(Tribune News Service) — Twelve miles and a one-hour ferry ride away from the beaches of Gulfport and Biloxi lies a small ... Island, a popular spot to enjoy warm sandy beaches and view Fort ...

The fort is physically separate [to the large ... according to Monaghan. "Alderney is a small island and seems to have disproportionately rich archaeology in both the Iron Age and Roman periods.

YOU COULDN’T ASK for a more peaceful place to put a fortress. These days, Fort Ward on Bainbridge Island is a haven of daisy-covered lawns, wind-bent trees, quietly lapping water and seabirds ...