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    • USCG Aircrew Rescue off Georgia Coast

      The Coast Guard doing what they do so well. Our thanks to Ted Arisaka for this report.

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    • Honoring Memorial Day: Unveiling its Forgotten History – Key Lime Sailing Club, Key Largo, FL

      Key Lime Sailing Club in Key Largo, 305-451-3438, www.keylimesailingclub.com

      Key Lime Sailing Club, A CRUISERS NET SPONSOR, always has very special offers for their visitors! Key Lime Sailing Club is a unique slice of KEYS ENJOYMENT…give it a try and let us hear about your experience.

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      Today, as we gather to commemorate Memorial Day, let us take a moment to delve into the untold origins and evolution of this cherished holiday. In a captivating article by Richard Gardiner, we embark on a journey through the forgotten history that shaped Memorial Day into the symbol of unity and remembrance it is today. From acts of generosity and reconciliation after the Civil War to its profound significance as a day of honoring sacrifices, this article, originally published on The Conversation, sheds light on the remarkable story behind Memorial Day. Join us in reflecting on the profound meaning behind this commemorative day and gain a deeper appreciation for the sacrifices of those who have served our nation.
       
      The Forgotten History of Memorial Day
       
      Memorial Day was born out of generous gestures after the Civil War: Southerners decorated graves of Confederate soldiers as well as those of former Union enemies.
       
      Preparing to decorate graves, May 1899. Library of Congress
       
      In the years following the bitter Civil War, a former Union general took a holiday originated by former Confederates and helped spread it across the entire country.
       
      The holiday was Memorial Day, an annual commemoration was born in the former Confederate States in 1866 and adopted by the United States in 1868. It is a holiday in which the nation honors its military dead.
       
      Gen. John A. Logan, who headed the largest Union veterans’ fraternity at that time, the Grand Army of the Republic, is usually credited as being the originator of the holiday.
       
      Yet when General Logan established the holiday, he acknowledged its genesis among the Union’s former enemies, saying, “It was not too late for the Union men of the nation to follow the example of the people of the South.”
       
      I’m a scholar who has written – with co-author Daniel Bellware – a history of Memorial Day. Cities and towns across America have for more than a century claimed to be the holiday’s birthplace, but we have sifted through the myths and half-truths and uncovered the authentic story of how this holiday came into being.
       
      Generous acts bore fruit
       
      During 1866, the first year of this annual observance in the South, a feature of the holiday emerged that made awareness, admiration and eventually imitation of it spread quickly to the North.
       
      During the inaugural Memorial Day observances which were conceived in Columbus, Georgia, many Southern participants – especially women – decorated graves of Confederate soldiers as well as, unexpectedly, those of their former enemies who fought for the Union. 
       
      Civil War Union Gen. John A. Logan. Library of Congress Glass negatives
       
      Shortly after those first Memorial Day observances all across the South, newspaper coverage in the North was highly favorable to the ex-Confederates.
       
      “The action of the ladies on this occasion, in burying whatever animosities or ill-feeling may have been engendered in the late war towards those who fought against them, is worthy of all praise and commendation,” wrote one paper.
       
      On May 9, 1866, the Cleveland Daily Leader lauded the Southern women during their first Memorial Day.
       
      “The act was as beautiful as it was unselfish, and will be appreciated in the North.”
       
      The New York Commercial Advertiser, recognizing the magnanimous deeds of the women of Columbus, Georgia, echoed the sentiment. “Let this incident, touching and beautiful as it is, impart to our Washington authorities a lesson in conciliation.”
       
      Power of a poem
       
      To be sure, this sentiment was not unanimous. There were many in both parts of the U.S. who had no interest in conciliation.
       
      But as a result of one of these news reports, Francis Miles Finch, a Northern judge, academic and poet, wrote a poem titled “The Blue and the Gray.” Finch’s poem quickly became part of the American literary canon. He explained what inspired him to write it:
       
      “It struck me that the South was holding out a friendly hand, and that it was our duty, not only as conquerors, but as men and their fellow citizens of the nation, to grasp it.” 
       
      Finch’s poem seemed to extend a full pardon to the South: “They banish our anger forever when they laurel the graves of our dead” was one of the lines. 
       
