Gulf Shores is an Alabama Community of Excellence adjusting to shifting sands for growth
By Cary Estes, July 18, 2018 The Alabama Communities of Excellence program is helping Gulf Shores find opportunity on and off its popular beaches. (Brittany Faush / Alabama NewsCenter) Given enough time – decades if not centuries – the steady combinati …
Gulf Shores
Gulf Shores, class of 2005, designated 2007, gulfshoresal.gov The completion of the Intracoastal Waterway in 1937 and the opening of Gulf State Park in 1939 were crucial factors in attracting people to the Gulf Shores area in Baldwin County along Alaba …
Alabama Gulf State Park’s Gulf Adventure Center “The Hummingbird Zipline”
This two and a half hour Alabama Gulf State Park eco adventure tour is scheduled to open in March of 2013. This ultimate adventure is both educational and exciting with six ziplines as high as 90 feet up in the air, four of which will travel over the w …
Historic Fort Morgan
Completed in 1834, Fort Morgan was active during four wars the Civil War, the Spanish-American War, and World Wars I and II. The fort is most famous for its role in the Civil War Battle of Mobile Bay. Union Admiral David Farragut damned the torpedoes a …