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…
The St. George Lighthouse Association, in partnership with THE SGI Veterans Reveille Group and Apalachicola’s American Legion Post 106, is inviting the Forgotten Coast community to attend the annual Veterans Day ceremony in Lighthouse Park on Monday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. ET. This year’s ceremony will feature special guest, U.S. Air Force Col. Tyler…
You don’t get more of a deep lineage in Franklin County’s seafood industry than the royal family that will reign over the 61st annual Florida Seafood Festival this weekend in Apalachicola. The newly crowned Miss Florida Seafood, Franklin County High School senior Olivia Poloronis, has roots in the industry that extend back more than a…
The letters R-E-D begin both the target species and the term of motivation that drove Gary Moreno and Tony Viator to victory at the Yamaha Bassmaster Redfish Cup Championship presented by Skeeter at Apalachicola Bay last weekend. After finishing last in the 2023 event at South Carolina’s Winyah Bay, the Texas anglers came to town…
On the upcoming busy Florida Seafood Festival weekend, be sure to carve out time for a special author event at Apalachicola’s Downtown Books. Axel Blackwell will be there at 11 a.m. ET on Saturday, Nov. 2, to sign copies of the books he co-wrote with the late Dawn Lee McKenna. He and Dawn’s daughter Kat…
After seeing two major hurricanes impact his central Florida home waters in a three-week period, Captain Cody Chivas is ready for some bent-rod therapy. Fortunately, he’ll get that opportunity during the Yamaha Bassmaster Redfish Cup Championship presented by Skeeter at Apalachicola Bay. In the event’s first Sunshine State visit, competition days will be Oct. 25-27…
Saturday had the perfect weather for a puttering around town and stopping to listen to music at the parks and from porches, as Apalachicola’s Porch Fest Apalach marked its fifth year. This year brought 29 musical acts, 16 porches, and three stages for the grassroots roaming music festival — where porches are stages and yards…
The Crooked River Lighthouse in partnership with the Big Bend Filipino-American Association will be offering their popular lantern-making workshop on Sunday, Oct. 27 from 3 to 6 p.m. ET at C-Quarters, Marina, 501 St. James Avenue (Hwy 98) in Carrabelle. Participants will learn to make a traditional Filipino Parol, a three-dimensional star lantern, at the…
Twelve kayaking volunteers of Apalachicola Riverkeeper are in the final stages of preparing for a 107-mile journey down the entire Apalachicola River, from Chattahoochee to Apalachicola, The annual Rivertrek launches in Chattahoochee on Wednesday, Oct. 23, and after camping along the way, they’ll arrive in Apalachicola five days later on Sunday, Oct. 27. Family, friends…
An Apalachicola man has a novel idea for bringing people together to build a boat, and he’s organizing an open meeting to introduce it. Duncan Blair, a researcher, educator and photographer of traditional sailing, is inviting the community to an open meeting at Belle’s Winery and Saloon, at 252 Water St across from the Apalachicola…
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