      Not just poems: Sheet music written to commemorate Memorial Day in 1870. Library of Congress
       
      Almost immediately, the poem circulated across America in books, magazines and newspapers. By the end of the 19th century, school children everywhere were required to memorize Finch’s poem. The ubiquitous publication of Finch’s rhyme meant that by the end of 1867, the southern Memorial Day holiday was a familiar phenomenon throughout the entire, and recently reunited, country.
       
      General Logan was aware of the forgiving sentiments of people like Finch. When Logan’s order establishing Memorial Day was published in various newspapers in May 1868, Finch’s poem was sometimes appended to the order.
       
      ‘The blue and the grey’
       
      It was not long before Northerners decided that they would not only adopt the Southern custom of Memorial Day, but also the Southern custom of “burying the hatchet.” A group of Union veterans explained their intentions in a letter to the Philadelphia Evening Telegraph on May 28, 1869:
       
      “Wishing to bury forever the harsh feelings engendered by the war, Post 19 has decided not to pass by the graves of the Confederates sleeping in our lines, but divide each year between the blue and the grey the first floral offerings of a common country. We have no powerless foes. Post 19 thinks of the Southern dead only as brave men.” 
       
      Other reports of reciprocal magnanimity circulated in the North, including the gesture of a 10-year-old who made a wreath of flowers and sent it to the overseer of the holiday, Colonel Leaming, in Lafayette, Indiana, with the following note attached, published in The New Hampshire Patriot on July 15, 1868:
       
      “Will you please put this wreath upon some rebel soldier’s grave? My dear papa is buried at Andersonville, (Georgia) and perhaps some little girl will be kind enough to put a few flowers upon his grave.” 
       
      President Abraham Lincoln’s wish that there be “malice toward none” and “charity for all” was visible in the magnanimous actions of participants on both sides, who extended an olive branch during the Memorial Day observances in those first three years.
       
      Although not known by many today, the early evolution of the Memorial Day holiday was a manifestation of Lincoln’s hope for reconciliation between North and South. 
       
       
      Richard Gardiner is an associate professor of History Education at Columbus State University.
       
      Key Lime Sailing Club and Cottages | 305-451-3438 | 99306 Overseas Highway, Key Largo Florida | www.keylimesailingclub.com
       
      Key Lime Sailing Club and Cottages | 99306 Overseas HighwayKey Largo, FL 33037

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    • Rock The Park with Buckshot & Celeste Kellogg, June 15, Chesapeake City, VA


      Cruisers Net is pleased to be partnering with GoChesapeake to welcome  cruisers voyaging south or north via the Waterway through Virginia. Atlantic Yacht Basin is A CRUISERS NET SPONSOR!

      Proceeds benefit the GoChesapeake Initiative which is a program of Virginia Water Tourism Corp–a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. GoChesapeake works to support the City in promoting Chesapeake as a waterway destination for the 10,000+ yachts / boats that cruise through our city each year.

      ROCK THE PARK

      PRESENTED BY SOUTHERN BANK
      Featuring Buckshot with Celeste Kellogg
      Thursday, June 15th  |  Chesapeake City Park
      Gates Open @ 5PM  |  Concert Starts @ 6PM
       

      Rock The Park is a rockin’ outdoor fundraiser concert featuring Buckshot with Celeste Kellogg, food trucks, beer from Big Ugly Brewery and wine and orange crushes from Lockside Bar & Grill

      THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS:

      Southern Bank

      Lockside Bar & Grill

      Pretty Ugly Distribution

      Sheriff Jim O’Sullivan

      Ryan Homes

      James Hardie Building Products

      Kotarides Builders, Developers & Property Managers

      Damuth Trane

      City of Chesapeake

      Big Woody’s Bar & Grill

      Heartland Construction

      Banister Automotive

      TFC Recycling

      Preston Homes

      River Dogs Kayaking

      97.3 The Eagle

      US106.1 Real Country

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      Kids 12 & Under:  Free

      $30 by May 31st 

      $35 starting June 1st

      FREE PARKING

      For full details, visit RockChesapeake.com

      Proceeds benefit the GoChesapeake Initiative which is a program of Virginia Water Tourism Corp–a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

      GoChesapeake works to support the City in promoting Chesapeake as a waterway destination for the 10,000+ yachts / boats that cruise through our city each year.

