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The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Harold Miller stand at attention after the ship was brought to life during the commissioning ceremony at Sector Field Office Galveston, Texas, July 15, 2020. The crew of the Harold Miller will have a patrol area encompassing 900 miles of coastline for the Coast Guard’s Eighth District, from Carrabelle, Florida, to Brownsville, Texas. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Paige Hause)
Once in a great while the fishing gods shine down on those striving for that next BIG ONE that doesn’t get away. It was a bright sunny day in June (My birthday matter of fact) and the weather in Carrabelle, FL was picture perfect with calm seas. My wife and good friend Chuck Wheeler exited the mouth of the Carrabelle River in search of pin fish which we found in abundance behind Dog Island. We typically fish Inshore being we were in a skiff style Carolina Skiff but this day we were plugging out (no pun intended) to a near shore artificial reef for grouper. Once anchored pin fish appeared to be the bait of choice as my wife Amy (who loves her some grouper) gets slammed to the side of the skiff like she had hold of a VW going nowhere but south. With 30 lb test I knew she wasn’t likely going to get the fish up without some help from Mr. Grouper himself. After a couple minutes she needed some relief (as good as she is) so I took over the rod. I eased off the drag and gave the fish some slack hoping he would move enough to try another strong lift before he hung up again. I tightened the line and laid back on the rod and “nothing”. I offered slack once more and repeated the procedure again and again and nothing. The 4th time I’d made the decision it was him or the line and I pulled back on the rod and held it for what seem like 10 mins but was actually 20-30 seconds. All the sudden I felt the beast move and I gained a bit of line. I pulled up and reeled again until I felt the fish swim under the boat and then I went to lifting and reeling down until Mr. Big came near the surface. After much maneuvering and handing ! the rod back to Amy to assist Chuck in grabbing the fish with the bogies Chuck lifted all 34” and 20 lbs of gag into the boat. Little did we know this would be one of the most memorable fishing days on the water. Chuck landed another 30” fish a few minutes later along with his first ever keeper cobia. After several more keeper gags we realized we were out of room in the coolers and the thunder storms were building and we headed in with wide smiles. One thing is sure in life, you never know what’s below the surface until to put forth the effort to see!
ALL VIDEOS IN THIS SET WERE TAKEN ON JULY 30th, 2011. Historically, St. George Island, particularly the "Sugar Hill" area in the State Park on it's eastern end, is reknowned for the "sugary" white color of its sand dunes and beaches. It is yet unclear as to what affect the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill may have had on these beaches long term. According to the Unified Commands OSAT report in 12/10:
"Observations from qualitative programs in the nearshore sampling zone indicate tar mats in sub‐tidal nearshore areas are another area of concern. The sediment‐bound oil within these subsurface tar mats could potentially be remobilized leading to the re‐oiling of adjacent or near‐by shorelines. The sub‐surface sampling plans did not entirely address this region due to difficulties with sampling in shallow water. Current efforts to address this issue within the UAC include continued monitoring by shoreline clean up and assessment teams (SCAT) and the formation of a specialized group at the UAC (OSAT II) to evaluate existing data and make recommendations for any additional sampling."
OSPREY volunteers also monitored two identically appearing vessels engaged in sampling activities off CARRABELLE PUBLIC BEACH at about the same time this video was taken on July 30th. Both of these locations are areas where volunteers have photographed, and in one case, verified, the presence of petroleum product in May of 2011, and November of 2010, respectively. We have not been able to definitively ascertain what entities may have been involved in the sediment sampling efforts documented in these videos, but the vessels were privately marked and registered, without any government agency identifiers. The crews did not wear uniforms, and they told one OSPREY volunteer that they were "contractors from Alabama". Additionally, research staff interviewed from the local Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve were not aware of any sediment sampling being carried out on the Bay or beaches, and the local city officials were uninformed as well. OSPREY will investigate further, and report.
Carrabelle, Florida, a historic working community, is located right on the Gulf of Mexico in the eastern Florida Panhandle. A true fishing village, its people have been harvesting from the sea for more than 100 years.
