Last weekend was the last outing of our local Winnebago
Club before the summer hiatus. Before attending the rally, we stopped at the
Gulf State Park for a relaxing evening near the water in Gulf Shores, AL. This
a great park where you have the option of nearby beaches, tourist attractions
or enjoying the hiking trails and other facilities of the park. We focused mostly on the relaxing aspects of
the park.
In the
morning before heading to the rally in Robertsdale, Al we made our first visit
to Fort Morgan, located at the entrance to Mobile Bay. It played an important role in the Civil War
battle for control of Mobile Bay and the city of Mobile. The Union victory here in 1864 gave the
northern states a much needed boost in spirits and helped propel President
Lincoln to reelection. The fighting at the fort and on the waters of the bay
was fierce. A tour of the fort and
museum provides a good overview of the battle and life at the fort during this
period. If you are interested in the
Civil War, this is definitely worthwhile.
Another interesting fact was that pets are allowed to wander the
grounds, so Halley had her first open museum tour.
After some comments on the last blog, I think I
should clarify that we are not taking the RV to Alaska-this time. We are going with friends on a land and
cruise tour. We are hoping this will
give us a great overview of the state.
15 comments:
I love visiting the old forts of the Civil War era. Nice pictures.
That sure looks like a nice campsite and interesting things to see in the area.
We really enjoyed our visit to Fort Morgan. I love seeing history come alive.
I wonder why these seem familiar to us ;-) With or without the MH, looking forward to your trip to Alaska.
Our first trip to Alaska was a CruiseTour and we fell in love with the state. Second trip was a cruise tour of sorts, but on our own this time ... time on a small boat followed by time on land. We're hoping to make the third trip up there in our MH.
We have spent just a little time in Alabama -- 11 years ago! Need to return and actually see something! Thanks for the tour; it may give us a starting point.
Halley seems to have enjoyed her tour very much. The fort looks a lot like Fort Pickens also used in the civil war. I suspect they were built around the same time.
Was that you with the orange parachute??
Those pictures remind me of Fort Jay on Governors Island. That was a special place to live and we had some great times there.
Nice post! I really enjoy seeing history sites and I'd love to see my first Civil War one. It was sure nice that Halley was allowed to tour as well. Great photos - thanks!
Loved that area when we were there a couple years ago. I think it's time for a revisit :)
We really liked Gulf State Park when we visited there 2 years ago. It was amazing how the hurricane took out so many trees.
I must make this a "must see" while we're here in Alabama!
Candy
I'll be saving this is our list of places to see! I love the water view site.
Doesn't get any better than history and relaxing.
Like the photos of the fort. Reminds me of Fort DeSoto near St. Petersburg, FL.
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