WaterWise
Our WaterWise Campaign is an opportunity for our marinas and customers to show our commitment to water sustainability - something that affects all of us in one way or another.
While we have access to clean water 24-hours a day, more than 2 billion people do not. Conscious consumption can help to conserve our planet's most precious resource.
To really make a splash, we're giving away water conservation prize packages, complete with a Loggerhead Marina Lifecenter Beach Towel. Enter in the WaterWise sweepstakes for your chance to win. The winner will be announced on July 31, 2024.
Water Saving Tips:
Take shorter showers – 5 minutes
Wash full loads of laundry and dishes
Turn off the tap when you brush your teeth and shave
Let us know immediately if you see any leaks on our property
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Waterfront Restaurants on the Atlantic Coast: Top Picks | How to Pack for the Perfect Picnic | The Best Cheeseball Recipe | Best Practices for Ocean Conservation
Waterfront Restaurants on the Atlantic Coast: Top Picks
Florida's Atlantic Coast offers some of the best dockside dining experiences, where you can enjoy delicious meals with stunning waterfront views. From fresh seafood to tropical cocktails, these restaurants provide the perfect backdrop for a relaxing day on the water. No need to pack a meal for your time on the boat—these convenient dockside restaurants are perfect for boaters looking to dine out.
Looking for exquisite seafood and breathtaking views of the Intracoastal Waterway? GG's Waterfront in Hollywood is a must-visit. Just a short distance from Loggerhead Hollywood Marina, GG's offers a sophisticated dining experience with dishes like their famous crab cakes and lobster rolls. The restaurant's elegant ambiance and top-notch service make it a favorite among locals and visitors. If you prefer to enjoy your food on-the-go, GG’s offers dockside pickup as well.
Caribbean Jack's in Daytona Beach combines a laid-back atmosphere with delectable dishes. Located onsite at Loggerhead Daytona Beach Marina, this restaurant is perfect for those looking to unwind after a day on the water, complete with daily happy hour specials. Their extensive menu features everything from coconut shrimp to succulent steaks, all served with a side of live music and stunning sunsets on the outdoor deck.
In the picturesque Key Biscayne, Boater's Grill is a hidden treasure nestled within Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park. Just a few hours from Loggerhead South Miami Marina, this casual eatery is the perfect place to stop for lunch on a day trip out to Key Biscayne. This harborside restaurant’s menu includes fresh seafood, Cuban-inspired dishes, and mouthwatering burgers.
Deck 84 in Delray Beach is a vibrant waterfront restaurant located just 10 miles from Loggerhead Lantana Marina. Known for its lively atmosphere and extensive menu, Deck 84 serves up kids’ favorites, happy hour libations, dinners for dogs, and plenty in-between. This pet-friendly spot is great for a leisurely lunch or a fun evening out with friends.
Finally, Mulligan's Beach House in Sebastian is a family-friendly restaurant with a prime location close to Loggerhead Vero Beach Marina. With its laid-back vibe and extensive menu, Mulligan's offers something for everyone, from seafood platters to hearty sandwiches. For a wallet-friendly bonus, kids eat free from 5:00-8:00pm every Thursday through August. There's no better place to relax and enjoy the beauty of the Indian River Lagoon following a for your post-sailing adventures.
How to Pack for the Perfect Picnic
Whether you’ve stacked Tupperware and mason jars into a big tote bag to take on the boat or are carrying one a classic picnic basket that organizes your silverware, dishes, and even wine glasses, it doesn’t take too much to get picnic-ready. All you basically need is a bunch of tasty, fresh food that you can eat with your hands, and a companion! Here are some helpful tips to help you pack that perfect picnic on the water!
- Wrap knives in tea towels for safety and to have cloth napkins to clean up.
- Roll into your picnic like a boss.
- Bag or basket too heavy to carry? Pack your picnic in a rolling cart, like this one to make it easier to get to your picnic destination. Line the cart with a tablecloth (use a gingham one to really set the picnic mood!) and add your supplies, heaviest items on the bottom first.
