Editing Mobile Bay (section)

== Shoreline towns ==

The city of [[Mobile, Alabama|Mobile]] is situated at the head of the bay on the western shore. On the [[Eastern Shore (Alabama)|Eastern Shore]] of the bay are found several small communities, including [[Spanish Fort, Alabama|Spanish Fort]], [[Daphne, Alabama|Daphne]], [[Fairhope, Alabama|Fairhope]], [[Point Clear, Alabama|Point Clear]], and [[Bon Secour, Alabama|Bon Secour]]. The town of [[Gulf Shores, Alabama|Gulf Shores]] lies just outside the bay, on the Fort Morgan peninsula, while the town of [[Fort Morgan, Alabama|Fort Morgan]] is located directly south of the bay.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hyatt |first1=Wendy |title=Fort Morgan Historical Site Information |url=http://fort-morgan.org |access-date=30 August 2022}}</ref> The [[Middle Bay Lighthouse]] has been located in the center of the bay since 1885.

The head of the bay is crossed by two major thoroughfares, [[Interstate 10]], known as the [[Jubilee Parkway]], and [[US 90]]/[[US 98]], known as the [[Battleship Parkway]]. These two bridges serve as the primary connections between the city of Mobile and the Eastern Shore.<ref name="MobileBay">{{cite web|title=History|work=Rivers of Alabama: Mobile Bay|url=http://www.riversofalabama.org/Mobile%20Bay/M_History.htm|access-date=2008-02-05|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080312233248/http://www.riversofalabama.org/Mobile%20Bay/M_History.htm|archive-date=2008-03-12}}</ref> On warm summer nights, the residents living around Mobile Bay sometimes enjoy the fruits of a mysterious natural phenomenon called a [[Mobile Bay jubilee|Jubilee]], when fish and crabs swarm toward shore and can be easily harvested by people wading in the shallows.