Visit Okaloosa Island

02/28/2025

NEW BUSINESS: Beignets & Brew is taking over the old Subway location on Eglin Parkway in Fort Walton Beach.

05/09/2023

The weekend looks AWESOME!
Who’s coming to the beach?!?!?
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10/20/2022

01/14/2022

Fritters are looking extra yummy this morning 👀 Come get em while they last! 🍩🌴
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01/02/2022

OKALOOSA ISLAND: Portuguese Man O’ War are washing up along the beaches. They might be pretty but pack a painful sting. Watch your step!

12/02/2021

Happy Spa-liday Season 🎄🎁 Christmas Specials are now available for purchase at the spa or online!

Visit our Gift Certificate page at
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09/23/2021

RED TIDE PRESENT IN THE GULF
Health Alert for James Lee Beach in Destin
Full Release at okaloosa.floridahealth.gov/newsroom/2021/09/2021-0922-redtide-jamesleebeach.pdf.html

Fort Walton Beach, Fla. -The Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County (DOH-Okaloosa) is notifying the public of a red tide bloom near James Lee Beach in Destin. Some people may have mild and short-lived respiratory symptoms such as eye, nose and throat irritation similar to cold symptoms. Some individuals with breathing problems such as asthma might experience more severe symptoms. Usually symptoms go away when a person leaves the area or goes indoors. Health officials recommend that people experiencing these symptoms stay away from beach areas or go into an air-conditioned space. If symptoms do not subside, please contact your health care provider for evaluation.

The Department recommends that you:
• Do not swim around dead fish at this location.
• If you have chronic respiratory problems, be careful and consider staying away from this location as red tide can affect your breathing.
• Do not harvest or eat molluscan shellfish and distressed or dead fish from this location. If fish are healthy, rinse fillets with tap or bottled water and throw out the guts.
• Keep pets and livestock away from water, sea foam and dead sea life.
• Residents living in beach areas are advised to close windows and run the air conditioner (making sure that the A/C filter is maintained according to manufacturer's specifications).
• If outdoors, residents may choose to wear paper filter masks, especially if onshore winds are blowing.
Florida Poison Control Centers have a toll-free 24/7 Hotline for reporting of illnesses, including health effects from exposure to red tide at 1-800-222-1222.

Please visit the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research website for additional information on the locations where red tide has been found: myfwc.com/research/redtide/statewide/

08/13/2021

03/28/2021

Certified Cereal Killer 💀🥣 🍩
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