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Mostly water, Carrabelle enjoys river, harbor, salt marsh, Intracoastal bay and the Gulf of Mexico. This view from the north looks over the harbor and across Timber Island. See the river mouth upper left, Dog Island and St. George Island out toward the horizon, and coastal Hwy. 98 winding across the bridge and out to Carrabelle Beach at top right.
(Click map for larger view)
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Wendy at the
World's Smallest Police Station
Read about the Police Station on the
Chamber of
Commerce website. |
Old Beach
Favorite of
locals; nothing but miles of sun, sand and the Gulf of Mexico. |
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A Marina on
the Harbor
Picturesque now,
and more marina development is on the drawing boards. |
Riverfront Festival
The last weekend
in April is a must-visit time in Carrabelle: Marine Street along the
harbor is closed to traffic and lined end to end with art, crafts, food
and music for 2 days. Free admission! |
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Crooked River
Lighthouse
December 2007 the newly-renovated lighthouse was dedicated after years of volunteer work. The woodsy park area on Highway 98 at Carrabelle Beach has a picnic pavilion, full-size climb-aboard pirate ship, and soon will have a reproduction of the original keeper’s house built as a visitor information center. |
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Camp
Gordon Johnston
Opened in 1942 for the sole purpose of
training amphibious soldiers, in particular for our greatest
Top
Secret assault: Omaha Beach in Normandy on D-day. The museum
has compiled an extensive visual history of the area and
camp life. |
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Ralph G. Kendrick Boardwalk This one-of-a-kind oddity is a bowl-shaped depression in the forest covering dozens of acres. For no known reason, the cypresses there never grow more than about 20’ tall. (Normal cypress growth can be over 100’.) These trees are documented to be over 150 years old but only reach a stunted mature height, hence the name "dwarf cypress". They are also referred to as "miniature" or "hat-rack" cypress. The Ralph G. Kendrick Boardwalk offers an accessible observation tower overlook, only a few miles west on Highway 98. For the best experience, choose a cloudy day with some wind…you will think you’ve found the Smurf Forest. |
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Funky Oyster Shack Walk right next door to the newly-open Funky Oyster Shack, specializing in mouth-watering Cajun selections such as: Louisiana Boudin (pronounced Boo-dan) with corn, mushrooms, roasted garlic and Texas toast; Louisiana Alligator, grilled on an open flame with garlic sauce and rice, corn and toast; Oysters by the dozen on the half shell; Cajun fresh boiled crawfish with sides. Nothing fried. Domestic and imported beer and wine. Open Wed – Sun for dinner, and lunch also on Sat and Sun.
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