Souvenirs in Apalachicola

I was waiting to have my growler filled with Hooter Brown, a wonderful beer made with Tupelo honey, at Oyster City Brewery in Apalachicola. A man and woman, obviously from the area, were laughing hysterically as they made their way to the bar. The local man told the bartender that they had just come from a tourist shop and were tickled to find that the proprietor was selling oyster shells, ten for a dollar.

The bartender responded that he reckoned that he had about twenty dollars’ worth of shells sitting in the window in the brewery. Still laughing, the patron asked if anyone really bought the shells. The bartender looked serious, nodded his head, and assured the man, “Oh yeah.” In my travels, I have seen tourists spend money on even more bizarre souvenirs.