Really a hidden gem. They treat customers like family! We have known each of them for about 30…read moreyears now.

This is a cute little post office; sorry, THE cute little post office in Eastpoint, FL. It is on…read moreHighway 319/30 near FL Highways 65. It has plenty of, you guessed it, post boxes for rent. Also, there is a lobby with walk up service. If you need a post office in the Eastpoint area five minutes from the Saint George Island Bridge then here ya go!

This bridge is a 4-mile Bridge and is the famous Bryant Patton Memorial Bridge…read more The original bridges were used by visitors used a ferry to get to the island. The new bridge is the 3rd-longest bridge in Florida. and was opened on February 27, 2004. The views are nothing short of stellar and we enjoyed our drive to St. George island.

The four-mile long Saint George Island Bridge (officially the Bryant Patton Memorial Bridge, named…read morefor this late resident of Franklin County who operated multiple businesses here and served as Franklin County's representative in the Florida State Legislature, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89204970/bryant-grady-patton) was built between 2002 and 2004. They replaced the two original bridges that were cut by the island in the center of the shoals. The bridge is the third longest bridge in Florida after the Seven Mile Bridge in the Keys and the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Tampa Bay https://www.yelp.com/biz/sunshine-skyway-bridge-saint-petersburg-2?hrid=cjkaRIWYK1Os9_4UOHRaDg. It was initially designated State Road G1A ("G" for Gulf of Mexico, like A1A is Atlantic) but that's no longer official. It joins the communities of Eastpoint on the mainland with the resort/beach community of Saint George Island. There is no toll to cross the bridge. [Review 14669 overall, 169 of 2021, number 1235 in Florida.]

This marker is located in front of the Franklin County Courthouse and provides the history of this…read morepart of Florida. The marker reads, "Named for Benjamin Franklin, the county was created in 1832. Apalachicola, the county seat, which dates back to the times of the Creek Indians, was an important center for cotton trade. The county is noted for agriculture, timber, livestock and sea foods. Franklin County men of note include: Joseph White, territorial delegate to Congress; McQueen McIntosh, fiery secessionist; Dr. John Gorrie, inventor of artificial refrigeration; Alvin Wentworth Chapman, botanist; and Cosam Emir Bartlett, editor." Franklin County is the third-least populous county in Florida. After Apalachicola, the next biggest town is Carrabelle. It is about 25 miles east. The city's most recent claim to fame is that it was used as a training base for the World War II D-Day invasion of France. The beaches and islands were similar to the French coastline. [Review 14678 overall, 178 of 2021, number 1243 in Florida.]

Named for the dude who theorized that refrigeration and air conditioning could help cure disease…read more(the museum is on the west side in Apalachicola), this bridge carries US 98 and US 319 over the Apalachicola Bay. It connects the communities of Apalachicola with Eastpoint. Replacing a bridge that was built in 1935 that in turn replaced a ferry service, this current structure was completed in 1988. As bridges go, it is less than exciting. But it gets the job done and certainly saves a massive detour. If you're driving US-98 along the Forgotten Coast, enjoy! [Review 14672 overall, 172 of 2021, number 1238 in Florida.]

Hidden gem, history of air-conditioning and ice machines that is not very well known.read more

Lighthouses are fun. as a big marker to help navigation in the days before GPS, there's history…read morehere. And there is engineering to help the lighthouse survive the severe weather that happens often on the coastline. I arrived during hours when the lighthouse shop was closed but there's still some stuff to see outside. It's a nice park setting with parking, some picnic shelters and even a playground. The Crooked River Light was built in 1895 and replaced three separate lighthouses on Dog Island that were destroyed by storms. The lighthouse was painted in its current color scheme in 1901, the lower half white and the upper half red with a black lantern room. This lighthouse is currently active with an acrylic glass at the top that is a replica of the original Fresnel lens. I have recently taken to collecting lighthouses along my travels, keeping them in a Yelp collection at https://www.yelp.com/collection/GLWJhPZloUBCLUFSYgLw4g. This is worth a stop as you drive the Forgotten Coast. [Review 14668 overall, 168 of 2021, number 1234 in Florida.]

Crooked River Lighthouse is one of two remaining lighthouses in Franklin County, FL. It has a 4th…read moreorder Fresnel lens that still shines nightly. A replica of the lighthouse keeper's house serves as a museum and gift shop. There's also a small playground, picnic area and you can find the trail head of the Carabelle Beach bike trail here. You can climb the 128 steep steps to the top for a stunning view of the coast and surrounding forest. Tower climbs are $5 per person, and are usually available Wednesday through Saturday. If you enjoy lighthouses, this is well worth a look!

See the marker, learn something, then have a picnic or a paddle in the water. A great little…read morepitstop in a 1950's setting.

Review 3200 Sorry,…read morethere are no tours or activities available to book online for the date(s) or places you selected. Please choose a different date or place - uhm this is a historic marker, it's information on a stick. Seriously, sometimes something so significant happens in an area or specific location that it becomes historically documented and there are societies that ensures these sites are recognized and never forgotten - I for one love these markers and find them irresistible, I must read them when I find them. I wish all these plaques were displaying fun stuff, but history hasn't always been fun we can't change history although it seems some want to minimize it or cover it up, wouldn't it be so amazing if all newly erected marker were educating us on all things good. I'm okay with accurately depicting factually correct information we should all want to learn from the past so we never forget. I salute those that have bravely served our country and have defended our freedom with their lives, it's unfortunate we have lost so many in struggles and conflicts that's probably could have been resolved by other means, but the facts are the facts and the decisions made here has changed the lives of all of us. Allied military leaders knew that casualties on D-Day could be staggeringly high. Historians are still calculating the death toll to this day it's seems to be an impossible task, estimates range between 4,000 - 12,000 US soldiers I think one is too many and all deserve to be honored...