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I visited the village the first week in December. I discovered that, for the holiday season, Fairhope gives its streets a festive air, lining them with poinsettias.
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The main street is lined with shops and boutiques stocked with tempting, though sometimes pricey, items. I chose to window shop -- fun in itself.
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| The clientele for the village's shops consists of tourists and those affluent enough to afford a cottage on this slightly exclusive section of Mobile Bay. |
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| In addition to the stops, Fairhope has a great selection of restaurants. I had a delicious lunch ch at one of the less expensive eateries, the Honey Baked Ham Company and Cafe. there is a chain of these restaurants and they are a great place for lunch. You can look up the company on the internet to see if one is in your neighborhood. |
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Even in early December, here on the Gulf Coast one lunch at a sidewalk cafe, watch strollers by, and enjoy the holiday decorations. The village must have set out thousands of poinsettias. |
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| Street vendors can even market fresh produce in December. No wonder Fairhope is a perfect place for a winter cottage and an escape from the wintry northern climate.
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| The village also has a lovely park along Mobile Bay complete with beach, picnic tables, paths, and freshwater streams and ponds for waterfowl. The park charges admission during the "season" but is free after Labor Day until spring arrives. |
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| Note: All photographs were shot with an
Olympus Camedia E10 digital camera and made web-ready using Adobe
Photoshop 6.1 and Adobe ImageReady 3.0.
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