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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. [1] There are no stores, restaurants, or public restrooms on Dog Island. A hotel, the Pelican Inn, closed in 2016.
Richard W. Ervin, Jr. (1905–2004), born in Carrabelle, was the Florida Attorney General from 1949 to 1964, and he served as chief justice of the Florida Supreme Court from 1969 to 1971 [14] Caroline Hall , after whom the town was named and who served as the town's first postmistress, was one of the eight founders of The Grange .
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.
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 ...
St. Vincent Island is the westernmost of four barrier islands in the northwestern Florida Gulf coast which include Cape St. George Island, St. George Island and Dog Island. The island is located just offshore in Franklin County, Florida south southeast of Cape San Blas and north of Cape St. George Island close to the mouth of the Apalachicola ...
On laidback Anna Maria Island, a seven-mile barrier island on Florida’s West Coast and a four-hour drive from Miami, you’re encouraged (maybe even forced) to slow down. You won’t find chain ...
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.
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