Packing for your Dauphin Island vacation Use our handy Packing Checklist to help you prepare to relax during your Dauphin Island vacation. All of our Dauphin Island Vacation Rentals include linens and fully-stocked kitchens. However, you may want to bring some of the items below to make it easier to cook or to include some […]
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Remote Working from Our Dauphin Island Vacation Rentals
Have you been trying to figure out a way to treat your family to one last summer vacation before school starts while not taking time off of work? Consider embarking on workcation at Dauphin Island Beach Rentals. Get the best of both worlds: make money while working from our luxurious Dauphin Island vacation rentals and […]
Dauphin Island Bird Sanctuary & Bird Watching
If you just booked an Alabama beach vacation through Dauphin Island Beach Rentals and you love birds, then you’re in for a treat! Dauphin has been deemed “America’s Birdiest City” for three consecutive years. It’s time to clean the lenses on your bird-watching binoculars and head down to the local Dauphin Island bird sanctuary. Who […]
How to Make Sure You Stay Healthy While Traveling
Traveling undoubtedly exposes you to germs. From touching door handles, elevator buttons, and taking your shoes off at the airport, as well as airplane seats, trays, Ubers or taxis, and other people who may be sick around you, it’s very easy to get sick if you aren’t careful. Now more than ever, it is essential […]
Dauphin Island’s Month-Long Mardi Gras Festival
Every year, visitors and locals alike crowd the streets of New Orleans wearing feather-coated masks, neon-beaded necklaces, and larger than life costumes to celebrate the last day of Mardi Gras, Carnival. However, you may not know that New Orleans’ nearby neighbor, Dauphin Island, makes Mardi Gras the biggest party of the year! Dauphin Island, Alabama, […]
Dauphin Island: The Ideal Spot for Snowbird Living
Few things compare to the magic of the year’s first snow. It’s a sign to break out your holiday decorations, purchase an extra box of hot cocoa, and maybe even light up the fireplace a time or two. However, with each snow that passes through, the snow seems less and less beautiful. It just becomes […]
Dauphin Island Restaurants You Cannot Miss
With countless things to do in Dauphin Island, meal prep is the last thing you should think about. When staying in our Dauphin Island Beach Rentals, you’ll be near many of the best Dauphin Island restaurants. Whether you’re looking for affordable meals, posh dining, or a lively atmosphere, our team has recommendations that will satisfy […]
Bellingrath Gardens Christmas Lights
We’re quickly approaching the most magical time of the year, and there’s no better place to celebrate than here! Visitors from all parts of the country flock to town for the endless things to do in Dauphin Island, especially during the holiday season. For the past 24 years, Dauphin Island Beach Rentals’ staff always looks […]
Less crowds and great fishing!
Great article on AL.com covering all the great Fall fishing. Come charter a boat or stake your claim for surf fishing from one of our beach or bay houses! https://www.al.com/outdoors/2019/09/fall-fishing-on-alabama-gulf-coast-heats-up-after-crowds-thing.html
It’s Red Snapper season again!
It’s that time of the year again! These delicious Red Snapper were caught south of Dauphin Island, aboard the “Bama Breeze”. Thanks for a great day of fishing, Captain Mark!
