Auburn, AL is known as the home of Auburn University. I love small college towns, as you may have guessed from previous posts on Boone and Blacksburg. This photo was taken around from local landmark Toomer's Corner, which is a great place to get a cold glass of lemonade to walk around in the Alabama heat. … [Read more...] about Small Town Saturday: Auburn, AL
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Film Friday: Sweet Home Alabama
Southern girl meets the big city and abandons her small-town life in Sweet Home Alabama, starring Reese Witherspoon, Patrick Dempsey, and Josh Lucas. It's a harmless "chick flick" about the people who may leave your life, but never really leave your heart. Although the film is set in Alabama, much of it was filmed in nearby Atlanta and Florida. The famous re-enactment scene … [Read more...] about Film Friday: Sweet Home Alabama
The Most Important Civil Rights Landmarks in the South
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.– Martin Luther King Jr. The legacy of the Civil Rights Movement is found throughout the Southern states, now documented on the official US Civil Rights Trail. There are both museums and experiences where you can learn about the movement and landmarks where … [Read more...] about The Most Important Civil Rights Landmarks in the South
Film Friday: Big Fish
Big Fish is a Southern Gothic tale directed by one of my favorite directors, Tim Burton. Billy Crudup plays a son trying to learn the true stories about his father, played by Albert Finney and Ewan McGregor, instead of the tall tales he's heard all his life. But what he discovers is that the stories are more real than he knew. It creates flashbacks between Edward Bloom's … [Read more...] about Film Friday: Big Fish
