Friday September 18th, 2009 - 12:07PM

It rained off and on Thursday threatening the groundbreaking ceremony for the Vince Whibbs Sr. Community Maritime Park.
Advertisement

But by the time the ceremony began at 5:30 p.m., the sky was partly cloudy, and the bright sunshine was nearly blinding.

“We have a three star admiral and a former mayor in charge of the weather,” Mayor Mike Wiggins quipped.

The park is named after the late Pensacola mayor and will feature a museum named for the late Vice Adm. Jack Fetterman.

A few hundred people gathered on the park’s site — 30 acres along Main Street in downtown Pensacola — for Wednesday’s ceremony.

READ FULL ARTICLE HERE