More than a century of local history will be on display in April when Foley conducts walking tours of the downtown historic district. The free tours will be held each Saturday of the month throughout April and will highlight historic areas of the city that date back to the beginning of the 20th Century.
The tours will begin at the Foley Welcome Center at the intersection of Alabama 59 and U.S. 98. The tours will continue to the L&N Railroad Depot next to the Welcome Center. Other highlights of the tours will include Centennial Plaza, the Holk Building, Magnolia Hotel, the Holmes Medical Museum—the site of Baldwin County’s first hospital—the Foley Hotel building and other historic sites in the downtown area.
The tours begin at 10 a.m. and last about one hour. The walks cover about five city blocks and are conducted by local community members.
The first tour on April 6 will be conducted by retired Baldwin County Probate Judge Tim Russell, who was Foley mayor from 1996 until 2006, and his wife, Sandy, a longtime teacher at Foley High School. LaDonna Hinesley, Foley marketing director, will lead the April 13 tour. The April 20 tour will be conducted by Randy LeDrew, a longtime employee of Riviera Utilities, and his wife, Cathay. Guy Busby, Foley marketing communications manager, will lead the final tour on April 27.
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