Port of Pensacola Tour: May 12

We're happy to announce that our group will be touring the Port of Pensacola on Thursday, May 12th at 8am. There are a couple requirements; One, there is a sign up. Two, those that sign up have to provide a copy of a picture ID prior to the visit so that we can quickly be admitted to the Port. (I will hand deliver those the day prior and they will be returned at the end of the tour to avoid any chance of foul play) The number is limited so be sure to get signed up before we run out of spots! 
To sign up send a email here with your full name with "Pensacola Port Tour" in the subject line.

Port of Pensacola 1885

Some information on the Port:

 Tracing its history back to the mid-1700s, the Port of Pensacola has evolved into northwest Florida's leading deep-water port. With its eight deep-draft berths and more than 400,000 square feet of covered storage, the Port is located on the Gulf of Mexico just 11 miles from the sea buoy. The 50-acre facility offers a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ #249), an Enterprise Zone (EZ #1702), and stevedoring and marine terminal services for all descriptions of bulk, breakbulk and unitized freight.

The Wharf in Pensacola late 1800s

Among the Port's leading commodities are bagged agricultural products, cement, paper, aggregate, power plant and power generation equipment, animal feed and animal feed components, construction supplies and materials, and frozen cargo. In addition to its stellar labor force and extraordinary access to international waters, the Port of Pensacola is widely regarded for its attractive rates and expertise in handling project and heavy-lift cargoes.

A deepwater port master plan embraces long- and short-term goals for the Port's growth, as does a recently-completed Port Business Strategic Analysis.


The Port of Pensacola is an enterprise department of the City of Pensacola and is governed by the Pensacola City Council.

Port of Pensacola Website    Map

Event: An Auction!

This Fri & Sat (Dec 3 & 4), we're conducting our first two-day, on-site auction.  Everyone is invited to stop by and see the operation under the big tent and view the largest collection of Griswold cast iron cookware that we have ever seen.  Also, there are hundreds of tools, antique furniture, antique violins, all types of advertising and collectibles (old fishing lures, sports cards from the 80s, RR lanterns, LC Smith & Sterlingworth shotguns, etc.), a bucket truck, log splitter, Corvette and the list goes on....

Friday & Saturday
Preview at 8AM, Auction at 9AM
1098 McKenzie Rd
Cantonment, 32533

Don Cotton
Cotton & Associates
Auctions & Appraisals, Inc.
www.CottonAuctionsAppraisals.com

An MIT Online Degree for Free?

At our last meeting the topic of MIT's free online coursework came up. This is one heck of a resource for an education and I'll repeat... it's free! The link is below. Almost any course they offer is available online and anyone is encouraged to participate! No, you can't get a degree... but you can review all the courses, the material and the notes!







This was featured in the book Wikinomics and it is practicing what they are preaching, opening up their entire education to everyone is going to be an experiment in Wikinomics. This might be the beginning of a huge step forward in my opinion and if nothing else it's one heck of an opportunity!


MIT free online courses