Best Of Alabama Newscenter 2017: Alabama Makers

By Alabama NewsCenter Staff

As we watch 2017 give way to 2018, it’s a good time to look back on some of the good things that happened in Alabama this year. Alabama NewsCenter has tallied the results in each grouping of stories to see which ones you responded to the most, and we’re sharing your five favorites along with a story (or stories) we wanted to make sure you didn’t miss.

It’s hard not to marvel at the incredible artisans, cooks and entrepreneurs in Alabama creating some wonderful products. Alabama Makers has become one of our most popular features and as wonderful as what they create can be, their stories are both inspiring and informative. These are the people who help create the great fabric of community and business in our state.

Here are the five Alabama Makers stories that piqued your interest the most in 2017:In the small Bibb County town of Brent, there is a family that has been making pottery since the 1830s. That’s when Steve Miller’s great-great-great-grandfather began crafting pottery on the eastern shore of Mobile Bay. From Perry County and now in Bibb County, the Miller family has kept up the tradition. Steve Miller is now the one crafting new creations for Miller’s Pottery and keeping the family tradition alive.

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