Events

Join us as we continue restoring Village One School with the Village School Foundation, from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Aug. 20. A WWI-era school & community center, this is one of the most historically significant buildings in north Alabama. The Village School Foundation's mission is to repair the building for a community & educational […]

The Florence Indian Mound Museum's Young Learners Series continues with a program on crawfish, 10 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 20. The free program for elementary-age students focuses on crawfish in Chickasaw & Cherokee stories. Participants will create an exhibit about what they have learned. The Young Learners Series covers Native American history & culture and is […]

We need a few more volunteer hours at the new Singing River Disc Golf course, 450 Country Club Drive, Florence, to reach the finish line! Work days are from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Aug. 27. RSVP at @singingriverdiscgolf Facebook page. Pants & leather gloves are recommended. Hedge clippers, chainsaws & trimmers would be helpful.

The Steele Center for Professional Selling invites University of North Alabama students to participate in a free kayak race, 2-5 p.m., Friday, Sept. 9. Paddle for Pedals will be at McFarland Park between Shelters 1 and 2. Check-in at Shelter 1 to receive your heat number. When heat numbers are called, go to drop-in point […]

Thanks to the 2022 DEI Community Impact Grant from the Tennessee RiverLine, the first Pride at the River Event is the Pride Paddle down Cypress Creek for all LGBTQ and allies, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 10. Our collaboration team includes UNA, MSNHA, PFLAG Florence-Shoals & UNA Mitchell-West Center for Social Inclusion. […]

Help us steward our community's Native Plant Garden Trail at the TVA Reservation. We will continue our work, 7-10 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 10, to restore the reservation's Native Plant Garden as we prune invasives along the garden's trails and learn about native plants from Alabama Master Gardener Margie Anderton. Register here.

Disc golf is for everybody! Come find out for yourself at 2 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 17, at McFarland Driving Range. MSNHA & Singing River Disc Golf are hosting a disc golf clinic for both beginners & those wanting to improve their game. And if you want to get familiar with the sport before the clinic, […]

Join us from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Sept.17, as we continue our efforts to restore the Village One School with the Village School Foundation! Each person may contribute in a way they are most comfortable, as we continue plastering & painting the main hallway, cleaning up the auditorium, organizing old records and landscaping outside. […]

October's Young Learners Series, at the Florence Indian Mound Museum, focuses on the importance of freshwater mussels to the Southeastern peoples. Students will create an exhibit about what they've learned. The programs help elementary-age students explore Native American history & culture in the Shoals through hands-on learning exercises.  

There are many exciting recreation initiatives happening across north Alabama, including Tennessee RiverLine & Singing River Trail. MSNHA is working with the National Park Service's Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program to develop a master trail-development plan for Colbert County that will connect communities to both the RiverLine and SRT plus suggest routes for connectivity […]