Outdoors — Page 9

HUNTSVILLE — Downtown Huntsville will stand in splendid Christmas beauty this week at the opening ceremony for the Tinsel Trail. Presented by Meta, more than 400 live Christmas trees go […]

MONTGOMERY — This weekend, all deer harvested in Lauderdale and Colbert counties must be tested for Chronic Wasting Disease. according to a news release from the Alabama Department of Conservation […]

HUNTSVILLE — A downtown Huntsville holiday tradition returns today when the Huntsville Museum of Art holds a ribbon-cutting for the 10th annual Skating in the Park. The celebration, which includes […]

HUNTSVILLE – Cold weather may be late arriving this year, but Huntsville Venue Group is bringing all the fun and festivities of a traditional winter holiday season to MidCity when […]

Visit Cheaha Mountain, the highest point in Alabama

Rising above the clouds, it earned the name, “Island in the Sky.” The Creek Nation labeled it “Chaha,” meaning “high place” in the Muskogee language. At 2,407 feet above sea […]

MOORESVILLE – Ribbon-cuttings are about separating but a ribbon-joining is symbolic for connecting. So with that age-old tradition in mind, the Singing River Trail formally “tied the knot” at its […]

MADISON — Wanna do something very few other people have ever done? How about pulling a firetruck with a rope to bring attention to substance abuse? And, at the same […]

HUNTSVILLE – Don’t let falling leaves fool you when it comes to fall planting. Fall in the Deep South, all the way through November, is one of the best times […]

HUNTSVILLE – It is scientific fact that the magical allurement people get from looking at Christmas lights brings about feelings of happiness and childhood memories for adults, and a twinkling […]

HUNTSVILLE — Alabama’s newest cultural destination, Huntsville’s Orion Amphitheater, continues to receive praise from artists who play there and industry leaders who support it. Not to mention the more than […]

DECATUR — The Fitness Court, an outdoor gym featuring seven exercise stations, has come to the River City, thanks to a partnership of Decatur, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of […]

HUNTSVILLE – In 1962, a largely undeveloped Cummings Research Park opened like a diamond in the rough with its 4,000 acres anchored by just three companies: Brown Engineering, IBM, and […]

HUNTSVILLE – It’s the most thumb-pickin’est, plectrum-pluckin’est, bow-strokin’est barbecue in North Alabama! The fourth annual Bluegrass & BBQ Festival is cookin’ Saturday at Southside Park on Chaney Thompson Road in […]

Boaz falls into autumn with Harvest Festival

BOAZ — October is here and that means towns and communities across North Alabama are gearing up for their fall celebrations. Cooler temperatures are a welcoming sign for taking to […]

HARVEST – When you think about Toyota, what is the first thing that pops into your mind? Woodlands? Wetlands? Nature trails? Fishing ponds? Probably not, but you may be surprised […]

Thursday night's all right for a Party on the Green

HUNTSVILLE – It’s 5:30 p.m. and ya want to rock, get a little action in? Well, Thursday night’s all right when Mayor Tommy Battle and the city’s Parks & Recreation […]

Little River Canyon half-marathon steps off next month

FORT PAYNE — Put on the track shoes and make your way to the Little River Canyon for what is considered one of the most scenic half-marathons in the country. […]

Free Opera at Madison’s Home Place Park and amphitheater

MADISON — One can feel the vibrato deep, warm and rich leading into the debut of Opera Huntsville at dusk Tuesday. And it all happens in Home Place Park and […]

Fall fun awaits down at Hidden Rivers Farm

HARTSELLE — The start of fall is approaching and Hidden Rivers Farm is ready for visitors to enjoy all things autumn. Picking the perfect pumpkin, getting lost in a maze […]

HUNTSVILLE – Did you hear the latest fish tale coming from Ditto Landing? Huntsville used a double-edged stinger hook to not only land one of the fastest growing sports in […]

Good Hill hunting: Alabama A&M offers outdoors program

HUNTSVILLE — When it comes to all things outdoors, count William E. Stone “in.” Since his childhood days on a farm, the 61-year-old Central Florida native has been involved in […]

FORT PAYNE – The month of October brings cooler temperatures and glorious fall colors to DeKalb County, making it an ideal time to plan a trip to the northeastern part […]

MADISON – Oh how I love to go up in a swing, up in the sky …. Whaaa? Ever since Kid’s Kingdom at Dublin Park closed Tuesday, every kiddo in […]

DECATUR – Street murals are known to beautify public and private places by adding color and character to otherwise plain, dirty building walls. They can also memorialize a social or […]