Estuaries Day Sept 28
It's all about the Bay on Sept. 28 as the Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve (ANERR)celebrates National Estuaries Day at its Research and Visitor Center in Eastpoint.The festivities will run from 1:30-6 p.m. and will feature family-friendly activities and exhibits. The Visitor Center is located near the St. George Island Bridge at 108 Island Drive, Eastpoint. Click here to learn more.
Maritime Museum Hosts Historic Lectures in September
Sept. 1 - Turpentine Industry
The Apalachicola Maritime Museum will host a talk on the North Florida Turpentine Industry on Saturday, September 1 at 7 pm. ArcheologistBarbara Hines is the featured presentor for the talk which is being held at the AMM facility on Water Street in Apalachicola. Click here for details.
Sept. 22 - Queen Anne's Revenge
AMM will host a talk about the pirate shipwrecks at 7 p.m. on Sept. 22 at the AMM building on Water Street. Franklin Price, of the Bureau of Archaeological Research, will talk about his work on the wreck of Blackbeard the Pirate’s vessel on the North Carolina coast. Click here for details.
Paddling Trip September 22
Join the Apalachicola Riverkeepers on their monthly paddling trip on Sept. 22 in and around the Apalachicola River and Bay. The trips are free to members and $30 for non-members.Click here to learn more.
Coastal Cleanup Sept. 15
Make your vacation meaningful by pitching in and helping clean up the coast! It's a great feeling and you'll meet great people all working for the same cause. Click here for details.
Camp Gordon Johnston Museum Day Saturday Sept. 29
Camp Gordon Johnston celebrates Museum Day on Saturday, Sept. 29. The event marks the sixth year that Camp Gordon Johnston has been asked to participate in theSmithsonian Magazine's Annual National Museum Day. Click here to learn more.
John Spohrer Photography Exhibit in Apalachicola
Nationally acclaimed nature photographer John Spohrer will be exhibiting photography from his upcoming book The Seasons of Apalachicola during a showing September 1- 30 at the Apalachicola Center for History, Culture and Art.Click here for details.
Crooked River Lighthouse Hosts Lantern Fest Oct. 26-27
The Crooked River Lighthouse will host the 2012 Lantern Fest on Oct. 26-27. The two-day event will feature a lantern making workshop and evening lantern display, music, dance presentations, storytelling and craft exhibits. A 70 foot pirate ship playground will feature a special dramatic presentation, recalling the souls of those lost at sea. Click here for details.
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Civil War Events Highlight Authors in Apalach Sept. 28-29
The Apalachicola Municipal Library will host the Second Annual Authors in Apalach on September 28 & 29. This year's event will feature a Civil War candlelit dinner with Jeff Shaara, author of the NYT bestselling civil war novel "Blaze of Glory." Continuing with that theme, there will also be a ceremonial flag placement on the graves of Civil War veterans that are buried in the Chestnut Street Cemetery. Click here to see the complete lineup of authors and events.
Labor Day and Beyond!
Grab a Late Summer Getaway
Many lodging providers are pulling out the stops to offer late summer getaway packages.
ST GEORGE ISLAND
APALACHICOLA
You can be Queen For a Day at the Coombs House Inn. This Mid Week deal gives you a queen room for only $99 Sunday -Thursday and it includes all our amenities.
CARRABELLE AREA
Apalachicola will host a Jazz & Wine Festival, Sept 27-30 downtown along the Apalachicola Riverfront. Click here for details.
Franklin County Oyster Festival Coming in October
Columbus Day weekend promises cooler weather and an abundance of fresh local seafood for the Franklin County Oyster Festival on St. George Island. Scheduled for Oct. 6, the festival will feature a fishing tournament, games, music, kids activities and lots of fresh seafood.Click here for details.
It's Fall! Go Fish!
Fall means fishing and September is generally recognized as the month that shrimp migrations begin with the young ones moving to deeper bay waters and mature shrimp migrating out the passes to the open gulf to spawn. It's a shrimp feast for the fish and a fish feast for the fishermen!Click here for more Franklin County fishing information.
Cape St. George Lighthouse
Offers Full Moon Climbs
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Golf & Rock Charity Event Sept. 20-22
Golf tournament in Carrabelle and live music on St. George Island to benefit the multiple charities.Click here to learn more.
Fall Golf Tourney
Tee up on Oct. 10 for the 9th Annual Apalachicola Bay Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament on the St James Bay Golf Course, just east of Carrabelle. Click here for details.
Black Bear Festival Oct. 6
The Forgotten Coast Black Bear Festival will be held Oct. 6 in Carrabelle. Festival events will include a parade, field trips, childrens' art displays and art exhibit as well as live music, food and arts and crafts for sale. Click here to learn more.
Ghostwalk Oct. 27 in Apalachicola
Hauntings abound in Apalachicola on Oct. 27 at the Historic Chestnut Street Cemetery. From 7-9 pm 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 oflife in Apalachicola more than 100 years ago. Click here for details.
Art Workshops This Fall
The Apalachicola School of Art will host a series of workshops this fall. On September 13-15, there will be a three-dayPlein Air Paintersworkshop featuring nationally-recognized artists. On October 3-6, the school will host a concrete and metal workshop.
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