Tag: June 2012
The Plow
In this historic photograph from the Fairhope Single Tax Colony Archives, a Baldwin County farmer puts in his crop with a horse-drawn...
Roadside Attractions
On the road again, just can’t wait to get on the road again.” Me too, Willie! And this time, the...
Ask McGehee: Recently a brick building on Government Street, just east of Broad Street,...
The building, located at 850 Government St., dated to around 1944 when it housed a new A&P grocery store. Until 1928,...
Photo Finish
Walking through Chris and Linda Hartsfield’s spacious home on the Timbercreek Golf Course, one notices much of Chris’ photography, and a...
Zoo Dreaming
Like any number of rural Baldwin County folk, Johnny Wise runs a farm. He raises the usual array of livestock: cows, ...
Potluck Saturday Supper
The scenic little Baldwin County town of Magnolia Springs has won a reputation for its charm. Its water mail route (one of the...
The Greek Legacy
Greeks in Mobile and Baldwin counties When my wife and I moved to Mobile, in August 1970, we were living...
Daphne, the Jubilee City
Daphne is home to people who came to partake of the rich resources of Mobile Bay’s eastern shore. They gathered to collect seafood miraculously...
Point Clear Eats
Hollinger House is a happy place. Six generations of the family have spent the vacation season here since the classic old Bay house...
Spotlight: Thad Holmes
Today, popular television shows like the History Channel’s “Swamp People” glamorize the idea of hunting alligators. And who could forget the late...
