CLL of Fort Walton Beach - Course Catalog & Registration

Course Description: The Magnolia Grill sits on historic Brooks Street in downtown Fort Walton Beach and is equal parts museum and restaurant. The home was ordered from a 1910 Sears Catalog and then constructed in Fort Walton Beach. The home is filled with pieces of local and military history. Tom and Peggy Rice, the owners, deep family roots are evident at every turn. Tom Rice will lead you through the entire restaurant explaining the significance of many of the items. He will also walk you around the outside of the home to explain the unique construction. You will be amazed at how much you will learn from Tom about the history of our city. This tour will meet on Wednesday, October 2.

Notes: This one-time tour will meet on Wednesday, October 2, 9:30-11:00, at Magnolia Grill,157 Brooks Street SE, in Fort Walton Beach.Following the tour, you are invited and encouraged to stay for a Dutch-treat lunch to meet other tour attendees and enjoy the vast and varied menu.

Class Leader Bio(s): Tom Rice is not only a restaurant owner but a pillar of the Fort Walton Beach community, having won many awards for his civic contributions. To name just a few, he received the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award establishing the Fisher House of the Emerald Coast for veterans and their families, serves on the Board of Directors of Veterans Florida raising funds to construct the Veterans Tribute Tower at Beal Memorial Cemetery and many more.