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Port Gellhorn
The Gulf Coast’s second act
- Founded1838
- Seafood landed9M lb a year
- Known forMotels, dirt-bike trails, shrimp
01About the region
Port Gellhorn was once the vacation town of the Gulf Coast. The tourists left; the motels, the shuttered attractions and the half-empty strip malls stayed. The State’s Gellhorn Comeback plan is reopening the waterfront, the beach and the old boardwalk one block at a time, while the shrimp fleet still heads out every morning.
Highlights
- The harborWatch the shrimp fleet come in at dawn, then buy straight from the boats at the Wharf Row market.
- Blues on Wharf RowLive music on weekends in the old warehouses, and a blues festival every April.
- A train awayFrom January, Leonida Rail links Port Gellhorn to Vice City in under three hours.
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02In the region
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03Useful services
Before you go.
- Boating permitsRegister a vessel, get your boater education card and apply for marine sanctuary permits.Start online
- Hunting & fishing licensesAnnual, short-term and lifetime licenses for freshwater, saltwater and every hunting season.Start online
- Beach conditionsFlags, water quality and rip current risk for every public beach.Start online
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