Apalachicola FL Antique and Classic Boat Show was Today
All,
We attended this event today for the first time (this is third year), and it
was delightful ! Warm mild wx, an eclectic collection focused on small
power craft and antique outboards, but about 25% sail, and some excellent
examples of both. I got 75 pictures - it will be a couple of days before I
can get organized and on-line. "Best in Show" was a 20 foot 4-strake 1959
Simmons Sea Skiff, recently discovered under a cover and restored, with 1960
Evinrude 40. If the pictures are good, it will be better than my previous
Cedar Key spreads.
Apalachicola, like Cedar Key, is a vestige of the Cotton Era, a river mouth
port on the river coming down from Atlanta to the Gulf. About halfway from
Panama City to Dog Island (Robb White's home on the coast), it is moving
pretty "measuredly" (sic) from a fishing backwater to a self-sustaining
tourist/weekender enclave. Well worth visiting, and the source of 80% of
oysters on the East Coast market. They have a strong
environmental/conservation ethic and a thriving artisan group. To get an
idea of the scale, Franklin County has one traffic light and it is a
blinker! The people are so nice that they may never need another one. I
had to walk a half mile to find a steno pad, and Vickery bought a pair of
"recreational" (small) oyster tongs for $40 -they had been on the wall at
the 1909 chandlery since the '50's or so...
Watch our Website for the picture spread... we have moved to a "real"
server.
Don't forget Cedar Key Boat Meet is next weekend, May 4-6. So many boats,
so little film...
Don Hodges
www.ECoastLife.com
Your Emerald Coast Cyber-Vacation
Small-Boat Building, Fishing, Cruising
Updated Opinion on Local Issues
We attended this event today for the first time (this is third year), and it
was delightful ! Warm mild wx, an eclectic collection focused on small
power craft and antique outboards, but about 25% sail, and some excellent
examples of both. I got 75 pictures - it will be a couple of days before I
can get organized and on-line. "Best in Show" was a 20 foot 4-strake 1959
Simmons Sea Skiff, recently discovered under a cover and restored, with 1960
Evinrude 40. If the pictures are good, it will be better than my previous
Cedar Key spreads.
Apalachicola, like Cedar Key, is a vestige of the Cotton Era, a river mouth
port on the river coming down from Atlanta to the Gulf. About halfway from
Panama City to Dog Island (Robb White's home on the coast), it is moving
pretty "measuredly" (sic) from a fishing backwater to a self-sustaining
tourist/weekender enclave. Well worth visiting, and the source of 80% of
oysters on the East Coast market. They have a strong
environmental/conservation ethic and a thriving artisan group. To get an
idea of the scale, Franklin County has one traffic light and it is a
blinker! The people are so nice that they may never need another one. I
had to walk a half mile to find a steno pad, and Vickery bought a pair of
"recreational" (small) oyster tongs for $40 -they had been on the wall at
the 1909 chandlery since the '50's or so...
Watch our Website for the picture spread... we have moved to a "real"
server.
Don't forget Cedar Key Boat Meet is next weekend, May 4-6. So many boats,
so little film...
Don Hodges
www.ECoastLife.com
Your Emerald Coast Cyber-Vacation
Small-Boat Building, Fishing, Cruising
Updated Opinion on Local Issues