History of Scallop Cove

1980's

  • The Picket family open a second grocery store location on the Cape, call Picks 2.

1986

  • Sold and changed name to Scallop Cove.
  • They built cabins behind the store and had a fish market in the current bait shop.

2001

  • The Davis family bought the store.

2007

2007 Scallop Cove Photo

2010

  • BP oil spill 2010 which changed Scallop Cove from BP to Marathon gas
  • Updated gas tanks and repaved parking lot

2011

2011 Scallop Cove Photo

2013

  • Added 5 beer taps
  • St Joe State Park 
    • 2013 - 5 yr concessionaire agreement

2017

2018

 

  • 2018 Oct 10 - Hurricane Michael
    • No water in the general store, but lost a storage hut and flooded the warehouse.
    • Unbranded Marathon gas to Scallop Cove gas

2019

  • New gas  canopy installed 
2019 Scallop Cove Photo

2020

  • January - Entered Scallop Cove chili into JSL chili cookoff and won 2 place
  • July - Updated Bait and tackle logo
  • Dec - Introduced Covey the Elf of the Shelf #CoveytheElfontheShelf
  • April 7 - Bought new gas pumps
  • Sept 5 - Mike from “Mikes Weather Page” hosted a meet and greet at Scallop Cove
  • Opened online Etsy store for online souvenir purchases

2021

  • Tyler and Claire bought out Jan and Greg’s half of Scallop Cove
  • Bought new chase boat for State Park
  • Part of the movie “Blood Orange” was filmed at the store.
  • Added free air pump in parking lot.

2022

2022 Scallop Cove Photo

2023

  • Added live weather cameras to view anytime anywhere.
  • Added Salt Water Aquarium to the Bait Shop full of local seen fish.
2023 Scallop Cove Photo

Sources

*This information was gathered from multiple websites and stories and we are not historians. If you find any of this information to be wrong, please tell us so we can fix.