(Emily Songer/Contributed)
There’s an art to Southern culture that must be experienced to be appreciated. From spending slow mornings smelling the sweet fragrance of fresh produce cooked into a family favorite dish to summer nights spent setting tables for supper, there is something unmistakable about simple Southern moments. It is the comfort that comes with these experiences that Julialake Graham captures and creates anew at The Clubhouse in Fairhope.
A stunning historic property, The Clubhouse is home to not only Graham and her family of seven, but generations of Fairhope history. Positioned as a vacation town for the people of Mobile in the early 1900s, Fairhope drew droves of people looking for a leisurely, laid-back escape. Originally built in 1922 for the Fairhope Golf, Gun and Country Club, The Clubhouse holds a multitude of memories for locals of the time. “There really is such a story here,” shares Graham…