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Newspaper
Destin Log
Location
Destin, Florida, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1986
Page
1
The nine day Okaloosa County Fair runs daily until 4 with non oar activities. The 20th annual event features jazz country and gospel music and racing pigs. Enhanced arts and crafts spaces and a beef barn debut mark the fair, plus a large midway carnival. Check the full schedule for opening times and specials.
The Destin Seafood Festival will tempt visitors with shrimp and shark, amberjack and oysters along with contests entertainment crafts and food. Activities run 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday on the bluff overlooking Destin Harbor sponsored by the Destin Chamber of Commerce.
This weekend you can build sand castles dragons or other figures at the 3castle Contest open to individuals or businesses. Registration runs 8 a.m. to noon today at Whale's Tail Beach Club with judging at 4 p.m. Prizes include a two night Seascape stay gift certificates or trophies.
Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms. Day temperatures near 90 with southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. Overnight lows between 68 and 75 degrees.
Several charter boat captains boycott the Destin Fishing Rodeo citing vague rules and enforcement issues. Others say allegations of rule circumvention are blown out of proportion, with Captains Reynolds and Farmer leading concerns about what counts as sportfishing. Continued on Page 11A.
A strong current undermines the east jetty and erodes beaches near East Pass Towers and Waterview Towers after the Corps filled a gap in the west jetty. Residents and attorney Doug Hutchinson fault the Corps, noting seawall proximity and beach loss, while divers report rocks falling from the jetty. A Monday meeting will weigh the Corps’ role in the erosion and currents.
Visitors at Destin Airport generated over 446000 dollars for the local economy during the Fourth of July weekend, per a newly released survey. Airport committee chairman Dan Bergan called the results encouraging and noted the potential annual impact. Dining, swimming, and shopping led spending, with charter boat fishing attracting about 31 percent and 30 percent sailing among visitors.
Destin Airport could receive 229000 dollars for runway apron expansion and aircraft parking with a pending federal grant. County airport manager Coy Visitors notes travelers stay an average 7.8 days, boosting local hotel and condo owners. Most visitors lodge in condominiums, with 42 percent renting and 15 percent in motels. The typical visitor makes 10 trips to Destin annually, with Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Mississippi, and Texas as top origins. Pilots also surveyed.
Newly appointed Mid-Bay Bridge Authority members will meet Okaloosa County Commission in Shalimar next Tuesday for a brief briefing. Members discuss budget timing, potential toll funding, and bond authority while awaiting full member filings and first meeting.
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