Dahlonega’s Bear on the Square returns to celebrate Appalachian culture - Gainesville Times

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Dahlonega’s Bear on the Square returns to celebrate Appalachian culture

Musicians perform together during Bear on the Square in Dahlonega on Saturday, April 27, 2019. - photo by Kenneth Hucks

04282019 BEAR 001.jpg — Musicians perform together during Bear on the Square in Dahlonega on Saturday, April 27, 2019. - photo by Kenneth Hucks

It was just a regular spring morning in 1996 when a mama bear and her two cubs made their way into Dahlonega’s historic downtown square and caused commotion.