Apalach Farmers Market Saturday
The Apalachicola Farmers Market is this Saturday, Nov. 9 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET at the Mill Pond Pavilion at the end of Market Street. For more info email farmersmarket@cityofapalachicola.com.
Lantern Fest Saturday evening at lighthouse
Lantern Fest will be celebrated this Saturday, Nov. 9, from 6 to 10 p.m. ET at Crooked River Lighthouse, 1975 Highway 98 West, in Carrabelle. For more info, email carrabellelighthouse@gmail.com or call (850) 697-2732.
Island to hold Veterans Day ceremony
The St. George Lighthouse Association, in partnership with SGI Veterans Reveille Group and the 106th American Legion in Apalachicola, invites everyone to attend the Veterans Day ceremony in Lighthouse Park on Monday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. ET.
First Baptist to honor veterans
On Monday Nov. 11 at 9 a.m. ET, the First Baptist Christian School of Apalachicola, at 46 Ninth Street, will present a Veterans Day program in honor of all veterans, in all branches of service, those still serving and those who gave their lives, and the POW/MIA soldiers. In their honor, names of those from…
Franklin County Schools honors veterans Friday
The Franklin County Schools annual Veterans Day program, presented by the school’s National Honor Society, will be in the high school gym on Friday, Nov. 8 beginning at 9 a.m. ET.
Small levels of red tide detected offshore
Over the past week, the red tide organism Karenia brevis was detected in 85 samples collected from Florida’s Gulf Coast. In Northwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was observed at background concentrations in Franklin County. Bloom concentrations (>100,000 cells/liter) were present in 21 samples, offshore of Pinellas, Manatee, Sarasota, Charlotte, Lee and Collier…
Chattahoochee Riverkeeper founder to speak at library
The Apalachicola Margaret Key Public Library will feature Sally Bethea, author of Keeping the Chattahoochee, as part of this year’s Susan B. Clementson Author Series on Thursday, Nov. 14 at 6 p.m. Bethea is the retired founding director of Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, an environmental advocacy organization established in 1994 whose mission is to protect and restore…
Carrabelle museum expands military veteran exhibit
The Carrabelle History Museum has expanded its military veteran tribute exhibit, which honors several local men who served in the armed forces from World War I to Vietnam. The expanded exhibit will continue to honor several other military veterans with deep ties to Carrabelle, showcasing their stories of service and sacrifice. The reopening reception was…
War museum honors Native American servicemen
The Camp Gordon Johnston World War II Museum in Carrabelle has opened a special exhibit honoring Native American servicemen, to be on display until Saturday, Nov. 30 in keeping with National Native American Heritage Month. According to the National Museum of the American Indian, during World War I and II, hundreds of American Indians joined…
Lighthouse to glow with musical Lantern Fest
Lantern Fest, an outdoor festival known for its display of over 100 colorful, hanging lanterns,will be celebrated this Saturday, Nov. 9, from 6 to 10 p.m. ET at the Crooked River Lighthouse outside Carrabelle. Lighting up the night at the 1895 maritime landmark, will be music by gifted Irish musicians, Killavil; a glow-in-the-dark performance from the Tallahassee State…