Tag: Outdoors
Feelin’ Blue
The scientific name for the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, is Latin for “savory beautiful swimmer.” Talk about hitting a nail on the head....
Turkey Tales Too
ABOVE Dr. Albert Haas organized the first Jamboree in 1999, a knock-off of his friend Walter Tutt’s version of the competition....
The Butterball Invitational
ABOVE Butterball team “Lyon Time, ” made up of Christopher Lyons, left, and Maury Lyons, right, relates the...
A Guide to Spring Gardening in Lower Alabama
If you’re hoping to eat from the garden this summer, don’t delay. It’s time to get to work.
Far from a Boar
Many Mobilians are very surprised to hear about the abundance of feral pigs throughout our area and the state in general. They’re even more...
Confessions of a Mobile Plant Thief
Your guide to acquiring new plants…for free.
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The Great Escape
Years passed before Sophia revisited Fort Morgan Beach. She was well traveled, having cruised the Atlantic Ocean before returning to her birthplace —...
Crawfishing
ABOVE Watt’s daughter, Mary Michael, his son, Albert, center, and Albert’s friend, John Michael Nipper, take...
The Udder Truth
Have you ever wondered what occupied the land at the southeast corner of the Dauphin Street and Sage Avenue intersection? Driving past, you’ll...
The Pier Pounders
By 7 a.m. legions of folks occupy the Alabama Gulf State Park Pier. Apparently, about half of them know each other. For the...