| 12/29/06 | Top Ten Events
featured in the 2007 Calendar of Events |
| 12/22/06 | Year of Alabama Arts
Governor Announces 2007: Year of Alabama Arts |
| 12/22/06 | Alabama Folk Art Exhibition
opening February 12 |
| 12/20/06 | Brundidge Historical Society Sponsors Storytelling Festival
Pike Piddlers Storytelling Festival will bring nationally acclaimed storytellers to the stage aw well local celebrities. |
| 12/20/06 | 2007 Alabama Chicken and Egg Festival Dates Announced
Plans are underway for the third annual Alabama Chicken and Egg Festival |
| 12/05/06 | New state tourism guide helps with early planning
Dial 1-800-ALABAMA to get The Official 2007 Alabama Vacation Guide |
| 11/06/06 | Alabama creates Hank Williams Trail
New brochure outlining the trail is available now |
| 10/24/06 | Woodcarving Show in Huntsville, Alabama
The non-profit North Alabama Woodcarvers Association (NAWA) is having its 25th annual mid-south |
| 10/16/06 | Monroeville's Third Annual Mockingbird Market
November 2 - 4 |
| 10/11/06 | Tourism Shows Significant Increase
Tourism Spending Climbs 14 Percent |
| 10/01/06 | Gov. Riley Announces Artists featured in Year of Alabama Arts
List includes Arts Ambassadors and Artists of the Month |
| 09/12/06 | Alabama Outdoor Expo to be held Sept. 30 at Oak Mountain
Free how-to activities for the entire family |
| 08/29/06 | Alabama Tourism Bureau’s “Year of Food” Campaign Wins National Honor |
| 08/23/06 | Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo Receives State Award
The zoo received the 2006 Director's Award from the state tourism agency. |
| 08/23/06 | Grand Bay facility named Welcome Center of the Year |
| 08/23/06 | Grey Brennan named Employee of the Year |
| 08/23/06 | Cultural Alliance of Greater Birmingham wins award
The organization won the Alabama Tourism Partnership Award |
| 08/23/06 | Florence/Lauderdale Tourism wins award
Tourism bureau was named Organization of the Year |
| 08/23/06 | Pijeaux named Executive of the Year
Dr. Pijeaux is President and CEO of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute |
| 08/23/06 | Writer Lynn Edge selected for tourism award
Edge won in Media Category of Alabama Tourism Advocate Award |
| 08/23/06 | Lawley selected for Alabama Tourism Advocate Award
Barnett Lawley is the Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources |
| 08/23/06 | Virginia Whitfield receives Governor's Tourism Award |
| 08/23/06 | Santa's Village in Huntsville named Event of the Year
Annual event occurs at Alabama Constitution Village |
| 08/23/06 | Huntsville Botanical Garden named Attraction of the Year |
| 08/23/06 | Redding named to Alabama Tourism Hall of Fame |
| 08/14/06 | Grand Festival of Art by the Bay
Plan to join art seekers and bird watchers in Fairhope, Al. the third weekend |
| 08/03/06 | Saluting Alabama's American Idols
Tourism Agency Announces New Billboards Featuring Alabama's Idols |
| 06/05/06 | Civil War Trail Brochure unveiled
Includes 49 sites and museums, list of re-enactments |
| 05/19/06 | Saturday Walking Tours
Saturday Walking Tours |
| 05/19/06 | Gulf Shores anticipates big Memorial Day Weekend
Beach was recently named one of Top Restored Beaches in nation |
| 05/19/06 | Dauphin Island Welcomes Visitors
Mobile Bay Ferry has added extra cruise |
| 05/19/06 | Alabama Tourism News May 17, 2006 |
| 05/16/06 | See America Day/National Tourism Day Media Advisory
Hospitality Training Seminar Wednesday, May 17 in Montgomery |
| 05/15/06 | State Travel Industry Up 3 Percent
Economic Impact exceeds $7.6 Billion |
| 05/15/06 | Welcome Centers celebrate See America Week |
| 05/01/06 | Nation's Tallest Birding Tower opens in Alabama
Canopy tower is a project of Auburn University's famed Rural Studio |
| 04/01/06 | Clay House Museum Host Michele Lee for Exhibit and Sale
The Clay House Museum, located on Main Street in Madison, is hosting local |
| 03/16/06 | Bellingrath Gardens and Home to Welcome Azalea Trail Maids and Dandies
Bellingrath Gradens and Home will host Azalea Trail Maid Day on |
| 03/16/06 | "Failure to Launch" Climbing Scenes Filmed in Alabama
Several outdoor scenes for the movie "Failure to Launch" were filmed in North Alabama |
| 03/14/06 | "Produce for Victory: Posters on the Home Front: 1941-45"
Posters helped mobilize the nation during World War II. Inexpensive, accessible and ever present, the poster was an ideal |
| 03/14/06 | Alabama Chicken and Egg Festival holds BBQ contest
Contest will be April 8 |
| 03/13/06 | Governor's Mansion to hold Spring Tour
Tours will include the home and gardens |
| 03/10/06 | Spring Break is for the birds
Annual bird banding takes place on Alabama Gulf Coast |
| 03/07/06 | Alabama Tourism News Mar 3 2006 |
| 03/07/06 | Alabama Tourism News Feb 22 2006 |
| 03/07/06 | Alabama Tourism News Feb 16 2006 |
| 03/07/06 | Alabama Tourism News Feb9 2006 |
| 03/07/06 | Alabama Tourism News Feb2 2006 |
| 03/07/06 | Alabama Tourism News Jan25 2006 |
| 03/07/06 | Alabama Tourism News Jan20 2006 |
| 03/06/06 | Outdoor Alabama Expo celebrates the Year of Outdoor Alabama
Expos to be held in Huntsville, Spanish Fort and Shelby County |
| 02/27/06 | Gulf Coast Zydeco Music & Crawfish Festival
Get ready as the city of Daphne rolls out the red carpet |
| 02/03/06 | Mobile-Tensaw Delta
A prime location to see wildlife and experience the Bartram Canoe Trail |
| 02/03/06 | The Walls of Jericho
An Outdoor Wonder in North Alabama |
| 01/20/06 | Outdoor Ambassadors Profiles
A look at the individuals the state selected for 2006 The Year of Outdoor Alabama |
| 01/10/06 | Year of Outdoor Alabama announced
New brochure outlines |
| 01/04/06 | ABTT to hold information seminars
Seminars will be held at 11 locations around the state in January and February |
| 01/01/06 | Top 10 Events for 2006 named |
| 01/01/06 | 2006 Alabama Vacation Guide and Calendar Available |
| 12/09/05 | New Tourism Organization Forming
The Mountain Longleaf Region is made up of six counties. |
| 09/30/05 | Alabama Has Wonderful Fall Color
Weekly reports are posted at www.800Alabama.com |
| 09/19/05 | Outdoor Ambassadors Announced |
| 09/02/05 | Gov. Riley Announces Emergency Relief Fund |
| 09/01/05 | Alabama Gulf Coast Update
Alabama Gulf Coast Update |
| 06/13/05 | Professional Lumberjack Series to Return to Decatur
Last year, the citizens of Decatur and surrounding areas were introduced to the sport of lumberjacking |
| 09/12/04 | Outdoor Ambassadors Profiles
A look at the people who will serve as Alabama's Outdoor Ambassadors in 2006 |
