For eight days, from one side of Mississippi to the other, antique cars and trucks, celebrities, food, music, and contests await you along the Gulf Coast. Any day and every day is a good time to go and see the spectators lined up and down U.S. Highway 90 watching a steady stream of all the cars and trucks you have ever loved!

Perdido, Alabama sits at the Northeast corner of Baldwin County, Alabama, near the Northwest corner of Florida to the east. The headwaters of the Perdido River are nearby. The river that runs through this area’s northern exposure toward the south is clean and cold and empties into Perdido Bay near Lillian, Alabama.

Ellijay, Georgia, once a large Cherokee trading center, is named after an anglicized form of a Cherokee word that means, ‘Many Waters’. The headwaters of the Coosawattee River and the Cartecay and Ellijay Rivers' confluence are nearby. I rented a beautiful cabin through Mountain Oasis, overlooking the Coosawattee River, and invited my family to spend a week with me.

If you want to escape the heat and humidity of Lower Alabama in August, consider heading to the mountains—the Alabama mountains, that is.

Brought to you by Dharma Blue, Pensacola, and Chuck’s Fish, Mobile It’s easy to forget just how hot and humid it gets in late July, and how thankful we are when an afternoon rain shower cools us off. f you want to squeeze in the last drops of summer fun before the school year begins, there are still many events to enjoy in the Scenic 98 Coastal Area. Just don’t forget your water and sunscreen!

The spirit of Jim Eddins is strong at Perdido Vineyards, and so is that of his wife, Marianne. Without them, this one-of-a-kind winery wouldn’t exist, and neither would the landmark law that gave it the green light 45 years ago.

Throughout June, the Mobile Arts Council’s Gallery @ Room 1927 will feature works by four Mobile-based artists. The exhibitions, titled “Figures of Imagination” and “Ethereal,” have contrasting themes, but are compatible in their focus on figures, extreme detail, and surreal imagery.

On June 27, 1972, my girlfriend at the time, now my wife, Cathy, my lifelong friend, Greer Radcliff, and other friends attended The Rolling Stones's “1972 American Tour“ concert at the Mobile Civic Center. After finishing our freshman year in college at our respective schools, we gathered for a night of “It’s Only Rock n’ Roll, but We Like It! We Like It, Yes We Do.“