Robert Youens, 72, and Steve Hernden launched from the Brooks Park Boat Launch in Chickasaw to attempt a record run around the Great Loop, a 6,000-mile circuit of America’s eastern waterways.
Tag: Mobile Bay
Coverage of Mobile Bay from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
Baldwin County
Four Dishes Worth the Drive Around Mobile Bay This Month, From a Rooftop Burger to an 800-Degree Filet
A July guide to four standout dishes around Mobile Bay — a pineapple bacon cheeseburger in downtown Mobile, a classic Southern breakfast in Fairhope, crabmeat Oscar on the Causeway and a broiled filet on the Eastern Shore.
Baldwin County
This Week on the Alabama Gulf Coast: Paint and Sip at the Library, Hands-On Habitat at Tacky Jacks, and Oysters Out of Season
A week of coastal events in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, from a landscape paint-and-sip at the Orange Beach Public Library to the Tacky Jacks Summer of Fun series with live native animals.
Coden
On Mon Louis Island, a Husband-and-Wife Chef Team Serves Fifteen Guests at a Time
Once a month on a pier at the edge of Mon Louis Island, chefs Amber and Hunter Harris set a long table for fifteen and serve a five-course menu built around Mobile Bay seafood. Every dinner sells out.
Dauphin Island
The Pink Motel That Guided Shrimpers Home: Remembering Dauphin Island’s Moulin Rouge
Before the bridge, Dauphin Island was a village of 200 with goats in the trees and cattle on the beach. A B-24 pilot named Aubrey Bishop built its first motel there, painted it bright pink, and shrimpers used it to find shore.
Bayou La Batre
Limestone Barges Head South to Rebuild the Oyster Reefs of Lower Mobile Bay
Barges loaded with limestone are traveling hundreds of miles down Alabama’s rivers to Cedar Point in southern Mobile County, where the rock will be spread across the bay bottom to give young oysters a place to grow.
Baldwin County
Coastal Alabama Lands $87 Million in Deepwater Horizon Money for Wetlands, Islands and Water Quality
Alabama will receive $87 million in RESTORE Act funding for coastal projects, including 100 acres of new wetland in upper Mobile Bay and replenishment of Dauphin Island’s West End and Grand Batture Island.
Local News
What Residents Love and Lament About Mobile: A Community Weighs In
Dozens of Mobile-area residents shared what they treasure and what frustrates them about the Port City, from riverfront beauty and Southern charm to schools, litter and downtown’s future.
Local News
Dinner & a Movie: Turkey Burger With Asian Mayo and ‘Mr. Holmes’
This week’s Dinner & a Movie offers a lighter option, a seasoned turkey burger with a zippy Asian mayo, paired with ‘Mr. Holmes,’ a graceful mystery starring Ian McKellen.
Local News
Dinner & a Movie: Cheesy Pretzel Burger and ‘Deepwater Horizon’
This week’s Dinner & a Movie builds a cheesy pretzel-bun burger with baked onion and potato slices, paired with ‘Deepwater Horizon,’ a disaster drama that hits close to home on the Gulf Coast.