Lurking deep in the foggy woods and battlefields of Chickamauga, Georgia is a legendary creature described as an apparition, or shape shifter, or some type of monster.
Seen by many throughout the years, Ole’ Green Eyes personifies evil roaming across the vast darkness.
Last year Chickamauga native Nate Tucker and his childhood friend Dillan Whisenant held the first Green Eyes Festival paying homage to the elusive beast. This year they’re back at it hosting the second annual Green Eyes Festival Oct. 18 in the city’s historic downtown district along Gordon Street. The festival runs from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. EST and is free to the public.
“This is an area that has such a stained history,” Tucker said. “We have the Chickamauga Battlefields, the site of the second bloodiest battle in the Civil War. Before that we have the local history of the removal of the Cherokee. It’s an area that’s very much been impacted by a lot of death, a lot of tragedy. I think that it’s very natural for things like ghosts and ghouls and monsters to be associated with this area. Also, North Georgia is part of the Greater Appalachian region, which seems to be filled with these types of stories.”…