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Dog Island is located in the northwestern Florida Gulf coast, just 3.5 mi (5.6 km) off-shore from Carrabelle, in Franklin County, Florida. There is, by reservation, ferry transportation to Dog Island on weekends.
Several lighthouses called Dog Island Light were constructed on the western tip of Dog Island south of Carrabelle, Florida. [1] [2] [3] They marked the "middle entrance to St. George's Sound," between St. George and Dog Islands, during the nineteenth century, until its collapse by a hurricane in 1873.
Carrabelle, Dog Island, and St. George Island served as points to stage raids on local ports, as well as San Marcos de Apalache in 1677 and 1682. In 1876, explorer Nathaniel Holmes Bishop of Medford, Massachusetts , navigated the Crooked River through the lowlands east to the Ochlockonee River .
Bark Beach in Boca Raton is one of the rare dog-friendly beaches in Florida where pups can run free without leashes. Located in Spanish River Park, permits are required, and dogs are only allowed ...
On August 1, 1899, the 2nd hurricane of the season struck St. George Island and the Apalachee Bay area, causing massive damage to some 15 ships moored at Dog Island, Florida. [1] [2] James A. Garfield remained intact with cargo still aboard but was beached and surrounded by other wrecks, making it economically unfeasible to refloat her.
The Victorian Era was a time of the Industrial Revolution, with authors Charles Dickens and Charles Darwin, the railway and shipping booms, profound scientific discoveries, and the invention of ...
The Crooked River Light, also known as the Carrabelle Light, was built in 1895 to replace the Dog Island Light on Dog Island, which had been destroyed in 1875 by a hurricane. The location on the mainland allowed the light to serve as the rear range light for the channel to the west of Dog Island, used by ships in the lumber trade.
The bone-white, sugary sand whistles underneath my bare feet as I walk along Bean Point, a secluded broad beach dotted with dunes and tucked away on the northern tip of Anna Maria Island.