Mobile Bay's Sand Island Lighthouse

The U.S. Postal Service is honoring Mobile Bay’s Sand Island Lighthouse as one of five Gulf Coast lighthouses in a new commemorative collection to be released during the summer season 2009.   The Gulf Coast lighthouses is the latest in a popular series snapped up by lighthouse fans and stamp collectors alike.  

Sand Island Lighthouse, along with the lighthouses of Matagorda Island (Texas), Sabine Pass (Louisiana), Biloxi (Mississippi) and Fort Jefferson near Key West (Florida) are some of the few Gulf Coast lighthouses that remain standing after more than a century of hurricanes.

Middle Bay Lighthouse, Mobile Bay, Alabama

Visitors to Gulf Shores, Orange Beach and Fort Morgan learn that lighthouses have their own fans and support groups!  In addition to the Sand Island Lighthouse, the Alabama Lighthouse Association protects the Middle Bay Lighthouse and the Mobile Point Lighthouse.

For accomodations information for visitors to the Mobile Bay area, Fort Morgan, Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, surf on over to  www.kaiserrealty.com and take a look at their condo and beach home inventory.  Their website will also point you to available Hot Deals!

From Associated Press Reports