Picture courtesy of Shawna Wood
The Driftwood Inn, Mexico Beach, FL., 1975.
From left: Brandy Wood Jessen, Shawna Wood and Bart Wood, together on a slide behind the Driftwood Inn, Mexico Beach, FL., 1980. Picture courtesy of Shawna Wood
Peggy Wood, left, and Tom Wood, owners of the Driftwood Inn, Mexico Beach, FL., 1985. Picture courtesy of Shawna Wood
From left: Barbara Arnn, Brandy Wood Jessen, Shawna Wood and Doris Richardson, in front of the Driftwood Inn, Mexico Beach, FL., 1975. Picture courtesy of Shawna Wood
The Driftwood Inn, Mexico Beach, FL., 1975. Picture courtesy of Shawna Wood
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From left: Shawna Wood, Brandy Wood and Bart Wood help their father Tom Wood build a deck at the Driftwood Inn, Mexico Beach, FL., 1979. Picture courtesy of Shawna Wood
Bart Wood, walks Great Dane, Scotch, right, at the Driftwood Inn, Mexico Beach, FL., 1978. Picture courtesy of Shawna Wood
Sharing a family meal are Brandy Wood Jessen, center, with aunt Marion Wood, and father Tom Wood, right, behind the Driftwood Inn, Mexico Beach, FL., 1979. Picture courtesy of Shawna Wood
Water damaged picture of a sailboat at the Driftwood Inn, Mexico Beach, FL., 1979. Picture courtesy of Shawna Wood
Shawna Wood, right, with Great Dane, Buford, center, and neighbor Chrystina Marquardt, who she frequently babysat at the Driftwood Inn, Mexico Beach, FL., 1980. Picture courtesy of Shawna Wood
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A family and friends party at the Driftwood Inn, Mexico Beach, FL., 1983. Picture courtesy of Shawna Wood
Old entrance to the Driftwood Inn, Mexico Beach, FL., 1989. Picture courtesy of Shawna Wood
Construction of a new entrance at the Driftwood Inn, Mexico Beach, FL., 1990. Picture courtesy of Shawna Wood
A new sign is prepared for installation on the Driftwood Inn's new entrance, Mexico Beach, FL., 1990. Picture courtesy of Shawna Wood
Tom Wood walks past the completed new entrance at the Driftwood Inn, Mexico Beach, FL., 1990. Picture courtesy of Shawna Wood
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The Driftwood Inn, Mexico Beach, FL., 1990. Picture courtesy of Shawna Wood
Picture shows the front of the Port St. Joe Star after a firework damaged the Driftwood Inn, Mexico Beach, FL., 1994. Picture courtesy of Shawna Wood
Kenzie Wood, on the beach behind the Driftwood Inn, Mexico Beach, FL., 1996. Picture courtesy of Shawna Wood
Shawna Wood and Kenzie Wood attend Kenzie's baptism at the chapel at the Driftwood Inn, Mexico Beach, FL., 1996. Picture courtesy of Shawna Wood
Shawna Wood, with her daughter, Kenzie Wood, on the beach at the Driftwood Inn, Mexico Beach, FL., 1999. Picture courtesy of Shawna Wood
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The Driftwood Inn, Mexico Beach, FL., 1996. Picture courtesy of Shawna Wood
Wood family photo, at the Driftwood Inn, Mexico Beach, FL., 2008. Picture courtesy of Shawna Wood
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The Driftwood Inn, Mexico Beach, FL., 1975.")
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/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-tbt.s3.amazonaws.com/public/ILQ4LHQIM5CCXGADROWIGJCA2Y.JPG "Peggy Wood, left, and Tom Wood, owners of the Driftwood Inn, Mexico Beach, FL., 1985. Picture courtesy of Shawna Wood")
/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-tbt.s3.amazonaws.com/public/TU2BDJOMMRHVXBWHZZHKX5GZXA.JPG "From left: Barbara Arnn, Brandy Wood Jessen, Shawna Wood and Doris Richardson, in front of the Driftwood Inn, Mexico Beach, FL., 1975. Picture courtesy of Shawna Wood")
/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-tbt.s3.amazonaws.com/public/WGZ6SOF2UFDRTIRS6BTFAXHMFA.JPG "The Driftwood Inn, Mexico Beach, FL., 1975. Picture courtesy of Shawna Wood")
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/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-tbt.s3.amazonaws.com/public/BSED57EJO5FVJHXROKIZTQGDOE.JPG "Bart Wood, walks Great Dane, Scotch, right, at the Driftwood Inn, Mexico Beach, FL., 1978. Picture courtesy of Shawna Wood")
/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-tbt.s3.amazonaws.com/public/Q4WLTT4SPJDOLBQP35V7FUWWUM.JPG "Sharing a family meal are Brandy Wood Jessen, center, with aunt Marion Wood, and father Tom Wood, right, behind the Driftwood Inn, Mexico Beach, FL., 1979. Picture courtesy of Shawna Wood")
/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-tbt.s3.amazonaws.com/public/MGUHCL7OHNFN5J2KCXQJFKICGU.JPG "Water damaged picture of a sailboat at the Driftwood Inn, Mexico Beach, FL., 1979. Picture courtesy of Shawna Wood")
/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-tbt.s3.amazonaws.com/public/7UAZ7EKBQBH3VO6ZGDRQWZXOUY.JPG "Shawna Wood, right, with Great Dane, Buford, center, and neighbor Chrystina Marquardt, who she frequently babysat at the Driftwood Inn, Mexico Beach, FL., 1980. Picture courtesy of Shawna Wood")
/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-tbt.s3.amazonaws.com/public/VV7XMRYR2ZAY5MZYU26MEOKC4A.JPG "A family and friends party at the Driftwood Inn, Mexico Beach, FL., 1983. Picture courtesy of Shawna Wood")
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/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-tbt.s3.amazonaws.com/public/RCNF6AU3UNGMXDIMHITKOSISUY.JPG "Construction of a new entrance at the Driftwood Inn, Mexico Beach, FL., 1990. Picture courtesy of Shawna Wood")
/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-tbt.s3.amazonaws.com/public/7C2F5VR2WBFV3D6TBPDYPG35N4.JPG "A new sign is prepared for installation on the Driftwood Inn's new entrance, Mexico Beach, FL., 1990. Picture courtesy of Shawna Wood")
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/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-tbt.s3.amazonaws.com/public/XZMXSBRZUVC2JJQ5GDYJZ7L7EE.JPG "The Driftwood Inn, Mexico Beach, FL., 1990. Picture courtesy of Shawna Wood")
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/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-tbt.s3.amazonaws.com/public/KIZFH3EOCBGQXDB5ZAJHMZ3W4U.JPG "Kenzie Wood, on the beach behind the Driftwood Inn, Mexico Beach, FL., 1996. Picture courtesy of Shawna Wood")
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