Augusta’s
Morris Museum of Art, which is dedicated exclusively to Southern art and artists, closed its doors in January and February for a bit of a spruce-up. Pieces were brought out of storage, displays were rearranged, et voila, the Morris was ready to reopen this past weekend. Of course I was there to see what they’d done with the place, as were lots of other people.
After that, I crossed the Savannah River into downtown North Augusta (shown below). I especially liked Lookaway Hall (shown at right). It's a Beaux-Arts mansion that was built from 1895 to 1898 and is now the lovely
Lookaway Inn bed and breakfast.
Despite spending a year in Augusta, there are still places around here I haven’t seen and/or photographed. This week I finally made it out to Savannah Rapids Park, and I wish I’d visited sooner. There are nice walking trails alongside the Augusta Canal and nice views of the Savannah River Fall Line.
