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04/17/2024

Seems like a great summer job ☀️

HELP WANTED --
Join the Browns Creek team today‼️

We currently have a position open for an enthusiastic cashier and bait handler!

Part-time position to a full-time position... overtime available if desired.

When position turns full-time, employee will be eligible for health insurance, disability insurance, accident insurance and our 401K plan.

High school diploma or equivalent required.
Previous retail experience a plus.
Fishing experience a plus.
MUST have reliable transportation.
Must be dependable and on time.
Must have multiple references.
Background search will be conducted.
Drug screening.

Apply IN PERSON, Monday - Thursday preferably between 8AM and 4:30PM.

If you'd like to complete an application, follow this link and either email it to [email protected] or fax it to 1-800-818-4535 ------

Browns Creek Fish Camp, Inc.
5212 Heckscher Dr
Jacksonville, FL 32226

https://www.application.careers/blank-job-application-forms

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10/05/2023

Who’s hungry!!

🦀CRAB LEG NIGHT🦀

Every Thursday it’s crab leg night from 4-8pm!

It’s our favorite night of the week at The Sandollar- Ciaran is live on the deck and we have happy hour from 3-7pm!

09/26/2023

New specials at Palms! Crab legs $10 a pound? That's cheaper than anyone in town. The Palms Fish Camp and Restaurant

08/12/2022

Our friends at Browns Creek Fish Camp, Inc. Are absolutely correct, somebody WILL die here if the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District doesn't take action and soon. Imagine your just crusing past Blount Island and your boat comes to a dead halt... what happens? You end up on a sandbar with a broken neck, spine or head injury at best. But more than likely someone on your vessel will die. The area needs your help. Message the tagged U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District and let them know action is needed and quickly.

05/08/2022

Little by little JEA is disappearing from the Heckscher drive landscape. This weekend they removed the over road conveyor system that previously hauled coal from Jaxport to the power plant.

05/08/2022

Hope you're not busy on Saturday May 14th! Sandollar Restaurant & Marina is throwing their annual summer kickoff party with two live bands, prizes, giveaways, bounce houses, kona ice, an outdoor crab boil and so much more.

Businesses on Heckscher drive are ready for the summer. The only thing missing... is you.

12/24/2021

11/10/2021

Palms Fish Camp Restaurant is honoring our vets with 50% off this veterans day! Wow. Now that's the way you celebrate our heroes in uniform.

11/07/2021

Doesn't take long for the businesses on Heckscher to come back to life. Storms are just another part of Heckscher life.

11/05/2021

⚠️Be careful driving down Heckscher later tonight. Low spots are usually right after the entrance to Blount Island and about a half thereafter. Keep your eyes open for floodwaters. 👀

11/05/2021

Take them fishing.
It will be worth the effort for many reasons. Fishing has a way of bridging together generations. It has a way of starting conversations. A way to instill the love and respect of the outdoors. A way to teach a skill, and most of all, a great way to spend quality family time without cell phones, iPads and video games. We at Browns Creek stand ready to point you in the right direction to give you a good chance to catch fish whether it is from the pier, bridge, shore or boat. Come on up the creek and make the weekend a great one for you and your family.

Browns Creek Fish Camp, Jacksonville’s best bait shop for decades.
www.BrownsCreekFishCamp.com
5212 Heckscher Drive Jacksonville Florida
(904) 757-1600

09/30/2021

75 cent oyster 🦪nights are back on the islands. 😁 Sandollar Restaurant & Marina is now offering raw and steamed oysters for 75 cents each. They also offer a half dozen rockefeller oysters for just 9.95. Thursday night this week and every Wednesdsy night going forward.

09/29/2021

Palms Fish Camp Restaurant has become an entirely new restaurant over the past year. If you haven't visited recently you seriously haven't been. This restaurant is the closest thing in North Florida to being in the keys and they've done a hell of a good job. Palms has gone coastal with all new decor, coastal music and a very improved menu. We visited Palms tonight to take a few pictures and try out some of their newest menu items and we couldn't be happier that we did. The food was amazing, the atmosphere top notch and the sunset absolutely amazing.

