Mystics of Pleasure Mardi Gras Parade

According to the written history of the Mystics of Pleasure, "while overlooking the Marina on Cotton Bayou and watching the sunset on a glorious April evening, a group of men planned what was to become ... Pleasure Island's very first nighttime Mardi Gras parading society."

By Carnival of 2001, the Mystics of Pleasure held its first ball and Mardi Gras parade in Orange Beach. Unlike parading groups to the west, marshals with the Mystics of Pleasure ride Harley-Davidsons, not horses.

The group also sponsored the Thunder Run boating event every year.

Route: Begins at traffic light east of Phoenix West and ends at Hwy 161