Discovery Day Opens Dauphin Island Sea Lab to the Public on April 6
The Dauphin Island Sea Lab throws open its doors each spring for Discovery Day, an annual open house that lets the public step inside one of Alabama’s premier coastal research…
Inaugural Dauphin Island Native American Festival Set for March 30 at Fort Gaines
The inaugural Dauphin Island Native American Festival will take place Saturday, March 30, 2019, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at historic Fort Gaines on Dauphin Island. The event celebrates…
Four-Year-Old Suffers Broken Leg After Being Struck by Golf Cart at Dauphin Island Parade
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. — A four-year-old boy was hospitalized with a broken leg Saturday, February 2, after a golf cart collided with him along the Dauphin Island parade route. The…
Child Suffers Broken Leg After Being Struck by Golf Cart Near Dauphin Island Parade Route
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. — A 4-year-old boy was hospitalized with a broken leg after being struck by a golf cart during Dauphin Island’s parade on Saturday, Feb. 2, according to…
West End of Dauphin Island Sees Flooding Ahead of Hurricane Michael
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. — The west end of Dauphin Island is already seeing low-level flooding well ahead of Hurricane Michael, driven by strong westerly winds and higher-than-normal tides that are…
Alabama Coastal Cleanup Returns for 31st Year on Sept. 15, Organizers Seek Volunteers Along Gulf Coast
Alabama’s largest one-day volunteer event is set to return for its 31st year on Saturday, September 15, as organizers of the Alabama Coastal Cleanup call for volunteers to help clear…
Beach Volleyball on Sand Island Kills Hundreds of Unhatched Shorebirds
An outing to Sand Island, a small barrier island off the Alabama Gulf Coast near Dauphin Island, turned deadly for hundreds of shorebird eggs when beach volleyball players apparently set…
Alligator spotted traveling the west end of Dauphin Island
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. — Volunteers scouting Dauphin Island’s beaches for sea turtle nests over the weekend found themselves looking at something considerably larger: an alligator on the island’s far west…
New Venture Finally Rests on the Gulf Floor After a Rocky Sinking Off Orange Beach
It took two tries, a broken-down pump and a runaway anchor, but Alabama’s newest artificial reef is finally where it belongs: on the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico. “No,…
Coast Guard Crews Tow Disabled Vessel to Dauphin Island After Offshore Breakdown
A boater whose vessel became disabled far offshore got a hand from the Coast Guard over the weekend, with crews towing the boat safely back to Dauphin Island. The rescue…