Patrones Hideaway in Grayton Beach Memories & Photos

[bluecat]

Funny, we love to come to Grayton because we think it isn't over developed like Destin and Panama City Beach have been, yet the locals see it as too much development. From the webcam looks like everyone is enjoying this final weekend of summer. Hope all the businesses have recouped some of what has been lost over this season.

 

[UofL]

I knew I remembered a place like that. Couldn't figure out what happened to it.

Other searches came up with a story about the life of one of the people who made Patrone special.

Helene Chemaly Erickson

Ellen

 

[Minnie]

How can I get my picture from facebook to Sowal?? HELP

Here you go.

 

[seagrovegirl]

Here you go.

I LOVE YOU, MINNIE!!!!!!!

 

[Aleigh]

Ohhhh my gosh... amazing. I wish to see photos of Patrone's with the Peacocks??? Anybody???

 

[docloch]

Sitting in a rented beach house in Grayton, I googled "Gene Florence - Patrones" and found my way to this forum. We stumbled upon that magical place in 1994. Our kids were 15, 12 and 7. They ate pizza in the room while gene and BJ welcomed us to a crawdad boil with Denise and a hodgepodge of locals. There was a guy named Miles who was traveling the coast of Florida looking for a place to retire. He found Patrones and just stayed. Frank was a recently retired Firefighter from Connecticut, who also showed no inclination to leave.

I remember the pig trying to eat the baby goats, but they were much too fast to be caught. By the next day, they were standing on its back. We returned again in 1996...wonderful memories...wonderful people....I will try to find photos when I return home to Wisconsin...

 

[Scooter]

I used to love to ride bikes through Patrone's! Loved the peacocks and the parrots! Thanks for sharing!!!!

 

[Lake View Too]

In addition to the huge pig and the peacocks, I remember there always seemed to be a bunny rabbit or two that just wandered around the grounds. Grayt memories.

 

[Beachberbs]

Miss Patrones to this very day. We used to rent boats there. Had so much fun. So may good memories. We still talk about all the good times we had.

 

[Scooter]

I miss Patrone's. The parrots, shops, etc. Grayton changed the day Patrone's went away!!!!