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Fred Hunter highlights the beauty and history of Alabama's 22 state parks in tonight's Absolutely Alabama segment.

If you're interested in geocaching and enjoy exploring, there's an Alabama State Parks Geocaching Challenge that kicks off this weekend at the Lakepoint Resort State Park in Eufaula. The challenge will take participants to all 22 state parks and across 1,300 miles.

"Each cache will be kid friendly and have a first finders prize," the website says. Those who complete the entire challenge will receive a trackable geocaching coin as a prize. Visit www.alapark.com or call 1-800-ALAPARK for details.

By Michelle Ullman | Content provided by ideal Home Garden

You don't need to be Irish to celebrate the feast day of St. Patrick, the most well-known patron saint of Ireland. Born during the late-fourth century in Britain, Patrick was kidnapped as a teenager and sold into slavery in Ireland. He escaped and returned to his home, but later dreamt that he was to return to Ireland.

St. Patrick is believed to have died on March 17, 461. The day was proclaimed his feast day in the 1600s, but did not evolve into the largely secular celebration of Irish culture until Irish immigrants to the United States popularized their traditions in the 1900s. Today, St. Patrick's Day is one of the most widely celebrated saint's days in the world, celebrated even in Japan and South Korea.