Island fired up for the 4th

BRIAN KELLY • bkelly@pnj.com • July 4, 2008 It's Fourth of July weekend on Pleasure Island, and the skies over the island will explode in a myriad of pyrotechnics. Below are a few places to celebrate our nation's birthday with barbecue, live music and of course the best fireworks on the Gulf Coast. Now, if you don't want to spend the cash for any of the listed events, no worries because you can see the fireworks from just about any advantage point along the beaches from Perdido Key to Gulf Shores. Happy Fourth of July. Gulf Shores Annual Fireworks Extravaganza The skies will light up at 9 p.m. in Gulf Shores for its annual Independence Day celebration. Visible from any Gulf Shores area beach, this is Pleasure Island's premier fireworks show and it will take place on the Fourth of July at 9 p.m. Tune into Sunny 105.7 as they... [read full story]