Mentone Rainy Day activities at Mountain Laurel Inn B&B

Mentone Rainy Day activities at Mountain Laurel Inn B&B

Slow down and renew your spirit. Rainy days are a great excuse for finding the time to truly relax by enjoying a good book, watching a movie or having a great conversation. Mountain Laurel has a healthy book library and DVD library to peruse as well as cd players to enjoy. The Gathering Place or the porches at Mountain Laurel provide the perfect spot for relaxing and enjoying good company, hot chocolate or a fruit drink.

Gear up with good rain gear and enjoy all the great hikes and views in the area such as DeKalb County Public Lake, Little River Canyon and DeSoto State Park. All the waterfalls in the area will be enjoying the extra water so go discover their power.

Soak in the wonderful sounds of the rain through an open window as you nap or in a rocker on the porch outside your room after enjoying an award winning breakfast at Mountain Laurel Inn B&B.

Take a tour of Sequoyah Caverns, St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church, Sallie Howard’s chapel or the Depot Museum in Fort Payne. Read up on the history of Mentone and then go discover it. The weather forecast is always 60 degrees, no rain and cool at the Caverns.

Go shopping. Discover unique shops in Mentone’s Log cabin village. Visit White Elephant Galleries, Crow’s Nest antiques, Little River Hardware, the Hummingbird Store and the Gourdie Shop in Mentone. Experience local artists working in their studios and galleries such as Orbix Hot Glass in Lickskillet or Miracle Pottery in Valley Head.

Treasures abound. Perfect opportunity to find one of the 258 geocaches in the area and not to be discovered in your journeys. See www.geocaching.com to get started and to discover where you can bury your own cache to add to the website.

Feed your hungry soul and take in the wonderful cooking found at the restaurants in the Mentone area such as Windwood Farms, Wildflower Café, Caldwell’s restaurant, Hardware Café, Shorty’s Café and the Mentone Market. Many have local artists work for sale. Don’t worry about who has the best food as you will enjoy each one for different reasons.

Mentone on Lookout Mountain Alabama is open in sun, rain, sleet or snow so come enjoy today.
For more information, see www.mentone.net or www.discoverlookoutmountain.com