Through grants as well as partnerships & sponsorships, MSNHA directly funds many projects & events within our six counties of Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone & Morgan. Sponsored events are linked to our three main themes: the Tennessee River, music & Native American heritage.
Join us as we explore how textiles are used as a vehicle for expression, how the act of making supports community organization & how material culture documents activism and movements throughout history. The 2022 Project Threadways Symposium will offer in-person & virtual experiences. In addition to the presentations, in-person guests will experience the local community—steeped […]
Join Keep the Shoals Beautiful for the 7th Annual Tennessee River Litter Tournament, 8-11 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 24! Fish for litter in the water, on the shorelines at Riverfront or McFarland Park, or anywhere that matters to you in the Shoals! Enter 13-gallon trash bags of litter to compete for cash prizes solo or with […]
Join us at the TVA Reservation, Muscle Shoals, 7-10 a.m., as we continue restoring the Native Plant Garden. The Shoals Wildflower Society started the garden in the early 2000s & have maintained it with other local groups, but help is needed! We will prune invasives along the garden's trails as we learn about native plants […]
Help us steward our community's native plant garden at the TVA Muscle Shoals Reservation. Click here to register.
But don't worry -- we'll watch the movie indoors where it's warm! Join the University of North Alabama’s Appalachian Teaching Project in the downtown Courtland Park, 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 17, as we celebrate the history of Courtland and think about its future. Learn about the Singing River Trail & Tennessee RiverLine, play lawn games […]
The Florence Indian Mound & Museum's Young Learners' Series, 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, focuses on Arthur C. Parker, Seneca, a museum director & archaeologist and an early advocate for Native American Heritage Month. The Young Learners' programs explore the early history of the Shoals through short lessons & hands-on learning exercises. Beginning this month, […]
Sick of turkey & shopping? Come join the Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area at the historic Shoals Theatre, in Florence, 7:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 25, & dance off some of the stuffing you consumed the day before. Thad & Company will start the show, followed by Lilly Hiatt. Then Billy Allen and the Pollies will […]
The Florence Indian Mound Museum hosts a series of children’s programs exploring 12 Native Americans through their biographies, contributions, hopes & accomplishments. Students will be given a passport and will receive a stamp for each program attended -- awards are given at six, nine & 12 stamps. December's program, 10 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 17, focuses […]
The Florence Indian Mound Museum is hosting a series of programs for students to explore Shoals' early history. The programs explore 12 Native Americans through their biographies, contributions, hopes & accomplishments. Students will be given a passport with the 12 figures & receive a stamp for each program attended. Students who collect six, nine or […]
The MSNHA is excited to bring you the 2023 Bad Kitty Trail run, which has 5K & 10K options. The race will begin on the campus on the University of North Alabama & finish in Wildwood Park. It does include approximately a mile of road running before the trail run begins. At the race's conclusion, […]
After the Bad Kitty 5K/10K Trail Run, 8 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 11, join the after-party from 9 a.m. to noon to celebrate all that Wildwood Park has to offer. We'll have food by Rivertown Coffee, music by Coffee Black, shopping with outdoor & recreation vendors and a silent auction to benefit MSNHA recreation programs. Register for […]
The Florence Indian Mound Museum is hosting a series of children’s programs on the Shoals' early history using short lessons & hands-on learning. The programs explore 12 Native American figures through their biographies, contributions, hopes & accomplishments. Students will be given a passport with the 12 figures & a stamp for each program attended. Students […]