Memorial Day In Fairhope
Members of The American Legion Post 199 pay tribute to the men and women who gave their lives serving this country…
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Farmer’s Market MAY 22 2025
Fairhope Farmer’s Market: Sweet corn, peppers, potatoes, mushrooms, sweets, a fiesta of flowers, blueberries, blackberries and rum cakes. Plus, peaches from Chilton county are starting to show up… About the market: Where: Behind Fairhope Public Library When: Thursdays, 3pm-6pm 2025 dates: APR 3rd – JUN 26th
Barbecue Shrimp w/Jambalaya
When a mid-week seafood craving hits, Colleen and I drop in at Fairhope’s Kingfisher Seafood Restaurant for dinner. The place is so busy that our names go on a wait list (but less than ten minutes later, they’re calling our name). I go for the bacon-wrapped barbecue shrimp over jambalaya ($19) which comes with a…
‘Submarine Killer’ In The Air
Nicknamed a submarine killer for its anti-submarine warfare capabilities, a US Navy Boeing P-8A Poseidon crew flies patterns over Fairhope MAY 21 2025. If the aircraft looks vaguely familiar, that’s because the P-8A is based on the Boeing 737 passenger jet’s airframe. Based out of Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Poseidons routinely make such flights over…
Pollo Cozumel
My first encounter with Pollo De Cozumel at Cozumel Bar and Grill in Point Clear: Grilled chicken cooked with onions and bell peppers, topped with cheese dip and served with choice of beans and rice ($14.99). I was looking for something a little different from what I normally order, and this seemed like something to…
Heavily Loaded With Coal
Odysseus N, a 751 foot by 106 foot bulk carrier sailing under the flag of Marshall Islands, heads out of Mobile Bay MAY 20 2025, beginning an eighteen day voyage expected to conclude JUN 6th at the port of Gijon, Spain. With a draught of just under 45 feet, the ship moves at 7 mph….
Mobile Bay Maker’s Market
Every other Sunday, 10am-3pm, through DEC 14 2025, 6965 Twin Beech Rd… https://www.mbmakersmarket.com/
Fairhope’s Giant Swallowtail
A giant swallowtail seems to like our place. He (she?) has been visiting one bush in our yard in particular the past few days. Apparently, the lemon tree holds a special allure. Almost never stopping and in nearly constant motion with a high wing flap rate, capturing a photograph is hard. But I get lucky….
Fairhope Farmer’s Market
𝙁𝙖𝙞𝙧𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙚 𝙁𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙚𝙧’𝙨 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙩 𝙈𝘼𝙔 15𝙩𝙝: About the market: Where: Behind Fairhope Public Library When: Thursdays, 3pm-6pm 2025 dates: APR 3rd – JUN 26th
Recognizing Peace Officers
By order of the president, the flag at Fairhope’s pier park flies at half staff MAY 15 2025 for Peace Officers Memorial Day. Flags across the nation are lowered until sunset in recognition of fallen law enforcement officers. MAY 11th-17th is designated as Police Week. “On Peace Officers Memorial Day and during Police Week, we…