Come join us for a bountiful Thanksgiving, we will welcome you as part of our family...of course with all the charm and grace of Southern Hospitality.
Our menu is traditional Thanksgiving...
Turkey and dressing with all the trimmings...

Unique Early American Feast & Display Provides Visitors Flavor of Thanksgiving.

Pictured from left to right: Steve DeMoss, Ashley Hillsman, Beckie Hillsman and Roger Bailey

What has become the American tradition of Thanksgiving actually stems from the feast held in the autumn of 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag to celebrate the colony's first successful harvest. Our modern celebration is centered on the turkey, but the first Thanksgiving brought together the foods and the traditions of both the English settlers and the Native Americans. The First Thanksgiving display at the Blue Willow Inn, the only of its kind outside of Plymouth, Massachusetts, will reflect this marriage of cultures. A period table, constructed out of rough-cut lumber, will be adorned with settings and decorations typical of the early 1600s in New England. Also on exhibit will be a replica saber, musket gun, Indian spear and hatchet, a 150-year old wheel barrow, a cook fire with pot on steal frame, and an old bible and cross. The feast itself will be representative of the first Thanksgiving and will include venison, wild turkey, squash, corn, gourds, berries, nuts, cranberries, lobster, fish and the like. “A replication of the first Thanksgiving ties in perfectly with the essence of The Blue Willow Inn. “We designed the Inn as a way to transport our visitors back to simpler time and this authentic replication will allow us to experience the holiday as it was originally intended.” The Blue Willow Inn partnered with Joseph Hurt Studios in Stone Mountain on the feast’s design and display. Known for their work in building displays and replications of this type, Joseph Hurt Studios ensured that every detail was represented down to the red lights that mimic the fire under the pot. Joseph Hurt’s Creation and Natural History Museum will be moving from Stone Mountain to the Blue Willow Village set to open in 2008.

Pictured: Stephanie Miller DeMoss