Marshall County Events
2006
AUGUST
12th Mountain Lakes Tri-athlon,
Guntersville Recreational Center, 7:00 a.m.,
600 yard swim, 16.2 mile bike ride and 3
mile run. Contact (205)939-8892 or visit
www.team-magic.com
25th - 26th Founders Day, Grant City Park,
contact (256)728-8800.
SEPTEMBER
TBA Marshall County VFW Fall
Carnival, Boaz, (256)593-2494.
1st- 4th Labor Day Sidewalk Sale, Boaz
Tanger Factory Outlet Center, for additional
information please contact (256)593-9255.
2nd - 3rd Annual St. Williams Catholic
Church Seafood Festival, Carlisle Park
School in Guntersville, Drive in available,
Arts, Crafts, entertainment, Freshly cooked
seafood; fried fish, chicken, boiled shrimp,
stuffed crab, crawfish and gumbo! Contact
(256)582-4245 for information.
8th Piano Concert to benefit HMC with David
Nevue & Mike Faust, Mt. Calvary Babtist
Church, Albertville, (256) 891-7754
8th - 9th Annual Gary Waldrop’s Festival on
the Farm, 1pm until... Admission $10, 1958
Co. Rd 479, Albertville, for additional
information call Neal Terrell at
(256)561-3908.
9th Annual Community Fair, Arab City Park, 9
a.m. - 3 p.m., Contact (256)586-3138. Arts,
crafts, food, entertainment ...
15th - 17th MOVA Arts Festival, Guntersville
Civitan Park, adult admission charged.
Contact the Mountain Valley Arts Council at
(256)582-1454. A Celebration of Creative
Arts, songwriters, artists and craftsmen
from throughout the country, children's
activities, food and more!
22nd - Oct 1 "To Kill a Mockingbird",
presented by the Whole Backstage,
Guntersville, for details contact
(256)582-SHOW.
27th Quilt Show, Grant Public Library,
9am-11am, (256)728-8800.
OCTOBER
TBA 9th Annual Chili
Cook-off, Signal Point Marina, admission
charged, call (256)582-3625 fore additional
information.
6th & 7th Annual Harvest Festival, Downtown
Boaz. 8am - 5pm, Arts, Crafts, food vendors,
farmers market, kids area, rod run,
entertainment, pageant, moon pie eating
contest & more, for additional information
please contact (256)593-8154.
7th - 9th Columbus Day Sidewalk Sale, Boaz
Tanger Factory Outlet Center, for more
information call (256)593-9255.
27th - 29th USTA Halloween Junior Pre-Season
Tennis Tournament, Guntersville Rec. Center,
contact (256) 571-7590.
28th Fall Festival at Cathedral Caverns
State Park, 5pm until... haunted hay ride,
spooky cave, games, prizes and more! For
additional information please contact (256)
728-8193.
31st Trick or Treat, Boaz Tanger Factory
Outlet Center, 4:30 p.m. until 7 p.m., for
additional information contact
(256)593-9255.
31st Halloween Trick or Treating at the
Holiday Inn, Guntersville, for additional
information please contact (256)582-2220.
31st Halloween Trick or Treating, Dowtown
Albertville, 4pm - 6 pm, for additional
information please contact (256)878-3821.
NOVEMBER
10th - 13th Veteran's Day
Sidewalk Sale, Boaz Tanger Factory Outlet
Center, for additional information contact
(256)593-9255.
11th Veteran's Day Celebration at Cathedral
Caverns State Park, Grant, for additional
information contact (256) 728-8193.
24th - Dec. 31st Christmas in the Park, over
a million lights decorating Arab City Park.
Live entertainment Friday evenings. Historic
complex open weekends. Free. Open dusk until
10 pm, for additional information please
contact (256)586-8128.
DECEMBER
TBA 20th Annual Stars on the
Water Boat Parade, 6pm, Lake Guntersville,
best viewed from Lurleen B. Wallace Dr, for
additional information please contact
(256)582-3625
TBA Albertville Main Street Holiday
Celebration- Parade, Arts, crafts, carriage
rides, pictures & cookies with Santa.
Unveiling of 2006 collectible ornament,
(256)878-3821.
1st Boaz Christmas Parade, (256)593-8154.
