Baldwin County, AL Real Estate, Homes For Sale, School & Area Information

2018 is the year for the 33rd Annual Christmas Lighted Boat Parade in Gulf Shores. December 8 the parade will take off from Lulu's headed down the intracoastal waterway toward Cobalt's! You can watch from the water on your own boat or go to several viewing locations. The Wharf in Orange Beach is one of the best places to see all the decorated boats.

Steelwood Country Club is one of Baldwin County's best kept secrets. This gem is located in North Loxley, AL and boasts an award-winning Jerry Pate designed golf course, 200 acre private lake, and upscale homes surrounded by pristine, unspoiled woodlands. Steelwood Lake offers some of the finest freshwater fishing in Alabama. The lake was drained in the early nineties, reconditioned, and stocked with an abundance of bass and bream making it one of the best managed lakes in the area. Steelwood's expert staff is always ready to help with a family fish fry or a relaxing bonfire after a day on the trails. If golf and fishing aren't your first choice, the inviting swimming pool or well maintained tennis courts are available. Steelwood Country Club aims to please and you don't want to miss this experience!

We visited the Eastern Shore today. After a successful trip to Shoe Station, we stopped by Olive Garden.The food, as always, was great, and the wine was even better. We experienced something new while we were there - each table now has a "viosk". Viosks are similar to a tablet on a stand, and you can order appetizers or desserts, play games, and pay your bill, all from the comfort of your table. Verrrry fancy! Olive Garden is located in the Eastern Shore Centre, and is open Sunday through Thursday, 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., and Friday and Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 pm. Bon appetite!

It drives my wife crazy, but every time we have heavy rain, I find myself singing 'When The Levee Breaks" by Led Zeppelin. So, here we were, experiencing very heavy rain over the past couple of days and me driving her crazy while we drove around looking at how the area performed.

For those that are considering purchasing a home or condo in the area, I say, what better time to see how your potential purchase is going to perform, then now. Schedule a showing and take a look to ensure the property you are interested in performed well during the heavy rainfall. For home sellers, this is a great time to thoroughly inspect your property and resolve any issues that could have a negative effect on selling your property.

Given the extreme rainfall we had, I would say the area performed overall very well. There were some parts that had washed away roads, but the cities responded very well to closing them of and/or getting them prepared to drive back over.