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Pelican is a free community newspaper distributed every Friday. For more than 20 years, Pelican has been serving area residents, summer tourists and winter snowbirds of coastal Florida and Alabama in Perdido Key, Orange Beach, Gulf Shores, Foley, Fort Morgan, Elberta and Lillian. Pelican is locally recognized as the area’s favorite local newspaper.

We feature local news, information and stories about the area’s people, places and events, from local restaurant and music reviews to financial and fishing advice. In addition to in-depth stories about island life, Pelican’s weekly columns include:

Calendar – Our center spread feature with a comprehensive calendar of area places to go and things to do.

Island Seen – Colorful photomontages of local people out and about around the island.

Pelican People – Interviews and photographs of well-known local residents.

Wrong Key – Tim Banfell’s comic strip inspired in part by people in Pelican country.

Every issue of the Pelican features information for our readers that is relevant.