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…
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…
More than a dozen eastern shore area residents sign up to join Elks Lodge 1879 during October. That’s 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…
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…
Eagles and Poseidons… Photos by David Black
The 959 foot passenger ship Carnival Spirit heads out of Mobile Bay the afternoon of OCT 28th 2025, marking the return of cruising from Mobile. The ship begins a five day cruise of the Western Caribbean with stops planned for Cozumel and Progreso, Mexico. Spirit docked in New Orleans Monday after concluding a sixteen day…
CMA CGM Figaro, a 1,095 foot by 140 foot container ship sailing under the flag of Malta, heads out of Mobile Bay the morning of OCT 28th 2025. With a draught of 39 feet, the ship moves at 11 mph while starting a day’s trip to New Orleans. According to ship manifests, CMA CGM Figaro…
US Marines fly a Leonardo AW-119 ‘Thrasher’ over the eastern Shore Monday, while Navy crews practice touch-and-go landings at Brookley Field in Mobile from aboard their Boeing P-8 Poseidon. The helicopters are based out of Naval Air Station Whiting Field, located near Milton, FL, while the Poseidons operate out of NAS Jacksonville, FL…
Good, clean Halloween fun: When members of the Fairhope Elks Lodge 1879 throw a Halloween party, they don’t mess around… 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙡𝙠𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙚, 𝙗𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙯𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙜𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮 𝙡𝙖𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙝 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙨𝙤 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖 𝙡𝙤𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙛𝙪𝙣, 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨. 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚…