INFORMATION

INFORMATION

If you go

ALABAMA GULF COAST: www.gulfshores.com or (800) 745-7263.

GETTING THERE: Interstates 10 and 65 and U.S. 98 connect to the main beach Alabama Highway 59, which ends at Gulf Shores. Major airlines serve both Pensacola, Fla., a 45-minute drive from Orange Beach, Ala., and Mobile, a one-hour drive from Gulf Shores.

EVENTS

Red Snapper Fishing Tournament, April 4 through May 26: www.redsnapperworldchampionship.com.

Sporting events — www.alabamabeachsports.com — include 2008 Island Cup Soccer Tournament, Feb. 29 throug March 1; Dolphin Classic Softball Tournament, March 7 and 8; NAIA Athletics Gulf Coast Invitational, March 13 through 16; Nike Gulf Coast Softball Classic, March 17 through 19; Nike Gulf Coast Baseball Classic, March 17 through 20; 4th Annual American Riviera Classic Volleyball, March 28 through 30; L.A. Soccer Classic, April 11 through 13; Orange Beach Invitational Softball, April 25 and 26, Brett/Robinson Alabama Coastal Triathlon, May 3; Corona Light EVP Volleyball Tour, May 10 and 11.

Bird-banding: March 29 through April 11, dawn to noon, at Fort Morgan State Historical Park; www.hummingbirdsplus.org.

OTHER ACTIVITIES: Dolphin-watching trips, www.dolphincruises.com; Waterville amusement park for children, www.watervilleusa.com; shopping, concerts and entertainment at The Wharf, www.thewharfal.com.