Only in Mobile can you find a squirrel eating a peanut beneath a giant oak tree while the Crichton Leprechaun peers down from the branches and two motorcycle police officers escort the scene.
That’s exactly what the City of Mobile’s proposed new Mardi Gras float would depict.
Designed as a rolling tribute to the Port City’s history, culture and quirks, the $45,750 float features everything from Bienville Square’s Ketchum Fountain and azaleas to a fire truck racing through the Bankhead Tunnel. It will get its first public scrutiny Tuesday when the Mobile City Council considers the proposal…