Eastern Shore sunset
JUL 22 2025 concludes over Mobile Bay…
Mobile Bay
Jubilee in Fairhope
Jubilees don’t happen often. But just such an event takes place during the early morning hours of JUL 17 2025. People wanting to retrieve fish out of Mobile Bay have to be ready to respond in a flash when they occur. Jubilees are a natural phenomenon known to take place in Mobile Bay. Research suggests…
Cargo To Keep You Charged
APL Danube, a 984 foot by 158 foot container ship sailing under the flag of Malta and configured to carry major hazard cargo, passes Gaillard Island on the way into the port of Mobile the morning of JUL 14 2025. With a draught of 41 feet (distance from water level to bottom of hull), the…
Sunset Over Mobile Bay
Watching the weekend wind down with friends Lisa and Sam Woodson of Fairhope along the eastern shore…
Enjoying The Eastern Shore
The Mobile Bay Paddle Board convention is called to order the morning of JUL 12 2025…
Zim Hong Kong in Mobile Bay
Zim Hong Kong, a 1,104 foot by 150 foot container ship sailing under the flag of Germany, passes Gaillard Island on its way into the port of Mobile the morning of JUL 12 2025. Moving at 12 mph with a draught of 35 feet, the ship finishes a day’s trip from Houston. According to ship…
Norman Carries A Big Stick!
Norman, a 55-pound golden doodle and resident of Fairhope, obviously believes: Go big or go home…
Living, Loving Fairhope
Final weekend of June on Mobile Bay…
“Texas T” Aboard Nave Neutrino
Nave Neutrino, an 820 foot by 144 foot crude oil tanker sailing under the flag of Panama, arrives in Mobile JUN 28 2025. With a draught of 38 feet, the ship moves at 11 mph while finishing a two day voyage that began from Yuum K’ak’ Naab, a large offshore vessel also known as an…
Oysters and Joe Cain Platter
Our JUN 12 2025 meal kicks off with a dozen raw on the half shell ($20) at Original Oyster House looking out over Mobile Bay in Spanish Fort. Chilled on ice, the oysters are fresh and wonderful. The horseradish has enough fire to bring tears to my eyes, but who can I blame, since I…