History of Castaways Marina & the Square Grouper Tiki Bar...
A Long Time Ago...
The Square Grouper Tiki Bar and Castaways Marina site in Jupiter, Florida, dates back to the early 1890’s. Near the original roadbed of the Jupiter and Lake Worth Railroad, more famously known as The Celestial Railroad, a two-story hotel and saloon overlooked the wild and scenic waterway. Read More »»
The real (or rest of it) story... in Jim Burg’s words...
In the summer of 2000 while vacationing on my family’s ranch in Wyoming, I got a call that the owners of Capt. Paul’s Landing (formally Capt. Cal’s Bait and Tackle) were looking to sell the property located at the end of Love Street on the Jupiter Inlet. Ironically my dad and I used to buy bait there when snook fishing in the inlet and he had once discussed buying the place. Read More »»
Now...
The Square Grouper Tiki Bar and Castaways Marina has grown to become one of the most popular watering holes in the United States if not the world. It is the home of Alan Jackson’s, “Its Five O’ Clock Somewhere” video with Jimmy Buffet, the Grand Slam/Castaways KDW and Jupiter Billfish Fish Tournaments and much more. Read More »»