MSC Bridgeport, a 1,059 foot by 140 foot container ship sailing under the flag of Portugal, heads into the port of Mobile late the morning of MAR 16 2025. Moving at 14 mph with a draught of 37 feet, the ship finishes a two day voyage from Houston. According to ship manifests, MSC Bridgeport carries…
Colleen and a seriously hungry husband stop off at Kingfisher Seafood where previous visits have already taught that a good meal is in store. Today itโs a bowl of chicken and sausage gumbo for me followed by a fried Half and Half platter featuring shrimp and catfish with fries, hushpuppies and jambalaya with a salad….
๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ฌ๐ฃ: Fairhopeโs 73rd Arts and Crafts Festival kicks offโฆ
If you ask Michael Graham what his groupโs mission is in two words, โgiving hopeโ is what youโre 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….
Donโt 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 โFly-inโ gathering through Sunday. Not a public airshow, but just a convening of aviation enthusiasts who enjoy preserving and flying vintage fighter aircraft….
๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐๐จ: ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ช๐ฅ ๐๐จ ๐ ๐ง๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐๐ก๐ก? 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…
๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฎ ๐๐จ ๐๐ฉ? Itโs 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 Bayโฆ
๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐ซ๐ค๐ฎ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐จ ๐๐ค๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฝ๐๐ฎ: 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…
