by Groupe Retreat Fairhope | Apr 14, 2026 | Group Retreat Fairhope, Local Lore
A field guide to the words that give you away on the Alabama Gulf Coast. “Y’all need to learn English” “Y’all need to learn English” is a joke, and I’m the last person who should make it. I’m not from here, and one phone...
by Groupe Retreat Fairhope | Apr 3, 2026 | Group Retreat Fairhope, Things to Do
From two wheels to eighteen — and everyone on foot — they fuel both tanks: the car and the driver. Memorable meals with a gas pump out front Around Fairhope and all the towns up and down the Eastern Shore, some of the most memorable meals come with a gas pump out...
by Groupe Retreat Fairhope | Mar 20, 2026 | Group Retreat Fairhope, On the Water
Come see who you turn out to be at Group Retreat Fairhope We built this one on a quiet waterway outside Fairhope with a simple idea — two complete homes under one roof, so a group could be together when it wanted and apart when it needed. What we didn’t fully...
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...