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Mentone, Alabama Handbook

Guide to
Shops, Lodging, Restaurants and Attractions

Experience Tranquility, Beauty and Quality of Life In the Heart of Lookout Mountain

Welcome to Historic Mentone, AL

The Town of Mentone is located in the heart of Lookout Mountain at the sourthern end of the Appalachian Mountains. Mentone has elevations up to 2100ft. Experience- sunset & panoramic views, the flow of the Little River, cascading water falls, caves, amazing color of spring flowers and fall leaves- Mentone's gifts of nature. Unique shops and restaurants, quaint and comfortable lodging, camps, retreats, hiking, camping, horseback riding, ski & golf plus more attractions&special events are also part of the beauty of Mentone. The Town of MEntone and its businesses hope to preserve our classic historic charm for centuries to come.

Enjoy your visit!

Excerpts from- Mentone, Alabama: A History
by Zora Shay Strayhorn

Who is attracted to Mentone?
"Mentone has attracted people seeking physical health because of its pure, clean, cool, unpolluted air and health restoring water. Today the summer camps for boys and girls, hotels, inns, restaurants, and summer homes help restore the mental, physical, emotional and spiritual well being of visitors as well as natives and year-round residents."

What does Mentone mean?
"The name Mentone is from two root words; The latin "mens" meaning mind, and the Greek root word "tonus,": a stretching, i.e., the name Mentone means "Toning of the Mind" or "Mind Stretching",
"The French city of Menton have been described as meaning "Musical Mountain Sprint"."

Directory

Town of Mentone
1. Brow Park & Pavilions (1800 ft) 2. Community House (MERF) 3. Fire Department 4. Library, T 4-6 Sat 9-12 5. Moon Lake School K-6 6. Police 7. Post Office 8. Town Hall	256-634-4444 256-634-4757 256-634-4545 Emgcy 9-1-1 256-634-4113 256-634-4113 256-634-0704 Emgcy 9-1-1 256-634-4588 256-634-4444

Bed & Breakfasts
9. Crystal Lake Lodge B&B 10. Mentone Inn B&B 11. Mountain Laurel Inn B&B 12. Raven Haven B&B	256-634-8209 256-634-4836 256-634-4673 256-634-4310

Cabins, Campgrounds, Hotels, & Lodges
13. Adam's Outdoors, Campground Canyon Falls Collage 14. Cloudmont 15. Mentone Browzzing, cabins Mentone Cabins Mentone Lodge & Cabin 16. Mentone Log Cabins, 17. Mentone Springs Hotel 18. Nippersink Lodge 19. Rose Cottage 20. Serenity Campground 21. Shady Grove Dude Ranch 22. Strickland's Campground 23. The Last Resort	245-845-2988 256-634-4116 256-634-4344 866-635-3363 888-560-0492 800-998-1956 256-657-4335 256-634-4040 256-634-3610 256-634-4181 256-634-3686 256-634-4344 256-634-4346 205-853-9361

Restaurants
24. Cragsmere Manna F/S/ D 25. Dessie's L/D 26. Log Cabin Restaurant & Deli 17. Mentone Springs Hotel 30. The Mentone Well House Deli	256-634-4677 256-634-4232 256-634-4560 256-634-4040 256-634-3333

Shops
32. Artisans, Inca Connection S/S 9-4 26. Cotton Patch Stained Glass 33. Crow's Nest Antiques 33. Gourdie's Gift Shop 35. Humming Bird House Gift Shop 30. L.C. Moon Herbals 26. Log Cabin Craft Village 36. Little River Hardware, souvenirs 37. Mentone Market 30. Mentone Well House, General Store 26. Rocky Top Pottery 38. The Shed Nursery, fireworks & gifts 39. White Elephant Antiques & Gifts	256-634-3076 205-499-6137 256-634-4548 256-634-4767 256-634-4055 256-634-3333 256-634-4344 256-634-4757 256-634-4686 256-634-3333 256-634-3606 256-634-4038 256-634-4529

Activities & Services

13. Adam's Outdoors River Guide Srvc.
40. Bain Welding Supply (Propane)
41. Body Maintenance Massage
14. Cloudmont Ski & Golf
43.29. Desoto State Park
28. Holly Springs Stables
44. Lil' Mole Run Golf Course
42. Little River Canyon National Preserve
26. Lookout Mountain Preferred Realty
33. Mentone Area Preservation Assoc.
45. Mentone Wedding Chapel
21. Shady Grove Dude Ranch
6. The Groundhog Monthly Publication
46. The Clip Joint Hair Salon
47. Tom's Tire, lock out service

