It looks as if Dennis will hit the St Joseph peninsula where Cape San
Blas is located. This is where that shark attack was last week and is
a very narrow spit of land that trends North/South being joined at the
southern end at Cape San Blas. It encloses St Joe bay which has some
amazing marine life. Fortunately, a start park occupies the northern
end of the peninsula but new houses occupy most of the rest of it. The
peninsula is the fastest eroding beach in Florida and the original site
of the lighthouse is a long way out from the point in the water now.
Just beyond the point is a narrow place called the "Stump Hole" with
water on either side with only about a 200' wide piece of land
separating the bay from the Gulf. This area has been armored with a 6'
high wall of rock for about .5 mile but was breached a couple years ago
anyway. This time, with such a direct hit, the breach will be far
worse. This will isolate the gawdawful tacky beach houses that have
been built in the past few yrs. Unfortunately, i have heard that the
state already has plans to build a bridge there.
Amazingly, I have seen in a real estate mag, pictures of storm swept
areas adjacent to this rapidly eroding spot being sold for $300,000 for
a half acre. Some fool will buy and have the property literally
disappear in days. Guess who pays for such mind numbing foolishness,
we do.