- Bring a swiss army knife or multi-tool with you.
- These nifty little tools usually have corkscrews, knives, scissors, and can openers on them, making them very handy when you’ve forgotten a knife or a can opener.
- A small cutting board that fits in your picnic basket doubles as a cheese plate!
- Who knew a cutting board could do double duty?
- Make guacamole with avocado shells – cut avocado in half, take a fork and mash within the skin of the avocado. Add diced tomatoes, onions, cilantro, squeeze a lime over top, and voila! Handheld guacamole… just add chips!
- Don’t know what to eat? You can’t go wrong with fruit and cheese! Cheese and fruit pairings that are awesome:
- Chevre (goat) cheese and d’anjou pears
- Pink lady apples and sharp cheddar cheese
- Classic finger sandwich recipes make for crowd-pleasing picnic basket lunches that are easy to transport and boast ingredients that impress. Finger sandwich recipes, even if they aren’t bite-sized, are great because of their thin layers and aren’t slippery. Here are a few combinations that are great for late summer picnics:
- Cucumbers, butter, fresh herbs, and lemon zest on white bread (classic tea sandwich recipe)
- Peanut butter & jelly on wheat bread
- Cucumber, smoked salmon, cream cheese, chives on white bread
- Watercress and egg salad on white bread
- Prosciutto, ricotta cheese, and honey on baguette
- Jelly jars are perfect for transporting salad dressing
- Instead of potentially risking opening up a tupperware full of sad, wilted lettuce that was dressed too early, bring your dressing on the side. Jelly jars or small mason jars that can seal tightly are great for transporting salad dressing, keeping your salad crunchy and your picnic happy!
- Screw top wine.
- Need we say more? Also, plastic wine glasses are durable and keep you from any potential glass-related injuries.
- COOKIES.
- For dessert, you can’t go wrong with cookies. They are portable and yummy and we have a great recipe for cookies! Check out our recipe for the Ultimate Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies.
While you pack your picnic, consider the delicious cheeseball recipes below!
The Best Cheeseball Recipes
Cheeseballs have been an easy go-to appetizer for social gatherings for years. And while cheeseballs experienced the height of their popularity during the ‘50s, ‘60s, and ‘70s, the great little appetizer is still celebrated on National Cheeseball Day (April 17). So, get ready to roll a few up – one sweet; one savory!
Dill Pickle Cheeseball
(Recipe from pitchforkfoodie.com)
Ingredients:
8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
1 cup dill pickle relish, drained
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
½ teaspoon onion powder
1 ½ cup grated cheddar cheese
2 teaspoons dill weed
Instructions:
Mix all ingredients except grated cheese; stir in grated cheese. Form into a ball and refrigerate for 15 minutes. Sprinkle with chopped dill weed or roll ball in the dill.
Serve, or refrigerate until serving time. If you want the cheeseball to be firm, refrigerate for an hour before serving.
Chocolate Chip Cheeseball
(Recipe from saltysidedish.com)
Ingredients:
8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
½ cup butter, softened
¾ cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 bag mini chocolate chips, divided
Instructions:
In a mixing bowl, add cream cheese and butter and beat well until combined. Add powdered sugar and vanilla and beat well. Fold in ½ cup of the mini chocolate chips. Place onto plastic wrap and shape into a ball and then wrap ball in plastic. Refrigerate for 4-6 hours. Add remaining chocolate to a plate and roll the chilled ball to coat in mini chips. Serve with graham crackers or mini vanilla wafers.
Best Practices for Ocean Conservation
For many years Loggerhead Marinelife Center has been thrilled to partner with Loggerhead Marinas on conservation efforts. We look to further that with shared content in the marina newsletters on topics involving our oceans, lakes, and rivers. We recognize that the boating community enjoys time on the water and wish to protect our resources as we do at Loggerhead Marinelife Center.
