A popular beach bar with a lot of history in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach – not to mention one of the biggest, sloppiest po-boys on the coast -- has closed for good, effective Sunday.

Owners of The Flying Harpoon 2 in Orange Beach had let patrons know the end was near as far back as spring. The bar has been in business since at least 2012 and in July they began revealing details about a new location in Port St. Joe, Fla., near Apalachicola. They also shared their history with potential patrons in their new home.

“We are a dive bar that started our roots as a ‘service industry’ hangout with late night food in Gulf Shores, Alabama ... we were tiny but mighty and expanded our room and our menu to the city of Orange Beach where you can find The Flying Harpoon 2. Several years ago our propr

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