ALL VIDEOS IN THIS SET WERE TAKEN ON JULY 30th, 2011. Historically, St. George Island, particularly the "Sugar Hill" area in the State Park on it's eastern end, is reknowned for the "sugary" white color of its sand dunes and beaches. It is yet unclear as to what affect the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill may have had on these beaches long term. According to the Unified Commands OSAT report in 12/10:
"Observations from qualitative programs in the nearshore sampling zone indicate tar mats in sub‐tidal nearshore areas are another area of concern. The sediment‐bound oil within these subsurface tar mats could potentially be remobilized leading to the re‐oiling of adjacent or near‐by shorelines. The sub‐surface sampling plans did not entirely address this region due to difficulties with sampling in shallow water. Current efforts to address this issue within the UAC include continued monitoring by shoreline clean up and assessment teams (SCAT) and the formation of a specialized group at the UAC (OSAT II) to evaluate existing data and make recommendations for any additional sampling."
OSPREY volunteers also monitored two identically appearing vessels engaged in sampling activities off CARRABELLE PUBLIC BEACH at about the same time this video was taken on July 30th. Both of these locations are areas where volunteers have photographed, and in one case, verified, the presence of petroleum product in May of 2011, and November of 2010, respectively. We have not been able to definitively ascertain what entities may have been involved in the sediment sampling efforts documented in these videos, but the vessels were privately marked and registered, without any government agency identifiers. The crews did not wear uniforms, and they told one OSPREY volunteer that they were "contractors from Alabama". Additionally, research staff interviewed from the local Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve were not aware of any sediment sampling being carried out on the Bay or beaches, and the local city officials were uninformed as well. OSPREY will investigate further, and report.
My boys and I had been fishing almost every year out of Carrabelle, Florida with two old sea dogs named Gary and Bob. We chartered with them in May or June every year and every year we caught a solid catch of gag grouper with a few reds in the mix. We enjoyed fishing with these guys whether the catch was good or not. My wife, Faye always booked the trips and made all the arrangements, however she would never agree to go with us because on previous trips with other charters she got seriously seasick.
As the boys grew up and grandchildren came along, I began to encourage Faye to go with us on the annual trips. Of course, she resisted using the seasickness as her excuse. I told her that the seas never got rough enough for her to get sick when we went with Gary and Bob (as if they possessed some kind of magical control over the seas)!
Finally, after two or three years of persistence, Faye agreed to make the trip. As ordered, the two old sea dogs calmed the seas to 1 to 2 and off we go. On board is my sister Syble and her husband Wayne; Faye’s brother Lavon and his wife Janette and of course Faye and me. It is May and the weather is blue bird skies, seas calm and temperatures mild: all in all a picturesque day for Gulf Grouper fishing. Sea sickness is not even considered on this great day. Grouper bite is on at the first stop and everyone gets hooked up with keepers and some shorts. Several grouper go in the box.
Some time around mid-morning, Bob the captain of the Three Cats, decides it’s time to move to another spot. During the break in the action, it becomes necessary to take potty breaks. While we are moving to the next drop, several of us are sitting at the table reveling in our good fortune and embellishing the truth for the shore-side tales that we would tell our friends back home. The stories are rich and flowing freely, when we realize that we have not seen Faye for quite a while. I asked Lavon if he had seen her and he remembered that she had gone below for potty relief but that had been twenty or thirty minutes ago. I immediately went to the door of the potty and looked through the louvers and there glaring back through the louvers is the most terrified woman I have every seen. She was almost hysterical and white as a sheet. When she locked the potty door it jammed and she was locked in!!
Immediately I told Bob and Gary that my wife was locked in their potty and told them that if they wanted to save the door they had better find a way to get Faye out: POST HASTE!! All charter captains should be as calm as Gary was. He went to the ceiling hatch above the potty and very calmly rescued my wife to safety topside.
By the time Gary got her out and Bob found our next spot, Faye had calmed herself down and some degree of order was restored to her disposition. On her first drop after that ordeal, she hooked and landed the beautiful gag grouper she is holding in the picture.
This is a double fish story with a beautiful ending. She caught the fish of her life but Gulf Grouper Fishing also caught her!! After this trip SHE started inventing opportunities to book trips with Three Cats and now with Captain K. So hooked is she, that she has bought a boat for Gulf Grouper fishing. It is difficult to distinguish if woman caught fish or fish caught woman. You decide!
Persistent URL: www.floridamemory.com/items/show/34772
Local call number: RC12341
Title: Summer Cottage- Carrabelle
Date: CA. 1928
Physical descrip: 1 photoprint - b&w - 10 x 8 in.
Series Title: Reference Collection
Repository: State Library and Archives of Florida, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 USA. Contact: 850.245.6700. Archives@dos.myflorida.com
Governor Martin O’Malley was joined by more than 100 partners and stakeholders at the Port of Baltimore on Friday morning for a first-hand look at approximately 2,750 tons of fossilized oyster shells en route to Harris Creek in the Chesapeake Bay. The barge load was the first shipment of material from a Florida quarry that will be used to rebuild habitat in two Maryland oyster sanctuaries, made possible through an exciting new partnership with CSX.
