MOBILE, Ala. ( WALA ) - The City of Mobile says in a press release that a renowned sculptor will create a Jimmy Buffett state on Mobile’s waterfront.

Here is the press release:

Mobile, Ala. — The City of Mobile, the National Maritime Museum of the Gulf, and members of the Buffett family have selected nationally renowned sculptor Ben Victor to create a lifelike statue of Jimmy Buffett on Mobile’s downtown riverfront.

The 7.5-foot-tall statue will depict the iconic singer and Coastal Alabama native in a classic pose, playing his guitar and gazing out over the water that inspired him during his early life and career. The sculpture is scheduled to be unveiled in September 2026 on the city’s downtown waterfront outside the Maritime Museum. It is one of many ways the community will contin

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