While our planet is named earth nearly 70% of it is covered in water. This unique feature of our planet helps with climate regulation, transporting heat from the equator to the poles, and regulating our weather patterns. While this is essential for life on the planet there are financial reasons the oceans are important as well. The US ocean economy produces $282 billion in goods and services and employs almost 3 million people. 76% of all US trade involves some form of marine transportation. The ocean provides food and medicine we rely on.
With news of coral bleaching, sea grass die off and ocean plastics it is hard to not have environmental anxiety. Being on the front lines I can say there is still time for hope as we all work to protect our oceans and connected waterways. At Loggerhead Marinelife Center we focus on Rehabilitation, Research, Conservation and Education with a focus on threatened and endangered sea turtles. Sea turtles are a sentinel for what is occurring in the ocean, and we are seeing the effects of plastics in the ocean and increased ocean temperatures.
Last year we treated and released over 2000 sea turtle hatchlings and 85 older sea turtles. Some of these turtles came in with boat injuries while more came to the center entangled in fishing gear. Many green turtles are coming to the Center due to a viral disease known as fibropapillomatosis which causes potentially deadly tumors.
As members of Loggerhead Marinas, you are helping us conduct this important work while also conducting critical nesting research. There are also things you can do in your own home and on your boat to help our oceans:
- Conserve water at home which reduces runoff and wastewater - This water often comes through septic systems or washes harmful fertilizers from yards into local waterways that lead to the ocean.
- Boat safely by monitoring speeds in manatee or sea turtle areas and wearing polarized glasses while driving.
- Respect the marine habitats while on the water by being mindful not to anchor on coral reefs or sea grass areas.
Best Fishes,
Andy Dehart - President & CEO
Loggerhead Marinelife Center
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Hurricane Alert
Last Update: November 8, 2022
Thank you for choosing Loggerhead Marinas for your boating needs. While we continue to monitor the path of Hurricane Nicole, the safety of our customers and team members remains our top priority.
With this in mind, please be advised that the Loggerhead marina offices listed below will begin closing beginning Tuesday, November 8, 2022. No boat launches or haul outs will be scheduled through the closure. Common areas and amenities within these properties will also be closed at this time.
Impacted Loggerhead Marinas include:
CLOSING TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8 AT 5:00 PM / ANTICIPATING TO RE-OPEN FRIDAY 8AM:
- Aventura
- Hidden Harbour
- Hi-Lift
- Hollywood
- Jupiter
- Lantana
- Palm Beach Gardens
- Riverwatch
- South Lantana
- South Miami
- Vero Beach
CLOSING TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8 AT 5:00 PM / ANTICIPATING TO RE-OPEN SATURDAY 8 AM:
- Caribbean Jack’s
- Daytona Beach
- Inlet Harbor
CLOSING WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9 AT 1:00 PM / ANTICIPATING TO RE-OPEN SATURDAY 8 AM:
- Cortez Village
- Fish Tale
- Marker 1
- St. Petersburg
CLOSING THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10 AT 5:00 PM / ANTICIPATING TO RE-OPEN SATURDAY 8 AM:
- RiversEdge
CLOSING THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10 AT 5:00 PM / ANTICIPATING TO RE-OPEN SUNDAY 8 AM:
- Boat House
We look forward to resuming normal business hours as quickly as we can.
In the meantime, please monitor the National Hurricane Center at www.nhc.noaa.gov for updates on the storm and local news outlets for information regarding any weather related orders.
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June 16 is World Sea Turtle Day
How Can You Help?
Loggerhead Marinas are proud to celebrate the beauty of our oceans and the natural wildlife that surrounds us. We are honored to partner with Loggerhead Marinelife Center, a nonprofit focused on sea turtle conservation and research.
5 Ways You Can Help
- Give nesting adults and their hatchlings space and take care not to disturb them.
- Turn off artificial lighting near beaches at night during nesting season and use turtle-friendly lights.
- Properly dispose of food items to decrease predation from wildlife.
- Properly dispose of debris like fishing line, netting and plastics.
- Keep obstacles such as beach furniture off the beach during nesting season.
