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The Flora-Bama Lounge and Package, located on Perdido Key in Pensacola, Florida, is a beachside oyster bar, nightclub, and Gulf Coast cultural landmark, touted as being America's "Last Great Roadhouse". The Flora-Bama takes it's name from it's location only feet away from the Florida-Alabama border (it is officially located entirely in Florida). HISTORY First erected in 1962, the original structure was destoyed by fire before the establishment opened. The Flora-Bama Lounge was subsequently rebuilt and finally opened in 1964. Destroyed again by the Category 3 Hurricane Ivan on 16 September 2004, the establishment's owners began the rebuilding process on April 16, 2005 with what was called the "No Tears In the Beer Demolition/ Re-Build Party". Reconstruction has since been completed and the bar has resumed operations. HOSTED EVENTS The Flora-Bama Lounge is host to a number of annual and one-time local events. Perhaps most famous of these festivities is the Annual Interstate Mullet Toss, where contestants compete by throwing mullet across the Florida-Alabama Border. (Winning throws approach distances in excess of 150 feet.) A recent and addition to the event is the Annual Mullet Man Triathlon, a conventional sprint-distance race consisting of a 1/4-mile swim, followed immediately by a 15-mile bike and a 4-mile run. Not considered a serious competitive event by most of the contestants, the true motivation is (half-jokingly) said to be the post-race party. |
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