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Travel and Outdoors
Plan the perfect picnic in Chattanooga
Get ready to grab your blankets and stock your baskets — it’s picnic season.
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Haley Bartlett
NOOGAtoday | Rosie alpaca
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Try this: Rosie Mae’s Alpaca Farm & Boutique
Spend an afternoon with adorable alpacas on a small farm in nearby Wildwood, GA.
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NOOGAtoday | Riverwalk
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Answered: Your Chattanooga happy place
We asked our readers what their Chattanooga happy place is. Here are a few of the responses.
July 20, 2023
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NOOGAtoday | kayak
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Where to try outdoor recreational activities in Chattanooga
Wanting to get outdoors this summer? Try out these recreational activities.
July 18, 2023
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Cape porcupines digging at the Chattanooga Zoo.
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Help build a new exhibit at the Chattanooga Zoo
Support the Zoo’s new Cape of Africa habitat with just one brick.
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Luxury treehouse lodging now open at Ruby Falls
Ruby Falls has partnered with Treetop Hideaways to open a new luxury treehouse lodging option on Lookout Mountain.
July 14, 2023
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Kristen Templeton
NOOGAtoday | Provence Street
City
Weigh in on the new Provence Street Park
A new park is coming to Provence Street, join in on these community engagement opportunities to share how you would like to see the park designed.
July 6, 2023
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Kristen Templeton
NOOGAtoday | Music & Movies in Miller
Culture
Where to watch outdoor movies this summer
Bring your blankets and lawn chairs for these outdoor movie screenings in and around Chattanooga.
June 28, 2023
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Kristen Templeton
NOOGAtoday | TN Naturalist
Travel and Outdoors
Chattanooga’s chapter of the Tennessee Naturalist Program
Join the Chattanooga Audubon Society to learn more about the surrounding nature scene + the creatures that inhabit them.
June 27, 2023
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Haley Bartlett
NOOGAtoday | Geocaching
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Exploring Chattanooga through Geocaching
Join in on the world’s largest treasure hunt to explore Chattanooga in a whole new way.
June 22, 2023
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NOOGAtoday | Coolidge fountains
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New Chattanooga Parks and Outdoors Plan for 2023
Big things are coming to the parks and outdoors department, find out what the blueprint looks like.
June 21, 2023
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