Back when the town of Carrabelle (current population about 1,200) had no true police station, the police parked their cruiser beside the telephone booth near the main intersection in town — where U.S. Route 98 and County Road 67 meet — where they could pretty much see everything going on. For many years, calls for the police came in to the telephone in the booth.
In Carrabelle, U.S. Route 98 runs concurrent with U.S. Route 319 and Florida State Route 30.
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ALL VIDEOS IN THIS SET WERE TAKEN ON JULY 30th, 2011. Historically, St. George Island, particularly the "Sugar Hill" area in the State Park on it's eastern end, is reknowned for the "sugary" white color of its sand dunes and beaches. It is yet unclear as to what affect the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill may have had on these beaches long term. According to the Unified Commands OSAT report in 12/10:
"Observations from qualitative programs in the nearshore sampling zone indicate tar mats in sub‐tidal nearshore areas are another area of concern. The sediment‐bound oil within these subsurface tar mats could potentially be remobilized leading to the re‐oiling of adjacent or near‐by shorelines. The sub‐surface sampling plans did not entirely address this region due to difficulties with sampling in shallow water. Current efforts to address this issue within the UAC include continued monitoring by shoreline clean up and assessment teams (SCAT) and the formation of a specialized group at the UAC (OSAT II) to evaluate existing data and make recommendations for any additional sampling."
OSPREY volunteers also monitored two identically appearing vessels engaged in sampling activities off CARRABELLE PUBLIC BEACH at about the same time this video was taken on July 30th. Both of these locations are areas where volunteers have photographed, and in one case, verified, the presence of petroleum product in May of 2011, and November of 2010, respectively. We have not been able to definitively ascertain what entities may have been involved in the sediment sampling efforts documented in these videos, but the vessels were privately marked and registered, without any government agency identifiers. The crews did not wear uniforms, and they told one OSPREY volunteer that they were "contractors from Alabama". Additionally, research staff interviewed from the local Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve were not aware of any sediment sampling being carried out on the Bay or beaches, and the local city officials were uninformed as well. OSPREY will investigate further, and report.
ALL VIDEOS IN THIS SET WERE TAKEN ON JULY 30th, 2011. Historically, St. George Island, particularly the "Sugar Hill" area in the State Park on it's eastern end, is reknowned for the "sugary" white color of its sand dunes and beaches. It is yet unclear as to what affect the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill may have had on these beaches long term. According to the Unified Commands OSAT report in 12/10:
"Observations from qualitative programs in the nearshore sampling zone indicate tar mats in sub‐tidal nearshore areas are another area of concern. The sediment‐bound oil within these subsurface tar mats could potentially be remobilized leading to the re‐oiling of adjacent or near‐by shorelines. The sub‐surface sampling plans did not entirely address this region due to difficulties with sampling in shallow water. Current efforts to address this issue within the UAC include continued monitoring by shoreline clean up and assessment teams (SCAT) and the formation of a specialized group at the UAC (OSAT II) to evaluate existing data and make recommendations for any additional sampling."
OSPREY volunteers also monitored two identically appearing vessels engaged in sampling activities off CARRABELLE PUBLIC BEACH at about the same time this video was taken on July 30th. Both of these locations are areas where volunteers have photographed, and in one case, verified, the presence of petroleum product in May of 2011, and November of 2010, respectively. We have not been able to definitively ascertain what entities may have been involved in the sediment sampling efforts documented in these videos, but the vessels were privately marked and registered, without any government agency identifiers. The crews did not wear uniforms, and they told one OSPREY volunteer that they were "contractors from Alabama". Additionally, research staff interviewed from the local Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve were not aware of any sediment sampling being carried out on the Bay or beaches, and the local city officials were uninformed as well. OSPREY will investigate further, and report.
Governor Martin O’Malley was joined by more than 100 partners and stakeholders at the Port of Baltimore on Friday morning for a first-hand look at approximately 2,750 tons of fossilized oyster shells en route to Harris Creek in the Chesapeake Bay. The barge load was the first shipment of material from a Florida quarry that will be used to rebuild habitat in two Maryland oyster sanctuaries, made possible through an exciting new partnership with CSX.
I was surprised when I saw this sign on the gulf coast near Carrabelle, Florida. On the other hand there is some sparsely populated territory with dense underbrush in this part of the state.
