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Gulf Islands National Seashore
Plan Your Visit
 
Two passenger ferries, Pan American Clipper and Captain Pete, are docked at the West Ship Island pier on a clear, sunny summer day.
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Visitors plan their trip to West Ship Island and use the concession operated passenger ferry from Gulfport, Mississippi. For information call 866-466-7386.
 
Visitors watch the Navy Blue Angels fly over the beach near Naval Live Oaks.
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Plan your visit to see the Blue Angels at Pensacola Beach or Naval Live Oaks. July 9 8:00 AM Circle and Arrival maneuvers; July 10 2:00 PM Practice Air Show; July 11 12:00 PM Full Dress Rehearsal; July 12 12:00 PM Blue Angel Main Event.
A Ship Island passenger ferry is in the Mississippi Sound.
West Ship Island ferry information
Access this link for passenger ferry information
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Beautiful white sand dunewith sea oats
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Pelican sitting on a dock post
Welcome to the Mississippi District
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Yellow, orange, and red celebrate 450th Pensacola
Pensacola Celebrates 450 years
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The long roots of the sea oats help hold the dunes together.  

Did You Know?
The stunning sugar white beaches of Gulf Islands National Seashore are composed of fine quartz eroded from granite in the Appalachian Mountains. The sand is carried seaward by rivers and creeks and deposited by currents along the shore.

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Last Updated: June 18, 2008 at 18:36 EST