Who’s Excited About Blind Pass Opening?

Has the day finally arrived that Blind Pass is open? Well, sorta.

It seems Blind Pass, itself, was anxious to open up and jumped the gun by splitting its retaining wall a tad earlier than the contractors had planned. After the final dredging was completed on Friday, Mother Nature decided, “Ok, that’s it, I’m goin’ in!” and stirred up a storm with waves that broke through the sheet pile wall and let the Gulf flow right on in!

One group that’s excited for sure is the fishermen! Now, they have their favorite fishing “hole” back. Another group is the homeowners that live along the channel that now have their direct boat access to the Gulf back after losing it for all these years. This is a dream come true for them.

But, more importantly than anything else, are the improvements that will be seen over time in the ecosystems that have not been able to receive the water flow from the Gulf keeping the environment healthy and in flux for wildlife, for plant life and for us to enjoy!

If you haven’t seen the work done yet, you should take a drive out there and have a look, it’s pretty impressive.

Here’s a couple of links to some recent articles on the topic as well:

• Mother Nature Gives Blind Pass an Early Debut
• Recreation at Blind Pass

Ok, that’s it for this week…

Have a great weekend!

Sandy and Rob