Coast Guard Searches Gulf Waters Off Fort Morgan for Missing Jet-Skier
The Coast Guard launched a search near Fort Morgan after a jet-skier was reported struck by lightning and dragged behind the watercraft into open Gulf waters.
Fort Morgan Fishing Pier Remains Closed as Repair Costs Mount
The historic Fort Morgan fishing pier stays closed indefinitely as officials weigh a repair bill that could top $250,000.
Fort Morgan Unveils First Memorial Marking 150 Years Since Mobile Bay Siege
Thousands gathered at Fort Morgan in Baldwin County to dedicate the fort's first-ever memorial marking 150 years since the Battle of Mobile Bay.
Fort Morgan Museum Unveils Rarely Seen Relics for the Battle of Mobile Bay’s 150th Anniversary
For the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Mobile Bay, the Fort Morgan Museum assembled a special collection of artifacts, several never before shown to the public, focusing on the…
Weekend Guide: Battle of Mobile Bay 150th Anniversary Reenactment
Fort Gaines and Fort Morgan host a sesquicentennial reenactment of the Battle of Mobile Bay, with tickets, shuttles, ferries and a full weekend schedule.
150th Battle of Mobile Bay Commemoration Aims for Education and an Economic Boost
With thousands of visitors expected at Fort Morgan and Fort Gaines, organizers of the three-day 150th Battle of Mobile Bay commemoration hoped the coastal event would deliver both an economic…
Fairhope Artist to Complete Trio of Battle of Mobile Bay Paintings at Fort Morgan’s 150th
As Fort Morgan prepared for the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Mobile Bay, Fairhope artist Dean Mosher readied a new portrait of Confederate Admiral Franklin Buchanan to complete a…
Fort Morgan Residents Weigh Incorporation to Shape the Peninsula’s Future
With a long court fight over annexation settled, the Fort Morgan Civic Association weighed whether to incorporate as a city, seeking local control over development along the narrow Baldwin County…
Volunteers Push to Build 550-Mile Hiking Trail Stretching From Gulf Shores to North Alabama Mountains
A group of dedicated volunteers is working to create an ambitious 550-mile hiking trail that would stretch from the white sand beaches of Fort Morgan all the way to the…
A Fairhope Lawyer’s Campaign to Give Dixey Bar Its Proper Name
In March 2005, Fairhope attorney David Bagwell asked federal geographers to make Dixey Bar official, tracing its name to a clipper ship lost in a hurricane at the mouth of…