Community of Stockton, AL

10/21/2026

LOTS of activities happening!

10/21/2026

Who has seen one in our trees of North Baldwin? Keep a look out 👀!

🧹 Ever spotted a “witches’ broom” growing in a tree?

These tangled bundles of twigs look like something straight out of a Halloween story! A witches’ broom forms when a plant’s normal growth is disrupted, causing a crowded cluster of small shoots to develop. Fungi, insects, or even genetic mutations can be behind the unusual growth.

The clusters can remain for years, but they’re much easier to spot once the leaves fall. On your next autumn walk, take a moment to look up. There may be a little botanical mystery hiding in the branches! 🍂

Have you ever seen one? Did you know what it was—or think it was a bird’s nest?

10/21/2026

10/19/2026

This Tuesday—-come find your roots!

10/19/2026

THIS ALABAMA RESTAURANT GOT ITS NAME FROM A STAGECOACH STOP.

In Stockton, Stagecoach Café connects a country cooking tradition with a much older chapter of Baldwin County history.

Long before beach traffic became part of the conversation, Stockton had a stagecoach connection. That earlier stop eventually supplied the name for a restaurant that became a stopping place of its own.

By 2013, Mobile Bay Magazine was describing Stagecoach as an established local tradition. People stopped while traveling to the beach, heading to football games, or simply making the drive for a familiar meal.

The food described in that account sounds like the kind of supper plenty of Alabama families grew up eating. Fried chicken, pork chops, vegetables, and Gulf seafood all had a place in the story.

Then came the desserts: buttermilk pie, peach cobbler, and brownies with ice cream. Those details help explain why a meal could become the reason for the trip.

One particularly memorable feature was the buffet beneath a giant covered wagon. The restaurant carried its stagecoach theme right into the dining room, where the serving line became part of the scenery.

There were red plaid tablecloths, country style tables, and rocking chairs on the porch. Together, those details painted a picture of a restaurant built around taking a little time.

Baldwin County often gets introduced through its beaches. Stockton adds another chapter, farther north, where travelers have been passing through for generations.

A restaurant name can seem like a simple decorating choice until the local history behind it comes into view. Here, the connection reaches beyond the dining room and into the community itself.

Stagecoach Café stands on State Highway 59, carrying the name of an earlier Stockton stopping place into a different era of travel, when a country meal became another reason to pull over.

10/09/2026

NWS said that “due to the unusual setup expected during landfall, we are becoming increasingly concerned about the potential for significantly stronger winds on the western side of the storm’s center, particularly across Mobile and Baldwin Counties...”

10/09/2026

Alabamians that end up on the west side of Hurricane Isaias may think they will be “safe” from high winds.

But the National Weather Service in Mobile said that may not be the case.