ALL VIDEOS IN THIS SET WERE TAKEN ON JULY 30th, 2011. Historically, St. George Island, particularly the "Sugar Hill" area in the State Park on it's eastern end, is reknowned for the "sugary" white color of its sand dunes and beaches. It is yet unclear as to what affect the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill may have had on these beaches long term. According to the Unified Commands OSAT report in 12/10: "Observations from qualitative programs in the nearshore sampling zone indicate tar mats in sub‐tidal nearshore areas are another area of concern. The sediment‐bound oil within these subsurface tar mats could potentially be remobilized leading to the re‐oiling of adjacent or near‐by shorelines. The sub‐surface sampling plans did not entirely address this region due to difficulties with sampling in shallow water. Current efforts to address this issue within the UAC include continued monitoring by shoreline clean up and assessment teams (SCAT) and the formation of a specialized group at the UAC (OSAT II) to evaluate existing data and make recommendations for any additional sampling."
OSPREY volunteers also monitored two identically appearing vessels engaged in sampling activities off CARRABELLE PUBLIC BEACH at about the same time this video was taken on July 30th. Both of these locations are areas where volunteers have photographed, and in one case, verified, the presence of petroleum product in May of 2011, and November of 2010, respectively. We have not been able to definitively ascertain what entities may have been involved in the sediment sampling efforts documented in these videos, but the vessels were privately marked and registered, without any government agency identifiers. The crews did not wear uniforms, and they told one OSPREY volunteer that they were "contractors from Alabama". Additionally, research staff interviewed from the local Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve were not aware of any sediment sampling being carried out on the Bay or beaches, and the local city officials were uninformed as well. OSPREY will investigate further, and report.
This World War II amphibious training camp opened in September 1941 as Camp Carrabelle and was later named Camp Gordon Johnston. The camp had 165,000 acres between Carrabelle, Florida and Alligator Point including St George Island.
Officer Pestka from Carrabelle and Officer Davidson from Tampa are assisting families in need of food and water.
The officers talk with children and provide necessary supplies.
FWC photo by George Wells
Governor Martin O’Malley was joined by more than 100 partners and stakeholders at the Port of Baltimore on Friday morning for a first-hand look at approximately 2,750 tons of fossilized oyster shells en route to Harris Creek in the Chesapeake Bay. The barge load was the first shipment of material from a Florida quarry that will be used to rebuild habitat in two Maryland oyster sanctuaries, made possible through an exciting new partnership with CSX.
ALL VIDEOS IN THIS SET WERE TAKEN ON JULY 30th, 2011. Historically, St. George Island, particularly the "Sugar Hill" area in the State Park on it's eastern end, is reknowned for the "sugary" white color of its sand dunes and beaches. It is yet unclear as to what affect the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill may have had on these beaches long term. According to the Unified Commands OSAT report in 12/10:
"Observations from qualitative programs in the nearshore sampling zone indicate tar mats in sub‐tidal nearshore areas are another area of concern. The sediment‐bound oil within these subsurface tar mats could potentially be remobilized leading to the re‐oiling of adjacent or near‐by shorelines. The sub‐surface sampling plans did not entirely address this region due to difficulties with sampling in shallow water. Current efforts to address this issue within the UAC include continued monitoring by shoreline clean up and assessment teams (SCAT) and the formation of a specialized group at the UAC (OSAT II) to evaluate existing data and make recommendations for any additional sampling."
OSPREY volunteers also monitored two identically appearing vessels engaged in sampling activities off CARRABELLE PUBLIC BEACH at about the same time this video was taken on July 30th. Both of these locations are areas where volunteers have photographed, and in one case, verified, the presence of petroleum product in May of 2011, and November of 2010, respectively. We have not been able to definitively ascertain what entities may have been involved in the sediment sampling efforts documented in these videos, but the vessels were privately marked and registered, without any government agency identifiers. The crews did not wear uniforms, and they told one OSPREY volunteer that they were "contractors from Alabama". Additionally, research staff interviewed from the local Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve were not aware of any sediment sampling being carried out on the Bay or beaches, and the local city officials were uninformed as well. OSPREY will investigate further, and report.