      The program helps generate tourism revenue which provides additional funding for schools, libraries, public safety, and transportation projects while also creating quality job opportunities for our citizens.
       
      It also funds the Blue Heron Waterway Gallery – the only known waterway art gallery in the US.

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      Click Here To View the VA to NC Cruisers Net Marina Directory Listing For Atlantic Yacht Basin

      Click Here To Open A Chart View Window Zoomed To the Location of Atlantic Yacht Basin

       

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    • Georgia Passes Wakesports Legislation

      See this very ambiguous statement: The bill exempts “intracoastal waterways, rivers or private lakes, as well as any regatta, boat race, marine parade, tournament or exhibition for which the commissioner of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources has granted marine event permit,” according to the release. What other waterways are there?

      Click here for Georgia Passes Wakesports Legislation by Eric Colby
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    • SCDNR to conduct courtesy boat inspections during Memorial Day weekend

       

       

       

       

       
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      SCDNR to conduct courtesy boat inspections during Memorial Day weekend

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      SCDNR officers will perform quick but thorough inspections for required safety equipment at public boat landings during the Memorial Day weekend.

      In an effort to keep people and waterways safe during the Memorial Day weekend, the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) Law Enforcement Division will be conducting courtesy boat inspections at public boat landings around the state.

      The Memorial Day holiday kicks off the summer boating season and is one of the busiest times of the year for South Carolina lakes and waterways, and officers want to do everything possible to keep everyone’s weekend fun and safe.

      SCDNR boating safety and enforcement officers will perform quick but thorough inspections for required safety equipment and proper boat and motor registrations. Those who are not in compliance with safety regulations or registration requirements will not be ticketed during the complimentary inspections. Instead, they will be given an opportunity to correct the problem before they launch their boat. SCDNR officers will also be available to answer questions and give boaters tips on how to stay safe on the water.

      To report boating violations such as reckless operation or an intoxicated boat operator, call the SCDNR toll-free, 24-hour hotline at 1-800-922-5431 or dial #DNR on your cellular phone.

      For a copy of South Carolina’s boating regulations, to find out about local boating safety courses, or to obtain a free float plan form, contact the SCDNR boating safety office at 1-800-277-4301 or visit http://www.dnr.sc.gov/education/boated.html.

      Memorial Day weekend boat inspection locations (all inspections are from 10 a.m. to Noon):

      Saturday, May 27:

      • Anderson County: Twin Lakes Landing, Lake Hartwell: 10 a.m. to Noon
      • Charleston County: Wapoo Cut Landing, Intracoastal Waterway (ICW): 10 a.m. to Noon
      • Greenwood County: SC Highway 72 Landing at Break on the Lake, Lake Greenwood: 10 a.m. to Noon
      • Horry County: Little River Landing: 10 a.m. to Noon
      • Lexington County: Lake Murray Dam Landing: 10 a.m. to Noon
      • York County: Ebenezer Park Landing, Lake Wylie: 10 a.m. to Noon

      Sunday, May 28:

      • Beaufort County: Broad River Landing: 10 a.m. to Noon
      • Clarendon County: Alex Harvin Landing, Lake Marion: 10 a.m. to Noon
      • Kershaw County: Clearwater Cove Landing, Lake Wateree: 10 a.m. to Noon
      • McCormick County: Dorn Landing, Lake Thurmond: 10 a.m. to Noon
      • Pickens County: South Cove Landing, Lake Keowee: 10 a.m. to Noon

      Monday, May 29:

      • Anderson County: Twelve Mile Landing, Lake Hartwell: 10 a.m. to Noon
      • Beaufort County: Lemon Island Boat Ramp: 10 a.m. to Noon
      • York County: Ebenezer Park Landing, Lake Wylie: 10 a.m. to Noon
      • Lexington County: Lake Murray Dam: 10 a.m. to Noon

       


      South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Rembert C. Dennis Building
      1000 Assembly Street, Columbia, SC  29201

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    • Supreme Court Takes Up Boat Insurance Case – Peter Swanson

      Cruisers Net publishes Loose Cannon articles with Captain Swanson’s permission in hopes mariners with salt water in their veins will subscribe.. $7 a month or $56 for the year and you may cancel at anytime.

