From a former drug store and post office on Beck Avenue to a trusted outdoor shop, SunJammers reflects the character of Historic St. Andrews. This story follows owner Brad Stephens, his local roots, and the steady role SunJammers plays in community life in St. Andrews, Florida.

John Clark’s arrival on St. Andrews Bay in 1827 marked a turning point, as a seasonal coastal camp became a permanent settlement and the roots of today’s historic St. Andrews, Florida took hold.

From Serve-You-Well to The Grocery Kitchen & Taproom traces the history of a 1928 St. Andrews grocery, the Asbell Building on Beck Avenue, and Kay Brackett’s journey back to her hometown to open a gathering place rooted in service, memory, and community.

Under Changing Flags tells the story of how empires, borders, and American expansion shaped the path of St. Andrews, Florida. From Spanish maps and British rule to U.S. treaties and statehood, this story explains how shifting power along the Gulf Coast quietly influenced when St. Andrews took root—and why its bay-driven identity endured.

A reflective Stories of St. Andrews essay connecting modern waterfront life in Historic St. Andrews, Florida with childhood memories from the 1970s. The story explores how everyday moments, family traditions, and local places become history—and why preserving these stories matters for future generations.

Explore the full, continuous history of St. Andrews, Florida — from its early naming by Spanish explorers and the vanished settlements of the 1700s, to John Clark’s 19th-century ambitions, the Ware brothers’ thriving waterfront, Civil War destruction, the Cincinnati Boom, and the transformative dredging of the pass and construction of the jetties. This complete narrative reveals how storms, people, and unshakable local pride shaped the resilient, proudly “Salty” waterfront village known as St. Andrews today.

Learn why the Stories of St. Andrews matter—how centuries of decisions, events, and adaptations shaped a walkable waterfront community where the bay, local businesses, and independence still define daily life, and why understanding that history helps guide the choices that protect what people come here for and choose to stay.

St. Andrews has a soul all its own—earned, not polished. Grit and beauty live side by side here, along with a quiet honesty you don’t fake. Through my camera, I try to catch the moments that make this place what it is: a tugboat working the bay, a pelican folding into the water, a fisherman throwing a net at dusk. As the sun drops and the bay turns gold, music spills into the street, crowds gather outside local restaurants, and St. Andrews does what it’s always done—shows up, just as it is.