There’s nothing to do in Red Bay during the week and even less to do on the weekend but when the work on your RV has not been completed you’re stuck. In an effort to find something to take up time, you decide to visit the only tourist destination in the area….The Coon Dog Cemetery! The cemetery is a very nice 21 1/2 mile drive out into the sticks of Alabama and there, nestled in the hills and trees, is the Coon Dog Cemetery. This is not a normal cemetery and it is not a joke. These folks are very serious about their coon dogs. The cemetery was started in 1937 with the burial of “Troop” and has continued to the present. It’s the only cemetery of its kind in the world. You must prove that your dog is a full blooded coon dog before you are allowed to bury it here. As you can see from the pictures, some people go all out with granite headstones and others use simple wooden crosses. If you have any interest in more information or if you think I’m pulling your leg, check out their web site (http://www.coondogcemetery.com/). They even have a little movie about the cemetery.
