Thread:Merrimack/@comment-26581037-20160618145405/@comment-32738051-20160619004007

That's good you're so well situated. Alabama has had too many devastating tornados in the past few years. We tend to fare better here, as a rule, though there have been some notable exceptions. Last night wasn't too bad for us.

I was amazed they rescued everyone from the Quecreek Mine and that no one died. Pretty incredible and lucky considering.

Consolidated used to do haunted mine tours during Halloween (they still do regular tours at other times). That was probably the best tour I've ever been on. We were led through the mine, getting scared by various performers along the way, when suddenly our tour guide left us briefly at one point...it was all part of the script but we were in the dark those few moments and got a brief scare before he returned and we continued the tour. We were the last group and it was after 10pm when we started, which only made it spookier. But they discontinued the Halloween tours for quite a long time. I know they were talking about bringing them back but I'm not sure they ever did. If you think you can handle it, you might look for it closer to time and visit Dahlonega at Halloween if they have that tour again. Dahlonega is also known for its vineyards and there are several wineries in and around the area you can visit. It's definitely a great place to visit.