Lodging Partners Launch Fall Specials
Halloween
brings out some spooky good deals along the coast. Come stay for an
eery ghost tracker weekend at a "haunted" bed and breakfast or enjoy the
beach at fall values. Check out our lodging specials page often. New specials are posted weekly.
ST. GEORGE ISLAND SPECIALS: On St. George Island, you can book four nights and get the fifth night free on select properties at
Collins Vacation Rentals or save up to 15% (or get Winter Rates) when you book a weekly stay with Collins. Book a vacation rental at
Resort Vacation Properties on St. George Island by September 30 and you could save up to 40% off your Spring Break Vacation 2012.The
Still Waters Vacation Rental home on St. George Island is offering a October/November special: pay for four nights and get three nights Free!
APALACHICOLA SPECIALS:
The Coombs House Inn will host its annual Ghostly Encounters and
Psychic Development Weekend. Join fellow ghost trackers for a Ghostly
Encounter weekend. The
Coombs House Inn is also offering visitors a "Queen for a Day Special" - any queen bedroom for only $99 Sunday-Thursday. The
Gibson Inn
is offering visitors the opportunity to stay free this fall. Book a two
night stay during September and receive a gift certificate for a FREE
night any Sunday through Thursday until December 22. Are you an Old
Salt? If so, you could win A $1,200 Florida Seafood Festival Vacation
from the
Water Street Hotel. In
recognition of Apalachicola’s maritime heritage the Water Street Hotel
is sponsoring the first annual “Old Salt” contest. Enter and you could
win a free stay during Seafood Festival Weekend and lots of other great
prizes! You can also save 25% on select units at Water Street Hotel
during November and December.
CARRABELLE AREA SPECIALS: You can save up to 50% at
Pickett's Landing Rentals in Carrabelle.
Sandy Beach Properties
is offering a fall mid-week special: Book a two or three night stay
Monday – Thursday and get a free night: Book Two nights get the 3rd
night free – Book Three Nights and get the 4th night free! The
St. James Bay Golf Resort is offering a "Play All Day" - $50 per person golf special for guests staying in the Residence Condominiums. Carrabelle's
Old Carrabelle Hotel is offering seasonal specials. At Alligator Point,
Harbor Point Vacation Rentals invites everyone to take advantage of our secluded beaches at a significant savings.
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SGI Hosts Oyster Festival Oct 7-9
Mark
your calendar to attend St. George Island's Oyster Festival Columbus
Day weekend Oct. 7-9. This three day festival highlights the county's
seafood heritage, particularly the Apalachicola Bay oyster. There will
be displays, contests, demonstrations and of course seafood. The event,
which will include some Eastpoint activities, will also feature music, a
fishing tournament and a 5K
run. Visitors may also climb the Cape St. George Lighthouse, browse
the new Lighthouse Museum in the Keeper's Cottage, and visit the new
Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve (ANERR) Visitor Center
in Eastpoint.
Click here to learn more.
Blues Along the Riverfront During October
Apalachicola's
riverfront will be alive with jazz and blues music this month as the
town hosts a month-long series of benefit blues and jazz concerts. The
concert series kicks off October 8 with the Second Saturday monthly
event featuring the Smackwater Retrievers group in Riverfront Park. On
Oct 15, Grammy-nominee Slim Fats will peform downtown. On October 22,
six blues bands will perform as part of a Blues in the Park event and
Oct. 28 will bring the King Cotton Blues Band to Apalachicola.
The Butterflies are Here!
For
visitors who enjoy watching nature, the annual fall migration of birds
and butterflies is in full swing during late fall along coastal North
Florida. Several types of migrating birds use the coastline along
Franklin County as a stopover before they make their long flight across
the Gulf to Central America. The annual migration usually peaks after
the first cold front of September and will continue until mid November.
Some of the migrating bird species you might encounter include warblers,
Peregrin Falcons, hawks and Bald Eagles. Common migrating species of
butterflies include the Gulf Fritillary and Monarch.
Click here to learn more about birding opportunities in Franklin County.
Upcoming Events
Visit
saltyflorida.com for a complete list of events and activities in the area.
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Black Bear Festival Carrabelle Oct. 15
Carrabelle
will host the Forgotten Coast Black Bear Festival on Oct. 15 from 10-4
p.m. This festival in Carrabelle will feature live music, presentations
by bear experts and even guided tours into Tate's Hell National Forest
to observe bear habitat up close and personal. For details on the
festival,
click here.
Blues, Jazz & Boos in Apalach Halloween weekend.
Spooky Fun Halloween Weekend
Lantern Festival. On Oct. 28-29 Carrabelle Beach will be the site of the
Crooked River Lighthouse Lantern Festival. The
main event is Saturday night from 5pm until 10 pm featuring a display
of more than 116 lanterns, tales of ship-wrecked captains, and night
time tower climbing. The event, is sponsored by the Carrabelle
Lighthouse Association, and will also feature music, tales of the high
seas and a rare opportunity to climb the lighthouse at night!
Ghostwalk.
Historic hauntings will be lured forth in Apalachicola on October 29 at
the Chestnut Street Cemetery in Apalachicola. From 7-9 p.m. local
history enthusiasts from the Apalachicola Area Historical Society will
don the garb and take on the personna of several of the cemetery's more
notable inhabitants to tell their tale of life in Apalachicola more
than 100 years ago. For more information,
click here.
Blues, Jazz and Boos. Two
days of Fall fun beginning with a jazz concert on Friday, Oct. 28 and
childrens' carnival on Oct. 29. A fundraiser for the Franklin's Promise
Coalition.
Click here for details.
As the weather turns cooler many lodging providers are offering special fall packages.
Click here to check
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Florida Seafood Festival Nov. 4-5
The 48th
Annual Florida Seafood Festival kicks off in Apalachicola November 4-5.
Heralded as the State's oldest maritime event, this annual fall classic
is a celebration of the Franklin County commercial seafood industry.
There will be music, rides, games, and fresh seafood to eat all day.
Don't miss the oyster shucking and oyster eating contests. Saturday's
musical headliner is Travis Tritt..
Click here to watch a video on the Florida Seafood Festival. For more information,
click here.
Oyster Roast Nov. 4
Dine under
the stars in the heart of historic Apalachicola at the 7th annual
Apalachicola Oyster Roast on November 4th 6-9 pm. Come enjoy
Apalachicola Bay seafood in historic downtown. This annual event, a
fundraiser for the Apalachicola Bay Chamber, features roasted oysters,
oyster on the half shell, creamy artichoke and oyster bisque, shrimp,
locally caught blue crab, and scratch-made cakes and desserts. Tickets
are $50. For more info,
click here.
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