Dauphin Island’s Elevated Beach Houses and Vacation Rentals
Dauphin Island is a true barrier island on the Gulf of Mexico; in fact, it is Alabama’s only barrier island! The coastal towns of Gulf Shores, Orange Beach and Fort Morgan are on peninsulas, not islands. Like most barrier islands, Dauphin Island has its share of high waters and storm surge during a storm event […]
Birds Flock to Dauphin Island
It’s that time of the year again on Dauphin Island . . . . Dauphin Island is never really crowded, but at this time of the year, the birds seem to outnumber the people on the Island. Pelicans fly over in groups of a dozen or more, resembling a motorcycle gang of retired birds, […]
Latest Update on Hurricane Nate clean-up efforts on Dauphin Island
Dauphin Island Mayor Jeff Collier provided this update at 3:30 p.m. today- QUICK UPDATE: Contractors clearing sand from Bienville Blvd. are nearing the west end of the road (West End Beach) at the time of this post! Sand removal will shift to side streets first thing Thursday morning. DIW&S officials report water is on up […]
Crews Working 24 Hours a Day To Clear Bienville Boulevard of Sand | WKRG
Dauphin Island was hard hit by Hurricane Nate. The west end of the island is still without power and utilities, but there is some progress to be seen in recovery efforts. Source: Crews Working 24 Hours a Day To Clear Bienville Boulevard of Sand | WKRG
Hurricane Nate Update
Hurricane Nate made landfall overnight Saturday as a Category 1 Hurricane, with the eye centered about 80 west of Dauphin Island. The strong storm surge has caused damage to some of the Gulf-front homes on the West End of the Island, and the main road, Bienville Blvd, is buried under 3-6 feet of sand. The […]
Dauphin Island Race postponed due to weather
The 59th annual Dauphin Island Race, scheduled to take place on Saturday, has been postponed due to forecasts for rain and windy conditions. “They are just trying to do what is best for everyone involved,” said Dauphin Island Mayor Jeff Collier. “While we hate to see it postponed, the safety of participants is first and […]
Gumbo, sailboats and funky art on Dauphin Island this weekend
Michelle Matthews | mmatthews@al.com Email the author | Follow on Twitter on April 26, 2017 at 11:30 AM, updated April 26, 2017 at 11:39 AM Any way you dish it up, gumbo is perhaps the quintessential coastal Alabama dish. What could be better to sample on a beautiful Saturday as you watch hundreds of white […]
59th annual Dauphin Island Race will take place Saturday, April 29
By Lawrence Specker | lspecker@al.com Email the author | Follow on Twitter on April 24, 2017 at 11:25 AM, updated April 24, 2017 at 12:17 PM A principal organizer of the 59th annual Dauphin Island Race makes no secret about one of the keys to the event’s appeal: It’s usually a really good time. “The […]
The “Taste of Dauphin Island” is set for this Thursday at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab Estuarium
The “Taste of Dauphin Island” is set for this Thursday (December 1st) from 6:30-9:30pm. It will take place at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab Estuarium and will benefit the Dauphin Island Heritage and Arts Council and its programs, including the DI Gallery, Art Club and Summer Art Camp for students at DI Elementary School. The […]
Dauphin Island Schedule of Events
Dauphin Island, AL- Planning to spend your Labor Day Weekend 2016 on Dauphin Island? Here is the official Schedule of Events, published by the Town of Dauphin Island. 2016 Labor Day Schedule Dauphin Island
Labor Day 2016 Celebration on Dauphin Island
DAUPHIN ISLAND, AL – The Town of Dauphin Island is planning a fireworks show, a sunset concert and movies on the beach to mark the Labor Day weekend. Events will include free, family-friendly movies are also planned during the evenings on Sept. 2 and Sept. 3 at the Dauphin Island West End Beach. On Sunday, […]
Upcoming Events on Dauphin Island February and March 2016
Dauphin Island, AL- Schedule of Upcoming Events for the Dauphin Island Area: February 2016 Events FEB 9 – MARDI GRAS DAY FEB 13 -20TH BATTLE OF MOBILE BAY 5K RUN AT HISTORIC FORT GAINES (ON DAUPHIN ISLAND’S EAST END) FEB 26 – LAST FRIDAY ART NIGHT FEB 27 – WINGS-CHILI COOK-OFF @ FINS BAR AND GRILL, […]
Beautiful October Weather on Dauphin Island!
October is one of the two best months of the year on Dauphin Island (the other is April!). The crowds have gone, the “off-season” rates have started, and the weather is near perfect! Daytime highs hover around 80 and the evenings are clear and cool. Here is the Dauphin Island weather forecast for the coming week. […]
Dauphin Island Prepares to Celebrate Labor Day
Plenty of people are expected to come to the beach on Dauphin Island this Labor Day weekend. Labor Day weekend is traditionally the last big beach weekend of the summer season. Source: Labor Day preparations on Dauphin Island – WSFA.com Montgomery Alabama news.