Alabama’s recreational fishermen will be allowed to catch red snapper on weekends throughout the summer thanks to an experimental permit granted to the state from the federal government’s NOAA Fisheries. Private anglers – fishermen who own boats and aren’t licensed by the state or federal government as charter boats – will be allowed to fish […]

If you live down here on Fort Morgan Road, your house must not only have a name, but it must have a totemic symbol. Most of these symbols, but not all of them, have a beach or nautical theme. Anybody who has driven down Fort Morgan Road has probably noticed all the seagulls, lighthouses, anchors […]

On Saturdays, it often occurs to me that carloads of people are driving south along the many highways that lead to Gulf Shores so bursting with excitement that every cow pasture and roadside restaurant become a landmark heralding another step toward the final destination. Conversely, there are just as many cars heading north filled with […]

Very few people outside of Demopolis are likely to know about the town’s grain elevator slough, except for traveling anglers who fish the area. But for anyone from Demopolis, the name is instantly recognizable and immediately conjures images of the slough. Jackson Street, a major thoroughfare on the interior of town, crosses the slough on […]

After moving to Gulf Shores, I went through several barbers before I found Wayne’s Barber Shop. It’s a bit off the beaten path. Of course, that’s not what Wayne intended. In fact, 50 years ago, he built it right on the “main drag.” Out the window in his shop’s back, you can see the little […]

It’s funny how the mundane, with little or no meaning to most people can somehow achieve significance in one person’s mind. It’s that way with a concrete slab in Thomasville. When I drive by it, I remember some of my best days fishing. I rarely go through Thomasville anymore. But U.S. Highway 43 seemed like […]