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Welcome to Simmons Bayou!

About Simmons Bayou

Simmons Bayou is a quiet fishing village with great sunsets, on the Gulf Coast in the Florida's Panhandle. This area is often referred to as the Forgotten Coast. We're located a few minutes south of Port St. Joe on State Road 30A, and about a half-hour north on the same road to Apalachicola.

Simmons Bayou was first settled by early man about twelve thousand years ago. They were the first Americans who stopped hunting mammoths and started to hunt fish and gather oysters. As good a choice today as it was then.

St. Joseph Bay

Bay fishing include spotted seatrout, redfish or red drum, flounder and many others. The Bay is very popular for boaters during scallop season in late summer and early fall. Wading out in the bay and using a cast net you can catch many of the same fish. In St. Joseph Bay there are 73,000 acres of a rich fishing habitat. So the odds are good you're going to catch something.

The Scallop Symbol

The scallop shell, often found on the shores in Galicia, has long been the symbol of the Camino de Santiago. Also known as the Way of St. James, is a Major Christian pilgrimage route to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, in Spain. The scallop shell symbol is used as a way marker on the Camino, on buildings, and sign posts. Pilgrims themselves wear the scallop symbol, thereby identifying themselves as pilgrims.

Want to go? More info here www.caminoways.com and here www.santiago-compostela.net

About this Web

Web design is my hobby, so this Web is my biased view of Simmons Bayou.

About our Scallop Shell Logo

Over the centuries the scallop shell has taken on a variety of meanings. Today the scallop shell is a symbol of goodwill, of rebirth, a metaphorical representation of leaving the old life behind and embarking on a new spiritual journey.

SimmonsBayou.com embraces the scallop shell as it's logo. We have the scallops after all and the journey here was pleasant... and we're mostly friendly, so it fits.

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