256-845-2988
256-634-4114
256-634-3032
256-634-4344
256-845-5075
256-634-4132
256-634-4159
256-845-0051
256-634-4672
888-340-3381
256-634-4181
256-634-4344
256-634-4444
256-634-4013
256-634-4551

Summer Camps and Retreats
48. Alpine Camp for Boys 49. Camp Comer Boy Scout Reservation 50. Camp Desoto for Girls 51. Camp Laney for Boys 52. Camp RiverView for Girls 53. Camp Skyline Ranch for Girls 54. Heartwood, Nature Retreat Center 55. Lookout Mountain Camp for Boys 52. Nature's Classroom 56. Ponderosa Bible Camp	256-634-4404 256-634-4839 256-634-4394 256-634-4043 256-634-4043 256-634-4001 256-634-0503 256-634-4758 256-634-4443 256-634-4397

Churches
37. Mentone Church of God 58. Mentone United Methodist Church 59. Mentone Community Church 60. Moon Lake Baptist 61. Sally Howard Memorial Chapel 62. St. Joseph's-On-The-Mountain, Episcopal 63. Little River Baptist Church	256-634-4418 256-634-4881 256-634-4210 256-634-4568 256-638-4441 256-634-4476

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Emergency Numbers
Baptist Medial Center Dekalb, Fort Payne Dekalb Ambulance Dekalb Co. Sheriff Alabama Forestry Commission, wildfires Alabama State Troopers Alabama Game Watch, poaching	256-845-3150 256-845-3200 256-845-3801 800-572-2017 256-435-2531 800-272-4263

Attractions & Businesses Convenient To Mentone, Alabama

Alabama Fan Club Museum (FP) Big Mill Antique Mall (FP)
Buck's Pocket State Park (Grove Oak) Collinsville Trade Day Sat 5:30-1
Dekalb County Public Fishing Lake (Sylvania) Dekalb County Tourist Assoc.
Desoto State Park, Hiking, Swimming, Tennis Ft. Payne Depot Museum
High Falls Park (Geraldine)
Hosiery Museum (FP)
Landmarks Opera House (FP)
Noccalula Falls Park (Gadsden)
Russell Cave National Monument (Bridgeport)

256-845-1646
256-845-3380
256-659-2000
888-524-2536
256-657-3000
256-845-3957
256-845-5380
256-845-3957
256-623-2281
256-845-6664
256-845-0720
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Valley Head / Hammondville
I -59 Flea Market F /S Morgan Drugs Rock Ridge Retreat/Lookout Mt. Holistic Ctr. Sequoyah Caverns Shorty's Cafe M-S, L/D Tiger's Inn Restaurant M-S B/L Winston Place B&B	256-635-6899 256-635-6812 256-635-1377 256-635-0024 256-635-0245 256-635-6855 888-4WINSTON

Georgia

Aunt Luna's Tea Room
Cherokee Antique Market
Cloudland Canyon Grill
Cloudland Canyon State Park
Cloudland Trade Center
Hawk's Above, Retreat Wellness Center
Howard Finster's Paradise Gardens Iron
Age Crafter's
Lookout Mt. Flight Park (Hang Gliding) Lookout Mt. Pottery
Mountain Mama's Crafts & Rock Store Mountain Grove B&B
The Bistro, Dinner F ISIS
Valley View Ranch, Equestrian Camp Rock City Gardens

706-506-8502
706-857-6788
706-398-9510
706-657-4050
706-862-2711
706-862-2231
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706-398-3232
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800-226-5580
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706-862-2231
706-820-2531

Tennessee
Chattanooga & Chickamauga Battlefields Chattanooga Nature Center Chattanooga River Boat Lookout Mountain Incline Railway Reflection Arboretum & Botanical Garden Chattanooga Choo Choo Ruby Falls Southern Belle Riverboat Tennessee Aquarium	706-866-9241 423-821-1160 800-766-2784 423-821-4224 423-821-9582 800-262-0695 423-821-2544 423-266-4488 800-262-0695

We would suggest strongly your calling any of the businesses listed above to confirm their hours of operation.
Many of restaurants listed serve dinner by reservation only