GCM Staff Report
The city of Fairhope will hold a public rededication of the Fairhope Municipal Pier, South Beach, Rose Garden and Fountain on Thursday, March 26 at 4 p.m. at the pier.
The celebration recognizes the long-standing role of Fairhope’s waterfront, which has been a center for recreation and community gatherings for more than a century, a news release said.
The original pier was built in 1895 as a wooden structure to support commercial bay boats. A concrete pier replaced it in 1968 and remained in use for decades before sustaining major damage from Hurricanes Ivan in 2004 and Katrina in 2005. After extensive renovations, the pier reopened in 2006, with additional restoration completed in 2025.
“The Fairhope waterfront is central to our identity as a community,” Mayor Sherry Sullivan said in the release. “This rededication honors our past while celebrating the continued investment in a space that brings our community together.”
The rededication program will feature brief remarks and the naming of the rose garden and fountain in honor of Timothy M. Kant for his years of dedicated service to the city. The event is open to the public.
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