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Sloths, Stonehenge & Oz: Highlights from our 2017 road trips

Kelly Kazek

  Before a new year begins, let's take a look back at an amazing 2017 on the blog. I hope your 2018 will be wonderful. Seven over-sized roadside attractions in Kentucky Big Things from a trip to Cave City, Bowling Green and Louisville, KY. In one weekend, Sweetums and I saw: the World’s Largest Baseball Bat,… Continue reading Sloths, Stonehenge & Oz: Highlights from our 2017 road trips

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Georgia’s Rock Eagle Effigy, a fascinating native relic

Kelly Kazek

Sweetums and I visited the Rock Eagle Effigy in Putnam County, Georgia, with no idea what to expect. It's difficult to picture exactly what a "Rock Eagle Effigy" might look like. No one was around when we arrived and we were pleased to find a well-kept and protected site. The effigy itself, made of small… Continue reading Georgia’s Rock Eagle Effigy, a fascinating native relic

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Our trip to the Monkey Massacre Memorial

Kelly Kazek

Just when you think Sweetums and I have run out of weird things to discover on our travels, you get surprised with these photos of a Monkey Massacre Memorial. That’s not mistyped – there is such a thing and it is located just north of Atlanta. STORY CONTINUES BELOW PHOTO The “memorial” is a grouping… Continue reading Our trip to the Monkey Massacre Memorial

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Pine Torch in Bankhead Forest one of 4 surviving log churches in Alabama

Kelly Kazek

Pine Torch Church is one of the oldest churches in Alabama and one of only four surviving log churches. Click here to read about all of Alabama’s log churches. STORY CONTINUES BELOW  The church is located in the Bankhead Forest in Lawrence County at the intersection of Country Roads 70 and 73. See a map below… Continue reading Pine Torch in Bankhead Forest one of 4 surviving log churches in Alabama

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Do you see the Jesus on an Alabama hospital door?

Kelly Kazek

Although I still haven’t seen it for myself, Sweetums finally went and got photos of the visage of Jesus on the hospital door in Jasper. I heard about it years ago and keep meaning to visit. It was first seen in 1983 on a door at Walker Baptist Medical Center at 3400 U.S. Highway 78… Continue reading Do you see the Jesus on an Alabama hospital door?