by Groupe Retreat Fairhope | Feb 21, 2026 | Group Retreat Fairhope, Local Lore
Say it Southern? Five words that separate visitors from locals There’s a moment every visitor to the Alabama Gulf Coast eventually meets. You’re ordering, or asking directions, or reading a road sign out loud, and a word comes out of your mouth the way...
by Groupe Retreat Fairhope | Jan 14, 2026 | Group Retreat Fairhope, Local Lore
The Seven Sinners of Lower Alabama Wildlife A vacation rental is, when you think about it, a permission slip. Permission to eat the second biscuit. To sit through one more sunset. To have a slower morning than anyone would allow you at home. We didn’t invent the...
by Groupe Retreat Fairhope | Oct 30, 2025 | Group Retreat Fairhope, Things to Do
Proof Is in the Pouring Here’s a little something first-time visitors learn fast: Alabama has its own way of doing things when it comes to wine and spirits. Liquor runs through state-operated ABC stores, selection varies from town to town, and the best move for...
by Groupe Retreat Fairhope | Jan 10, 2025 | Things to Do
Before New Orleans: America’s Oldest Mardi Gras Tradition Began at a Muddy Little Fort on the Mobile River Most people give New Orleans the credit. It’s an easy mistake to make — the crowds are bigger, the marketing is louder, and the city has spent three...