by Groupe Retreat Fairhope | Aug 8, 2026 | Group Retreat Fairhope, Local Lore
Royal Red Shrimp — Where to Find (and Cook) the Gulf’s Deep-Water Delicacy Ask a longtime Eastern Shore local what to cook the first night of a trip, and there’s a good chance they’ll point you toward something most visitors have never heard of:...
by Groupe Retreat Fairhope | Jul 17, 2026 | Group Retreat Fairhope, Local Lore
The History of Fairhope, Alabama — The Town Named for a Fair Hope The bet In 1894, twenty-eight people from Des Moines, Iowa stepped off onto a bluff over Mobile Bay and started a town from nothing, led by a young journalist named Ernest B. Gaston. They weren’t...
by Groupe Retreat Fairhope | Jul 3, 2026 | Group Retreat Fairhope, Local Lore
Critters of Coastal Alabama —The Beneficial Bugs of the Eastern Shore You’ll almost certainly never meet them — and that’s exactly the point. Behind the scenes, the Eastern Shore is looked after by a quiet crew of small creatures that do their work out of...
by Groupe Retreat Fairhope | May 3, 2026 | Group Retreat Fairhope, Local Lore
Things to Do Near Fairhope · Elberta, Alabama · 35 minutes from Group Retreat Fairhope There is a particular kind of Alabama drive where you start out thinking you are just going somewhere normal. The road gets quieter. The pines close in a little. You pass the kind...
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 | 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...