Tough Way To Spend The Day
πππ«ππ£π π€π£ π©ππ πππ¨π©ππ§π£ π¨ππ€π§π: Tough way to have to spend a day on Alabama’s Gulf coast…
Author: David Black
Northern Jaguar Heads Out
πππ§πππ¨ ππ§ππ¨ πππππ¨, π½ππ§πππ ππ€π‘π‘π¨ ππ£π ππ§π€π―ππ£ πππ¨π: Northern Jaguar, a 1,094 foot by 141 foot container ship sailing under the flag of Portugal heads out of Mobile Bay NOV 5th 2025 as it begins a two day trip to Houston. With a draught of 41 feet, the ship moves at 13 mph. According to…
Two Special Fairhope Residents
Seven year old seventy three pound Bordeaux (on the left) and Lillette, his five year old sixty pound daughter, enjoy the eastern shore sunset from aboard their low speed vehicle at Magnolia Park NOV 4th 2025. Bordeaux and Lillette belong to Fairhope residents Ashley Daves and Michael, her husband. Ashley says Bordeaux is known to…
Smoothed Out
Crews finished resurfacing the hill leading to Fairhopeβs pier park the morning of NOV 4th 2025. βWeβll miss the bumpy ride,β said no one ever! The new parking area adjacent North Beach has also been repavedβ¦
Spirit’s Sunset Departure
With a colorful orange sky as the backdrop, the passenger ship Carnival Spirit heads out of Mobile Bay at sunset Sunday, beginning a six day voyage starting at Bimini Islands. The ship returns to Mobile Saturday. Photo shot from Magnolia park in Fairhope, about 6.5 miles awayβ¦
Beds, Bags and Nerf Balls
OOCL Washington, a 1,059 foot by 140 foot container ship sailing under the flag of Hong Kong, arrives at the port of Mobile early teh afternoon of NOV 2nd 2025. Moving at 10 mph with a draught of 40 feet, the ship finishes a two day trip from Houston. According to ship manifests, OOCL Washington…
Arriving From France
Ville de Bordeaux, a Ro-ro cargo ship measuring 505 feet by 78 feet and sailing under the flag of France, heads into port at Mobile the afternoon of NOV 2nd 2025 after two weeks at sea. With a draught of 19 feet, the ship finishes a voyage that began OCT 19th from Montoir, on the…
Fairhope Elks Keep Growing
More than a dozen eastern shore area residents sign up to join Elks Lodge 1879 during October. Thatβs in addition to twenty one new members who joined in September. The Elks is a private, benevolent organization whose members regularly launch projects to help people in need. Playing bingo to raise money to fight cancer, manning…
Fairhope Witches Ride 2025
Good turnout, nice weather and tons of fun as the Fairhope Witches Ride takes place OCT 30th 2025 through the streets of downtown. Riders pay a fee to participate, with proceeds benefitting the Baldwin Humane Society…