
Why: Stone Mountain Christmas was added that day and the counts in the introduction and summary were not updated with it.
September 17, 2026: Georgia Attraction Transparency Index, duplicate attraction removed
Page: The Georgia Attraction Transparency Index and its CSV download
Was: 185 attractions; 13.5% publish all five basics; 11 publish none.
Now: 184 attractions; 13.6% publish all five basics; 10 publish none.
Why: B.J. Reece Orchards appeared twice, the second time under a variant spelling with every field empty. The duplicate was removed and every figure and chart on the page recalculated. The corrected CSV replaced the original download.
September 17, 2026: Georgia Travel Questions, dogs on Cumberland Island
Page: Georgia Travel Questions, Answered
Was: dogs are banned on the Cumberland Island ferry and on the island outright.
Now: the ferry does not carry pets, but leashed dogs may visit for the day if they arrive by private boat; they are barred from the campgrounds and the wilderness area.
Source: National Park Service, Cumberland Island pets page, checked September 17, 2026. The same fact was added to the beach parking and dog rules table, where it had been blank.
How corrections work
- We fix the page first, then log the correction here the same day.
- Where a correction changes a published figure, the page itself also carries a dated correction note.
- We never quietly change a dataset. If a figure in a download changes, the file is replaced and the change is listed here.
- Our full method is on the Editorial Standards page.