Tourism — Page 7
HARTSELLE — The Depot Days Festival rolls into Hartselle next month, bringing a day of family-friendly fun and entertainment to the historic depot and downtown area. Hosted by the Hartselle […]
MOORESVILLE — The legend is true. Strange musical notes are floating over the face of the Singing River’s waters. It sings a song of health and wellness, of a flourishing […]
FORT PAYNE – Summer is in full swing in northeastern Alabama and two events to experience before the season wraps up are a yard sale of epic proportions and an […]
FLORENCE — It’s hot. It’s July. That means it’s Handy Fest time! With block parties, happy hours, a car show, praise days, music in local parks, and a featured concert, […]
HUNTSVILLE – Huntsville was recently named one of eight “Most Charming Cities in the Appalachians” by map experts World Atlas. Ranked alongside Chattanooga, Knoxville and Johnson City, Tenn.; Greenville, S.C.; […]
ATHENS — One of North Alabama’s largest antique engine and tractor shows returns to Athens next month in celebration of rural American farming heritage. Set for Aug. 4-5, the Piney […]
GADSDEN – Each year, bargain hunters, yard sale connoisseurs, treasure seekers and those who just like to haggle make their way through northeastern Alabama for the biggest yard sale shopping […]
HUNTSVILLE — The Huntsville/Madison County Visitor Center’s locations will be open regular hours on the Fourth of July, the visitors bureau announced. For a list of Independence Day events in […]
HUNTSVLLE – About 66 million years ago, an asteroid crashed into the Earth, causing the extinction of dinosaurs on the planet. Today and Friday, dinosaurs will be roaming through U.S. […]
TUSCUMBIA — Country star Neal McCoy, who had huge hits in the ’90s, will headline Tuscumbia’s 45th annual Helen Keller Festival this week. The festival kicks off Thursday with a […]
HUNTSVILLE – Give your world’s greatest dad an out of this world experience at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center on Father’s Day. Dad gets in free with one paid […]
MADISON — It was supposed to be a groundbreaking event with the principles ceremoniously shoveling fresh dirt in preparation for a new Homewood Suites hotel at the foot of the […]
GUNTERSVILLE — It’s called HydroFest – with an emphasis on Fest. This month, the annual high-speed boat racing takes place on Lake Guntersville, with thousands of people watching the two-day […]
HUNTSVILLE – Determined to float your boat, the elegant new American Serenade riverboat concluded its 8-day maiden voyage down the Tennessee River from Chattanooga to Nashville last week, featuring Florence […]
MONTGOMERY — The fate of the deteriorating Saturn 1B rocket at the Ardmore exit of Interstate 65 is in the hands of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs. […]
DECATUR – Along with other industries, tourism was hard hit by the pandemic. However, it is seeing a rebound as people hit the roads, mountains, lakes and beaches around the […]
HUNTSVILLE – If you are new to Huntsville and have not been downtown to visit the Huntsville Museum of art, or if you are a long time resident but have […]
FORT PAYNE – It’ll be a Dixieland delight as events will be jamming in June in DeKalb County. Yes, we’re talking about June Jam. It’s back! And it feels so […]
HALEYVILLE – The first 911 call doesn’t have quite the historic significance of Alexander Graham Bell’s “Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you” nearly 150 years ago. However, the […]
GUNTERSVILLE — Alabama is known for fast cars and a NASCAR superspeedway, but the southern state has also developed a name for fast boats on a liquid track. Lake Guntersville’s extreme […]
TUSCUMBIA — An outdoor drama depicting the life of America’s first lady of courage attracts thousands of visitors to the North Alabama town of Tuscumbia every year. Playwright William Gibson’s epic […]
SEATTLE — The REI Cooperative Action Fund has granted Singing River Trail $100,000 as part of a $4 million investment in 40 nonprofit organizations that collectively create a more equitable […]
DECATUR — Brimming with history, nature, and a whole lot to do, Decatur is the perfect place to visit for an authentic Alabama weekend. The county seat of Morgan County, […]
