Pier-ing into the future - Baldwin County NOW - A Gulf Coast Information Source for South Alabama

Pier-ing into the future - Baldwin County NOW - A Gulf Coast Information Source for South Alabama: "GULF SHORES, Ala. — A crowd of several hundred state and local officials along with business leaders and anglers were on hand Thursday to lend enthusiastic applause as Gov. Bob Riley dedicated the new Gulf State Park Pier with a ribbon cutting ceremony. This pier, which has been open to the public since Monday, replaces a long-standing pier that was destroyed during Hurricane Ivan in 2004."