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Choctaw Ferry: South Walton small craft crossing history
In South Walton County near Choctawhatchee Bay the Choctaw Ferry carries cattle lumber and people since 1936. Operator Buddy Norris his wife Janice and daughter Tiffany Nicole run the 40 by 16 foot boat offering frequent 2 minute crossings with 200 vehicles on busy days. The canal cut in the mid thirties opened a route across the Intra Coastal Waterway and the ferry remains a county operated lifeline amid nearby Bunker subdivision woods and canyons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walton County
Choctawhatchee Bay
Bunker
U.S. 98
Point Washington
West Bay Canal
Buddy Norris
Norris
Jolly Bay
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Bunker Subdivision
Christy
Tiffany Nicole
South Walton
Boonie Lane
Tall Pines
Whispering Pines
Janice
Norrises
Tiffany
Aaron
Bay County
DeFuniak Springs
Pat Wilkerson
Wilkerson
Paul Murphy
Choctaw Ferry
Sikes Concrete Pipe Company