GET TO KNOW
ST. TERESA
This community was first
settled in the late 1800s,
and many cottages date
back to the 1940s and are
still owned by the original
families. Most folks have
been living or coming here
forever, but one thing
remains the same: You’ll
never feel excluded.Staying for a while?
Rental homes are the only
lodging option here. Look
through sites like airbnb
.com and vrbo.com to find
houses to rent by the week.Stopping for a bite?
Great local dining spots
include Angelo & Son’s
Seafood Restaurant and
Tropical Trader. Shop local
fish markets for freshly
caught grouper, snapper,
and Gulf shrimp. Each
market sells smoked fish
dips, like Mineral Springs
Seafood’s “Hot Mess,”
made with smoked salmon,
tuna, and cobia. Head to
Crum’s Mini Mall to pick
up odds and ends.Charm with
the basics.
Haile wanted the kitchen
to have an approachable
spirit like the rest of the
home. “The floor is blue
schoolhouse linoleum.
Nothing can hurt it!”
White Formica counter-
tops, circle finger pulls (no
hardware!), and an analog
range are all nostalgic
and inexpensive. åDecorate with
hand-me-downs.
On the screened back porch,
Haile hung a sign saved from
the Hannon family, painted
with the name of the house
“Why Knot,” over a cast-iron
sink that she salvaged from
her own 1850s home in
Thomasville. “It’s great for
everything from cleaning
fish to deveining shrimp to
filling dog bowls,” says Haile.