Marla Jones, Managing Editor

marla@southerntorch.com

DEKALB COUNTY, Ala.— The Annual Hwy 11 Antique Alley Yard Sale will kick off, Thursday, May 12, and will run through Sunday, May 15 along a 502-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 11 that comes right through the heart of DeKalb County between its starting place in Mississippi and the endpoint in Virginia.

The event was started by the Antique Alley Association and has grown significantly over the years. 

Each year an estimated 30,000 shops along the 502 miles along U.S. Highway 11 at the Annual Antique Alley Yard Sale.

The yard sale starts in Meridian, Miss., then into Alabama through Birmingham, Gadsden, Attalla, Collinsville, and all the towns in between before coming right through downtown Fort Payne along Gault Avenue. North of Fort Payne the route crosses into Dade County, Georgia, then on to Chattanooga, Tenn., through Knoxville, and finally ending in Bristol, Va.

Each town along the route plans its own events such as community festivals, antique sales, flea markets, yard sales and carnivals, and countless other activities. The towns of Collinsville, Fort Payne, and Valley Head, and residents from all over DeKalb County take part in the annual event each year, with numerous sellers and vendors grouped strategically at areas in each community.