As summer melts into fall, and the leaves approach their seasonal change in color, you might think things on and around our lakes would slow down a bit. Not so!
The number and the diversity of them all continues to amaze us.
On Logan Martin, check out the God is Bigger fishing tournament Sept. 23, one of the biggest catches in tournaments around. The story behind it is nothing short of inspiring – how three words have impacted the lives of so many all around the world.
Get your disco moves ready Labor Day Weekend when CEPA presents Black Jacket Symphony’s Saturday Night Live. This is one of the most anticipated events of the year each Labor Day, drawing crowds by land and by water to see and hear these musical performances as only Black Jacket can bring them to life.
Lakeside Live Music Festival heads to the shoreline in September, too. It promises to be bigger and better than ever with music, car show, vendors and activities galore for the kids.
Around Neely Henry, you don’t want to miss a trio of events – Art on the Rocks at Noccalula Falls, Alabama Wine Festival at Wills Creek Winery in Duck Springs and Taste of Northeast Alabama, a smorgasbord of tantalizing good eats at the Venue at Coosa Landing.
Aviation Day flies high over Logan Martin in October as St. Clair County Airport presents its annual air show and aviation career fair.
And Logan Martin’s Boo Bash is becoming a spooktacular tradition in October with dock-to-dock trick-or-treating by boat.
These may not be special events, but they are special nonetheless. We’ll visit more than just the kitchen of a family who loves to entertain. They granted the wish of their daughter-in-law-to-be, hosting a lakeside wedding worthy of storybook lore.
We’ll visit a bait shop in Oxford that lures anglers and their accompanying fish tales to their popular gathering spot for fun, fellowship and a tall tale or two.
The same holds true for the local color found beneath the tent in a Logan Martin convenience store parking lot on Saturday mornings as pound after pound of smoked butts, ribs, chicken and wings, cooked to perfection, are delivered to the arms of thankful customers. Oh yeah, there’s hams, too, and not just in the oven. The conversation among those that gather there as a Saturday morning ritual? Let’s just say, it’s colorful, too.
There’s even more to catch in this issue of LakeLife 24/7 Magazine®. Bass pro angler Zeke Gossett tells us where to fish with what and when on both lakes in September and October. We tell the story of two young anglers who just returned from the high school bass national tournament series, and they share their experience of chasing their dreams. And who can’t resist a kids’ event, where youngsters learn the art of casting, a skill that will no doubt set them on a course for a lifetime pursuit of ‘the big one.’
It’s all here in this issue of LakeLife 24/7Magazine®. Turn the page and discover it all with us.
Carol Pappas
Editor and Publisher
