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Wanda "Mama Gumbo" Green
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We
began in 1986 when Wanda "Mamma Gumbo" Green
and Paul "Action" Jackson took over the
business. In the beginning we were about half the
size we are today. We had a small detached building
behind the Boathouse - called "The Outback" -
that served as our kitchen. Each day we prepared
fresh hamburgers, fish sandwiches, and more. We
cooked on a gas grill, much like yours at home,
and served our ice cold beer and crawfish in the
Boathouse and on the decks outside. On Fridays,
a crowd would gather and watch the crawfish being
purged and boiled, while drinking ice cold beer
and enjoying the fishing fleet on the harbor. |
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As
a Boathouse originally, there have always been
wooden walls and rafters where our customers, local
and tourists alike, would write their names on
and then staple up a dollar bill. People come back
every year to find their dollar bill still there.
The Boathouse is a local hotspot and we love our
visitors. The only thing that disturbed the dollar
bills was Hurricane Opal back in 1995. Destin took
a direct hit and the Boathouse was flattened! Our
customers, not having any place to go for a cold
beer, gathered their chainsaws and tools and helped
us rebuild the Boathouse as it is today. Hurricane
Opal hit on October 4, 1995, and we reopened the
day after Thanksgiving 1995 - thanks to our wonderful
customers and friends! |
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The
boathouse has developed several traditions over
the years. We take pride in the quality of the
food that we serve and only serve Appalachacola
Oysters (unless they close their beds.) Plus our
Crab and Shrimp Gumbo has won many local awards.
Our crawfish come only from Louisiana and you can "suck
the head and eat the tail" from mid-February
to mid-June each year.
Our T-shirts
and Huggies are world famous
and the long-neck beer is ice cold. From
early Spring until late Fall we have the
best local entertainment every
night and Friday, Saturday, and Sunday afternoons
overlooking the harbor.
Come
help us celebrate our 20th Anniversary this year
and be sure to ask for Kelly, Wanda's daughter.
She is the smiling face carrying on the family
tradition!
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Manager Kelly Pfirrman &
Wanda "Mama Gumbo" Green welcome you to the best kept secret in Destin,
the Boathouse Oyster Bar! |
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& Hosting: Dragonfly
Media Arts Inc
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