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    Mermaid Marina

    Mermaid Marina

    3.3(3 reviews)
    11.8 mi

    Had some chicken tenders and fry's , my husband a burger ... they were super nice . Gave lots of…read moresauces , napkins all that .... Place was clean

    If you're on the boat here's the directions: 35° 33'…read more24.13'', -88° 0' 24.11'' I first discovered this marina after cruising about 150 miles and in need of rest and supplies so I rented a transient slip and spent the night here. Little did I know that I would eventually make my power cruiser home port not far away and find myself returning here from time to time. (This is my power boat not my sailboat, the sailboat home port was another 100+ miles north, it's complicated) Anyway, this marina has fuel services (both diiesel and gas), limited boat repair, permanent slips for all size boats from fishing boats to 40' party boats, tansient docks, a retail store with snacks, supplies, swimming, fishing gear, fishing bait and more. There's also a restaurant (separate Yelp page) but there are very integrated but none of the partying goes on in the ship store, not officially anyway. They celebrate everything here from cinco de mayo to Mardis Gras. There's karaoke and a juke box at the restaurant. Speaking of celebrations, people come by boat and by car for the 4th of July because these folks float a small barge about 150 yards out and load it up with fireworks. I din't think they hire a big time professional because a couple years back we decided to check 'em out and while tied up to dock one volley went sideways and sprayed across the bow of our boat, yep tense moment. Verdict, the fireworks are not so safe :-) Of all the memories the one that will live in infamy is one hot ass day in July. We had been cruising all morning and the heat was just wearing ymus down so I took an assessment of our location and decided we'd shoot for Mermaud for lunch and some indoor air conditioning to get a break from the increasingly relentless heat. Imagine our surprise when we rounded the band to the entrance and we see people flowing out and sitting outside. People were carrying arms full of goods and we asked what was up. They were giving away all there ice cream, food and perishables because, what for it, THE POWER LINES HAD ALL MELTED. Seriously! The tall power towers outside carrying huge power lines both to the marina and surrounding homes & businesses had literally melted and come undone!! Wow that is friggin' hot!! So we grabbed some ice, some free ice cream and decided that this incredibly hot day was best spent ashore and we headed back to our hind port, hooked up to shore power and cranked up our AC and settled in for the rest of the day. Bottom line: They have a decent supply of all the basic goods needed for your day on the water or a stopover if you're cruising up fron Florida or down from the Great Lakes. It's approximately midway from Pickwick and Paris Landing and does offer shelter from weather.

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    I ate some of the fries already ,food was good .

    The Boat Shack - boating - Updated May 2026

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