MOBILE, Ala. -- Legend and reality share a common bond in Mobile, and its many myths and tales make for a striking collection of lore. Amy Beach, Mobile Public Library historian, will lead a lecture Wednesday at 6:30 to explore some of the area's more mysterious stories.From the tale of the Boyington Oak, a tree that reportedly sprung from near the grave of executed killer Charles Boyington in what Boyington said would be a sign of his proclaimed innocence, to the Floating Island and Mary Eoline Edwards, a woman who walked the city's docks for decades, Mobile is awash in mysterious and unexplained stories.
The lecture at the Ben May main library on Government Street is intended not to frighten or appeal to the macabre, Beach said, but to shed light on the many legends that surround the city.