Dauphin Island Times

The Mobile Register leads with Dauphin Island as its top recommendation for Mobile area vacationers looking to get away for a quick and accessible spring break vacation.

Ah, but there is so much more they could mention! The beach, the Dauphin Island Fishing Pier, Bellingrath Gardens, the shell mounds, the beach, fishing excursions and day cruises, the beach... Did I leave anything out?

Oh, and of course, the beach.

It's spring break time

So you don't want to load the kids into the car, drive for eight hours to your destination and plop down hundreds, possibly thousands of dollars, for your spring break vacation?

Then just stay home. You don't have to leave the area to have fun and still feel like you've spent quality time with your kids and family during spring break.

There are plenty of fun and interesting things to do and see in this area to fill a week.

Drive to Dauphin Island and tour Fort Gaines at the east end of the island. Then drive your car onto the Mobile Bay Ferry for a trip to Fort Morgan. For more information on ferry schedules and fares, call 861-3000 or log onto www.mobilebayferry.com. Pack a picnic lunch and take a walking tour of downtown Mobile. Tour the Fort Conde Museum and Welcome Center on Royal Street, followed by a picnic at Cooper Riverside Park, on Water Street, Spanish Plaza on Government Street or Bienville Square in the heart of downtown. For more information about Fort Conde, call 251-208-7569.

See and learn about some of the things that live in the area's waters at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab and Estuarium on Dauphin Island. For information call 861-2141 www.disl.org. Read more