‘Diggin’ Up Bones’ at Jackson Lake Island
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Cliff Williams / TPI  Jackson Lake Island in the Alabama River is accessible from Millbrook and attracts movie enthusiasts, campers and fishermen.

Long before Spectre made Jackson Lake Island in Millbrook famous, the retreat on the Alabama River served as a place of fun for locals.

Before the goats roamed the movie set of Tim Burton’s Big Fish, the island served as a venue for country music icons such as Randy Travis with his debut hit “Diggin’ Up Bones” and Hank Williams Jr. in the 1980s. Now the island has turned down the music and the lights much to the delight of locals.

Cliff Williams is a staff writer for Tallapoosa Publishers.

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