Spotlight on Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia & Monroe: Culture & Recreation

Outdoor attractions, festivals and museums attract visitors to the area

Monroe County Rodeo.

ONE-OF-A-KIND ADVENTURES

Poarch Creek Pow Wow offers a brilliant display of dancing, dress, crafts and more each November.

ā€œTo Kill a Mockingbirdā€ is presented each April in Monroeville, home of author Harper Lee.

BIRDS, BEASTS AND BUCKS

These five south Alabama counties are mostly rural and covered in forest, offering an abundance of opportunities for bird watching, whitetail deer hunting and turkey hunting.

RIDE ’EM COWPOKE

Both Brewton and Monroe County host annual rodeos with competition in bull riding, barrel racing, roping and more. Brewton Rodeo is in October at O’Bannon Park. The Monroe County Rodeo is in August at Frisco City Park.

MUSE ON

History is important here and the region boasts museums galore. For general history there are historical museums in Choctaw and Clarke counties, plus the Kathryn Tucker Windham Museum in Thomasville; the Thomas E. McMillan Museum in Brewton and the Old Courthouse Museum in Monroeville.

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TAKE TO THE WATER

The Sepulga River Canoe Trail in Evergreen is great for canoeing and kayaking, with 19 miles of calm waters.

BE NURTURED BY NATURE

The E.O. Wilson Nature Adventure in Brewton covers 100 acres of white cedar, longleaf pine and other native species with archery, fishing and trails. It honors Wilson, a double-Pulitzer winning biologist.

GO UNDERGROUND

Broadnax Cave in Suggsville features stunning formations, an underground river and waterfall.

PICK THE ROUGH ROAD

Boggs and Boulders All-Terrain Park in Conecuh County offers 1,000 acres of off-road trails, bogs, hills and mud pits, with camping and music besides.

FLY AWAY HOME

All sorts of aircraft descend on Evergreen’s Middleton Field Airport for the annual Southeast Regional Fly-In.

GO TO THE (STATE) PARK

Bladon Springs State Park opened as a spa known as the ā€œSaratoga of the Southā€ and centered on four mineral springs. Roland Cooper State Park in Clarke County offers hiking and water recreation on the Alabama River. And don’t miss the old grist mill at Broadhead Memorial Park in Choctaw County.

REMEMBER THE WRITERS

Visit the 14 bronze sculptures on the Literary Capital Sculpture Trail in Monroeville, honoring the 10 writers credited with making Monroeville/Monroe County the literary capital of Alabama.

BET ON IT!

Atmore is home to the first of the Wind Creek Casino & Resorts, featuring 1,700 games plus hotel, spa and more.

Festivities & Events:

Collard Green Festival — March | Evergreen

Literary Festival/Paint the Town — April | Monroeville

Kick It at the Creek — April | Brewton

Arts & Games on the Square — April through October | Monroeville

Freedom Fest — June | Evergreen

Blueberry Festival — June | Brewton

Summer Drive-In Movie Series — June | Monroeville

Hometown Celebration — Saturday before July 4 | Thomasville

Sausage Festival — October | Evergreen

Butler Fest — October | Butler

Kathryn Tucker Windham Ghost Walk — October | Thomasville

Williams Station Day — October | Atmore

Fall Festival — November | Jackson

Market Days and Farmer’s Market — November — Monroeville

Forestry Festival — November | Jackson

Pioneer Days & Cane Syrup Makin’ Days — Rickard’s Mill near MonroevilleĀ  | November

Taste of Monroeville — NovemberĀ  | Monroeville

Nutcracker Holidays — November & December | Brewton

Grande Illumination and Winter Market — December | Monroeville

Christmas Parade & Downtown Stroll — December | Thomasville

Luminaries — December | Brewton

Christmas Parade — December | Monroeville

This article appears in the March 2024 issue of Business Alabama.

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