Found 13 blog entries tagged as The Wharf Marina.


Train After Dark: A High-Voltage Night at The Wharf in Orange Beach


Train Wharf Amphitheater Orange Beach Alabama July 12, 2026


Some nights feel less like an event and more like a reminder of why I love living in Orange Beach. Last night, my dear friend Rhonda Hart and I stepped into the glow of The Wharf Amphitheater for Train’s July 12 stop on the Drops of Jupiter: 25 Years in the Atmosphere tour, with Barenaked Ladies and Matt Nathanson setting the stage. By the time the lights came up and the first chords hit, the evening had already found its pulse—equal parts nostalgia, musicianship and Gulf Coast summer energy.

 




The set didn’t need spectacle to announce itself. Train came out lean, loud and completely in command, moving through familiar songs with the ease of a band…

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What Is Ono Island? A Personal Guide from a Neighbor, Homeowner & Real Estate Advisor


Ono Island Guide To Living, Buying and Selling with Meredith SearchTheGulf

Ono Island is one of those places that is hard to fully understand until you cross the bridge, pass through the gate, and feel the pace of the Gulf Coast change.

I live here, I work here, I boat here, and I have the privilege of helping buyers and sellers understand this private island community in a way that goes far beyond listings and square footage. To me, Ono Island is not simply a gated neighborhood in Orange Beach, Alabama. It is a way of living — quietly, intentionally, beautifully, and always with the water somewhere nearby.

Ono Island is where neighbors wave from golf carts, boats sit tucked beneath covered boathouses, sunrise light…

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Can I Buy an Ono Island House for Under One Million Dollars?

ono island under one million dollars

Yes — it is possible to buy an Ono Island house for under one million dollars. But like most things in real estate, the better answer is a little more nuanced:

Yes, but you need to understand what you are buying, where the home sits on the island, whether it includes waterfront, how much updating it may need, and how quickly you are prepared to move when the right property appears.

As someone who lives on Ono Island and studies this market closely, I can tell you that under-$1,000,000 opportunities do exist. They are simply not all created equal. Some are interior homes. Some may be older homes with wonderful bones. Some may have access to island amenities but not a…

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Orange Beach Marina Lifestyle

Should I Dock My Boat at The Wharf Marina in Orange Beach?

A local perspective on rental slips, larger yachts, Viking and Valhalla popularity, sportfishing culture, and the future of boating along the Intracoastal Waterway.

Wharf Orange Beach Marina Boat and Yacht Slips Docking

When people ask me about The Wharf Marina in Orange Beach, I do not think the real question is what boat should I buy for The Wharf?

I think the better question is:

Should I dock my boat at The Wharf Marina, and if so, what kinds of boats make the most sense there?

As Meredith Folger Amon, I look at that question through the lens of lifestyle, fit, and the long game. The right marina should support the way you actually use your boat. It should match your boating rhythm,…

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Why Deep-V Monohull Fishing Boats Around 40 Feet Are So Popular in Orange Beach & Ono Island

40 Foot Deep V Monohull Fishing Boats Orange Beach Ono Island SearchTheGulf

Yesterday, I took these images near Perdido Pass, and they immediately reminded me why deep-V monohull fishing boats around 40 feet are so incredibly popular in Orange Beach, Alabama and around Ono Island.

There is a certain look to these boats when they are running through the Pass — confident, purposeful, capable. They are not simply “pretty boats.” They are built for our water, our fishing culture, our Gulf conditions, and the way so many of us live here.

As an Ono Island homeowner and local real estate advisor, I see the connection every day between the boat someone owns — or wants to own — and the waterfront property that truly fits…

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Through My Lens: The Blue Marlin Grand Championship and the Soul of Orange Beach


Blue Marlin Grand Tournament Orange Beach Alabama Wharf

There are certain weeks on the Gulf Coast when the water seems to hum with anticipation. For me, the Blue Marlin Grand Championship at The Wharf Marina is one of them.

Every summer, Orange Beach becomes more than a coastal town with beautiful water, sugar-white sand, waterfront homes, and marinas. It becomes a stage. The boats arrive polished and powerful. Crews step onto the docks with quiet confidence. Flags lift in the breeze. Cameras come out. The crowd gathers. And for a few electric days in July, sportfishing becomes the heartbeat of the Alabama Gulf Coast.

The 2026 Blue Marlin Grand Championship is scheduled for July 14–19, 2026, at …

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Margaritaville Orange Beach: A New Waterfront Destination Takes Shape on the Intracoastal Waterway

Margaritaville Orange Beach Condos

As I stood overlooking The Wharf Marina recently, watching tower cranes stretch across the skyline and steel framing rise above the Intracoastal Waterway, I couldn’t help but think about how dramatically this area is evolving.

What I was looking at is the future home of Margaritaville Resort Orange Beach, one of the most anticipated waterfront developments currently under construction along Alabama’s Gulf Coast.

Located on the north side of The Wharf Marina in Orange Beach, this new resort community is creating something much more significant than another condominium project. It is introducing an entirely new waterfront…

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Orange Beach Boating Lifestyle

Most Popular Offshore Fishing Boats & Sportfishing Yachts in Orange Beach, Alabama

Orange Beach Sportsfishing Yachts

There are certain boats that simply look at home in Orange Beach. You see them tied up at the marina, running through Perdido Pass at daylight, backing into slips after a tournament weigh-in, or sitting proudly behind a waterfront home on Ono Island.

For those of us who love the Gulf Coast boating lifestyle, boats are not just transportation. They are part of the property story.

“In Orange Beach, the right boat often says as much about the lifestyle as the home, the dock, and the waterway behind it.”

Most Popular Offshore Fishing Boats in Orange Beach

These are the center consoles and offshore fishing…

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2026 Orange Beach Billfish Classic: Where Sportfishing, Boats, and Waterfront Real Estate Meet


Orange Beach Alabama Fishing Tournaments Billfish Classic

The Orange Beach Billfish Classic is one of those Gulf Coast events that feels bigger than a tournament. It is part competition, part tradition, part boating culture, and part real estate story. When the big sportfishing boats start arriving, the docks take on a different rhythm. You hear the engines, see the outriggers, notice the crews moving with purpose, and feel the energy build around The Wharf, Perdido Pass, and the waterfront communities that make Orange Beach so special.

The 30th Annual Orange Beach Billfish Classic is scheduled for May 12–16, 2026 at The Wharf in Orange Beach, Alabama. For many anglers, captains, boat…

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Orange Beach Boating Forecast

Orange Beach Boating Forecast for Spring and Summer 2026


Orange Beach Alabama Fishing and Boating Forecast Website page connections 
Orange Beach • Boating • SearchTheGulf.com In this forecast
1) Spring patterns (March–May)
2) Summer patterns (June–August)
3) My planning checklist for better days on the water
4) 2026 boating and tournament calendar to watch
5) Official forecast, buoy, and tide resources
6) A few Alabama boating rules I want you to remember
7) What this boating season tends to do to real estate demand
8) Quick FAQs

I write this Orange Beach boating forecast the same way I talk about it with homeowners and neighbors: not as a promise of “perfect,” but as a practical read on patterns that repeat every year. Here along the…

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