Imagine working in the countryside – building a fence, mowing the grass or hanging laundry – and you stop for a moment to wipe the sweat from your brow. Pastureland stretches into the distance. Taller grass grows nearer, coming up around a fence line, and some old farm equipment, all of it baking in the summer sun.
It’s hot, so you pause long enough to take a big breath, and unintentionally, you hear the sounds around you. A locust buzzes through the air. Then you hear a bird whistle, way off, with a two-note call: one small, short note, followed by a longer note that goes up at the end. Or was it three notes? “Poor-bob-white,” it sounded like. You smile. That’s a bobwhite quail, a plump little bird you know is running about the fields, seldom seen, but often heard.
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3 months ago Share Although a group of boating enthusiasts are passionate about the concept, city officials have recommended against the request for public land.
John Pether has a vision: opening a museum showcasing more than 7,000 years of maritime history on the Gulf Coast, creating a haven for a slice of culture he says has never been properly cataloged, and placing it on city-owned land at the Bobby Jones Golf Club property.
After spending years on research and fleshing out the viability of his vision, it’s that final point that brought Pether in front of the City Commission on Monday. Pether is a board member for the Gulf Coast Maritime Museum, a nonprofit that is lobbying for the city to set aside up to 2 acres at Bobby Jones as the home of what is currently a museum in concept only.