An Exciting Weekend Ahead

The weekend coming up will be a very exciting and busy time for the City of Apalachicola and its residents.

The Wall That Heals

Starting today, April 28, around 1:00PM EST, “The Wall That Heals” will arrive into Apalachicola from west of the city escorted by a motorcycle motorcade to rest at Veterans Memorial Plaza near the Three Soldiers Detail for five days until Sunday, May 3.

The City of Apalachicola is the third stop on the national tour of “The Wall That Heals” which is a traveling half-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial located in Washington, DC. Accompanying the Wall will be a traveling Museum and Information Center, which will provide a comprehensive educational component to enrich the experiences of visitors.

On Thursday, April 30 at 11:00AM EST, there will be an opening ceremony, which will feature Ann Wolcott, national President of the National Gold Star Mothers, as keynote speaker, and a closing ceremony on Sunday, May 3 at 7:00PM with Apalachicola native and West Point graduate, COL (USA-Ret) Harry Buzzett as keynote speaker.

There will also be other programs scheduled throughout the five-day event. Don’t miss it! This will be the only time outside of Washington where the Three Soldiers Detail and the Wall will rest together.

Historic Home Tour

Friday May 1, will start the 17th Annual Historic Apalachicola Home & Garden Tour sponsored by Trinity Episcopal Church.

In addition to “The Wall That Heals”, organizers are expecting the tour to draw more than 1,000 visitors to Apalachicola for the two-day event on Friday and Saturday, May 1 and 2.

The event will began with Evensong at 5:30PM Friday, May 1, at the Trinity Episcopal Church followed by a free lecture on the economic benefits of historic preservation at 6:30PM by preservation architect Mark Tarmey. Tarmey is the current President of the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation and is currently involved in several preservation projects through the 4M Design Group that he heads.

Registration for the tour will begin at 9:30AM Saturday, May 2, at Trinity. The featured home for this year’s tour will be the former home of world-renowned botanist Dr. Alvin Wentworth Chapman, located at 82 - 6th Street.

For information on ticket sales, call Trinity Church at (850) 653-9550 or the Chamber of Commerce at (850) 653-9419.