Top 10. Best Tourist Attractions in Fairhope - Alabama
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The most beautiful places and sight in Fairhope.
Top 10. Best Tourist Attractions in Fairhope - Alabama: Fairhope Avenue, Fairhope Municipal Pier, Fairhope Museum, Fairhope Public Library, Windmill Market, Weeks Bay, Eastern Shore Art Center, Fountain at the Municipal Pier, Christine Linson Gallery, Tolstoy Park
Eastern Shore Trail, Fairhope Alabama.
This is the trail from Paddock Dr. to the Fairhope Pier
Main Street Stroll: Fairhope, Alabama
Southern Journeys explores the bayside downtown district of Fairhope, Alabama, a historic community packed with arts, eats and antiques. Find more Southern Journeys videos and stories at usgulfcoaststatesgeotourism.com.
Pictures From The Past - Fairhope, Al
A slide show of the town of Fairhope during it's early years (1905) The town is located in Baldwin County, Alabama. You may access these photo's by going to our website at
Fairhope was founded in November, 1894 on the site of former Alabama City as a utopian single tax colony by the Fairhope Industrial Association: a group of 28 followers of economist Henry George who had incorporated earlier that year in Des Moines, Iowa. Their corporate constitution explained their purpose in founding a new colony:
to establish and conduct a model community or colony, free from all forms of private monopoly, and to secure to its members therein equality of opportunity, the full reward of individual efforts, and the benefits of co-operation in matters of general concern.
In forming their demonstration project, they pooled their funds to purchase land at Stapleton's pasture on the eastern shore of Mobile Bay and then divided it into a number of long-term leaseholds. The corporation paid all governmental taxes from rents paid by the lessees, thus simulating a single-tax. The purpose of the single-tax colony was to eliminate disincentives for productive use of land and thereby retain the value of land for the community.
Fairhope Avenue was one of the properties on the 1910 version of the board game The Landlord's Game.
In 1907 educator Marietta Johnson founded the School for Organic Education in Fairhope. The school was praised in John Dewey's influential 1915 book Schools of Tomorrow. Dewey and Johnson were founding members of the Progressive Education Association.
Fairhope became a popular wintering spot for artists and intellectuals. Sherwood Anderson, Wharton Esherick, Carl Zigrosser, and Upton Sinclair were among its notable visitors.
During a jubilee along the shores of Mobile Bay, blue crabs & flounder come to shallow water near shore
Pitcher plants at the Weeks Bay nature reserve near Fairhope, Alabama.
Fountain at the Municipal Pier
The Fairhope Single-Tax Corporation still operates, with 1,800 leaseholds covering more than 4,000 acres (16 km2) in and around the current city of Fairhope. Despite the ideals of the corporation, the process of land speculation has propelled the transformation of Fairhope from utopian experiment to artist's and intellectual's colony, to boutique resort and affluent suburb of Mobile. In fact, some local residents refer to Fairhope as Carmel-by-the-Bay alluding to Carmel-by-the-Sea on the Monterey Peninsula in California.
For over 50 years, fishermen and residents of Fairhope have experienced the jubilee phenomenon. During a jubilee along the shores of Mobile Bay, some aquatic animals, including blue crabs, flounder, stingrays, and eels, come to the shallow water, such as around Fairhope, Alabama. At those times, it is possible to catch the fish, crabs, and other sealife near the water's edge.
A nearby attraction known as the Weeks Bay Nature Reserve is known for the many oaks, wildlife and pitcher plants along the elevated walkways through the swamp forest.
The Bell Building on the Faulkner State Community College campus currently houses the Marietta Johnson Museum and Fairhope Historical Museum.[4] Fairhope is currently in the process of building a historic museum that will be located in the near center of downtown where the city hall was once located.
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Eastern Shore Mardi Gras Fairhope, AL KOER Knights of Ecor Rouge Parade 2.18.17
Eastern Shore Mardi Gras Fairhope, AL KOER Knights of Ecor Rouge Parade 2.18.17
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2019 Knights of Ecor Rouge Parade in Fairhope (Alabama)
The Knights of Ecor Rouge paraded in downtown Fairhope, Alabama on the evening of 23 February 2019 (Saturday). The theme for the parade was A Knight On The Water.
Traveling to Alabama
School is out and its spring break. I am currently in fairhope Alabama.
A short drive in southern Alabama
While I was in Alabama for the weekend, I took a lot of pictures. I felt more like taking video along the highway that I found myself on just outside Mobile, closer to Daphne, AL. The sky was beautiful, weather could not have been better, and music made the drive all the more relaxing. The only way it could have been better was if there was a pretty girl in the passenger seat : )
Coffee Shop and Dinner in Fairhope, Alabama
Join us for Dinner and a Movie! Don't miss a great opportunity to see Coffee Shop, a movie about Fairhope, and dine in your favorite Downtown Fairhope restaurants.
Explore the City of Mobile Alabama
- 251.866.6464 - The City of Mobile, Alabama is a unique waterfront community on the southernmost point of the State of Alabama. Mobile is a great place to work, live and play. An outdoor lovers paradise, Mobile offers fresh water rivers, brackish bays and access to the fertile fishing grounds of the Gulf of Mexico. Mobile also hosts fun annual events like Mardi Gras and its popular fall outdoor concert event, Bay Fest.
