July On The Forgotten Coast Is Full Of Events

7/2/2008

The Three Servicemen South Memorial will be dedicated on July 10 at 10:30 am in Apalachicola. This will be the only replica of the famous Vietnam Era statue outside of Washington, DC.

Veteran’s Memorial Dedication, Independence Day, Movies, Music, And Fishing Dominate The Calendar

by Ed Tiley
Publisher

Six years ago when I first started writing the events article that always appears in this space, July was a real pain in the neck. There just wasn’t much to say about July except that after the Fourth about all there was to do was go scalloping.

That just isn’t true anymore. Sure, scallop season opened July 1, and the Fourth will still be celebrated with a bang, but there’s a whole lot of other things to do these days.

The two most patriotic dates on the calendar are Independence Day and the dedication of the new Veteran’s Memorial in Apalachicola. The site is on Market Street right behind the Orman House.

Saturday, July 12 at 10:30 am is the time and date set for the dedication ceremony for what could become one of the major remembrance sites in the Southeastern US. That is when the Three Servicemen South statue will be unveiled and the memorial opened to the public.

The Three Servicemen Statue is one of the major features of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the Mall in Washington, DC. (Continued)

The Forgotten Coast of Florida lies along the Panhandle. It is bounded on the West by Mexico Beach, St. Joe Beach and Port St. Joe. Going East you come to Simmons Bayou, Cape San Blas, Indian Pass, and The City of Apalachicola on the banks of the Apalachicola River. Continuing east you come to Eastpoint, St. George Island, Carrabelle, Lanark Village, St. James Island, St. Teresa Island, and Alligator Point in Franklin County, FL. As you cross the Ochlockonee River on Highway 98 you enter Wakulla County, FL and Ochlockonee Bay, Mashes Sands, Panacea, Live Oak Island, Shell Point and St. Marks. The St. Marks Lighthouse and nature preserve is the easternmost place on the Forgotten Coast. Each area is different, and all are uncrowded Natural Wonders.

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