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Mentone Colorfest: Arts & Crafts Festival

Over the two day event, a steady stream of music from talented local musicians featuring the “Sounds of Mentone” can be heard in the brow park pavilion. Before leaving, be sure to browse the rest of the mountaintop town and check out locally own shops and boutiques and other unique places. When your tummy starts talkin’, look for the “Taste of Mentone” signs and indulge in some of the best cuisine in the South!

Mentone Rhododendron Arts & Crafts Festival

It’s that time of year again–Rhododendrons are flourishing, and the festival is here! Lots of wonderful things are lined up for the 35th annual Rhododendron Festival including some great local talents. Boat rides and the Miss Rhododendron Beauty Pageant are back along with lots of vendors, activities, and delicious festival food. rhododendronfestival@gmail.com

One World Adventure Company

Offering curriculum enhancement, character education, and service learning programs for schools, professional development programs for companies, Service/Adventure Packages for Faith-Based Organizations, and family and individual adventure retreats. Our programs can be booked from a 1/2 day trip to 5 day retreats. We offer Hiking, Canoeing, Rock Climbing, Horseback Riding, Camping, Local Art Gallery and Scenic Tours. One World can truly design an experience to meet your needs.

We are offering a summer day camp for ages 7-10 and 11-14. Nestled among rhododendrons on the West Fork of Little River within walking distance of DeSoto Falls in Mentone. (256)634-8370

Saddle Rock Golf Course

Saddle Rock Golf Course at Cloudmont

Saddle Rock Golf Course is part of the one thousand acre Cloudmont Resort Complex. The course is open seven days a week, year round. Play is on nine holes from 18 tees and the first tee is uniquely lofted above a fairway on a 30 foot rock. Our par 63 executive course offers a challenge for the amateur or professional with water hazards and sand traps. (256)634-4344

Shady Grove Dude Ranch

Guided (hourly) trail rides, hourly rates or combination packages. Bunk in the “Roundup” or one of our rustic cabins. Located in Mentone, Alabama, just off County Road 165. (256)634-4344

World's Longest Yard Sale

The World’s Longest Yard Sale Details:

Yard Sale Date: August 2-5, 2012
Place: The Lookout Mountain Parkway and the U.S. 127 Corridor
From: Gadsden, Alabama to Hudson, Michigan

**Note – The World’s Longest Yard Sale (also known as The 127 Sale) is a 4-day event. The dates will be determined each year by the First Thursday of the month of August. The event will take place Thursday to Sunday for 4 days of yard sale heaven!

**Please drive with caution and be alert of the others around you. The month of August is usually very warm in the deep South so pack plenty of water and don’t forget the sunscreen. We can’t wait to see you!!

Travel more than 675-miles of scenic beauty and see tons of yard sales. Get started on your journey by traveling the 93- mile Lookout Mountain Parkway route from Gadsden, Alabama to Chattanooga, Tennessee for the most “scenic rural America” in the United States. Alabama has more than 1,000 yard sale vendors alone! You will find everything from antiques, collectibles, furniture, dishwares, fresh garden produce, homemade jams and jellies, food vendors, live entertainment and so much more. Continue with the yard sale, following the U.S. 127 Corridor from Chattanooga, TN to Hudson, MI for another 575 miles of yard sale bargains. When combined, the Lookout Mountain Parkway and the 127 Corridor have had as many as 5,000 vendors lined along the scenic yard sale route in past years. For more information, http://www.discoverlookoutmountain.com/yardsale.shtml