Do you know where the name “Emerald Coast” came from? In 1983, according to the Northwest Florida Daily News, the term “Emerald Coast” was submitted by a junior high school student who won $50 in a contest to come up with a new slogan for the area. Since then, the term has been used in reference to the coastline from Pensacola Beach to Panama City Beach. The “Emerald” color of our Gulf waters are due to the lack of sediment run off, usually found around rivers and lakes which causes more of a brownish look, along with the algae (not harmful) we do have that the sun reflects off of. Spend a day at the beach enjoying our Emerald waters and you’ll feel like you just found that pot-of-gold at the end of the rainbow! Click here to search for your Emerald Coast dream home today!