Articles tagged with: Landmark Park
Wiregrass Heritage Festival at Landmark Park
Syrup Making will be the Featured Event During Wiregrass Heritage Festival (DOTHAN) On Saturday, October 23, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Landmark Park will celebrate our agricultural heritage with the annual Wiregrass Heritage Festival. One of the featured activities on the Wiregrass Farmstead will be the annual grinding of the sugar cane for syrup making. Few farms in the Wiregrass at the turn of the century were without sugar cane. It was grown to supply syrup and crude brown...
Syrup Making will be the Featured Event During Wiregrass Heritage Festival (DOTHAN) On Saturday, October 23, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Landmark Park will celebrate our agricultural heritage with the annual Wiregrass Heritage Festival. One of the featured activities on the Wiregrass Farmstead will be the annual grinding of the sugar cane for syrup making. Few farms in the Wiregrass at the turn of the century were without sugar cane. It was grown to supply syrup and crude brown...
Mark Your Calendars: Wiregrass Heritage Festival at Landmark Park
(DOTHAN) On Saturday, October 23, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Landmark Park will celebrate the agricultural history of our region with the annual Wiregrass Heritage Festival. Peanut harvesting demonstrations will salute our peanut farmers, past and present. Park staff and volunteers will dig, stack and pick peanuts using mules and vintage farm equipment. Exhibitors from across the Southeast will display their restored antique tractors, engines and farm equipment. The annual antique tractor pull will be held, with entries limited...
(DOTHAN) On Saturday, October 23, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Landmark Park will celebrate the agricultural history of our region with the annual Wiregrass Heritage Festival. Peanut harvesting demonstrations will salute our peanut farmers, past and present. Park staff and volunteers will dig, stack and pick peanuts using mules and vintage farm equipment. Exhibitors from across the Southeast will display their restored antique tractors, engines and farm equipment. The annual antique tractor pull will be held, with entries limited...
Annual Low Country Boil at Landmark Park
(Dothan--) The eleventh annual Low Country Boil fundraiser is scheduled for Thursday, September 16 at 6 p.m. in the Stokes Activity Barn at Landmark Park. This year, nearly $1000 worth of door prizes will be given away at the event. Your ticket to the Low Country Boil will be entered into a drawing. Prizes include a gas card worth $500, a credit to Landmark Park for $250, which can be used toward rentals or gift memberships, and a $100 gift...
(Dothan--) The eleventh annual Low Country Boil fundraiser is scheduled for Thursday, September 16 at 6 p.m. in the Stokes Activity Barn at Landmark Park. This year, nearly $1000 worth of door prizes will be given away at the event. Your ticket to the Low Country Boil will be entered into a drawing. Prizes include a gas card worth $500, a credit to Landmark Park for $250, which can be used toward rentals or gift memberships, and a $100 gift...
Wiregrass Archaeology Day at Landmark Park
(DOTHAN)--The Center for Archaeological Studies (CAS) at the University of South Alabama, will hold a public archaeology forum on September 18 at Landmark Park from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Participants will have the opportunity to interact with professional archaeologists and learn about the various facets of archaeology in the Wiregrass. CAS would especially like to document artifact collections from the Wiregrass region that might be related to the Alabama Department of Transportation I-10 Connector Right-of-Way. Anyone who has any...
(DOTHAN)--The Center for Archaeological Studies (CAS) at the University of South Alabama, will hold a public archaeology forum on September 18 at Landmark Park from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Participants will have the opportunity to interact with professional archaeologists and learn about the various facets of archaeology in the Wiregrass. CAS would especially like to document artifact collections from the Wiregrass region that might be related to the Alabama Department of Transportation I-10 Connector Right-of-Way. Anyone who has any...
Annual Low Country Boil at Landmark Park
(Dothan--) The eleventh annual Low Country Boil fundraiser is scheduled for Thursday, September 16 at 6 p.m. in the Stokes Activity Barn at Landmark Park. Dinner will be served at 7 p.m.A “Low Country Boil” is a tradition along the coastal regions of South Carolina and Georgia. The one-pot dish includes shrimp, corn on the cob, sausage, potatoes, and onions, plus the chef’s own twist on the dish. After the cooking is done, the pot is drained and the mixture...
(Dothan--) The eleventh annual Low Country Boil fundraiser is scheduled for Thursday, September 16 at 6 p.m. in the Stokes Activity Barn at Landmark Park. Dinner will be served at 7 p.m.A “Low Country Boil” is a tradition along the coastal regions of South Carolina and Georgia. The one-pot dish includes shrimp, corn on the cob, sausage, potatoes, and onions, plus the chef’s own twist on the dish. After the cooking is done, the pot is drained and the mixture...
Dothan Eye News Visits Landmark Park
DOTHAN: Dothan Eye News recently received an invitation to visit one Landmark Park's Reptile Feeding Classes. Landmark Park is a 135-acre historical and natural science park located on U.S. Highway 431 North in Dothan, Ala. They host educational classes on different aspects of natural wildlife events, as well as a preserve for Alabama history. At Landmark Park, patrons are allowed to see live farm animals, tour old buildings, such as the Waddell House, which stood on the corner of West...
DOTHAN: Dothan Eye News recently received an invitation to visit one Landmark Park's Reptile Feeding Classes. Landmark Park is a 135-acre historical and natural science park located on U.S. Highway 431 North in Dothan, Ala. They host educational classes on different aspects of natural wildlife events, as well as a preserve for Alabama history. At Landmark Park, patrons are allowed to see live farm animals, tour old buildings, such as the Waddell House, which stood on the corner of West...
Reptile Feeding at Landmark Park
PRESS RELEASE REPTILE FEEDING PROGRAM AT LANDMARK PARK (DOTHAN) Landmark Park will give visitors a chance to meet our snakes face to face on the second Sunday of each month at 4 p.m. Amber and Chainsaw, Landmark Park's two corn snakes, will be featured at the program. Also, meet Indy, our Eastern Indigo snake, and learn why these Alabama reptiles are so important to the environment on Sunday, August 8 at 4 p.m. The feeding program is free with paid...
PRESS RELEASE REPTILE FEEDING PROGRAM AT LANDMARK PARK (DOTHAN) Landmark Park will give visitors a chance to meet our snakes face to face on the second Sunday of each month at 4 p.m. Amber and Chainsaw, Landmark Park's two corn snakes, will be featured at the program. Also, meet Indy, our Eastern Indigo snake, and learn why these Alabama reptiles are so important to the environment on Sunday, August 8 at 4 p.m. The feeding program is free with paid...
Landmark Park’s “Animal Adventures”
(DOTHAN--) Landmark Park will present the annual “Animal Adventures” on Fridays during July. These special, one-hour educational programs provide unique opportunities to learn about our natural world. Children ages 5 and older are encouraged to come with their youth groups and families to see the wonder of native and exotic animals. Skins, slides and skulls—as well as a live alligator—will illustrate the lifestyle and habits of Alabama alligators in “Great Gators” with State of Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural...
(DOTHAN--) Landmark Park will present the annual “Animal Adventures” on Fridays during July. These special, one-hour educational programs provide unique opportunities to learn about our natural world. Children ages 5 and older are encouraged to come with their youth groups and families to see the wonder of native and exotic animals. Skins, slides and skulls—as well as a live alligator—will illustrate the lifestyle and habits of Alabama alligators in “Great Gators” with State of Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural... 