Waterfront restaurants are often busy on the weekend and can have a long wait for seating or food. This is why you should always try again on weeknights like tonight. We had no wait for anything. We ordered a variety of items including their amazing new Palm Palm Shrimp, their iconic Ahi Tuna Salad, Jambalaya and of course a famous Obi Burger loaded with sautéed mushrooms. All of which arrived on time and were cooked perfectly. Palms is absolutely a must visit and for that it gets a 10 out of 10.

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09/13/2021

That's some good eatin' right there. Fry those suckers up.

Congrats to the team from Forever Young Charter Company on their 1st place WIN at the Reef Org 2021 Florida Keys Lionfish Tournament! 🎣 They totaled 564 invasive lionfish setting a new tournament record.

09/04/2021

08/30/2021

This past weekend thousands of restaurants across the country set tables, reserved seats and poured beer to honor the 13 soldiers that lost their lives over nothing more than bad policy decisions. Decisions that were made by one person. Regardless of where the intel came from, in the end one person gives the order and that's our Commander in Chief. Tens of thousands of restaurants and venues literally stopped what they were doing this weekend to honor 13 fallen soldiers....and that's just the one's we've been told about. The last time this many businesses stopped to honor fallen heroes was after September 11th 2001. It's amazing that this many people can come together to honor our soldiers. It would be even more amazing if this many people could vote for someone that would protect them. Here are just a few of the thousands of restaurant photos from this weekend, including many from our local restaurants. 🇺🇸

08/25/2021

Southern Living ... we got news for you.... there's not one "local" activity in this article. You seem to have chosen everything a tourist already does. If you want local check out the businesses and parks of Heckscher drive.... now that's local.

It's a spot with small town charm and big city fun.

08/20/2021

Palms Fish Camp goes coastal?! 😮 Looks like Palms is becoming a brand new restaurant right before our eyes. A new tropical paint job, new menu items and a new vibe altogether. Palms seems to be slowly finding its restaurant identity and we couldn't be happier. The shot shown here is Palms new private meeting area where you can host lunch meetings or small family get together. Private rooms have become a must for almost all restaurants. Swing by the all new Palms and check out their hard work while the weather is still great. Palms Fish Camp Restaurant

08/09/2021

🎣Where you fishing at this week?
🔵Kaying in the Creek?
🔵Floating down the River?
🔵Surf fishing from the Beach?
🔵Taking the boys Offshore?

08/07/2021

Pretty cool and I bet our friends at Little Talbot Island State Park and Big Talbot Island State Park appreciate this.

08/07/2021

Now open on Heckscher is "AM for PM" an all day breakfast food truck that also serves Hotdogs, Snow Cones and local sausage. Located in front of White Shell Bait and Tackle. Check these guys out, they have the best breakfast sandwiches in town. AM for PM.

Hours are M-F 7am-11am, Sunday 9am-3pm

08/07/2021

Heckscher Drive, it's all about the Bands, Beaches and Boats. You just have to know when and where to go. Looks like Palms Fish Camp Restaurant and Sandollar Restaurant & Marina both have great lineups this weekend.

Brookie and Bob - Noon - Palms Fish Camp
Last Resort - Noon - Sandollar
Kyra - 5pm - Palms Fish Camp
JImmie Coleman - 6pm - Sandollar

08/05/2021

Let's play a game... who can you spot? Tag the owners of these boats. Pictures are from random times this year.

08/05/2021

Crab legs are back at Sandollar tonight! Join us for our weekly special every Thursday night!

08/03/2021

IllumiZoo nights at the Jacksonville Zoo end on 8/27. Visit this month if you want to experience the Zoo after hours and after dark. Every Friday now through the end of August.

Heading into the LAST month of ! Come see animals on exhibit before they go to bed at 8 pm; create floating lanterns, play in a world of fog bubbles and dance to live music as the sun sets; and experience the Zoo glow once it's dark ✨

Get tickets ➡️ jacksonvillezoo.org/illumizoo

Brought to you by Community First Credit Union of Florida

Photo by Trace Kittrell

08/03/2021

Admit it... when you hear the word Heckscher... you jump in your car. 😁 Doesn't matter if you're fishing, kayaking, beachin, or just driving.

07/31/2021

These are actually for sale at Rock em socks.

