Natchez Trace Parkway Association
2013 Annual Meeting
Tuscumbia, Alabama
September 13 – 15, 3013
Registration Form
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Please register me for the 2013 Annual Meeting.
Number of individual registrants: _____ @ $35.00 …….. $ ______
Or couple registration at discount: _____ @ $25.00…….. $ ______
Number of Tickets
for Annual Meeting Lunch: _____ @ $15.00…….. $ ________
Total Amount Enclosed $ ________
Payment must be made by check payable to Colbert County Tourism
Mail to Colbert Tourism, Attention: NTPA Annual Meeting
P.O. Box 740425, Tuscumbia, AL 35674
Direct your questions to: colberttourism@comcast.net or 256-383-0783
Note: All guests must pay the registration fee. In addition, lunch tickets will be required for all who attend the annual business meeting and lunch on Saturday. Your registration fee includes attendance at any of the following optional events at no additional charge. Please check the ones you will attend.
_____ Trolley Tour of Historic Sites …………… Number attending: _______
_____ Welcome Reception……………………….. Number attending: _______
_____ Breakfast for Chapter Chairs & Officers. Number attending: _______
(Please Note….this event for chapter officers, ONLY)
_____ Bicycle Ride on Natchez Trace…………… Number attending: _______
_____ Nature Walk ……………………………… Number attending: _______
_____ Walk of Life (to Spring Park, Oka Kapassa).. Number attending: _______
_____ Sunset Picnic at Colbert Ferry………….. Number attending: _______
_____ “The Wall” – Tom Hendrix’ Memorial… Number attending: _______
Host Hotel is Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham, 1852 U.S. Hwy. 72 E, Tuscumbia. Make your reservation by calling the hotel directly at 256-248-0055. Mention that you are with the Natchez Trace Parkway Association to receive the special rate of $75.00, plus tax, for a double (two queen beds) or $65.00, plus tax, for a single (one queen bed). Breakfast is included. Reserve by Sept. 6. www.ShoalsMicrotel.com
Additional hotels: ColdWater Inn or Comfort Inn & Suites.
For more information: www.colbertcountytourism.org or colberttourism@comcast.net
Natchez Trace Parkway Association
2013 Annual Meeting
Tuscumbia, Alabama
September 13 – 15, 3013
Hosted by the Alabama Chapter, NTPA
In conjunction with
Oka Kapassa- Return to Cold Water, Native American Festival
Registration $35.00 per individual, couples pay $25.00 each.
Annual Business Meeting Lunch Ticket is $15.00 per person.
Host Hotel: Microtel Inn & Suites. Additional Options: ColdWater Inn and Comfort Inn & Suites
(See Registration Form for additional information)
Agenda
Friday, September 13, 2013:
3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Registration Table Open at Microtel Inn & Suites, 1852 U.S. Hwy. 72 E
4:00 -5:30 p.m. Trolley Tour of Historic Sites with Local Guide (Board at hotel)
7:00 p.m. Welcome Reception in an antebellum home
Saturday, September 14, 2013:
7:30 a.m. Breakfast for Chapter Chairs and Officers (only)
7:30 – 10:30 a.m. Bicycle Ride on the Natchez Trace – Sponsored by Shoals Cycling Club
7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Nature Walk on the Natchez Trace
9:00 a.m. Walk of Life from Tuscumbia Landing to Spring Park and the Oka Kapassa Native American Festival, cultural activities throughout the day in the park.
9:30 a.m. – Noon Registration Table open at The Mayfair, W. 6th St., Tuscumbia
10:00 – 11:30 a.m. Board Meeting at The Mayfair
Noon Annual Business Meeting and Luncheon at The Mayfair
1:30 p.m. Afternoon Tracks:
Recreation: Cycling Safety on the Parkway, on site at The Mayfair
History: New Discoveries about the American Indians along the Natchez Trace, in the Courtroom at Tuscumbia City Hall (across the street from The Mayfair)
Oka Kapassa Festival events continue…
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Sunset Picnic on the Natchez Trace, riverside at the Colbert Ferry Site Park
(Caravan from The Microtel Inn) Hosted by Alabama Chapter NTPA and Colbert County Tourism & Convention Bureau
8:00 p.m. (or time to be announced) Closing ceremonies of Oka Kapassa – Return to Cold Water, Spring Park, Tuscumbia
Sunday, September 15, 2013:
9:00 a.m. Optional Departure Stop at “The Wall,” serpentine hand-laid stone memorial built by Tom Hendrix, north of the Tennessee River, just off the Natchez Trace.
Additional attractions in the Muscle Shoals area to visit at your leisure include: Helen Keller Home,
Tennessee Valley Museum of Art, Tuscumbia Railway Depot, Belle Mont Mansion, W.C. Handy
Home, Pope’s Tavern, Indian Mount, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Rosenbaum Home.
For more info: www.colbertcountytourism.org or 256-383-0783.
Complete details available as they develop at www.NatchezTrace.org
