My name is Deborah Word. My husband, Jerry, and I started visiting Shell Point in 1998. It didn't take long for us to fall in love with the Shell Point area. Since then, we purchased a canal front vacation rental home in Paradise Village of Shell Point. We love fishing and photography, so Wakulla County is perfect for us. Several years later, I started handling vacation rental res- ervations for a few other property owners in the surrounding area. I currently manage rentals in Shell Point and Ochlockonee Bay (Panacea), which is close to Alliga- tor Point. To acquaint you with this side of Florida's Forgotten Coast, let me share some brief info about these 3 locations.

ABOUT SHELL POINT - Shell Point is a small, quiet community located in Wakulla County, one of Florida's best- kept secrets and part of Florida's Forgotten Coast. Besides offering the best flats fishing anywhere, it's ideal for sightseeing and photography. It is lo- cated between St. Marks and Panacea,

and is only 30 miles south of Tallahassee (Florida's capital). Tallahassee has all of the conveniences of a big city- malls, restaurants, museums, parks, airport-and is well known for the home of Florida State University (FSU) and Florida A&M University (FAMU). If you are interested in fishing (trout, Spanish mackerel, redfish, tarpon, cobia, flounder, pompano, grouper, black bass... it's saltwater fishing, so the list goes on), boating, or... if you just want to escape to a relaxing, laid back paradise; yet, be able to venture into the city on a whim, this is the perfect location for you.

ABOUT OCHLOCKONEE BAY  (Panacea area)- Ochlockonee Bay, FL is located at the intersection of U.S. Hwy, 98 and County Road 372 south of Panacea on the north shore of Ochlockonee Bay at the southern tip of Wakulla County. The fishing is as good as it gets in this area. You can fish in the bay. head out for deep-sea fishing, or go down the river for fresh water fishing. There are plenty of licensed fishing cap- tains, who are ready to take you out for an experience that you won't soon forget! Locally caught seafood is prepared in the many fine restaurants located in Panacea, Carrabelle, and Apalachicola. If you prefer to cook it yourself, fresh shrimp, oysters, and the catch of the day are available in the seafood houses dotted along the coast from Panacea to Port St. Joe Mashes Sands Beach, which is a small bay beach, is located about 2 1⁄2 miles down Mashes Sands Road (CR 372) from US Hwy. 98. Alligator Point Beach and Bald Point State Park are just across the Ochlockonee Bay Bridge. about a 7 mile drive.

ABOUT ALLIGATOR POINT- Alligator Point is located south of Tallahassee along US Hwy. 98 in Franklin County, just across Ochlockonee Bay from the Wakulla County line. Franklin County proudly boasts that it has no stop lights, no fast food and no movie theaters. If you are looking for water parks, high rise condos, and go-cart rides, you have come to the wrong place. But if you want the REAL FLORIDA, with its abundant wildlife, great fishing and unspoiled, pristine beaches, you have arrived at your dream destination. Come enjoy the beautiful beach at Alligator Point and nearby Bald Point State Park, where you can enjoy sunbathing. snorkeling, swimming, fishing, canoeing, kayaking, hiking, bird watching and nature study.