Happy Harbor Flora-Bama to open
The Flora-Bama Lounge and Package along Perdido Key Drive in Perdido Key will have a new neighbor in 2011 when Happy Harbor Flora-Bama opens across the street. The building, situated along the edge of Old River separating Ono Island from Perdido Key, marks the third Happy Harbor, with a location at Orange Beach and Oyster Bay at Bon Secour, Ala.
The business is expected to provide a boost in the arm for the west end of the island, replacing what was previously a parking lot. Construction started on the new Happy Harbor began in the fall of 2010, and owner M.J. Specchio expects it to be completed and open by spring of 2011. The Happy Harbor Flora-Bama on Old River will have a restaurant, bar, marina and a parking lot that will connect to Harbor Coffee & Creamery, which is on the Alabama side. Plans also include water sport rentals, branded merchandise and boat fuel.