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The City of Decatur and festival organizers announced the rescheduling due to unprecedented amounts of rainfall across Alabama this past week. All three previously announced headliners remain on the lineup: Zach Top on Thursday, Oct. 1; Jason Aldean on Friday, Oct. 2; and Riley Green on Sunday, Oct. 4.

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Carley's Adventure: Trains on Main

Carley's Adventures went on a scavenger hunt in Madison - Trains on Main! Trains on Main is a scavenger hunt where you search for eight bronze trains all over downtown Madison. You can find the clues at the Madison Chamber of Commerce or the Huntsville Visitor's Center, or you can click the previous links for a downloadable brochure.

Click the link to watch the full video of Carley's Adventures: Trains on Main.

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Some of the trains are easy to find, and some are a challenge! Put on your thinking caps and explore the downtown area. Most of the trains are on Main and Front streets, but one isn't. That's the only clue we'll give you.

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While you're hunting for the trains, take a break and grab a bite to eat at Main Street Cafe. Did you know that it used to be Madison's City Hall and local jail long ago? Two of the jail cells have been transformed into dining areas. They have delicious food and fruit tea, too.

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Once you find all eight trains, take your clue sheet to the Madison Chamber of Commerce, located at 230 Hughes Rd C, Madison, and choose your fun prize. So go on the Trains on Main Scavenger Hunt, and continue to follow us on Carley's Adventures!

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Melea Hames

A 1995 Auburn University graduate, Melea has been a social media manager in the tourism industry since 2010 at Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourist Association. At AMLA, Melea is responsible for creating content on Visit North Alabama’s social media platforms, writing blog posts on the website, coordinating the North Alabama Ambassador Program, and speaking at various events and meetings about social media. Melea is also the host of Unexpected Adventures in North Alabama, AMLA’s new podcast, produced by Relic Agency. The podcast won a 2022 Muse Award - Silver in the Audio/Podcast category. Melea was honored in October 2023 with the Tourism Promoter of the Year Award from the Alabama Restaurant & Hospitality Association for her work on the podcast.

Prior to working for AMLA, Melea received her Masters at UNA in Secondary Education and taught middle school English and coached middle school cheerleaders for three years. She also taught English at Calhoun Community College for 8 1/2 half years. Before that she worked in public relations for an advertising agency in Atlanta, a minor league baseball team in Columbus, Georgia, and for Auburn University in the development office. In 2020, Melea created her very own social media marketing agency called M and M Social. She loves to write, travel, walk in the park (she walked over 600 miles in 2020), go to Auburn games, and read books about WWII.