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Lakepoint Resort Open for Business | By DAVID RAINER
After 21 months and $12 million in expenditures, the “new” Lakepoint Resort and State Park is open for business. Overlooking Lake Eufaula, one of the best-known fishing lakes in the nation, Lakepoint has maintained its rustic charm while modernizing all the amenities and facilities.
Not only does Lakepoint have a renovated lodge, hotel and banquet facilities, there are also 29 cabins in the park and 10 new upscale cottages sit alongside the lakeshore.
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Wonderful Dining Awaits you
We all know the Alabama State Parks are a perfect place to vacation but they also provide some wonderful places to eat. Restaurants are provided at each of Alabama’s five resort state parks. See what they have to offer!>>>
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DeSoto State Park’s GPS Quest
Alabama State Park volunteers made the difference in the design and implementation of a new activity, GPS Quest, for DeSoto State Park. DeSoto's GPS Quest is a game of hide-and-seek using a GPS unit to find markers located throughout the park. The project cost nothing; local merchants donated time and materials to make this happen and park guests and VIP’s gave their time and talents. Please visit our web site for more information and to start playing the game.>>>
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Stay three nights get one night FREE!
Alabama staycationers have until February 28, 2010 to take advantage of Alabama State Parks’ new Fab 5 promotion. Guests who stay for three nights at a participating State Park will earn a free night during their next stay. The Fab 5 participating parks are Cheaha, DeSoto, Joe Wheeler, Lake Guntersville and Lakepoint State Park. Read more>>>
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SEPTEMBER
09/26 - Oak Mountain Park Sheep Shearing
09/26-27 - Cheaha State Park: 35th Annual “Mountain Festival” and Chili Cook-Off
OCTOBER
10/10 - Oak Mountain Fall Wildflower Guided Hike
10/23-24 - DeSoto State Park - Ghosts on the Mountain Spookapalooza
10/30 - Guntersville State Park Haunted Hayride
10/01 - 11/30: Frank Jackson - Second Annual Scarecrows in the Park
Thanksgiving Buffets
Next month we will put in the list of Thanksgiving Buffets:
11/26 - Thanksgiving Day Buffet Cheaha State Park
11/26 - Thanksgiving at Lake Guntersville State Park
11/26 - Thanksgiving Day Buffet at DeSoto State Park
11/26 - Thanksgiving Day Buffet at Joe Wheeler Lodge
11/26 - Thanksgiving Day Buffet at Lakepoint Lodge
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FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF EVENTS CLICK HERE>>>
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Did You Know?
Lakepoint Resort State Park’s 18-hole championship caliber golf course is open seven days a week? A special golf package for $91.50 per person, per day, double occupancy includes hotel room, dinner, breakfast, unlimited golf with cart for one day and all taxes and gratuities. For Information, call the Lakepoint Resort State Park Office at 1-800-544-5253
Enter the 2009 Outdoor Alabama Photo Contest
Are you an amateur photographer with an eye for Alabama’s diverse natural heritage? If so, you are encouraged to submit your images to Outdoor Alabama magazine’s 2010 Photo Contest. Winning entries will be published in the February 2010 issue of the magazine and be featured in a touring photo exhibition.
For the second year, state parks photos are judged in a separate category. Other categories include: student snapshots, nature-based activities, scenic/pictorial, wild flora, birds, mammals, reptiles/amphibians, and other native wildlife. The student snapshot category is divided into two age groups, 6-12 and 13-18.
The deadline for entries is October 31, 2009.
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Alabama the Beautiful: State Parks
A new, one-hour Alabama Public Television special on the Alabama state parks premieres this month as a complement to Ken Burns’ new epic: The National Parks: America’s Best Idea.
Alabama Public Television’s cameras travel from one end of the state to the other, telling the story of six parks in particular: Cathedral Caverns, Cheaha, Gulf, Guntersville, Oak Mountain and Wind Creek.
Discover what these great parks have to offer for families and individuals of all ages, from nature trails to fishing piers to underground wonders.
Airing Dates for Alabama the Beautiful: State Parks
- September 13 at 8 p.m.
- September 21 at 8 p.m.
- September 27 at 6 p.m.*
- September 29 at 3 a.m.
(*Premiere of Ken Burns’ documentary immediately following)
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