Women from the Southeast converged on Wetumpka last month to experience the outdoors and epitomize Outdoor Women Unlimited’s mantra, “Accept No Limits” on a fierce level.
The 14th Annual OWU Southern Classic spotlighted eight different courses, providing hands-on training and professional education in an outdoor classroom for nearly 30 members.
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