Sample flavorful dishes prepared by celebrity chefs during the 7th Oyster Cook Off and Craft Beer Weekend, Nov. 7 to Nov. 9 at The Hangout in Gulf Shores. Oysters aren’t the only star during the three-day event. Beginning Friday at 6 p.m., sample more than 60 craft beers from 25 craft brewers. There will also ...Read More
The Blue Angels will perform in nearby Pensacola on Nov. 7-9, 2014. Turn your eyes to the skies as the Blue Angels, the Navy’s precision flight team, amaze and delight audiences with their flying skills. For three days, Nov. 7, 8 and 9, the Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Team will celebrate its roots ...Read More
Crisp mornings and mild afternoons are two ingredients for a great day of Gulf Shores golf. Fall is the perfect time to take your golf clubs out of the garage and use them for what they were intended. The Alabama Gulf Coast features more than 200 holes of championship golf. Arnold Palmer, Jerry Pate, Bruce ...Read More
Spark some romance with your sweetheart with a couple’s weekend getaway on the Alabama Gulf Coast. Carve out time for just the two of you and experience a whole different state of togetherness in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach. If you’re not sure how to spend your time, here are 10 things that are perfect ...Read More
Back-to-school for homeschoolers in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach offers up an assortment of activities designed to stimulate the mind while providing a fun atmosphere for learning. One popular edu-tainment option for engaging students is an outing on one of the many Orange Beach nature and dolphin cruises. Whatever your interest, there is a dolphin ...Read More
Go off the beaten track and travel the one of the scenic byways that takes you through coastal Alabama. The Alabama Coastal Connection’s Scenic Byway invites you to experience the Gulf Coast and its treasures as you journey through the four unique itineraries. Begin your two-day travels connecting with nature at the Estuarium at the ...Read More
Cool nights, star-filled skies and porches decorated with pumpkins promise a patchful of spooky, spine-tingling fun. The Alabama Gulf Coast is the right place to find sweet treats and some of the most colorful characters you’ll encounter during the Halloween season. For a frightfully fun time, visit Cabin Fear at The Hangout, Oct. 23, 24, ...Read More
Watch St. Nick make a grand entrance at Flora-Bama during the annual Santa Drop. It was when the smoke alarm went off for the second time that Thanksgiving morning that Nana entered the kitchen to announce: “I know what I want for Christmas.” I pulled my head—and the smoldering remains of my pie ...Read More
The saying, “big things come in small packages” has never been truer than when you talk about fresh, Gulf shrimp. We’re celebrating these crustaceans all weekend long at the Annual National Shrimp Festival held on the white-sand beaches of Gulf Shores. From Oct. 9-12, be treated to a festival of fun and flavor at one ...Read More
Have you taken a swing on your Gulf Shores or Orange Beach vacation lately? Many of the sport’s most well-known golfers including Arnold Palmer, Jerry Pate, Bruce Devlin, Robert Von Haage and Earl Stone designed the more than 200 holes on Alabama’s “Golf” Coast. Craft Farms holds the distinction of having the only two golf ...Read More