Huntsville Road Trip: Winter Waterfalls
Fueled by winter rains, winter, and early spring is the best time for viewing North Alabama’s many waterfalls. 3 of the best ones are within 90 minutes of Huntsville and FREE to visit. Plan the…
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4 Characters You'll Meet at the Maple Hill Cemetery Stroll
For more than a quarter of a century, the Huntsville Pilgrimage Association has organized the annual Maple Hill Cemetery Stroll, their biggest event each year to help fund raise and support their…
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Pick your Own Blueberries in Huntsville
While Huntsville is full of science, rockets, art, history, and more, the farming community is still strong with several crops you can pick year round. Explore where you can pick blueberries and…
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Outdoor Spots for Your Family Picnic
Fall or spring, a picnic is an affordable and fun way to get some family togetherness outdoors. Whether your picnic style is grilling out, cold sandwiches, or picking up takeout, what better way to…
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Huntsville Road Trip: Discover Dismals Canyon
Dismals Canyon, about 90 minutes southwest of Huntsville in Phil Campbell, Alabama, is a sandstone gorge that’s been a popular attraction since prehistoric times. Visited by Paleoamericans…
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Hike Keel Mountain Nature Preserve
In eastern Madison County near the small town of Gurley, the 310-acre Keel Mountain Preserve is a Nature Conservancy property that exists solely to protect the endangered Morefield’s Leather Flower…
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Where to go Axe Throwing in Huntsville
Throwing axes at a target conjures up images the Last of the Mohicans, Ivar the Boneless stepping off a long ship, and lumberjack competitions, but it’s a modern sport suitable for teens and older…
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Huntsville Road Trip: Explore Whitaker Wildlife Preserve
If you are looking to explore a few other areas of North Alabama's great outdoors, almost 30 minutes outside of Huntsville you can find a nature preserve that's perfect for hiking and birding. Roy…
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See Madison County's Largest Waterfall
Cradled around the beautiful clean waters of Bethel Spring, North Alabama’s newest public nature preserve is another property brought to us by the Land Trust of North Alabama. Bethel Spring Nature…
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Eagle Awareness and Birding in the Winter
Once nearly driven to extinction, the Bald Eagle has rebounded to healthy populations and is a winter visitor to North Alabama, with about 100-150 birds in residence each year. Standing up to 42” tall…
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