Everyone knows Santa Claus lives in the North Pole, but a little known fact is several of his elves live in North Georgia. A few wooden toymakers, or “elves” as they tend to refer to themselves, are busy beveling, drilling, nailing and sanding away at blocks of wood in small toy shops in White County. Marie Carr, manager of Elfmade Wooden Toys in Sautee Nacoochee, said wooden toys are a classic that will never go out of style.
Some of Santa's elves make toys in North Georgia
Shop owners carry on the ancient art