Visit our friends at the Loggerhead Marine Life Center to learn more about these fascinating creatures
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Make 2022 Your Bluest Year Yet
#NewYearBlueYear Challenge
Participate in Loggerhead Marinelife Center’s #NewYearBlueYear Challenge! They say it takes 21 days to create a habit, and LMC is challenging you to turn your habits blue this year! Each month, LMC will be posting a challenge to help participants get rid of disposable plastic items commonly used in everyday life.
The problem with plastic is that it will never go away. Instead, plastic breaks down into smaller and smaller pieces over time but always will remain plastic. Even when it is microscopic, plastic threatens the health of humans, wildlife, and our planet.
As one of your resolutions for 2022, join LMC and see just how powerful small, everyday actions can be!
I accept the #NewYearBlueYear Challenge
Introducing December #NewYearBlueYear Challenge:
Break-up with Plastic Clothing, Gifts and Decorations!
Refuse synthetic clothing, gifts & decorations and switch to using reusable, eco-friendly products.
Tips to Succeed this Challenge
- Consider replacing plastic clothing, gifts, & decorations with sustainable alternatives such as: Thrifting Clothes or buying natural fabrics including: Wool, Cotton, Cashmere, or Linen/Silk.
- The best thing you can do to stop our planet's plastic problem is to reduce your use of disposable plastic products.
More than 300 million tons of plastic are created each year, 50% of which is used to make single-use disposable items like plastic bags, coffee cups, and straws, that are created simply to be thrown away (Marine Plastic Pollution, 2021)
Help reduce the amount of plastic pollution entering the marine environment by taking a monthly pledge to refuse single use!
Take the pledge to enter in the #NewYearBlueYear challenge for your chance to win a Loggerhead branded YETI. Winners will be announced at the end of each month!
#NewYearBlueYear Challenge Prize terms:
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN A PRIZE. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. This sweepstakes is no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Loggerhead Marinelife Center.
The promotion begins at 12:00am CT on 03/4/22 and ends at 11:59 pm CT on 12/31/22 (the “Promotional Period”). When you properly complete and submit an entry form online on any day during the Promotional Period, you will receive one entry into a drawing.
There will be one drawing of three winners at random each month, starting March 4, 2022 and ending on December 31, 2022. You must enter each monthly drawing separately for each month. Three of the following prizes will be given away each month during the promotional period, and the three winners of the drawing will be chosen and announced at the end of each month: (i) three winners will each receive a Yeti Tumbler (a $50 value). You do not need to be present to win. The winners will be notified by email after the drawing at the end of each month of the Promotional Period. The Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value if an advertised prize becomes unavailable. The odds of winning each month will depend on the number of entries but are not expected to exceed 1:2000 for each drawing.
Each winner is responsible for federal and state taxes on the prize. The Promotion is limited to legal residents of the United States and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are 18 years or older.
Limit one entry per person/email address per month during the Promotional Period. Multiple entries are allowed during the Promotional Period but are limited to one per month per person/email address. The Sponsor reserves the right to modify, suspend, or terminate this promotion at any time for any reason.
Except where prohibited by law, a potential winner must complete, sign, and return to the Sponsor, within five business days, a Winner's Affidavit and Release in the form presented by the Sponsor. If the potential winner fails to sign and return the Winner's Affidavit and Release within the required time period, or otherwise fails to comply with these Rules, the potential winner will not receive any prize and an alternate winner will be chosen. Except where prohibited by law, the name and likenesses of each winner may be used by the Sponsor for promotional purposes without further compensation to the winner.
This promotion is sponsored by MHC Thousand Trails Limited Partnership ("Sponsor"), Two North Riverside Plaza, Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60606. This promotion is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited.
Events, amenities and activities subject to modification or termination in the event of governmental orders or directives affecting park operations. There is an inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 in participating in any event and there is no guarantee that you will not become infected with COVID-19. Neither the property nor any of its affiliates shall be responsible for any exposure to COVID-19, whether exposure is related to a property-sponsored event or otherwise. All participants voluntarily assume all risks related to the exposure of COVID-19, whether a COVID-19 infection occurs before, during, or after entry upon the property.