June 2017 * Vol. 73, No. 6 COURTESY CONSOLIDATED GOLD MINE CONTENTS JENNIFER J. HEWETT ADAM HAWKES 22 26 web exclusive D E PA R T M E N T S 5 MAILBOX SCOTT FARRAR 16 22 26 Cheers to 50 years! 34 10 web exclusive Chick-fil-A marks a milestone. By Jackie Kennedy 6 PICTURE THIS? 8 GEORGIA NEWS 10 CALENDAR OF EVENTS Golden opportunities 200 years after Georgia's gold rush, prospectors are still hopeful. By Amber Lanier Nagle 14 CURRENTS 20 GEORGIA'S ENERGY OUTLOOK A (lunch) box full of memories 21 MY GEORGIA Columbus Lunchbox Museum delights visitors with nostalgia. By Jennifer J. Hewett 32 GEORGIA GARDENS web exclusive web exclusive A green oasis in the city There's MORE online! web exclusive Click on the June 2017 link at 34 GEORGIA COOKS georgiamagazine.org web exclusive 18A A Chick-fil-A timeline 36A Second helping: More family recipes 36B Georgia Grown spotlight recipe 38A 4 38A More Snapshot photos 38B Plant of the month; trivia contest Pass it on! Preserving 38 SNAPSHOT web exclusive web exclusive web exclusive Cute kids the past for the future, page 34 June 2017 Chick-fil-A marks a milestone page 16 Golden opportunities page 22 www.georgiamagazine.org web exclusive Pass it on! Preserving the past for the future Lunchbox Museum page 26 More online at www.georgiamagazine.org ON THE COVER: Chick-fil-A's iconic bovine mascot celebrates the company's 50th anniversary. The bronze statue of founder Truett Cathy at the corporate Support Center in Atlanta was created by McDonough artist Andy Davis. (Photo courtesy of Chick-fil-A.) GEORGIA MAGAZINEhttp://www.georgiamagazine.org http://www.georgiamagazine.org http://www.georgiamagazine.org