The fourth annual Wetumpka Wildlife Arts Festival (WEWA) features a unique way for arts enthusiasts to enjoy the work of notable wildlife artists. Five artists – Dirk Walker, Jared Knox, Vaughan Spanjer, Sue Key and Bucky Bowles – will participate in live painting during the free festival, set for Saturday, Oct. 25, in downtown Wetumpka. The festival is […]

Local leaders gathered Friday to celebrate major upgrades at Meaher State Park, including expansion of the campground, the addition of four new tiny cabins and construction of a new park office. Local government and tourism officials joined State Parks staffers for a ceremonial ribbon-cutting to officially open and dedicate the new amenities. “We’ve made it no […]

Mason McLaughlin and his grandfather, Wallace Walker, watched the gobbler and a group of hens strut into the field and then return to the nearby woods. It was the same gobbler they had seen the night before on a scouting trip while turkey hunting on family land in Lowndesboro in Lowndes County. “Whenever the gobbler […]

The campground at Gulf State Park has long been recognized as one of the biggest for RV enthusiasts, with nearly 500 paved, full-hookup campsites. The campground can now officially be considered one of the nation’s best, according to the USA Today 10Best 2025 Readers’ Choice Award for Best RV Campground. The official announcement was made recently by USA Today. “If you want to […]

Steve Henderson had never driven an electric vehicle before Saturday.   But after slipping behind the wheel of an all-electric Chevrolet Silverado pickup provided by Donohoo Chevrolet at Little River Earth Fest in Fort Payne, Henderson walked away with a new appreciation for what an EV can do.   “The acceleration is incredible – way […]

Chad Davis began working as a seasonal employee for Alabama State Parks as a 19-year-old college student at Joe Wheeler State Park in Rogersville. Now, more than twenty years later, Davis is the new Deputy Director for Alabama State Parks, making him the second-highest-ranking executive in the State Parks System. “I am extremely humbled to be selected […]

The Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association (ALBBAA) is again sponsoring its Big Gobbler Photo Contest. Hunters can submit their best turkey hunting photos for a chance to win a prize package. The 13th annual Big Gobbler Photo Contest is designed to further educate the public on the abundance of natural resources found in Alabama’s 23-county […]

When Baldwin County resident Ashley Ammons learned about the Alabama Black Belt Adventures’ Best Sporting Dog Contest, she immediately knew the photo she wanted to submit. The photo – showing Fancy, Ammons’ Boykin spaniel, carrying a pheasant during a pheasant shoot sponsored by the Central Alabama Shooting Dog Association (CASDA) in the heart of Alabama’s […]

The Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association (ALBBAA) is sponsoring its Big Buck Photo Contest for the 13th year. The winner will be selected exclusively through online voting. “We encourage all hunters to submit photos into the Big Buck Photo Contest this deer season,” said ALBBAA director Pam Swanner. “Alabama’s Black Belt has earned its reputation […]

It won’t be long before the green summer forests give way to fall foliage featuring shades of yellow, gold, orange, scarlet and crimson. The Alabama State Parks System offers some of the very best­­­ places to see the state’s awe-inspiring fall foliage, and there’s still time to plan a trip to experience the magic of Alabama’s […]

James Hansel recently surprised his wife, Joy, with a glamping trip to Wind Creek State Park on Lake Martin to celebrate the couple’s 47th wedding anniversary. Joy didn’t know anything about the trip until the night before the couple’s departure from their home in Theodore, just outside Mobile, but her first glamping experience left such a positive […]