If you ask Michael Graham what his group’s mission is in two words, “giving hope” is what you’re likely to hear. Graham is Executive Director of The Haven, an organization Fairhope is fortunate to have. A no-kill animal shelter, the group works to end pet homelessness by placing dogs and cats in loving, caring environments….
One way to relax on a Sunday afternoon on Mobile Bay…
Blackcomb Spirit, a 797 foot by 137 foot crude oil tanker sailing under the flag of Bahamas, passes Gaillard Island in Mobile Bay while on its way into the port of Mobile the afternoon of MAR 9 2025. Moving at 12 mph with a draught of 36 feet, the ship finishes a voyage from Houston….
Don’t be surprised to hear the roar of fighter jets and see unusual aircraft overhead around the eastern shore this weekend. Members of the Classic Jet Aircraft Association are holding their annual “Fly-in” gathering through Sunday. Not a public airshow, but just a convening of aviation enthusiasts who enjoy preserving and flying vintage fighter aircraft….
𝙎𝙎 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨: 𝙈𝙖𝙮𝙗𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙪𝙥 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙛, 𝙖𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙡𝙡? The SS United States may have a future other than being sunk to become a reef. In port only two days since being towed from Philadelphia to Mobile, discussions are already underway about offering low cost cruises on the ship to destinations truly…
𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙮 𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙩? It’s so windy along the eastern shore MAR 4th 2025 that you can see water in Mobile Bay being blown from the shore back out into the Bay…
𝙁𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙫𝙤𝙮𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙖𝙨 𝙎𝙎 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙈𝙤𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝘽𝙖𝙮: Once considered the zenith of American shipbuilding, the SS United States, an engineering marvel said to be the greatest liner to ever be built, is towed into Mobile Bay Monday morning, MAR 3rd 2025. Gutted and void of the fittings and furnishings that once earned her…
𝘼𝙞𝙧𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙣𝙚 𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙚: A US Navy Boeing C-40A Clipper passes over Fairhope’s Montrose community Saturday morning shortly after taking off from the Pensacola Naval Air Station. Captured climbing from about 23,000 feet or about 4.3 miles up, the aircraft moves at a ground speed of 390 knots or 448 mph. Used…
A blast had by all: The FEB 28 2025 Maids of Jubilee parade in Fairhope…
They’re baaack: Remember the tulips on S Mobile St that were wiped out by recent warm weather? The show is back on…