      Click here for Supreme Court Takes Up Boat Insurance Case

       

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      1. G King -  June 18, 2023 - 12:40 pm

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        • Larry Dorminy -  June 20, 2023 - 4:59 pm

          You are correct. Let’s hope substack can clear up the technical issues preventing the link from opening. Thank you for alerting us to the problem and for being a Cruisers Net reader!

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    • Reply Requested from a Fellow Cruiser

      Book lover, sailor and fellow cruiser, David Swanson, is hoping to find the second edition of Claiborne Young’s Cruising Guide to Coastal North Carolina. If you happen to own the second edition, please contact David with the copyright date and/or the ISBN number to aid in his search for a copy. Better still, offer to sell David your copy. 
       
      I got into sailing & cruising the North Carolina coast in 1983, about the time that Claiborne published his first book.  Over the years I have owned many copies, some of which were destroyed & others that were left on boats that I sold.  We remodeled our house last year & I sorted out all my “boat books”,  I found that I have the following:
       
      First Edition. 1983 – This is the original I bought, and it is in tatters.  The cover features a white background.
      Third Printing 1989 (I think this is also the first edition, but the type & page numbers are a little different)
      Third Ed 1994, labeled “Revised Edition” .  The cover has a blue background
      Fourth Ed 1997
      Fifth Ed 2000
      Sixth Ed 2005 (two copies, a signed one for home and another one for the boat).  The cover of these has a grey background.
       
      I seem to be missing the second edition.  I’m pretty sure I had it at some point.  My question is, does anyone know the copyright date and/or ISBN number for that?  I emailed the publisher of the last edition, but they did not have that information.  I’d like to try to find a copy of the second edition, and having either the date or the ISBN number would make it easier to search online used book sellers, eBay, etc.
       
      Thanks for any help.
       
      David Swanson
      alberg_30_229@yahoo.com
       

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    • AIWA’s Funding Priorities for 2024

      Cruisers Net is proud to be a member of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association whose lobbying work is crucial to keeping the Waterway navigable and safe. Your membership dollars directly support their vital work. Please join and encourage your boating neighbors to do likewise, regardless of their homeport. Here is the latest AIWA report on Funding Priorities for Fiscal 2024.

       

      The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AIWW) extends over 1,100 miles from Norfolk, Virginia to Miami, Florida. Some lengths consist of natural inlets, saltwater rivers, bays, and sounds while others are man-made canals. Congress authorized the creation of the AIWW in 1919 with construction of the entire waterway completed in 1940. Current estimates are that unmet maintenance needs of the waterway are approximately $65.5 million with an annual maintenance need of approximately $61.5 million.
      • The USACE is authorized to maintain the waterway at a depth of 12 feet for most of its length, but inadequate funding has prevented this level of maintenance. Shoaling has created hazardous conditions for waterway users with several sections having reduced depths ranging less than five feet and have increased due to the impacts from hurricanes in 2017 and 2018. Shallow depths create a dangerous health and safety issue as smaller boats are forced to use the Atlantic Ocean and encounter rough seas. They often require Coast Guard assistance.
      • The AIWW is a U.S. DOT-designated Marine Highway that parallels Interstate 95. In a U.S. DOT report titled “Beyond Traffic 2045,” they estimated that freight movement throughout the nation will increase by 45% by 2040. Increased maintenance of the inland waterway system needs to be funded to support its portion of this increased freight movement.
      • Waterway maintenance projects lead directly to more American jobs since all dredging is done by our U.S.-flagged fleet. In addition, shipping products via the waterway is more cost effective than transporting products by other modes. Greater waterway depths increase the opportunities for more waterway shipping and job creation as the nation taps into increased economic development opportunities. Also, some items are so large that they can only be shipped along the AIWW.
      • The AIWW has a good deal of ongoing commercial activity. Products shipped include fuel oil, gasoline, asphalt, fertilizers, chemicals, wood chips, wood, limestone, sand, gravel, iron, steel, slag, lime, fabricated metal products, soybeans, vegetables, produce, and electrical machinery. We have examples of shipping routes reopening after maintenance dredging occurred in the AIWW.
      • As post-Panamax ports are deepened, the need to ship materials between ports along the AIWW will increase and new, water-
      dependent industries will likely be developed on the waterway. Investing in our waterways now will ensure future economicdevelopment opportunities for our rapidly growing coastal communities.
      • In Florida alone, the intracoastal waterway transports tons of commercial cargo and is utilized by over 190,000 recreational vessels, and estimated to provide $17 billion in economic impact, which includes over 258,000 jobs and over $4.4 billion in tax revenue.
      • Shipping on the Nation’s Intracoastal Highway leaves a lower carbon footprint than transporting by truck or train. In comparing fuel usage between shipping and trucking, shipping has an almost 400% increase in hauling capability. Also, the standard cargo capacity of a truck peaks at approximately 25 tons while the capacity of a barge hauling cargo can exceed 1,700 tons.
      • In addition to roadway congestion, the American Trucking Association reported a driver shortage of approximately 78,000 drivers with the potential to rise to more than 160,000 by 2030 (ATA Truck Driver Shortage Analysis, 2022). 

