If you’ve chosen to spend the Fourth of July at THE Beach, check out this list of local celebrations across Northwest Florida’s Gulf Coast:
Sertoma’s Fourth of July Celebration
Old Seville, Pensacola, FL
Fireworks at 9pm
850-433-9866
Fourth of July Celebration at Fort Walton Beach Landing
Brooks Street, Fort Walton
Enjoy food and vendor booths, children’s activities, live entertainment, and 4th of [...]
1. Cape San Blas Lighthouse-Visit the Southern-most tip of the Florida Panhandle and you’ll find this popular lighthouse. It’s actually the fourth lighthouse to mark the coast of Cape San Blas. Open Wednesday through Saturday.
2. Scalloping in St. Joseph’s Bay-Try out your best hunter-gatherer skills! From July 1- September 10, give scalloping a try by wading into [...]
1. Destin Fishing and History Museum- Here visitors can get a glimpse of life in the Gulf of Mexico with award-winning examples of fish caught in Destin, the World’s Luckiest Fishing Village. On display are also a large collection of antique fishing rods and reels, including one owned by Ernest Hemingway! Admission is $5 per [...]
1. National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola-Featuring 150 vintage aircraft and flight simulators and an IMAX theater; watch the Blue Angels practice their choreographed flying twice a week. Admission to the museum is free.
2. TT Wentworth Jr. Florida State Museum-Pensacola’s history museum featuring unique artifacts, including an anchor that belonged to Spanish sailor de Luna [...]
I revisited the Destin History and Fishing Museum this week. I say revisited because I had been there a looong time ago when the museum was just getting started. That was in 1987. At that time, it was a real community effort to put the little museum together. Local fishermen donated taxidermied versions of their [...]
Roberta Sandler’s new book A Brief Guide to Florida’s Monuments and Memorials (University Press of Florida, 2008) is a 261 page treasure hunt of monumental trivia. She covers the entire state by sections and includes the carved stones, murals, parks, churches and statues that pay tribute to Florida’s past, people and events.
Along THE Beach, Roberta [...]
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