ALL VIDEOS IN THIS SET WERE TAKEN ON JULY 30th, 2011. Historically, St. George Island, particularly the "Sugar Hill" area in the State Park on it's eastern end, is reknowned for the "sugary" white color of its sand dunes and beaches. It is yet unclear as to what affect the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill may have had on these beaches long term. According to the Unified Commands OSAT report in 12/10:
"Observations from qualitative programs in the nearshore sampling zone indicate tar mats in sub‐tidal nearshore areas are another area of concern. The sediment‐bound oil within these subsurface tar mats could potentially be remobilized leading to the re‐oiling of adjacent or near‐by shorelines. The sub‐surface sampling plans did not entirely address this region due to difficulties with sampling in shallow water. Current efforts to address this issue within the UAC include continued monitoring by shoreline clean up and assessment teams (SCAT) and the formation of a specialized group at the UAC (OSAT II) to evaluate existing data and make recommendations for any additional sampling."
OSPREY volunteers also monitored two identically appearing vessels engaged in sampling activities off CARRABELLE PUBLIC BEACH at about the same time this video was taken on July 30th. Both of these locations are areas where volunteers have photographed, and in one case, verified, the presence of petroleum product in May of 2011, and November of 2010, respectively. We have not been able to definitively ascertain what entities may have been involved in the sediment sampling efforts documented in these videos, but the vessels were privately marked and registered, without any government agency identifiers. The crews did not wear uniforms, and they told one OSPREY volunteer that they were "contractors from Alabama". Additionally, research staff interviewed from the local Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve were not aware of any sediment sampling being carried out on the Bay or beaches, and the local city officials were uninformed as well. OSPREY will investigate further, and report.
Officer Pestka from Carrabelle and Officer Davidson from Tampa are assisting families in need of food and water.
The officers talk with children and provide necessary supplies.
FWC photo by George Wells
ALL VIDEOS IN THIS SET WERE TAKEN ON JULY 30th, 2011. Historically, St. George Island, particularly the "Sugar Hill" area in the State Park on it's eastern end, is reknowned for the "sugary" white color of its sand dunes and beaches. It is yet unclear as to what affect the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill may have had on these beaches long term. According to the Unified Commands OSAT report in 12/10:
"Observations from qualitative programs in the nearshore sampling zone indicate tar mats in sub‐tidal nearshore areas are another area of concern. The sediment‐bound oil within these subsurface tar mats could potentially be remobilized leading to the re‐oiling of adjacent or near‐by shorelines. The sub‐surface sampling plans did not entirely address this region due to difficulties with sampling in shallow water. Current efforts to address this issue within the UAC include continued monitoring by shoreline clean up and assessment teams (SCAT) and the formation of a specialized group at the UAC (OSAT II) to evaluate existing data and make recommendations for any additional sampling."
OSPREY volunteers also monitored two identically appearing vessels engaged in sampling activities off CARRABELLE PUBLIC BEACH at about the same time this video was taken on July 30th. Both of these locations are areas where volunteers have photographed, and in one case, verified, the presence of petroleum product in May of 2011, and November of 2010, respectively. We have not been able to definitively ascertain what entities may have been involved in the sediment sampling efforts documented in these videos, but the vessels were privately marked and registered, without any government agency identifiers. The crews did not wear uniforms, and they told one OSPREY volunteer that they were "contractors from Alabama". Additionally, research staff interviewed from the local Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve were not aware of any sediment sampling being carried out on the Bay or beaches, and the local city officials were uninformed as well. OSPREY will investigate further, and report.
Governor Martin O’Malley was joined by more than 100 partners and stakeholders at the Port of Baltimore on Friday morning for a first-hand look at approximately 2,750 tons of fossilized oyster shells en route to Harris Creek in the Chesapeake Bay. The barge load was the first shipment of material from a Florida quarry that will be used to rebuild habitat in two Maryland oyster sanctuaries, made possible through an exciting new partnership with CSX.
Governor Martin O’Malley was joined by more than 100 partners and stakeholders at the Port of Baltimore on Friday morning for a first-hand look at approximately 2,750 tons of fossilized oyster shells en route to Harris Creek in the Chesapeake Bay. The barge load was the first shipment of material from a Florida quarry that will be used to rebuild habitat in two Maryland oyster sanctuaries, made possible through an exciting new partnership with CSX.
Officer Pestka from Carrabelle and Officer Davidson from Tampa are assisting families in need of food and water.
The officers talk with children and provide necessary supplies.
FWC photo by George Wells
Governor Martin O’Malley was joined by more than 100 partners and stakeholders at the Port of Baltimore on Friday morning for a first-hand look at approximately 2,750 tons of fossilized oyster shells en route to Harris Creek in the Chesapeake Bay. The barge load was the first shipment of material from a Florida quarry that will be used to rebuild habitat in two Maryland oyster sanctuaries, made possible through an exciting new partnership with CSX.
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