1st Friends of the Library Christmas on the
Mountain, Grant City Park, for information
call (256)728-8800
2nd Grant Christmas Parade, for information
call (256)728-8800
2nd Cookies with Santa, ages 10 and under,
photos taken for small fee, Arab Senior
Center, 10am - noon, (256)586-3138.
7th Arab Christmas Parade, 6pm, please
contact (256)586-3138.
9th Photos with Santa, Boaz Tanger Factory
Outlet Center, 10am - 2pm, (256)593-9255.
Children receive free photo & small gift.
9th Guntersville Christmas Parade, for
additional information please contact
(256)582-3612.
OTHER EVENTS
Heritage Downtown
Merchants 1st Saturday
1st Saturday of each month Guntersville
merchants offer sales, giveaways & fun for
the whole family, (256) 582-3612.
Free Friday Foreign Films
Playing the 2nd Friday of each month at
the Guntersville Public Library. Begins at 7
p.m., (256)571-7595.
The Long Branch Opry
Monthly bluegrass & bluegrass gospel
shows. Located in Arab. (256)586-5489,
www.longbranchopry.com
Free Lakeside Summer Concerts
May 30th - August 1st, Tuesdays, 6:30 pm
- 8:30 pm, Guntersville Civitan Park,
features a wide range of musical genres.
Kid's activities, Food vendors.
(256)582-1454.
Paradise Park, Softball & Baseball
Tournaments
Contact (256) 840-5419
Waterfront Grocery & Tackle Fishing
Tournaments
Contact (256) 582-6060
Lake Twirlers Square Dancing
Contact (256)582-1915 or (256) 582-3859
Browns Creek Sailing Association Events
Contact (256) 776-9793 or visit
www.bcsa.ws
North Alabama Birding Trail Opens
If you are a bird lover,
North Alabama is a hidden treasure of bird
watching opportunities.
To highlight these
birding opportunities, the North Alabama
Birding Trail was dedicated during a
ceremony held September 30th.
The trail is now open
with 50 sites scattered across 11 North
Alabama counties. Designed as a series
of roadside stops, all of the sites are
accessible by automobile but many have
traditional walking trails which allow
exploring areas away from your vehicle.
The NABT is the result of
a cooperative effort between state, federal
and private organizations. Most of the
funding for the $280,000 project came from a
federal grant to the state to provide
recreation and education about Alabama's
non-game wildlife. Matching Funds for
the grant came from a number of
municipalities, TVA, Chambers of Commerce,
the North Alabama Tourism Association and
area businesses: Nucor Steel, BP-Amoco and
3-M Company.
Lisa Socha, Executive
Director of the Marshall County Convention
and Visitor's Bureau said that Marshall
County was one of the major contributors to
the project with the help of a donation from
Senator Hinton Mitchem five years ago.
"The North Alabama Birding trail will be a
great asset to our county and will increase
tourism," Socha stated.
The trail is divided into three loops:
The Northeast Loop includes 17 stops in
Marshall, Dekalb and Jackson counties where
visitors can view bald eagles
around Lake Guntersville and the only known
Alabama population of ruffed grouse can be
found in the Skyline Wildlife Management
Area. Other sites include Mud
Creek Wildlife Management Area, Desoto State
Park, Little River Canyon and Russell Cave
national Monument.
The Central Loop is located in the heart of
the Tennessee Valley and includes Cullman,
Morgan, Madison and Limestone counties.
One of the prime birding spots is located in
the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge which
is know for it's diversity of waterfowl.
Other sites on the 18 stop loop include Swan
Creek Wildlife Management Area, Madison
County Public Lake, Monte Sano State Park
and Round Island Recreation Area.
The Northwest
Loop includes Winston, Lawrence and
Lauderdale counties and winds it's way back
and forth across Wheeler, Wilson and
Pickwick Lakes. Fifteen sites are on
this loop and include stop sin the Bankhead
National Forest, Joe Wheeler State Park,
Wilson Dam, Key Cave national Wildlife
Refuge and the Freedom Hills Wildlife
Management Area.
Northeast Loop Map - Click to Enlarge
For additional information,
including maps, pictures and viewing tips
visit
www.northalabamabirdingtrail.com
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