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~ Mike Stephens. The family crowd tends to watch from the shoreline. My grandmother had a house on the Santa Rosa Sound and we would go to her house on the first full weekend in June and watch the reenacted battle between the mayor and Capt.

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Come and get your share of Captain Billy's Loot. There’ll be pirate shenanigans all day on Saturday, from 10 am to 9 pm, in the park and of course the main event on the water takes place when Capt. Fun for adults? recovery plan is the complete reopening of business and restaurants statewide without restrictions, beginning Sept. 25.

If you ask me, that’s a story that’s a lot more fun to tell, politically correct, or not…. var hostname = "FestivalNet.com"; var username = "info"; Thursday’s Parade starts at 7pm in Ft Walton. Instead, he sailed to the mainland and built a cabin where he spent his last days watching over the treasure.
 Visit the landing anytime after 6pm for vendors and Pirate fun. It has been photographed and aired on national networks and shows such as HGTV and Good Morning America, published in various travel magazines, and featured in publications across the globe. Not a chance. The waterskiing part didn’t last, but the chosen pirate theme took hold and became an annual tradition, and events were added over time to include a parade, treasure hunts, costume contests, and athletic events, all culminating with the arrival of Capt. All rights reserved. ~ Jennifer Riley, We always have a fantastic time at Crab Island! Full Schedule for Bowlegs … Billy Bowlegs.

The Torchlight Parade will wind its way up Eglin Parkway at 7 pm, with dozens of floats representing local businesses and clubs, visiting krewes, and Fort Walton Beach’s very own Krewe of Bowlegs. Cannons are fired and it’s all great fun on the water and on land. The real story of Billy Bowlegs actually goes something a little more like this:  Billy Bowlegs was named William “Billy Bowlegs” Rogers, a real pirate whose sunken ship was discovered and excavated in 1959 in the Northeast Choctawhatchee Bay. we have decided that this year we will not offer vendor booths.

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As I’ve gotten older, the Billy Bowlegs event has grown, and changed, and now it is the most sought-after boating event in the Destin-Ft Walton Beach area. info@crabisland.com. Crab Island in Destin, Florida is the perfect combination of sun, sand, and sparkling emerald waters!

we have decided that this year we will not offer vendor booths. Join Festivalnet.com now to unlock additional details,