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July 4th Weekend

   Fourth Of July Weekend Festivities! Here in Destin, we do not underestimate the long weekend for the July fourth celebration.  You could choose any beach to relax on over here and still see all the firework shows from Destin because of the height of the fireworks themselves. We kick off the weekend on Saturday, July 3rd at the Destin Continue reading

Published on Monday, June 28, 2021

Crab Island History

Is it really an Island?       No, it is not. However, it IS a place you have to see while vacationing here in Destin, Florida!  The island itself was real and above the water line in the 1900's. It was called Bird Island because of the many species of birds that visited their to feed.   In the year 1974, mother nature paid Continue reading

Published on Monday, June 21, 2021

Happy Fathers Day Dads!

This weekend is Father’s Day, so we thought we would share some information about where you can take your good o'le dad!   You can kick things off on Saturday morning, over at the HarborWalk Village, where they will have   the Farmers Market at Grand Boulevard. It opens to the public from 9am to 1pm and it is the place to be on Continue reading

Published on Saturday, June 19, 2021

Origin of Destin's Beautiful White Sand

      The unique sand of the beaches in the Destin area is among the whitest and most homogenous of the world. Consisting of small quartz particles, this sand came from a process involving the Appalachian Mountains and the Apalachicola River 20,000 years ago. At the end of the last Ice Age when the world temperatures began warming Continue reading

Published on Thursday, June 10, 2021

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