      In Fiscal Year 2024, the AIWA requests Congress continue the practice of establishing individual allocations for operations and maintenance of navigation projects. The AIWA requests that Congress allocate $75 million each for Additional Dredging Needs for Inland Waterways; Small, Remote, or Subsistence Navigation; and Navigation within the Corps’ Operations and Maintenance Budget. In addition, we support all efforts to increase funding via Congressionally Directed Spending Requests.

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    • AIWA May 2023 Newsletter

      Cruisers Net is proud to be a member of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association whose lobbying work is crucial to keeping the Waterway navigable and safe. Your membership dollars directly support their vital work. Please join and encourage your boating neighbors to do likewise, regardless of their homeport.

      AIWA May 2023 Newsletter
       
      Appropriations Hearings for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
      Budget Begins in Congress
       
      On April 26th, the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee for Energy & Water Development held a hearing on the FY24 Budget request for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Bureau of Reclamation. The budget request included funding for every state along the waterway, and for our partners in New Jersey. The totals in the budget are $28.277M and $2.852M for the AIWW, and NJIWW as shown in the table below.

      At the hearing, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Mike Connor, USACE Chief of Engineers General Scott Spellmon, and Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Touton were invited by the committee to testify on the budget request. If interested, you can view a recording of the hearing by clicking here.

      One item we are tracking closely is the allocation of funding provided by Congress in previous appropriations bills and and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). When asked about their workforce capacity, General Spellmon discussed the USACE workforce issues as both a challenge and an opportunity. USACE has hired 5,000 new engineers, however they have lost an estimated 4,000 to retirements or transfers to other federal agencies. This workforce gap is requiring the Corps to increase their workload with outside firms while changing their internal culture to meet demands of the historic levels of funding for USACE. 

      Looking forward, the great unknown is how the debt limit discussions will impact the development of the final FY24 appropriations bills but we should learn much more this month with the upcoming meetings between President Biden and House and Senate leadership. The first round of in-person meetings is scheduled for May 9. We remain cautiously optimistic that the debt limit will be raised in the upcoming weeks which will allow for the appropriations process to continue during the summer.  Currently, we have projects under contract and moving forward in every state along the waterway and do not have any major concerns that they will be stalled at this time.

       
      AIWA “On the Road” Stakeholder Visits

      April and May, 2023

       
      AIWA Visits American Cruise Lines ⚓
      Photos CW: Brad Pickel with Scott Bauby and Capt. Tim O’Connor of American Cruise Lines; View of lounge and upper deck on the American Star docked in Savannah, GA on May 2, 2023.

      On May 2, AIWA Executive Director Brad Pickel was invited to meet with Scott Bauby, Vice President of Marine Operations for American Cruise Lines (ACL), and Captain Tim O’Connor aboard the American Star docked in Savannah, Georgia. The ACL is a proud member of the AIWA  and represents a unique and growing segment of AIWA stakeholders through their cruising operations. 

      Brad was invited to tour the vessel to better understand the value of ACL’s operations to the national and local economies. ACL’s cruisers are typically seasoned cruisers who are choosing between spending their money on U.S. or European river cruises, enjoy supporting local economies through on-site excursions, generally more affluent and willing to pay for a 5-star experience, and often repeat customers.  Local communities welcome the ACL vessels and some locations truly roll out the red carpet.

      We are excited to work with the ACL team to further our understanding of their operations, where their customers come from, and the economic benefits they provide to our nation. They are committed to being an active partner of AIWA. If you are interested in learning more, we invite you to visit the American Cruise Lines website and view the presentation by Kristin Meira, Director of Government Affairs, from the 2022 AIWA Annual meeting in Norfolk, VA.

