Little River Vacay

01/27/2025

Looking for a winter weekend getaway? It’s going to be perfect weather this weekend for an outdoor adventure just steps from Lazy River Cottage or just a coffee on the porch watching the water and chatting with your favorite people! Come Stay and Play www.LittleRiverVacay.com

01/25/2025

Little River was frozen this week at Lazy River Cottage. Brrrr!

12/31/2024

Come Stay and Play at Lazy River Cottage in 2025! www.LittleRiverVacay.com

12/02/2024

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Lazy River Cottage! Come stay with us this holiday season. www.littlerivervacay.com

08/15/2024

Come Stay and Play at Lazy River Cottage! www.littlerivervacay.com

07/12/2024

06/04/2024

We have some new summer availability! Kayak Little River, hike to the base of Desoto Falls, walk to Desoto Falls picnic area and beach, go fishing, hang out at the fire pit, or just sit on the porch and enjoy the view. There are endless opportunities to spend time with your favorite people! Come stay and play at Lazy River Cottage. www.LittleRiverVacay.com

05/11/2024

Looking for a summer getaway with a short drive? Check out Lazy River Cottage in Mentone, AL. Just steps from DeSoto Falls and the DeSoto Falls trailhead. Kayak Little River in one of the 4 kayaks provided or just sit on the porch, relax, and enjoy the view. www.LittleRiverVacay.com

02/17/2024

Their zip line adventure is one of our family’s favorite adventures. Highly recommended!!

We are excited to announce that Desoto Zipline will be open for the season earlier than we expected on March 1st! We cant wait to be apart of your Spring Break! Book with us now to secure your spot.

www.desotozipline.com
(256) 886-3761

01/01/2024

Looking for a Winter Getaway? Come stay & play at Lazy River Cottage on Little River just steps away from DeSoto Falls. www.LittleRiverVacay.com

11/26/2023

Lazy River Cottage is ready for Christmas! Book your December getaway to Mentone, AL today. www.LittleRiverVacay.com

10/16/2023

Book your holiday stay today!

10/10/2023

We love the history of DeSoto Falls and the Mentone area. Check out DeSoto State Park’s post about a little history of DeSoto Falls. Lazy River Cottage is on one of the 266 original lots platted by Miller pre Great Depression.

Undated picture showing the generator house at bottom of basin, and the large pipe that fed it coming down from the cliff

Read up on the fascinating history of the dam above DeSoto Falls!
We find that a good number of our visitors visit the DeSoto Falls Picnic Area to enjoy the falls, and never realize the rich history of the area. The A. A. Miller dam can be seen first thing from the parking lot, and several times a year we get asked when we 'turn on' the waterfall ;) Especially right now since we are so dry!

While a attraction today, the dam was built above the falls to hold back the West Fork of Little River for recreation, and to later generate power for the towns of Fort Payne, Mentone, Valley Head, Collinsville, Alabama and Menlo, Georgia.

The man who built the twenty-foot high dam above DeSoto Falls in the mid 1920's was Arthur Abernathy Miller, a brilliant self-educated electrical engineer. He built the dam to help supply power for his hydroelectric generator which he constructed below the falls, on the west side of the gorge.(the foundation can still be seen in the basin)

Read more here: www.alapark.com/DSP-legends

Info: www.appalachianhistory.net/2018/01/all-machinery-stopped-and-lights-went.html?fbclid=IwAR1PMe9NoDIh4LFoI__S3vt7zHpqloj0ObBUxC1KI7cfu45bXrPwckKqMsY

09/15/2023

Check out our latest blog post on Mentone’s 2023 Fall Fun. https://www.littlerivervacay.com/post/2023-mentone-fall-fun