The Friends of Franklin County Public Libraries invite everyone to a fun-filled Souper Celebration, a soup, bread, and book sale event on Saturday, Jan. 18 at the Eastpoint Branch Library. The public is welcome from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. ET, while members of the Friends have exclusive early access to the soup sale starting…
The Carrabelle History Museum will present a speaker program Saturday, Jan. 18 about the Pirates of the Florida West Coast. This free program, from 10 a.m. to noon ET at C-Quarters Marina in Carrabelle, will feature Robert Jacob, author and historian, who brings over 50 years of experience in living history portrayals and a passion…
On St. George Island, what began several years ago as a family thing behind the house of Heather and Steve Rash, has also steadily grown, to where it moved to the beach behind the Blue Parrot Ocean Front Cafe about three years ago. “It was great. The air was a little chilly but the water…
Over the holidays, Bring Me A Book Forgotten Coast gave out 1,186 books to the children of Franklin and Gulf counties. Events included Apalachicola’s arrival of Santa on a shrimp boat, Port St. Joe Small Business Saturday, the St. George Island Lighting of the Palms, plus Eastpoint and Carrabelle celebrations. Bring Me A Book partnered…
Clayton Mathis and Stephen Pecot, “The Preacher,” will grace the stage at the Apalachicola Margaret Key Public Library on Wednesday, Jan. 15, from 6 to 7:30 ET. Mathis, who hails from Gaffney, South Carolina where he developed his love of music. His grandmother tried to teach him piano but he quit at age 12 and…
Red snapper season closed but another good amount was harvested. Dave Mason got this nice one, 35 inches long and weighing 21 pounds, fishing with squid for bait, just before the season closed. Pete Barwick of Bounty Bay PSJ charters had another great season as well. Red grouper season opened Jan. 1; keep an eye…
The following is a list of what restaurants and bars are open on New Years Eve and New Years Day. Some have New Year’s Eve celebrations, others are open regular hours, but may close early on New Year’s Eve. If you know of others that may be open, please email to David Adlerstein@ dadlerstein@nevespublishing.com or…
Look to your shallow inshore reefs for mangrove snapper; live or cut bait usually does the trick on a dropper rig. The inshore fishing has really been good. Leading the charge have been sheepshead; look for pilings or rubble. Fiddler crabs will be the best bait, but shrimp also works. The whiting have been running…
Topping the charts at Carrabelle’s Boat Parade of Lights Dec. 14 were for boats 24-feet and under 1st) Mutiny, Steve Cowles 2) Sweet Caroline, Chris Holley and 3) Porter Girl, Johnnie Porter 25 to 34 feet 1) Electric Ray, Cypress Rudloe 2) Dandy, Lake Etheridge and 3) Emily Decessre; 35 to 44 feet 1) Docks…
Inshore fishing was great last week with limits of trout being caught in the deeper creeks; soft plastics, or live shrimp under a cork have been working. Whiting have been biting on the beaches; use a shrimp and a Carolina rig. Redfish have also been good using bull minnows. The shallower reefs offshore have been…
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