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Port St. Joe Cape San Blas St. Joe Beach Wewahitchka Indian Pass THE FORGOTTEN COAST #1 Real Estate Team MEXICO BEACH CAPE SAN BLAS PORT ST JOE WINDMARK BEACH INDIAN PASS ST GEORGE ISLAND THE PEEVY TEAM MATT PEEVY ASHLEY PEEVY BILL PEEVY DIANE PEEVY GLYNIS SIMMONS | Over 30 Years Serving Florida’s Forgotten Coast 850-227-3335 | [email protected] 101 Good Morning Street, Port St. Joe, FL 200 Reid Avenue, Port St. Joe, FL www.CallThePeevys.com How do you describe Area Map..................... 1 Destinations Shop, Dine, nightlife Port St. Joe ........................ 3 Retail Therapy. .................... .4111 Gulf County, Florida? Bring Your Appetite................ .43 11 Indian Pass ........................ 5 Our friend Sean Dietrich, also known to many as Cape San Blas ..................... 7 Our Ingredients. Your Masterpiece.. .45 Sean of the South, answers in his own unique writing style: St. Joe Beach ...................... 9 Small Town. Big Sound. ............ .47 Wewahitchka. ..................... .11 1 Local & Social Water escapes Gulf County Gold .................. .49 Water is Life ....................... 13 Easy-Breezy Side Trips ............ .51 11 Reel Adventure .................... 15 Wedded Bliss Starts Here .......... .52 Gulf County is a place where the sun sets over the serene water in such a way that Area Boat Ramps .................. 17 Our Past Tells A Story.............. .53 it gives you the same feeling adolescent boys often feel when they see a pretty girl. Festivals & Events ................. .55 It’s a feeling that makes a young man think to himself, “Hey, I wouldn’t mind falling in Go Below the Surface .............. 19 Winter Guests..................... .57 love with this girl.” But this serene feeling doesn’t last. At least not in boys. Because Marvel Through Your Mask ......... .21 1 after only three milliseconds, the boy gets nervous—which only makes the girl’s Glide for Miles ..................... .22 Local Resources ................... .58 beauty more intimidating—then he forgets his first name. Pretty soon, the boy can’t Be an Instant Insider............... .59 speak for fear that he will suddenly lose control of his bladder in a public place. We’re Quite Sociable .............. .60 So instead, when he sees this girl face to face, he stutters, then mumbles something Outdoor playground That’s Gulf County. about the importance of tax reform, and walks away. Hit the Sand, Leash in Hand! ........ 23 Home Away from home Go Barefoot ....................... 25 It’s not a landscape, nor climate, nor a group of restaurants with killer smoked tuna Find Your Happy Place ............. 61 1 Keep it Wild ....................... 26 dip. It is a place where many of us find the greatest parts of our youth and the best parts of our present. A place where we adults become children again, simply by Nature’s Fortune ................... 27 holding a fishing rod. It’s nature, and boats, and music, and oysters. A place where Stay Closer to Nature .............. 29 The Gulf County TDC would like you once sipped a Corona as a newlywed, staring at your brand new wife, stealing Saddle Up Surfside ................ 311 to graciously thank the following glances at your wedding rings, trying not to cry when you slow-danced to “You Are Health & Wellness .................. 32 friends who contributed to So Beautiful.” It’s a place where you realize what kind of dedication, and moderate Golf Amongst Nature ............... 33 this guide: insanity it takes to be a true bay-scalloper. But most importantly, it is where the Parks & Playgrounds ............... 35 Reggie Smith Photography, sun meets the water. Where light bounces off marshlands in a special way. A place John Starrett and Jessica Ride or Stride ..................... 36 where everything becomes clear, all at once. Where you realize that whoever came Gorman. up with the idea of Heaven, has definitely been to one of our raw bars before. Port City Trail ...................... 37 See Our Wild Side ................. 39 This is where you look at the beautiful world surrounding you and think to yourself, “Hey, I wouldn’t mind falling in love with this.” Overstreet Boat Ramp Land’s Landing Park 4 miles to Wewahitchka Overstreet & Boat Ramp 73 98 386 Honeyville CENTRAL EASTERN Wewahitchka TIME ZONE TIME ZONE Dead Lakes Honeyville Park I 71 ntrac oas Beacon Hill tal Dead Lakes Park Mexico W & Boat Ramp Veterans Memorial Park Beach at Beacon Hill a 71 Lake Alice Park te rw 22 St. Joe Beach ay Gaskin Park T.L. James Park & Boat Ramp 98 386 Captain’s Cove White City Marina and Highland View Windmark Boat Ramp White City Park Howard Creek Boat Ramp Beach & Boat Ramp Highland View Cape San Blas Lighthouse Gulf County Canal . Joe Marina Parks .................... page 35 T.H. Stone Port St Memorial and Jetty Park St. Joseph Port Boat Ramps ........ page 17 Peninsula Lake State Park St. Joe Wimico GULF COUNTY Reid Ave. Diving ................... page 21 WELCOME CENTER Shopping Frank Pate Park Boat Ramp Constitution Museum 98 Apalachicola River Eagle Harbor Costin epot C St. Joseph Bay Airport D reek Trail Gulf of Mexico St. Joseph Bay Golf Cape Palms Park Club Apalachicola Black’s 98 Island 30A Loggerhead Run Bike Trail Simmons Bayou 30A St. Joseph Bay St. Joseph Bay Buffer Preserve Apalachicola Bay Cape San Blas Aquatic Preserve Indian Pass Boat Ramp 10 mi 30E Indian Pass Indian Salinas St. Vincent Island 10 km Distances are approximate Park Pass Lagoon National Wildlife Refuge 1 Area Map visitgulf .com 2 ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... DESTINATIONS A Special Place “A stunning part of Old Florida with a beautiful beach and just a handful of stores to keep holidaymakers supplied but not to appear over-commercialized. A fantastic place to recharge your batteries.” P o r t S t . Joe Wahaay, August 2018, tripadvisor.com Steeped in rich history, natural beauty and outdoor adventure, most will tell you it’s the people who make this place really special. Stretch your legs and enjoy the outdoors Port St. Joe Marina has been a hub in one of the many parks, playgrounds for boating activity in Port St. Joe. The and walking trails in Port St. Joe or stroll marina was damaged during Hurricane along Historic Downtown which is just one Michael, but is currently being repaired block off Highway 98. Historic Downtown is and upgraded. During this time, you can lined with locally owned shops, art galleries still access the waterways from a variety and restaurants serving fresh seafood, wood of boat ramps throughout Port St. Joe. fired pizza and authentic Mexican cuisine. The shopping district is easily walkable and Gather every year to celebrate one of our connects with quaint inns, the lighthouse local celebrities at the Forgotten Coast park and outfitter stores. Sea Turtle Festival or enjoy listening to Nashville’s sounds at the Blast on the Bay Songwriter’s Festival. Go to visitgulf.com/events for a complete calendar of events. FEATURED PARTNERS America’s Mini Storage ........... 850-229-8014 Black’s Island Resort ............ 888-908-6001 Mainstay Suites ... 850-229-6246 The Port Inn ...... 850-229-7678 Small town with a big heart. On the shore of St. Joseph Bay lies The Port Cottages . 850-229-7678 Port St. Joe, a place where visitors St. Joe Rent All .... 850-227-2112 instantly feel like locals. Vacasa ........... 503-345-9399 Port St. Joe visitgulf .com 4 ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... DESTINATIONS Amazing resilience! “Just spent a week in the Indian Pass area. Enjoyed the food, accommodations and the people.” Colleen G., May 25, 2019, facebook.com IThe nd perfect ia place n toPass get back to nature. Apalachicola oysters may be world famous but Indian Pass Lagoon Oysters are some of the best you’ll ever taste. The Gulf around Indian Pass is from a different time — flavorful, rustic and raw in its beauty. Speckled Trout, Redfish, Flounder and Pompano are an easy catch for the beach fisherman. Just eight miles from Port St. Joe, Indian Pass feels like a world away. To vacation here is to experience Old Florida. An eclectic array of beach homes line miles of wide, pet-friendly beaches. Beach driving is allowed with a permit, and it’s not unusual to see families fishing, crabbing, grilling or sitting around an evening bonfire. At land’s end you’ve reached Indian Pass Campground, located directly on Indian Pass and Apalachicola Bay. Across the water you’ll see St. Vincent Island, a national wildlife refuge, accessible only FEATURED PARTNERS by boat. A daily ferry trip will take you Coastal Joe and your bike across the short passage, Vacation Rentals .. 850-227-7775 or private charters will be glad to plan an Forgotten Coast Property excursion into Big Bayou. Management ..... 850-648-1012 Pristine Properties . 877-790-5179 Natural Retreats .. 877-805-7794 Turtle Beach Inn .. 850-229-9366 Indian PAss visitgulf .com 6 ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................