Experience Mountain Soul At Sassafras Ridge Mountain Retreat,
Nestled In The Blue Ridge Mountains Between Two National Forests...
The Cherokee In Tennessee
And The Nantahala In
North Carolina!
Welcome To Mountain Soul ...the warm energy of mother nature and the universe from a unique cultural perspective. You are invited to bring your family and friends to share, join, release, relax and escape to a very special place in the forests called Sassafras Ridge Mountain Retreat.
Marcus Garvey Drive is the main road at Sassafras Ridge, a unique community nestled between two National Forests and situated atop the magnificent Blue Ridge Mountains of Southeastern Tennessee. Watching silver-pink sunrises and mauve-purple sunsets are the favorite pastimes of the day. Sassafras Ridge provides an escape to an area of natural beauty and solitude. It is the place to go to experience the outdoors whether youre interested in hiking, nature walks, horseback riding, picnicking, fishing, whitewater rafting, canoeing, birdwatching, or photography. It is the place to go if you want to take time to smell the roses, or discover the rhododendron and delicate wildflowers.
Located in Turtletown, Tennessee, Sassafras Ridge Mountain Retreat consists of over 585 acres of pristine forests and wilderness, fanning across mountain peaks and ridges, and including a natural oasis known as the Harriet Tubman Nature Reserve. Bordering North Carolina at the state line, Sassafras Ridge has over forty springs, numerous roaring streams, miles of trails and two spring-fed lakes- Lake Nia and Lake Imani- stocked with trout and bream!
Sassafras was established by Shaka Kusaidi and Arike Logan, MD in 1989 as a beautiful, natural sanctuary for positive and progressive families and organizations. For ten years through 1999, they developed and built Sassafras Ridge into a community of over 485 acres and eighty landowner families. Since 2000, Kusaidi has expanded Sassafras by 100 acres... Sassafras 2000 and the Ridgetops ... and Dr. Logan has crossed over the state line with the Carolina Vistas at Sassafras Ridge.
"We give thanks to GOD for this rich and beautiful land, this experience, this community and this opportunity. Our collective potential is enormous," says Kusaidi, "Our landowners and community members are leaders in health, education, the arts, law, religion, business, construction, science, and communications. And we are diverse ... from the Caribbean, Canada, Latin America and Georgia ... to up North, New Orleans, the West coast and Asia. We all bring different experiences, but share a common love of nature, life and our unique community."
Hundreds of youth, families and organizations have visited Sassafras to participate in wilderness retreats since 1993 ... and over one ninety families have now joined by becoming landowners. Organizations and churches have included the 100 Black Women of Atlanta/Teens on The Move, Americorp, Third World Coalition of the American Friends Service Committee, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Impact Church, Kipp South Fulton Academy, Detroit Youth In Action, Southern Snow Seekers, and Camp Village.
Plan a trip soon for your organization or family!!!
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THE MOUNTAIN SOUL NETWORK
The Mountain Soul Network is a development, marketing and programming team coordinated by Shaka Kusaidi. In addition to building communities, Sassafras land sales and construction consulting, they also produce and support cultural, health, spiritual, youth and business networking retreats and programs.
Kusaidi, a human rights activist, community organizer, graphic designer and publisher, has also established and worked with many institutions, organizations, urban ministry programs, and local/national campaigns. He has travelled extensively around the world, including the Caribbean and many African countries, and received numerous awards and citations.
In Philadelphia, he was the Director of the African Community Learning Center (AFCOM) for twelve years in the 1970's and 1980's, an educational/cultural institution with a strong community action component and located in a 100 year old, former Episcopalian church. He also served for five years as the Director of the Committee on Racial Concerns and Social Justice for the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).
After relocating to Atlanta in 1988, he published the highly aclaimed magazine, Fast Forward...For Atlantans On The Move, and coordinated communications for the International Coalition of Women Physicians. Other organizations Shaka has worked with over the years include the National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA, Partners In Ecumenism, and the Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund.
Kusaidi's latest initiative is a collaborative effort to build solar farms at Sassafras Ridge and throughout the South through Universal SolarWind.
Thousands of wild herbs and flowers bloom on Sassafras Ridge, starting in early spring and continuing until late into the fall. There are about thirty species of deciduous trees, making fall spectacularly beautiful with shades of peach, orange, gold, crimson, and green, painting the hillsides and valleys. Ginseng, yellow root, ginkgo, golden seal and hundreds of other helpful, healing herbs grow everywhere.
