Oktoberfest in Helen is the longest-running Oktoberfest in the United States. - Photo by John Dillon IV The sound of polka dancing, sloshing of German beer and merry chatter ... event facility under ...

About two hours north of Atlanta sits Helen ... Oktoberfest in the United States," you'll see plenty of folks in dirndl and lederhosen, too. And it’s also a town where good bratwurst, beer ...

The South holds its own in terms of small towns packing more than their weight in charm, but Helen ... to home in the mountains of Georgia. While its annual Oktoberfest brings visitors flocking ...