Limpert Tech "SullyCast" on ALT 105.7 and iHeartRadio - 5/26/19 - Rick in Florence and Muscle Shoals, Alabama

Rick was on the road again this week. This time a few places in the great State of Alabama

The North part of Alabama, Florence and Muscle Shoals.

Have a listen:

The Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Championships were on Pickwick Lake in Florence.

1.  Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Fishing Championships

- A big deal for the area. More than 300 anglers...
- Fishing tournaments have a huge economic impact for cities and areas that host them.
 

2. Frank Lloyd Wright - Rosenbaum Home - right in Florence

The Rosenbaum House is a single-family house designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright and built for Stanley and Mildred Rosenbaum in Florence, Alabama. A noted example of his Usonian house concept, it is the only Wright building in Alabama, and is one of only 26 pre-World War II Usonian houses.
 

3. W.C. Handy -  from Florence  His home and museum

William Christopher Handy (November 16, 1873 – March 28, 1958) was a composer and musician, known as the Father of the Blues. An African American, Handy was one of the most influential songwriters in the United States. One of many musicians who played the distinctively American blues music, Handy did not create the blues genre but was the first to publish music in the blues form, thereby taking the blues from a regional music style (Delta blues) with a limited audience to a new level of popularity.

4. University of North Alabama Live Lion Exhibit

The live mascots from the University of North Alabama are on display right on campus and they are lions.
 

5. Muscle Shoals - Music Studios

FAME and Muscle Shoals Sound Studio
Watch the Muscle Shoals documentary
Everyone has recorded and produced hits in Muscle Shoals.
Great history and tours available for each studio
 


6. Florence Lauderdale Tourism Visitor Center
Possibly the nicest visitor center I've ever seen.

- A great introduction to Florence and Lauderdale County
Bright, welcoming, interactive and informative.
Makes a great first impression
A new trend for Visitor's Centers
 
See more at: http://www.visitflorenceal.com/