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CHATTER Magazine – October 2026
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About a five-hours drive from Chattanooga is a full-scale replica of Noah's Ark, built using dimensions straight from the pages of the Book of Genesis in order to withstand a great flood. Although there's no water in sight at the Williamsburg, Kentucky, site of the Ark Encounter, there's plenty to see at the $100 million biblical theme park built by evangelical organization Answers in Genesis.

At feeding time, Dale – a freshwater Mbu puffer, one of the largest puffer fish species – flaps his fins like oversized wings and glides toward his tank corner. He's also the unofficial mascot of Fish Mania in East Ridge, a local aquarium supply store.

How much water is necessary to drink? It's a question many want an answer to.

Cleveland's civic leaders showed up in black-tie attire for an evening dedicated to serving those in need.

Glasses clinked and heels clicked at The Signal, where guests sipped wine, browsed boutique pop-ups and rallied around Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Chattanooga. With wine tastings, "charming shoe guys," auctions and a mission to keep families close, Wine Women & Shoes cut a new trend in fashion-forward philanthropy.

Aliens, spacemen and other kinds of intergalactic travelers flocked to the Creative Discovery Museum's 30th birthday extravaganza — otherwise known as AmuseUm 2025: A Cosmic Leap.

Few fundraisers feature feathered headbands and flapper dresses, but the 1920s-themed 16th Annual Chocolate Fling — held at the Read House — is a unique take on fundraising worth savoring every bite.

Let the good times roll, especially for good causes like the Chambliss Center for Children's 13th Annual Mardi Gras Gala.

The Ocoee River is one of the most popular rafting destinations in the world.

It's 1 p.m. on a Tuesday — not the busiest day and time for many restaurants. But at Couch's Barbecue, there's little room left in the parking lot, the tables are filled and people keep coming in.

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