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Alabama Jaunts Jan. 16-19: Free park admission, LEGO BrickFair, 1/2 price Zoo & more

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    BrickFair Jan. 17 and Jan. 18 at the BJCC exhibition hall.
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    Get half price admission with canned food item donation at the Birmingham Zoo. Valid Jan. 19 only.
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    Callaway Gardens is offering free admission on non-holiday weekdays Jan. 16 through Feb. 27.
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    The Alabama Governor's Mansion. Monday you can attend the inauguration parade along Dexter Avenue in Montgomery. Events are from 9 a.m. to noon.
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    Eagle Awareness weekends continue at Lake Guntersville State park. I snapped this photo several years ago on the banks of Lake Guntersville. Admission and birding is free.

There are a number of cool things happening this weekend and through Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 19. Check out the ideas below:   Callaway Gardens – Free admission days on non-holiday weekdays...

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Virtual Classroom – 9 Ways to Save Money on Groceries Without Coupons

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I’ve told my husband that my boys need to get food sponsors.  They eat so much that I can’t keep food in the house.  Are they teens?  No, they’re 6 and 8 years old....

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Virtual Classroom: Modern ways to coupon & save money

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Couponing has changed.  If you’ve been couponing for years you know what I’m talking about.  Gone are the days of bulk deals and super high value coupons. However savvy shoppers can still save some...

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9 Tips for visiting the Creation Museum with small children

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Children are never too young to learn apologetics. If you agree, even if you don’t, you should consider visiting the Creation Museum in Kentucky. Hidden along a back road near Hebron, KY the Answers...

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Huntsville restaurant Supper Heroes is a comic book fan’s dream + Food is great too

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You know how super heroes have an unassuming disguise when they blend in with their surroundings or Average Joes? The exterior isn’t anything special but remove the disguise and there’s a dynamic hero. Well...

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Earn Junior Ranger badges at Kennesaw National Civil War Battlefield & Etowah Mounds in Georgia

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    Etowah Mounds museum Photo by Christie Dedman
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    Wildlife at Kennesaw - Photo by Christie Dedman
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    Mound view - Photo by Christie Dedman
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    Climbing Etowah Mounds - Photo by Christie Dedman
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    Working on Junior Ranger manual at Kennesaw NPS Photo by Christie Dedman
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    Walking towards the Etowah Mounds _ Photo by Christie Dedman
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    Weapons demo - Photo by Christie Dedman
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If you love Junior Rangering at National Parks as well as state parks then add Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield and Etowah Mounds State Park in Georgia to your list of places to see in...

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Tour Helen Keller’s birthplace, Ivy Green in Tuscumbia, AL

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If you’ve never been to Ivy Green in Tuscumbia it’s time to head to do it.  It’s a pretty drive from Birmingham and takes about 2 hours.    The birthplace of Helen Keller is...

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