Harriet Tubman Nature Reserve, an area of Sassafras Ridge containing hundreds of flowers, plants, wild herbs and roaring streams, was set aside by the developers for all to experience and enjoy. A stroll down Harriet Tubman Trail, named in honor of our great freedom fighter and leader of the Underground Railroad, is a must for all visitors to Sassafras Ridge.
In the 1800s, Africans escaped from slavery in Georgia and Alabama and lived in the Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains. Many continued on the Underground Railroad to freedom in the North, some stayed and lived in the mountains with the Cherokee Indians, and some were forced to walk to Oklahoma with the Cherokee during the infamous Trail of Tears.
The African presence in that region is well documented, including Negro Creek and the old Negro Cemetery identified on the old U.S. Forest Service maps. We honor and respect those anscestors and the indigenous people of the region, the Cherokee Nation.
Pick some golden seal, ginseng or orange wild azaleas.
Play, pray or meditate by the roaring streams.
Become one with mother nature and
Feel the energy of the forests!
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Nestled Between
Two National Forests ... Tennessee's Cherokee And North Carolina's Nantahala!
Many visitors and landowners see Sassafras Ridge as a get-a-way for weekends and vacations, while some families plan to eventually relocate or retire and live in the mountains full time. Beautiful homes are being built by landowners on spectacular, wooded lots, some which look out over 50-mile views of distant blue ridges in three states! As if this abundance is not enough, Sassafras, located in the Tri-state corner of Tennessee, Georgia and North Carolina, is surrounded by two national forests.
The Cherokee National Forest, twenty minutes to the west, consists of 633,000 acres and includes the famous Ocoee River, the 1996 Olympic venue for kayaking and whitewater rafting events, a World Cup site for kayak racing, and the most popular whitewater rafting river on the East coast. The river empties into the Ocoee Lake which, on a spring or summer day, is dotted with jet skis, glass bottom boats and speed boats. The Cherokee also has miles of hiking trails and two sandy beaches. There is also the Hiawasse River, noted for its large trout and bass fishing, and the sport of tubing over its ice cold rapids.
To the east of Sassafras Ridge is the 92,000 acre Nantahala National Forest in Cherokee County, North Carolina. The Nantahala is loaded with wildlife, beautiful flora, magnificent natural waterways and almost every conceivable outdoor activity, including horseback riding, mountain climbing and hang gliding. And if you want to take your chances, Harrahs Cherokee Casino on the Cherokee Indian Reservation in the Nantahala, is only forty minutes away.
Near Sassafras Ridge, there's also horseback riding and antique shopping in town... and unique art galleries in Blue Ridge, GA only twenty minutes away. A golf course and even an airport for private airplanes is about ten minutes from Sassafras Ridge.
Nestled in the lush nature reserve region of Sassafras and surrounded by groves of flowering mountain laurels, wild orange azaleas and roaring streams, IBIS RETREAT is an idyllic place for relaxation, workshops and retreats. Located next to Harriet Tubman Nature Reserve and only a five minute walk to Lake Nia, IBIS offers weekend retreats for those who are seeking a renewal of health ... physical, spiritual, mental and emotional.
An octagon with a wrap a round deck, IBIS has a design that is open, flows and functional. The main level features a central sunken conversation pit with fireplace, a large great room, kitchen, three bedrooms and two baths. The daylight lower level, when completed in Winter 2012, will have three bedrooms, two baths, a kitchenette, a library and a living room.
IBIS is designed to host retreats for small groups ...eventually up to thirty people. Other homes and facilities can be utilized to accomdate groups of up to seventy people. With our warm, bed and breakfast atmosphere and reasonable rental rates, IBIS is also the perfect place for family, couples or individual escapes!
"We invite and welcome all to explore your inner self through workshops and activities that help you releive stress and help you to focus" says IBIS Founder Dr. Aisha Gillaim. Retreats sponsored or hosted by IBIS include nature walks, delicious healthy food, massages, meditation, music/socials, tai chi, yoga and lectures by guest speakers and experts. In addition to health issues, presentation topics at IBIS Retreat include leadership, Bible study, community organizing, life coaching, stress management, diet, excersize, parenting, creative expression.
