Dauphin Island Diaries
A long-form history podcast focused on the people, places, and stories that shaped Dauphin Island and the Alabama Gulf Coast.
Dauphin Island Diaries
DID Bonus INTERVIEWSDAY Material (1) - Interview with Shari Pope Moon
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This week, we're opening up a conversation that has never been released before.
Back in March, I sat down with Shari Pope Moon in Cadillac Square on Dauphin Island. We weren't in a studio. We weren't in front of a microphone booth. We were sitting at a picnic table under the trees, listening to the sounds of the island around us and talking about family, memory, and the place that has shaped generations of her family.
What followed was less of an interview and more of a conversation.
Shari shares the story of her parents' island love story, the family tradition that has brought generations back to Dauphin Island year after year, the old casino and Isle Dauphine Club, the original drawbridge, Hurricane Frederic, Fort Gaines, the Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo, and what makes this island feel like home to so many people.
If you've ever wondered why people fall in love with Dauphin Island and keep coming back generation after generation, this conversation helps explain it.
So grab your favorite beverage, settle in, and join us for this previously unreleased conversation with Shari Pope Moon.
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