Beach Archive

Clean-up and renovation of the Turner House along Gulf Boulevard on Navarre Beach continues as planned, although slightly behind schedule. The first phase, which involved cleaning up the site that has been an eyesore for more than a decade, was completed in mid-May, about a month behind schedule. The first construction phase started last week, with a 90-day time window in which to work.

With the sun glistening off the water in the Santa Rosa Sound on a humid June afternoon, his family cheering and waving from the boat dock near Juana’s Pagodas, Eddie Gill IV brought his boat in to put a bow on a trip with a meaningful purpose.

Darrell Echols has been named the new superintendent of Gulf Islands National Seashore.

The free summer concert series on Navarre Beach called Tunes by the Dunes is back for the summer and small-town Navarre was ready for it.

More than 1,500 people came out to the main beach parking lot at the Sand Crab Pavilion for the first Thursday night of the series June 3. The Glenn Parker Band kicked off the 2021 season in R&B style playing tunes like “What a Wonderful World” and “Brick House.”

On May 23, Navarre Press Community Reporter Kaitie Meyer went surfing at Navarre Beach with a friend.

At the end of a day that could truly be described as a Chamber of Commerce kind of day – sunny and warm – a crowd gathered the evening of May 20th on Navarre Beach for the 3rd annual Blessing of the Beach, sponsored by the Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce.

On a double red flag day, lifeguards completed their four-week-long training by jumping 30 feet off the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier into the Gulf of Mexico May 22.

The Florida Panhandle chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention held their 5th annual Paddle for Prevention at Juana’s Pagodas May 22. Everyone was invited to paddleboard from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Santa Rosa Sound to raise awareness for suicide prevention or honor anyone they have lost to suicide.

Come Memorial Day weekend, Navarre beaches will be busier than ever for lifeguards on duty.

To help keep beachgoers safe, Navarre Beach Fire Rescue has added one more tool to its arsenal of lifesaving equipment.

It took a village to come up with a new motorized beach wheelchair for 11-year-old Cristian Denton who has a rare congenital disorder called Type 2 Kabuki Syndrome.