Call us today at 404.549.6610 to book your next family or group retreat!
Got The Inner City Blues?
Tired Of The Same Spots And Routine?
Then Escape, Dance And Get Down
With The Mountain Vibe!
Mansas Juque Joint on Marcus
Garvey Drive is an entertainment and multi-purpose center for visitors and landowners at Sassafras Ridge Mountain Retreat. In addition to sponsoring cultural, health, business, social and youth events, we produce and plan to broadcast live performing arts... from reggae, jazz, R&B, and gospel music to poetry, dance, karioke and theatre. We are the center of activity on the mountain!
Delicious international cuisine, including Caribbean, vegetarian and southern, is served with a wide variety of beverages. The main gathering room featuring 22 foot vaulted ceilings and the large wrap-around deck can easily accommodate up to 150 persons for events and receptions.
"The Juque Joint is also an ideal central location at Sassafras for your events... from business and organization meetings and staff retreats to your family and personal celebrations," states Juque, LLC President Mansa Parker. "We can prepare your meals or you can use your own caterer."
Call us today for events and bookings at 404-549-6610.
For Info . 770.843.0250
Feel, Enjoy And Experience
The Beautiful, Spring Fed Lake Nia!
Lot 47 . A Rare Gem! Lakefront, Lakeview
And Upper Slope Homesites!
This heavily wooded lot has two beautiful lakefront sites, and two upper slope/wildflower field building sites with spectacular distant blue ridge views. Lot 47 already has a driveway and house-site roughed-in, is near power, and has beautiful tall oaks and yellow poplar trees and groves of ferns, lemon grass and ginseng! 5.5 acres
The Legendary Sassafras Ridge Mountaintop Over A Mile Of Spectacular, Blue Ridge Views!
The highest mountaintop at Sassafras Ridge features breathtaking, 50-mile Blue Ridge sunset and sunrise views overlooking the states of Georgia, Tennessee and North Carolina. In addition to the ridgetop house-sites, the upper slopes below offer additional lower building locations. These lots also have towering oaks, yellow poplars and hundreds of wildflowers and herbs... including trillium, wild ginseng, gingko and lady slipper. Underground electrical power has been installed over most of the ridge top.
DECEMBER 2011 SPECIAL!!!
Lots 162 and 164 . Unique Secluded
Homesites Above The Road !
Each of these lots have all the features of the legendary Sassafras mountaintop, the spectacular Blue Ridge Mountain views and two of the widest, flat gentle, mountaintop building sites at Sassafras Ridge ... 150 to 200 feet wide! Both are easily accessible with private driveways, and are uniquely secluded above the Ridgetop main road, providing additional privacy! They are near electrical power and a spring water system.
10 acres total . 5 acres each
Lot 77 . A 270 Degree View And The Largest
Flat Building Site On The Mountaintop!
Lot 77 has the largest flat building site on top of the ridge and an unobstructed view (270 degrees) of the blue ridges of GA, the pink, orange and blue skies, green mountains of NC, and everything in TN! At night it is reminiscent of Mulholland Drive (of Los Angelos) lights stretching out to the south for miles and a billion stars dazzling overhead. 5+ acres
Lot 174 . Great Mountaintop Views!
Lot 174 has great views, a roughed-in ridgetop building site and is ready for a your mountain chalet or cabin! 5. acres
Great Building Lots With Creeks and Streams!
Lot 51 . Bordering The Spectacular
Harriet Tubman Nature Reserve
This unique, easily accessible lot has a very large border with the Harriet Tubman Nature Reserve and multiple home-sites, including one an a small ridge with distant mountain views. It has the same flora and fauna as the nature reserve including the golden seal and mountain laurel and access to the springs and streams that run through this protected region. 5 acres
Lot 144 . A Stream Runs Through It
House-site And Driveway!
This beautiful lot has a wide flat home site with a view and gentle driveway. A major, perennial stream runs though the lot, which is also near electric power and spring water system. 5 acres
Lot 16 . Secluded, Near The Juque Joint And
Over 300 Feet Of Creek Frontage!
This heavily wooded lot is located in Phase 2 and has streams and great building sites ... special pricing!
The Upper Slopes And Wildflower Fields At
Sassafras Ridge...One Level Below The Ridgetop!
