What is Visit Macon?

Alex McKay & Victoria Whitehead, Center for Collaborative Journalism|November 12, 2021

Visit Macon is an organization centered around promoting tourism and hospitality for Macon-Bibb County visitors and residents. In 2022, Visit Macon will celebrate 40 Years. The organization was created to showcase what is special and unique about the Macon-Bibb County community.

Gary Wheat, president and CEO of Visit Macon, explains what the organization does and how it benefits Macon-Bibb residents.

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Wears storefront at the new location on Third St. in Downtown Macon.

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Betsy Fitzgerald, CEO and President of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Heart of Georgia, inside the office of the organization.

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Kevin Grooms, the athletic director for all of Bibb County School District, is a fan of the Georgia High School Associations decision to allow student-athletes to sign name, image and likness deals.

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Yoshino Cherry blossoms glisten in the evening sunlight at the International Cherry Blossom Festival in Macon, Ga. on Monday, March 18, 2024. Macon holds the title of Cherry Blossom Capitol, hosting an impressive number of over 350,000 Yoshino Cherries.

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Jacqueline (left) & Benjamin (right) Dvorak were seated at a table in the corner of the Washington Memorial Library children’s section in Macon, Ga. on Apr. 8, 2024. Benjamin and his mother frequent the library weekly to do homework and check out books. Here, the mother-son duo is working on his reading and spelling. (Photo by Jassmyn Nesmith)

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The Friends of the Library Macon sell hundreds of books to raise money to support local libraries and literacy efforts in Macon. (Photo by Jassmyn Nesmith)

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