2010 North Alabama Scottish Festival Selects a Leading Scottsboro Hotel as the Official Host Hotel for the Festival

    SCOTTSBORO, AL, September 24, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Hampton Inn Scottsboro Hotel has been selected as the official host hotel for the 2010 North Alabama Scottish Festival. The event will take place on October 2 at Goose Pond Colony in Scottsboro, AL. The Festival is being hosted by The Tennessee Valley Scottish Society. Gates open at 9:00am and festivities will include:

- Highland Games, all day athletic competitions
- Stan Moore's Border collie sheep and duck herding performances
- Musical performances
- Eastern United States Pipe Bank Association's sanctioned piping competition
- Children's activities including Kiddie Caber Toss and Haggis Toss
- View Scotland's famous Highland Cows
- Parade of Pets
- Selection of Scottish vendors
- Scottish and American food available on the festival grounds

Admission to the Festival is $7.00 for guests over 12 and $3.00 for children 3-12. Entry is free for children under the age of 3.

"We are so pleased to have been selected as the official host hotel for the North Alabama Scottish Festival," shares Nova Sisk, The Hampton Inn & Suites Scottsboro AL Hotel's Director of Sales. Goose Pond Colony is only a short drive from this Scottsboro Alabama Hotel. It is a popular area attraction that features, two 18 hole championship golf courses, top fishing, onsite dining including the Waterfront Grill, and a marina.

Among other Scottsboro Hotels, the Hampton Inn Hotel in Scottsboro is the premier place to stay in the area. The property features free high speed Internet access, complimentary breakfast, fitness center and pool. In addition, this hotel near downtown Scottsboro is located in the mountain and lake region of northern Alabama, and is just minutes from Lake Guntersville, Alabama's largest lake.

For more information on the 2010 North Alabama Scottish Festival visit www.tennesseevalleyscottishsociety.org. To book your stay at the Hampton Inn Scottsboro Hotel call 256-259-5200 or visit them online.

About Hampton Inn & Suites Scottsboro Alabama Hotel

The Hampton Inn & Suites Scottsboro hotel in Alabama is located in the mountain/lakes region of northern Alabama surrounded by majestic mountains and rich valleys, located minutes from Lake Guntersville. Whether in town for business or pleasure, Hampton Inn & Suites Scottsboro has been designed with your comfort in mind, from boat parking slips to complimentary high-speed Internet access, your comfort is their main goal. Each of the hotel's spacious rooms and suites features the Hampton Cloud 9 bed, mini refrigerator, microwave, work desk, basic cable plus HBO, and 37 inch flat panel TV.

For more information visit: http://www.hamptonscottsboro.com

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