Get Your Fair Food Fix
Who doesn’t succumb to the heady aroma of fair and festival food? When faced with a decision between a Ferris wheel and fried batter of some sort … well, the decision is pretty easy for me. This is the season for » Read More
Mentone filmmaker’s “Making Room” Finds National Audience
Doors close, one after another, in the opening moments of Katherine Dudley Blair’s documentary “Making Room: Faith in Action.” The meaning of this imagery is unmistakable. For children shuffled from place to place, stability can disappear with the swing of a » Read More
A Lodge, a Legacy, and a Little Mentone Magic
Nippersink Begins a New Chapter Some places people choose, and others somehow choose them. For Paula and Tom Bouffard, Nippersink Lodge may be a little of both. The historic Mentone lodge on the banks of Little River has been welcoming friends » Read More
Savor the Last Peaches of the Season
As summer segues into autumn, those precious, end-of-season peaches take their last stand before we lean into all things pumpkin. If you’re a year-round peach lover, try the dried variety in your breakfast oats, in baked goods, or as a colorful » Read More
Café Pilates Opens Doors to Excited Customers
Café Pilates is officially open in Mentone, bringing Kandis Lawton’s vision of combining coffee, wellness, and community to life. Owner Kandis Lawton does the honors during Café Pilates’ official ribbon-cutting ceremony on August 25. Pictured behind Lawton are, from left, » Read More
Mentone Fall Festival Returns Saturday, Oct. 17
Lots of Good Food Choices and Opportunities to Sponsor Mentone is preparing to welcome thousands of visitors as the Mentone Fall Festival returns Saturday, Oct. 17, for a full day of art, music, food, and mountain hospitality. Held on the historic » Read More
High Temps? No Problem. Try These Cool Recipes
We’ve been spoiled most of the summer with rainy days, cloud cover, and highs in the 70s and low 80s. But today when I walked outside, I realized that luck might have run out. Corn is high, and so are the » Read More
Coming Home to the Canyon
Little River Canyon Center’s T.C. McLemore Growing up in Fort Payne, T.C. McLemore spent plenty of time around Little River Canyon. But he wasn’t there to hike. “I didn’t know you could be outside in the woods without a tree stand » Read More
World’s Longest Yard Sale Returns Aug. 6–9
Who doesn’t dream of finding the deal of a lifetime on a set of antique dining chairs, that last rusted state license plate to complete the collection, a lovingly used barbecue grill, or even a set of sterling earrings to give » Read More
Make Your July 4th a Delicious One
Grab your family, your neighbors, and your friends and have an old-fashioned Fourth of July cookout to celebrate America’s 250th! I grew up on a different mountain in Tennessee, where the Lions Club always threw a big BBQ bash on the » Read More