Tag: Ask McGehee
Back to the Muck
The first time I met my neighbor Ace, he told me he was going to kill me. He never did, and...
Tedious on the Mud
Getting into or out of antebellum Mobile by sea wasn’t easy. No one involved with maritime traffic then was completely happy with the...
Talk of the Town
“I haven’t experienced this personally, but rumor has it …” We love juicy stories beginning with ‘rumor has it’ – and our legends have...
Natural Selections: Procambarus Clarkii
Whether you know them as crawfish, mudbugs, Louisiana lobsters or crayfish, everyone in and around Mobile Bay is familiar with...
Ask McGehee
Alva Smith Vanderbilt Belmont was known internationally during her long lifetime. Her first husband, William K. Vanderbilt, was one of the...
Natural Selections: Plecia Nearctica (Lovebugs)
First described in the year 1940, the amorous flies entered Louisiana ports as unidentified passengers on a ship from Central America and...
Fire and Feasting
It may already be March, but there are many people still celebrating the new year, complete with their own brand of...
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The Night Before Lundi Gras
'Twas the eve of Lundi Gras, when all through the house We were busy...
The Mississippian Period
Long before Europeans first trod these shores, Native Americans were here. In the beginning, they were simple hunter-gatherers, subsisting on...
Ask McGehee: Has Mobile ever had a white Christmas?
Although snow along the Gulf Coast is a bit of a phenomenon, it does occur, but unfortunately seldom in December. There have been...