       
      Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Inspection Tour
       
      In April, the AIWA was invited to participate in the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Inspection Tour in Florida. The tour included over 20 presentations as participants made their way from Stuart to Fernandina Beach, Florida. After a three-year hiatus, we had the pleasure to once again join our Florida colleagues in viewing ongoing projects and discussing opportunities and challenges in maintaining this section of the waterway. 

      During a presentation pictured above, AIWA Executive Director Brad Pickel was asked to share on the role of the AIWA on the waterway. In addition to providing general information about the organization, Brad highlighted our efforts on securing federal funding for the waterway, and tracking the execution of the funding for waterway maintenance. In his comments, he updated the participants on recent funding success in FY23 and the BIL, and the current status of the FY24 appropriations process. This trip is an invaluable opportunity to spend extended time with the community of waterway managers on the local, state and federal levels, and we are grateful for the opportunity to participate.

       
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      The AIWA is a national non-profit organization with the mission of securing funding and support for the maintenance of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. We are the only organization dedicated to ensuring the future of the AIWW and proudly represent all stakeholders of the waterway. 

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    • Shades of Spring, Dismal Swamp State Park, NC, AICW Alternate Route

      Set in beautiful Camden Count, NC, the Dismal Swamp Canal Welcome Center provides free dockage for cruisers' on the Dismal Swamp AICW Alternate Route

      The Great Dismal Swamp, whose alternate ICW route departs the southbound Waterway at MM 7.2 and northbound via the Pasquotank River in NE Albemarle Sound. Dismal Swamp Welcome Center is  A CRUISERS NET SPONSOR! 

      Click Here To View the North Carolina Cruisers Net Marina Directory Listing For the Camden TDA/Dismal Swamp Canal Welcome Center

      Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To the Location of the Dismal Swamp Canal Welcome Center

       

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    • Don’t Miss These Upcoming Events! Gulfport, FL


      Gulfport Marina includes dry boat storage, ship store, bathroom, public boat ramp, parking, fueling stations, lighted range markers and guest docking facility.

      Gulfport Municipal Marina, A CRUISERS NET SPONSOR, is located in the heart of downtown Gulfport. The marina and harbor, found on the northern shores of Boca Ciega Bay, are easily accessible from the Western Florida ICW, just north of Tampa Bay.

       

      Hi Larry

      Don’t Miss These Upcoming Events!

      Sail Market is helping us shake up our wardrobe today at 4PM! Catch owner Sarah as she walks us through the boutique to highlight new clothing staples and beautiful jewelry. Click the graphic below for ore information!

       

      Bend and Brew at The Village Courtyard

      Bring your yoga mat and $20 for an hour long flow and beverage! Class starts a 6pm. Open to all levels. Advanced registration required. Purchase tickets below

       

      Register Here

       

      Beach house 5317 has the art workshops you are looking for!

      On Thursday, April 27th head to Beach House 5317 for an Ocean Resin Art Workshop. Let the creativity flow and come home with a unique work of art, all supplies are provided!

      Details and Tickets Here!
       

      The Gulfport Merchants Chamber is excited to add another monthly event!

      The Last Saturday Block Party is a wonderful monthly event hosted by Thai Orchids & Leis, Beach House 5317, Boulevard Shoppe, Sail Market and Boutique, and DRV Gallery where these unique businesses open up their space to local artists and makers! Swing by and shop from 11am to 3pm on Saturday, April 29th. More details below!

      Click For More Information

      Melissa Helmbold
      President, Gulfport Merchants Chamber
      president@visitgulfportflorida.com

       

       

       

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    • Visit the Bahamas via Makers Air, Fort Lauderdale, FL

      We are proud to have Makers Air as A CRUISERS NET SPONSOR!
       
       
       
      The question is not what you look at, but what you see.
      Look below the surface and experience Rollezz Beach Villas.
      Rollezz Villas & Beach Resort is situated on one of the longest uninterrupted sandy beaches in The Bahamas.
      Its white soft sand and wide expanse places it in competition as one of the best beaches in the world.
      Contact Makers Air today to book your direct flights to Rollezz Beach Villas and unwind!

       

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