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Theme Week Florida Coasts – Forgotten Coast

Wednesday, 23 February 2022 - 12:00 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika
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🔊 Listen to this Post Florida’s Forgotten Coast is a registered trademark coined in the early 1990s by the Apalachicola Bay Chamber of Commerce. The name is most commonly used to refer to a relatively quiet, undeveloped and largely uninhabited section of coastline stretching from Mexico Beach on the Gulf of Mexico to St. Marks on Apalachee Bay in the U.S. state of Florida. The nearest major cities are Tallahassee, about 90 miles (145 km) northeast of Apalachicola, and Panama City, home of Tyndall Air Force Base, about 60 miles (95 km) to the northwest.

In addition to the endpoints, it encompasses the coastal communities of (west to east): Port St. Joe, Cape San Blas, Apalachicola, Eastpoint, Carrabelle, Lanark Village, Alligator Point, Panacea and Shell Point. These communities are located in the following counties, which by extension may be included in references to the Forgotten Coast by some writers: Gulf County, Franklin County and Wakulla County.

The area is renowned for its oyster and shrimp production, marine wildlife, and fine white-sand beaches. Peninsulas and barrier islands along the coast include:

• Gulf County:
• St. Joseph Peninsula
• Cape San Blas
• Franklin County:
• St. Vincent Island
• Cape St. George Island
• St. George Island
• Dog Island

Protected natural and historic areas include:

• St. Joseph Peninsula State Park
• Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve
• Prospect Bluff Historic Sites
• St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge
• St. George Island State Park
• Tate’s Hell State Forest
• Bald Point State Park
• Wakulla State Forest
• Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park
• San Marcos de Apalache Historic State Park
• St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge
• Tallahassee-St. Marks Historic Railroad State Trail

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