These upper slope lots have great building sites and spectacular Blue Ridge sunrise and sunset views. They also have towering oaks and poplars, and include sections of the Wildflower Fields region of Sassafras Ridge. Pick the hundreds of flowers and herbs, including trillium, wild ginseng, lemon grass, Echinacea, and lady slipper. These lots also have rich black soil and gentle road access. Nearby springs can provide delicious, pure water for your home!
Lot 43B . Experience The Wildflower Fields!
This upper slope lot has great building sites and spectacular Blue Ridge views. It also has towering oaks and poplars, and include sections of the Wildflower Fields region of Sassafras Ridge. Lot 43 has rich black soil, access to springs and gentle road access. 2.5 Acres (This parcel is a part of a 5 acre lot.)
Lot 178B and Lot 176B . Breathtaking Views!
These lots near the North Carolina State Line are secluded and tucked away for your private mountain retreat, and have spectacular distant, blue ridge views! They have multiple building sites, are near electrical power and can connect to a nearby cooperative spring water system. Road access is being installed in Fall 2011. 2.5 acres each (These parcels are a part of 5 acre lots.)
The Carolina Vistas At Sassafras Ridge
The Carolina Vistas has spectacular views of the Blue Ridge mountains overlooking three states Tennessee, North Carolina, and Georgia. It features springtime blooms from its many wild flowers, medicinal herbs and flowering shrubs. In fall the sweeping colors of red, yellow, salmon, and powdery pinks paint the mountains as far as the eye can see. This new section (which is almost contiguous with the original Sassafras Ridge,TN) features underground power, a common area, and a small lake. Creeks and springs course through this wilderness property. Come enjoy the crimson sunsets and silvery pink sunrises, tour the community, visit the Harriet Tubman Nature Reserve, and stake a claim for your family. Help build the Sassafras Tradition for generations to come.
Lot 2 . The Last Lakefront Parcel!
It has a wonderful frontage on Logan Lake. Abundant yellow root (golden seal) and digitalis (heart medicine) grow along the waters edge. Lot 2 is 2.3 acres. (It can be combined with Lot 5 which is contiguous with it border.)
Lot 5 . Blue Ridges and Close to the Lake
Enjoy crimson, salmon, and mauve sunsets and a view of the lake from the beautiful knolls when the leaves are down. In fall there is fantastic color. Wild blueberries, blackberries, and herbs are scattered about. 1.5 acres.
Lot 11 . The Streams Flow Through It!
This lot features wooded house sites and two to three creeks that flow through it. The usual flora including abundant yellow root, digitalis, sassafras, blueberries, blackberries, and wild azaleas abound. Rhododendrons and mountain laurel thrive here. Autumn creates a great panorama of color on everything in site. Enjoy the babbling of water while you escape to serenity. 4 acres
Lot 22 . A Large Parcel With Multiple Sites
Undeveloped with some steep slopes. With springs, a creek, hillsides, views and one or more sites. Approximately 11.5 acres.
Lot 20 . Above The Paved Road
Get ready for 180 degree sweeping panorama overlooking GA, NC, and TN. Wake up to Mauve and crimson sunrises. Have dinner to equally spectacular sunsets with misty blue mountains fanning out for miles. Isolated on a quiet paved road (Pack Mountain Road). Steep driveway is roughed ... access by 4-wheel only allows for enhanced privacy. Approximately 3. acres.
Lots 17 and 18 . Spectacular Views
Now available by custom cut buy all of part. The view, expanding miles west across Tennessee and North Carolina offers incredible beauty. Mauve to rainbow sunsets, distant blue ridges, morning mist, and clouds hanging below you --- make this truly Gods country. Some parts sloping but has good house sites at the top.
3.5+ acres each.
Lots 13 and 14 . Colorful Sunsets
Distant blue ridge sunsets are sweeping on these lots. All overlook Tennessee and North Carolina with shimmering colorful sunsets. They feature wild berries and herbs as well as serenity and solitude. 1.5 to 2+ acres each .
Call The Mountain Soul Network At
404-549-6610 or 404-831-0767
The Mountain Soul Network Invites You
To Tour The Mountaintop, Lakefront,
Creekside And Upper Slope Land Available
At Sassafras Ridge Mountain Retreat In Tennessee ... And The Carolina Vistas At Sassafras Ridge In North Carolina!
Special Fall 2011 prices range between
$10,000 and $14,000 per acre.
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