Spanish Fort Aerial Video - Home Sales Stats - 9/26/2016
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This video was taken over the Bay Way at I-10 in Spanish Fort Alabama. Spanish Fort is a thriving community sitting on the Eastern Shore of Mobile Bay near the delta. This thriving community sits 10 - 15 minutes from downtown Mobile, AL and Pensacola, FL is roughly 30 - 45 minutes from Spanish Fort. The Eastern Shore is made up of two other popular areas of Baldwin County:
Fairhope:
Daphne:
The Alabama Eastern Shore along Mobile Bay and Tokyo Japan is one of two places on the planet that experience jubilees:
Spanish Fort offers easy access to the I-10 making it a great place for those familiar with commutes. Fairhope is constantly being voted as one of the best places to live in the United States and is only 10 minutes from Spanish Fort. In reality, the towns are very similar, a few miles apart, and represent one great area along the shores of Mobile Bay in South Alabama. Check out this video of Timbercreek golf course in Spanish Fort, AL.
Pictures From The Past - Elberta, Al
Photo slide show of Elberta, Al
Elberta was founded in the early 20th century by a Chicago based land company. The Baldwin County Colonization Company was organized in 1903 and the first settlers arrived in 1904. The community was founded by farmers who had immigrated from Germany to the midwest of America. The land company advertised the area as having rich soil and a climate that allowed year round farming. The first two organized churches were Lutheran (1908) and Catholic (1911). (Land of Milk and Honey by John Haupt as told to Nina Keenam, 1990)[citation needed]
The land company laid out Baldwin County in the manner found in the midwest; that is to say, roads were laid out on section lines that were due north-south and east-west. Property, especially farms, were laid out in squares. With the immigration taking these farmers through Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and other midwestern states, the early years of the community resembled midwestern farming communities more than those of the deep south. In the 1930s through the 1940s, the town boasted a farmer's hall where dancing and singing were enjoyed, a hotel, a movie theatre, as well as a butcher shop, grocery and drug store. Many of the residents spoke German and St. Mark's Lutheran Church offered German language services until 1976.[citation needed]
The State Bank of Elberta was incorporated in 1922. The bank was unusual in that it did not close during the Great Depression.[citation needed]
The town was incorporated by vote on December 9, 1952.[citation needed]
To support the town's volunteer fire department, The Elberta German Sausage Festival was started in the mid-1970s. This event is held the last weekend of March and the last weekend of October and features polka music, Elberta German Sausage, and 250 arts and crafts vendors.[citation needed]
The town is the home of the Baldwin County Heritage Museum. The museum is located on US Highway 98 east of the town. It features exhibits devoted to the development of Baldwin County. The museum includes a large amount of farm equipment and exhibits of life in farm homes. The old St. Mark's Lutheran Church building was moved to the grounds and restored.
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Mayor Dane Haygood of Daphne, Alabama
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Patchwork, Travels #8: artist William Colburn, Jr.
Patchwork is an exploration of Alabama through travels, interviews, videos, and more. Writer Foster Dickson is traveling around the state interviewing a variety of Alabamians about life here in the 21st century. The project is supported by an Arts Teacher Fellowship from the Surdna Foundation. This footage was shot in and around Fairhope, Alabama.
Driving on I10 from Mobile, Al to Baldwin, Alabama
starting out at the Wallace Tunnel and heading east on Interstate 10 to close to Florida
Coastal Alabama: Bamahenge, Florabama, Gulf Shores, and Fort Morgan
I spend my last days in Alabama close to the Gulf of Mexico. I visit Bamahenge, a Stonehenge replica, Gulf Shores, the unique Flora-Bama bar, then west to Fort Morgan, where the Mobile Bay ferry departs. Finally some quality time with fellow YouTubers.
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Bamahenge - Adventures With Satori - Elberta, Alabama
In 1991 artist Mark Cline was building some dinosaurs outside of his studios in Virginia when a guy in an old beat up truck stopped and asked him how much would some of those cost, that his brother in law might want some for his lawn decorations. Mark, thinking the guy was off his rocker, gave him an outrageous price to brush the guy off. Little did he know the guy's brother in law was billionaire George Barber.
A few weeks later, Mr Cline gets a call to build those dinosaurs on Mr. Barber's lawn; which happens to be about 10,000 acres. That's some lawn!!
Ironically, the two never met until 2006 when Mr Cline was repairing the dinosaurs after a hurricane. Mr Barber pulled Mr Cline to the side one day and said Stonehenge. Barber wanted a copy of Stonehenge at his vintage car museum in Birmingham, AL. But plans changed and Bamahenge was constructed in the same area as the Dinosaurs in the Woods.
Bamahenge is about 21 feet tall and 104 feet across, pretty much identical in size to the original. It's correctly aligned with the summer solstice; the point of sunrise is over the center of three lintels on the outer markers.
The blocks are anchored into the ground with concrete and telephone poles to prevent them from being totally destroyed if another hurricane comes.
If you'd like to visit Bamahenge, it is located in lower Alabama, in Elberta.
Take US Hwy 98 either eight miles east of Foley, AL, or 21 miles west of downtown Pensacola, FL. Turn south onto County Rd 95. Drive five miles. Turn right onto Fish Trap Rd. Drive a half-mile. Turn left at the Barber Marina sign. Drive one mile. You'll see Bamahenge on the right, set back among the trees. The dinosaurs are spaced out along the road beginning a quarter-mile past Bamahenge; three on the right and one on the left.
George Barber was a Porche race car driver in the 1960s with 63 first place wins, Chairman of Barber Dairies (sold to Dean Foods in 1998) & established Barber Motorsports Park in Leads, AL in 2003. He also has the world's largest collection of motorcycles in the world at 1,400.
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Fairhope's Kilborn Clinic Will Have State-Of-The-Art Cancer Treatment Technology
Something special is going on over in Fairhope. A new, state of the art cancer clinic will open this summer that will help bring treatment, and so much more, to the people in Baldwin county. It will be known as the Kilborn Clinic, named after local attorney, Vince Kilborn.