This ferry runs from the west end of Gulf Shores near the old Civil War Fort Morgan over to the east end of Dauphin Island near where the old Civil War Fort Gaines is located.
Click on these pictures to enlarge them. The ticket is from 2004. When you enlarge the picture above you can see the oil rig clearly in the background. That was not there back in the 1950s and 1960s.http://www.flickr.com/photos/mobilebayferry
Link below is to current schedule.
http://www.mobilebayferry.com/schedule.html