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The
Gulf coast communities of Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, & Fort
Morgan offer some of the most pristine beaches in the country.
Complimented to the North by Foley with Alabama's nationally
known Outlet malls,
the mild winter climate,
and you have the perfect vacation destination,
second home or year-round living.
The Gulf Coast area is a magical place with it’s sugar-white sand
beaches and sparkling emerald waters. Rediscover yourself
building sandcastles, sunrise and sunset walks on the beach,
golfing, fishing, dining and shopping. The activities are
end-less or you can just relax and do nothing.
The
area also offers magnificent golf
opportunities, including the golf course living opportunities
of the Glen Lakes Golf Course Community of Carnoustie Place.
About Gulf Shores, Orange Beach
& Fort Morgan
Economic
Indicators and Demographic Information for The Gulf Coast Area.
Provided by the Alabama Gulf Coast Area Chamber of Commerce.
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About Foley
One of the biggest and best outlet centers in
America (more than 120 stores), Tanger Outlet Centre is located on
Hwy. 59 in Foley, just 8 miles north of the sugar white beaches
of the Alabama Gulf Coast. ANTIQUE MALLS - Five antique
malls located in and around Foley. With more than 300 dealers
represented from all over the country.
About
the Climate
Baldwin
County Average Temperatures:
Month
|
|
Maximum
Temperature
|
|
Minimum
Temperature
|
|
Daily
Temperature
|
|
Total
|
|
|
| January |
|
60.1
|
|
40.3
|
|
50.2
|
|
5.19
|
|
| February |
|
63.8
|
|
42.9
|
|
53.4
|
|
5.38
|
|
| March |
|
70.8
|
|
49.8
|
|
60.3
|
|
6.61
|
|
| April |
|
78.1
|
|
56.7
|
|
67.4
|
|
4.89
|
|
| May |
|
84.2
|
|
64.2
|
|
74.2
|
|
6.30
|
|
| June |
|
89.9
|
|
70.7
|
|
80.3
|
|
4.67
|
|
| July |
|
90.9
|
|
73.2
|
|
82.1
|
|
6.79
|
|
| August |
|
90.3
|
|
72.9
|
|
81.6
|
|
6.82
|
|
| September |
|
86.9
|
|
68.6
|
|
77.7
|
|
5.45
|
|
| October |
|
79.1
|
|
57.6
|
|
68.4
|
|
3.34
|
|
| November |
|
70.0
|
|
48.7
|
|
59.3
|
|
4.57
|
|
| December |
|
63.7
|
|
44.0
|
|
53.8
|
|
5.16
|
|
|
| Year |
|
77.3
|
|
57.4
|
|
67.4
|
|
65.21
|
|
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Proximity
to Mobile/Fairhope Attractions
Toasting Alabama's
Gulf Coast
By Michelle R. Matthews
Still basking in the afterglow of a Tricentennial party, Mobile
offers visitors more to do now than ever before. In the fall
of
2002, the Mobile Museum of Art moved into its new $15 million,
95,000-square-foot building overlooking the lake at Langan Park
in
west Mobile. A year earlier, the Museum of Mobile—a
state-of-the-art, interactive history museum—opened in historic
downtown quarters to tell the stories that make the city unique.
Stretching from downtown Mobile across Mobile Bay to the Eastern
Shore, the Causeway (also known as Highway 98) is an offbeat
thoroughfare with several temptations—mostly of the culinary
variety—to lure visitors off I-10. Here, the hulking gray
battleship USS Alabama, a World War II relic that is a beloved
part of Mobile’s skyline, is open daily for tours, along with
the submarine USS Drum.
Across the bay, Scenic Highway 98 leads to artsy Fairhope, where
Spanish moss drips from ancient oak trees while flowerbeds and
hanging baskets explode with seasonal blossoms year-round.
Past sleepy Magnolia Springs, where the mail is still delivered
by boat along Magnolia River, Foley is a town that has changed
dramatically over the past decade into a bargain-hunter’s
paradise, thanks to the Riviera Centre Factory Stores.
From Foley, Highway 59 leads to 32 miles of sugar-white sand at
the beaches of Gulf Shores, Orange Beach and Fort Morgan.
Unparalleled golf, fishing, nature-watching and dining are among
the activities that make this laid-back resort community a popular
vacation spot.
At historic Fort Morgan, visitors can catch a quick ferry ride
across the mouth of Mobile Bay to Fort Gaines on Dauphin Island,
the only inhabited barrier island in the area. The Estuarium at
Dauphin Island Sea Lab, with giant aquariums, touch pools and
other educational exhibits, sheds new light on the undersea life
of Mobile Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.
And wonderful Bellingrath Gardens, just west of Mobile in
Theodore, is a not-to-be-missed oasis featuring 65 acres of
perfectly landscaped gardens, and spectacular displays of azaleas
in March and chrysanthemums in November.
Northeast of Mobile, Monroeville is a small town with a big
literary reputation. Its most famous native, Harper Lee, won
the Pulitzer Prize for her novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Each
March,
the Mockingbird Players, an amateur theatrical company, stage
a play based on Lee’s novel; it takes place in the courthouse that
was the model for the movie’s pivotal scenes. The play is always
a sellout.
There’s so much to see and do on Alabama’s Gulf Coast, where
the people are as friendly as the weather is warm. Come see for
yourself!
Michelle R. Matthews, a native Mobilian, is a freelance writer
whose work has appeared in numerous regional magazines.
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