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07/30/2021

Tomorrow is 7/31, in some states that the end of Summer. It'll be 95° and Sunny☀️ with a slight chance of rain. Sounds like the perfect boating day and beach day. 🛥 The question is where will you stop for lunch and dinner? Heckscher drive has four great restaurants with 3 more on the way. Each restaurant has a different atmosphere and menu. There is a lot of seafood but each place has their specialties. Which will you choose? (Listed alphabetically)

#1 Chowder Teds
Teds has been around in its current form since 1996 and although it's recovered from numerous floods, Teds is one of the best spots on Heckscher. Teds is a smaller restaurant with a very causal atmosphere. Their menu consists of typical seafood items like Blackened Lobster pasta or Fresh Fried Flounder and of course Teds famous Chowder is always a winner.
5215 Heckscher Dr.

#2 Lilypad Cafe
Unbeknownst to most is a small cafe called the LilyPad right by the Ferry. LilyPad is Heckschers hidden Italian Restaurant and boy is it delicious. Lily Pads menu consist of many Italian specialties like Chicken Parmesean, Spaghetti & Meatballs and a Filet cooked so perfectly we had someone say they would give up their wife for one.
9429 Heckscher Dr.

#3 Palms Fish Camp Restaurant
A newer rendition on and old tradition. The original Palms Fish Camp started back in 1950 and operated for many years ultimately closing and reopening with a brand new waterfront building and new ownership in 2017. Since then Palms has been serving nothing but off-the-dock fresh seafood. The owners have a passion for fresh seafood and often times the seafood you're eating arrived by boat just the day before. They also have a brick pizza oven and serve up the best pizza on the islands.. This is your stop for great views of the creek and fresh fish entrees like Snapper, Trigger and Wahoo. Palms also has live music a few nights each week.
6739 Heckscher Dr.

#4 Sandollar Restaurant & Marina
On the river, by the sea. Originally opened as a fish camp in 1942, Sandollar Restaurant has been a Heckscher drive staple since the toll booths and old wooden bridges. Of course the building has been rebuilt multiple times since then. Sandollar boasts the largest deck on the St.Johns River and regularly has live music playing. The river view is pretty much unbeatable. As you look out over the St.Johns and you'll see ships, boats, jetskis, lots of dolphins and even the shrimp boats that brought in your shrimp. Sandollars menu is diverse and they also have many non-seafood specialties like their famous prime rib and pastas. This is your stop for that perfect breezy summertime waterfront view and great seafood entrees.
9716 Heckscher Dr

07/25/2021

And here it is! We we're about to start one ourselves but luckily a prominent Jacksonville business owner did it.

141 signatures are still needed! Stop The “Jax” Sculpture

07/23/2021

Jacksonville as we knew it has disappeared. 😶

Remember the superbowl days when Jacksonville was being described as a "big city with small town charm"? Well it seems this big city has lost its charm. Lately, it's as if this city is loosing more than it gains, at least in regards to public activities. Our future is filled with fences and useless artwork instead of public areas and useful waterfront locations.

The city seems to be fencing off more than they're opening up. Fencing off Pirates cove and almost all of Mayport with rumors the remaining areas at the Mayport Jetties are next in line. Remember the days where you could pull your truck up and watch the sunset on your tailgate? Those days are becoming nothing but a memory.

As for downtown; We went from having a great waterfront hangout (that was perfect for date nights, small concerts and Christmas tree lightings) to an absolutely useless park that 95% of Jacksonville doesn't care about. Our city Christmas tree is now placed in a rundown old park that nobody feels safe visiting and our nice waterfront lunch stop has become a field for pigeons and crows. Remember the days of taking the boat out and stopping by Ho***rs for lunch? Those days are gone and never returning.

Jacksonville City Council and Lenny Curry have forgotten that 95% of this city doesn't care about urban parks and useless monorails. Rather we care about fun in the sun, waterfront venues and date night activities like walking from the Landing over the Main Street Bridge to Friendship fountain. (Something else on the chopping block for Mr.Curry)

Jacksonville desperately needs to find a way to restore its American Pride, Southern Charm and Small town feel before they start fencing off other areas. What's next?