Good morning!
Happy Halloween week, Lake Oconee! Downtown Greensboro is hosting Trick or Treat in Tiger Country with Cafe du Papa today, so get the costumes ready for the little ghouls and goblins in your life. The rest of the weekend is full of candy, costumes, and spooky good times. Our Fall Fun Guide has all of it, plus the cozy fall flavors to fuel your outings.
If you like your Halloween with a little history, our friends at Lake Sinclair Life have two stories worth a read. Meet Sylvia, Eatonton’s beloved ghost, and take a look at the haunted history of Central State Hospital in Milledgeville.
We’re also sharing a good reminder from Marine Specialties to book your dock inspection before your dock becomes a waterfront ghost story. And we’re celebrating something that deserves more than a quick mention: Neighbors Helping Neighbors has built and delivered more than 1,000 beds to kids right here in Greene and Putnam counties.
Grab a costume, grab the kids, and enjoy the weekend.
❤️ Holly
’Tis the Season to Banish What Haunts You 👻
Halloween has its scares, but wrinkles, stray hairs, old acne scars, sun spots and stretch marks shouldn’t be on the list. Consider this your invitation to send them packing.
Southern Laser Medical Spa has been the lake’s original med spa since 1998, and their treatments take on the usual suspects:
🕯️ OPUS Plasma. A non-invasive, FDA-cleared treatment that uses plasma technology to encourage collagen production and cell renewal. It softens fine lines and wrinkles, helps fade acne scars and sun damage, smooths rough texture, and improves the look of stretch marks over time.
🦇 Laser Hair Removal. Focused laser pulses target the pigment in hair follicles, and their systems are FDA-cleared for permanent hair reduction. Significant improvement is often seen in four to five sessions on legs, underarms and bikini areas, spaced four to six weeks apart. Darker, coarser hair responds best.
🕸️ Laser Vein Therapy. Spider veins don’t have to stick around. Most clients need one to three short sessions, about six weeks apart, to help them fade from view.
Worried about the cost? Southern Laser offers payment plans, so you can spread treatments out over time. Ask the team how they work.
All treats, no tricks. Start with a consultation to find the right plan for your skin.
📞 Call (706) 485-7200 to book, or explore OPUS Plasma at southernlasermedicalspa.com/opus.
📍 921 Harmony Road, Suite 2, Eatonton
Is Your Car Making Noises That Weren’t in the Brochure? 👻
🚗 Gil’s Automotive Services
We all know the sound. A little rattle on the way home from the lake, a groan when you hit the brakes, a dashboard light that glows like a jack-o’-lantern. Your car is trying to tell you something, and it’s rarely good news if you ignore it.
That’s where Gil’s Automotive Services in Buckhead comes in. Their ASE Certified technicians diagnose and repair domestic, Asian, European and classic cars and trucks, so whatever’s haunting your driveway, they’ve seen it before.
🕯️ Oil changes, brake replacements and tire installation, plus complete preventative maintenance
🦇 A professional 60 Point Maintenance Inspection to catch the scary stuff before it finds you on Highway 441
🎃 A 36 month / 36,000 mile warranty on most repairs
🌙 Key drop for after-hours drop-off, so no waiting around
🕸️ Towing available when your car decides to stop in the middle of nowhere
They’re also an ACDelco Professional Service Center and a Certified Automotive Repair Center.
📞 Call Gil’s at (706) 927-9324
📍 208 Parks Mill Road, Buckhead
The Scariest Thing About Annual Shots? Putting Them Off. 🎃
🐾 Park Place Animal Hospital
Let’s be honest: nobody’s pet loves a vet visit. There’s the carrier drama, the car-ride yowling, the dog who suddenly knows exactly which parking lot this is.
But the real fright is skipping the yearly checkup and finding out about a problem later. Annual vaccines and a nose-to-tail exam are one of the simplest ways to keep your pet healthy, and they’re usually over faster than a trick-or-treat sprint.
Park Place Animal Hospital in Greensboro is a friendly local stop for your dog or cat’s annual shots and wellness visits. If you can’t remember when your pet’s last visit was, now is a good time to ask. Their team can look up your pet’s records and tell you what’s due.
🦴 No tricks, just treats for your best friend.
📞 Call Park Place at (706) 453-2838 to schedule
📍 1050 Park Avenue, Greensboro
🎃 Featured Events
📞 Call ahead to order: (706) 999-9744
Pick it up, bring it home, and spend the evening with your little ghosts and goblins instead of a hot stove. 🕯️
🍝 Cafe 44: Saturday Pick-Up Dinner
Skip the Cooking This Halloween. We’ll Handle the Scary Part. 👻
Saturday is Halloween, and between the costumes, the candy and the trick-or-treaters, who has time to cook? Cafe 44 has dinner covered with their Saturday pick-up family meal: 🎃
🍝 Baked Ziti with homemade meatballs
🥗 House salad
🍰 Dessert (a sweet treat that’s all treat, no trick)
Family dinner pricing:
🦇 Small (feeds 2-3): $38.99
🕸️ Large (feeds 4-6): $65.99
🕯️ Updated: The Lake Oconee Fall Fun Guide 2026
Halloween weekend is almost here, and our Fall Fun Guide has you covered. You’ll find trunk-or-treats, costume parades, storytimes, a Halloween 5K, and plenty of parties for the grown-ups, plus a month-long costume swap and a look ahead at the holiday markets and shop-hop weekends coming in November. Then we’ve rounded up the fall flavors worth a stop between events: pumpkin bread, s’mores donuts, warm apple crisp, and a few cozy sips around the lake.
🦇 Local & Trusted Resources
Marine Specialties: Dock Inspections
Boating season is slowing down, but your dock still needs attention. Fall and winter are a good time to have Marine Specialties check for wear and damage before cold-weather problems get bigger. Schedule your inspection before your dock turns into a waterfront ghost story.
📞 770-741-2817
Neighbors Helping Neighbors: 1,000+ Beds and Counting
No tricks, just a treat-story to start your weekend: Neighbors Helping Neighbors has built and delivered more than 1,000 beds to children in Greene and Putnam counties. That’s over a thousand kids sleeping in a bed of their own, right here at home. Come see how you can join the journey.
🌙 Story Time with Mama T
Join Mama T for Story Time at Lake Country Books and Gifts in Eatonton, Georgia, on Saturday, October 31, at 11 AM! Little readers are invited to enjoy a fun, family-friendly storytelling experience. Kids are welcome to wear their not-so-scary Halloween costumes for a festive morning filled with stories, imagination, and community fun. Celebrate Halloween with books and smiles at this beloved local bookstore!
