ONE-OF-A-KIND ADVENTURES
Poarch Creek Pow Wow offers a brilliant display of dancing, dress, crafts and more each November.
“To Kill a Mockingbird” 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.
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 “Saratoga of the South” 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 Monroeville | November
Taste of Monroeville — November | 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.
