Maria Smith is a married mom of four and an Atlanta-based freelance writer. Follow her travels at MamaliciousMaria.com and on Instagram.

Elliot James is a writer, journalist and performing artist. As a Southern storyteller, his multimedia and journalistic work is committed to telling stories with a focus on depicting the American South in an accurate and historical manner. Elliot serves as the Web Media Manager at Visit Macon.

Gary Edwards has been President of the Lincoln County Historical Society for the last seven years. He is a retired Navy submarine Captain.

Sarah Beth Collins is the Marketing Coordinator for the Madison-Morgan County Convention and Visitors Bureau. She is a born-and-raised Madisonian and loves promoting tourism in her hometown.

Joe Laing is the Marketing Director for El Monte RV, a nationwide RV rental company. He has been on the road working within the travel industry for over 20 years, camping across the United States, from coast-to-coast, and makes a point to stop at national landmarks along the way.

Joe Alterman is the Director of the Atlanta Jewish Music Festival (AJMF).

Erica Glasener is a horticulturist and Coordinator for the Tree Canopy Fund at Historic Oakland Cemetery. To find out more about the trees at Oakland, visit www.oaklandcemetery.com/trees/.

Bonnie Hayes is the tourism director for Thomasville, Georgia.

Tim Gerard, born and raised in Iowa, currently retired from a career of many chapters, moved to Marshallville, Georgia, in 2013.

Kelly Thompson coordinates the Georgia Farm Bureau's Certified Farm Market Program. She was raised in Alto, Georgia, on her family’s cattle farm and graduated from The University of Georgia with a Masters of Agribusiness. Kelly interned with UGA Cooperative Extension, Georgia Department of...