Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 15:43:04 -0600
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From: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Subject: Re: heading through the deep south soon, anyone on my route?
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Hi Joy,
Sounds like you have an interesting journey planned.
Being in Alabama, I recommend the following.
Bellingrath Gardens, Mobile, AL - the largest collection of Boehm
porcelain in the country.
Birmingham Museum of Art - Birmingham, AL - Largest collection of
Wedgewood in the country. Lord Wedgewood himself was here not long
before Christmas. I managed to get a genuine Wedgewood Christmas
ornament out of his visit.
Shakespeare Festival Facility - Montgomery, AL - this is something to see.!!
Old Town of Mentone, Mentone, AL - this place is hard to describe, but
visit there and it will leave it's mark on you.
Little River Canyon - Fort Payne, AL - a beautiful place - even in
winter. This is a river gorge in the top of a mountain (such as
mountains are in Alabama)
Tannehill Park - Near McCalla, AL. - This park is where some of the
first iron was produced for the Confederacy. Today, the park has a
collection of log cabins donated by different people whose families grew
up in those cabins. It is amazing to me to see the small size of these
one and two room cabins in which 8 to 12 children were raised. Beautiful
creek cuts through the park. There is an active mill o the creek and you
can get water ground cornmeal there in season. There are a number of
different activites scheduled through the year from March through
November. Once a month there is Tannehill Trade days - one of the
biggest flea markets you would ever want to see. Check their website.
Mt. Cheaha State Park - off I-20 between Birmingham and the Georgia
state line. Cheaha State Park is the pinnacle of natural beauty and awe
in Alabama. Highest natural point in Alabama. Cabins, and camping
facilities available.
Guntersville Lake, near Guntersville, AL. beautiful area. Some camping
I'm sure there are others, and other people can address other places in
Alabama for you.
And finally - there is my shop, in Chelsea, AL. just south of
Birmingham. Stop by for a handmade coffee mug for your journey.
John
John Rodgers
Clayartist and Moldmaker
88'GL VW Bus Driver
Chelsea, AL
Http://www.moldhaus.com
Joy Hecht wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm planning to head across Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi & Louisiana to
> Texas late January-early February, en route to visit friends in Texas,
> Oklahoma, and Colorado.
>
> I'm interested in interesting suggestions on places to stop in the deep
> south. I've been saying ever since I first traveled in my van that I wanted
> to spend some time in the south in the winter, and I've never actually done
> it. I don't know how much time I'll actually end up with, but hopefully at
> least a couple of weeks for the Georgia-through-Mississippi stretch. (I
> have done a bit of exploring in Louisiana already.)
>
> Suggestions?
>
>
>
> Joy
> and Matilda
> and the kayak, who would love to get out onto the water on the way as
> well...
>
>
>
