Mobile, Alabama

Mobile Bay, AL is the perfect destination for your spring break trip. The Bay has many family friendly attractions that feature history, nature, and art. The Battleship Memorial Park in Mobile, Alabama is a hub of historical treasures. Open for over 50 years, the park houses retired battleships, submarines and military aircraft. Visitors of all ages can explore the vast, stunning park, including the deck of the infamous USS Alabama (BB-60). Residents of Mobile hold the USS Alabama near to their

hurricanes with Mobile County in Alabama experiencing hurricane Ivan and hurricane Dennis in 2004 and 2005 (Link, 2010). In 2005, Hurricane Katrina was the costliest and one of the deadliest hurricanes to have hit the United States and was rated category three in Mobile County (Marchi, 2007). The response to the disaster was poor owing to the lack of proper disaster preparedness as

Mardi Gras in Mobile, also known as Carnival, starts in November and officially kicks off on twelfth night, which occured on January 6th. Though there are lots of private associations, such as Krewes that hold their own masquerade balls and king cake parties, there are many free public events to attend this season. During the upcoming weeks, there will be at least one major parade that takes place in the city of Mobile, the largest parades will take place on the last few days of Carnival, or Mardi

The Segregation Story, 1956 at Segregated Drinking Fountain, Mobile Alabama, 1956. The photograph is in the 1950’s when white and colored people were not treated equal. The young black girl was thirsty, but she was not allowed drink from the white only family but the colored only water fountain do to segregation. The story the image communicates is that it was a segregation story, time were colored and white people were divided and not treated equally. The Focus of the photograph is set on the little

New Orleans is known all over the world as a party town. Year round in New Orleans and in southeast Louisiana there is some type of party or celebration being held. New Orleans has a unique culture and heritage that draws people together to have a good time. In the winter time, New Orleans activities are dominated by two seasons, the Christmas season and the Carnival season also known as Mardi Gras. Most people would probably not associate these two seasons together, but while they have their differences

Throw Me Something Mister Mardi Gras is the time for friends and family to gather together and an unforgettable time. Mardi Gras is viewed as a city celebration. New Orleans shut the whole city down to have the parades. Walking down Canal Street all that is seen is the people camped out waiting for the parades to start. The barbeque pits are lit and the cookouts begin. Just looking around and seeing people come together all for the same thing is very exciting. Mardi Gras has changed over the years

On this day streets are filled with masked people in outrages colorful costumes. Feathers as well as gold, purple and green seem to be just about everywhere people look. Beads are thrown high into the air from elaborate creative floats while people try desperately to be the lucky ones who catch these festive beads. While confetti falls down from the sky and the bands march through the streets filling the city with music as the crowds of people dance. New Orleans, the city that lets the good times

French for Fat Tuesday. It is the last night of eating richer, fatty foods before the ritual of fasting during the Lenten season. • Although New Orleans’ Mardi Gras celebrations are much more widely known, Mardi Gras in North America actually began Mobile, AL in 1703, fifteen years before New Orleans was

Wal-Mart’s Response to Hurricane Katrina So far in the American history, hurricane Katrina remains to be one of the most devastating hurricanes to have ever been witnessed. Though preparation were already in place to counter its effects, the storm’s impact turned out to be one of the most unprecedented ever seen. This is even notable from the way government agencies reacted to this disaster. It brought out the inefficiencies and inadequacies of the emergency units both at the federal and state level

It was first celebrated by a secret society called Masque de la Mobile, which lasted until 1709 and then transitioned into the Boeuf Gras Society, which held parades for over a century until finally dissolving (Mardi Gras History). There would be a procession with a giant bulls head at the helm, which was pushed through