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On The Forgotten Coast
Awards Dr. Beach Rated Cape San Blas Beach #1 -- Beaches are the number one recreational destination for Americans. These sandy playgrounds that line our coasts are the most extensive natural parks in the country.
http://www.drbeach.org/drbeach/index.htmCensus Information Census Figures Forgotten Coast Counties -- Census figures 1990-2000
http://www.fedstats.gov/qf/states/12/12129.htmlCool Sites Franklin County Humane Society -- Come see us to adopt a pet!
http://myfurrybuddies.com/St. George Island Chili Cookoff -- As Hot As Can Be!
http://forgottencoastline.com/chiliSt. George Lighthouse Association -- Visit our site and help rebuild the St. George Lighthouse.
http://www.stgeorgelight.orgCooler Than Cool Sites The Coast1055.com -- Yes, we really like our new site.
http://thecoast1055.comThe Coast1055.com -- Yes, we really like our new site.
http://thecoast1055.comFranklin County Franklin County Official Website -- Franklin County is located in Florida’s Northwestern Panhandle approximately 80 miles southwest of the State capitol, Tallahassee. The county is comprised of 545 square miles and 348,800 acres making it one of the State’s largest counties. Franklin County serves more than 11,000 residents.
http://www.franklincountyflorida.comNature Centers Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve -- A major resource for ecological study of the area
http://inlet.geol.sc.edu/APA/Apalachicola National Forest Apalachicola National Forest -- The Apalachicola National Forest is comprised of 564,961 acres on gently rolling flat terrain, and is the largest National Forest in Florida. Located located southwest of Tallahassee, it was established in 1936 on land that was in poor condition due to bad timber and turpentine producing practices. The Apalachicola is now a healthy, diverse, productive forest with the largest red-cockaded woodpecker population in the world.
http://www.wakullacounty.com/wakulla-6.htmGulf Specimen Marine Laboratory -- At Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratory in Panacea, you begin to get a better sense of what's really there.
http://www.gulfspecimen.org/St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge -- Wildlife viewing is popular from the trails or from stops along the 7 mile Lighthouse Road, both providing views of the refuge impoundments, carved out of coastal marsh by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s.
http://www.gorp.com/gorp/resource/us_nwr/fl_st_ma.htmSt. Marks Wildlife Refuge -- St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge offers a variety of outdoor recreation activities for the refuge visitor. The refuge Visitor Center presents a general overview of what there is to do and see. Trails for hiking, wildlife observation and photography are available.
http://www.wakullacounty.com/wakulla-9.htmSt. Vincent Island Wildlife Refuge St. Vincent Island Wildlife Refuge -- Occupying one of the largest northern Gulf Coast barrier islands, St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge is 500 yards off-shore not far from the city of Apalachicola, Florida and, therefore, an easy target for Gulf storms. The refuge headquarters had to be relocated to Apalachicola after it was washed away from its mainland site across from the island by hurricane Kate in 1984.
http://www.gorp.com/gorp/resource/us_nwr/fl_st_vi.htmTate's Hell -- Tate's Hell State Forest is comprised of two large tracts of land. Conquering this wet and seemingly unproductive area for timber production was thefocus of the timber industry from the 1950's to early 1990's.
http://www.fl-dof.com/state_forests/Tates_Hell.htmOutdoor Recreation Cape Kids Camp - Cape San Blas -- Fun Adventures for Kids
http://www.escapetothecape.com/kidscamp.htmlScalloping & Black's Island -- The best scalloping in the area can be found in the sea grass beds around Blacks Island in the southern end of St. Joe Bay.
http://www.escapetothecape.com/scalloping.htmWakulla County Butterflies of Wakulla County -- Butterflies of Wakulla County, Florida
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/lepid/bflyusa/chklist/states/counties/fl_129.htmWakulla County Civil War Action -- Other than the well known, and often written about, landing of Federal troops at St. Marks and the subsequent Battle of Natural Bridge little is said about the "minor" events which sometimes severely affected the lives of local people but played perhaps only the tiniest role in the overall war.
http://www.polaris.net/~rblacks/st-marks.htmWakulla County Website -- Florida's 2cd Fastest Growing County!
http://www.wakullacountyfla.com/wakullacounty.htmWakulla Springs -- Wakulla Springs is one of the world's largest and deepest freshwater springs, located in north Florida, just a few miles due south of Tallahassee. Wakulla Springs' highest outflow has been measured at 860,000 gallons per minute, or 1.2 billion gallons per day.
http://aquat1.ifas.ufl.edu/wakulla.html
