families have been making the pilgrimage to seagroves soothing shores since at least the 1940s
when scenic highway 30a wasn't a highway at all it was a dirt road although i'm pretty sure it was
still scenic today the children grandchildren and great-grandchildren of those pioneering beach bums
returned to kick back in some of the very same cinderblock cottages of their youth
seagrove is home to a mix of authentically local restaurants and shops all just a short
stroll or bike ride away once the only local gas station and grocery store in the region
seagrove village market cafe is a true 30a institution serving up deep fried love since
1949. this is downtown seagrove and and that kind of matters this this little piece of dirt is uh
like i say it's been here for a long time and everybody knows exactly what it is
i think like greyton it's been here for a long time it's it's it's historical you know greatness
since about 1894 uh seagrove since 1949 seaside came along in the 80s and it's just a place that's
been here forever and families that have been here for decades and we are now feeding their grandkids
but when i first bought the market uh we had a there was a cigar box full of keys
under the counter i was like what is this that's in ernie who i bought it from said oh
everybody in town leaves their keys here if the plumber comes by and needs to get in because they
all live in montgomery or birmingham so you have everybody's house keys and i i still have a few
after all these years i still have a few house keys this place is known for it's
the the grill grouper sandwich is is great but the fried grouper sandwich and the fried shrimp
that's what it's all about the fried oysters the fried shrimp po-boy literally changed my life
yes quite literally it got me in the restaurant business thank you for keeping the vision alive
just down the way the 30a store in seagrove routinely host live music on its brick-pavered
plaza and it serves up ice-cold 30a craft beer and wine along with a unique line of
apparel made from recycled plastic water bottles pedal west on a 30a electric bike to visit the
famous communities of seaside watercolor and grayton beach or go east to marvel at
the planned and quite grand communities of watersound alys beach and rosemary beach
for the more adventurous the adjacent eastern lake trail system features 3.5 6 and 10 mile loops
that gently weave through tranquil pine forests one of 30a's best kept secrets well until now
at least is deer lake state park comprised of 1920 acres along seagrove's far eastern edge
the park's extraordinarily long boardwalk makes it pretty impractical for exhausted moms and dads who
don't feel much like lugging heavy chairs coolers and beach toys a quarter mile down to the sand
but for those who do go to the long extra effort the reward is breathtaking
now this is a pilgrimage worth making
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