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Joe Wheeler State Park Getaway – March 2020
March 27, 2020 @ 3:00 pm - March 29, 2020 @ 3:00 pm
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- Name of event: March Meeting by the Shore (of the Tennessee River)
- Date(s) of event: Checkin 27 or 28 March, Depart Sun the 29th.
- Location of event: Joe Wheeler State Park {Limestone County}
- Address of event: 4401 McLean Drive, Rogersville, AL
- Host(s): Phil & Karen Ager
- Accommodations: Rooms in the Lodge are “Currently” in Phil Ager’s name; change to Your’s. Due to tornado damage, there is No Camping available at the park, but some campgrounds are in the area (not a complete list):
- Colbert County Alloys Park, 180 Alloys Park Ln, Muscle Shoals, AL 256-577-9616
- Heritage Acres RV Park, 1770 Neil Morris Rd, Tuscumbia, AL 256-383-7368
- McFarland Park, Florence, AL 256-760-5977
- Decatur/Wheeler Lake KOA, 44 County Rd 443, Hillsboro, AL 256-280-4390
- Business meeting? No
- Friday dinner location: Daniella’s Dining Room
- Friday dinner: Beef & Prime Rib is the Friday special
- Saturday morning breakfast? Daniella’s Dining Room
- Saturday dinner location: Daniella’s Dining Room
- Saturday Dinner: Seafood Buffet is their Sat regular special
- If any rides are planned, list here: Nope
- Suggested rides/places of interests: most are within 25 miles!
- Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area: AL Music Hall of Fame, 617 US 72 West, Tuscumbia, AL
- Hellen Keller Birthplace, called Ivy Green, 300 West North Commons, Tuscumbia, AL
- Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, 3614 N Jackson Hwy, Sheffield, AL {keeper of the Nat’l Parks stamp}
- FAME Music Studio, 603 Avalon Dr, Muscle Shoals, AL
- W. C. Handy Home & Museum, 620 W College St, Florence, AL
- Florence Indian Mound Museum, 1028 S. Court St, Florence, AL
- Tennessee South Distillery, 50 miles to 1800 Abernathy Rd, Lynnville, TN N35° 21.278′ W87° 00.905’
- Jack Daniel’s Distillery, 90 miles to 133 Lynchburg Hwy, Lynchburg, TN N35° 17.062′ W86° 22.279’
- Pond Spring, Gen Wheeler Home/Museum, 12280 AL Hwy 20, Courtland, AL N34° 39.153′ W87° 15.013’
- Oakville Indian Mounds Museum, 1219 County Road 187 Danville, AL http://oakvilleindianmounds.com
- Alabama Veterans’ Museum, 100 Pryor Street, Athens, AL http://www.alabamaveteransmuseum.com
- Cook Museum of Natural Science, 133 4th Ave NE, Decatur, AL https://www.cookmuseum.org
- Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, near Decatur, AL https://www.fws.gov/refuge/wheeler/
- Shiloh National Military Park in MS & TN. https://www.nps.gov/shil/index.htm
- Natchez Trace Scenic Parkway in AL, MS & TN https://www.nps.gov/natr/index.htm