Tag: Alabama

savor-the-south

Comfort food makes the South even more hospitable for meetings. So taking a plated tour is an extra-like adding gravy to biscuits, sugar to iced tea, and vinegar to greens. [...] Read more

mid-south-meander

A fusion of people, food, music, and attractions, the loosely defined but very distinct cities of the Mid-South resemble the rich gumbo that characterizes the region, taking on a different flavor in each location. [...] Read more

David Rogers’ Big Bugs, featuring 10 gigantic bug sculptures, will land at the Huntsville Botanical Garden in Huntsville, Alabama, March 13-July 13, 2009.

Sure to please any group, the exhibit includes three 25-foot long gigantic ants crawling through the special events meadow; a 1,200-pound, 18-foot tall praying mantis lurking near the Aquatic Garden; a 17-foot long red cedar dragonfly; a 7-foot long assassin bug; and many other gargantuan insects. Special planting scenes will surround the giant [...] Read more