Thanksgiving is a perfect time to spend a week at the beach. You can enjoy family time, gratitude and some great food with the beautiful Alabama Gulf Coast in the background. Take walks on the beach with your loved ones. Bike the Backcountry trail. Take a boat out in the Gulf. And, if you prefer to avoid making a big meal yourself, there are lots of restaurants with Thanksgiving-centric menus open on the holiday.
It’s date night! If you want to start out the night with a beer or a cocktail, there are some great local restaurants, bars and breweries all along the Gulf Coast. In Orange Beach and Gulf Shores, the bushwhacker is boss. And on the 30A, you cannot go wrong by trying a microbrewery. Here are …