Where is Rumrunners located?

Pal Harbor
Rum Runners is a Bar located in Pal Harbor, Florida.

Is Rumrunners still open?

Rumrunners to close at Cape Harbour after 18 years — Cape Coral restaurants. Rumrunners is entering its final months at Cape Harbour. After almost two decades at the southwest Cape Coral marina, the restaurant must close by the end of December.

Why is Rumrunners closing?

Taste test:How does the food at the new CMX CinéBistro in Coastland Center taste? Rumrunners, the Cape Coral restaurant Johnson and his business partners opened in 2003, will close by year’s end after its landlord declined to renew its lease.

Is Rumrunners in Cape Coral closing?

We are officially closed after being open for 18 years.

Who owns Rum Runners?

Rumrunners is the brainchild of Partners Jeff Gately and Chefs Todd Johnson and Ralph Centalonza. The three have a long history of successful restaurants in Southwest Florida, including Bistro 41 in Fort Myers and the Aqua Grill in Naples.

Does Rum Runners serve breakfast?

Rum Runners Bar & Grille has a covered dining patio with 9 flat screen TVs, fireplace lounge area and plenty of fresh Florida sunshine. Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, Rum Runners has live entertainment on the weekends and daily in season.

Why is Rumrunners Cape Coral closing?

Cape Coral staple restaurant leaves its waterfront location The owners say the closure of the beloved restaurant is out of the owner’s control. Cape Harbour is not renewing the restaurant’s lease, so Rumrunners will remain open until the end of the year. Loyal customers have until 20…

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What did Rum Runners do?

Rum running, the organized smuggling of imported whiskey, rum and other liquor by sea and over land to the United States, started within weeks after Prohibition took effect on January 17, 1920.

What fish are in Cape Coral canals?

Fish are abundant throughout the canals of Cape Coral. Some of the saltwater fishes found in the canals include snook, black drum, sheepshead, snappers, and spotted seatrout. Freshwater fishes of Cape Coral include bass, crappie, and several species of sunfish.

Who was the most famous Rum Runner?

Bill McCoy
Bill McCoy— America’s Most Notorious Rum Runner With the start of prohibition, Captain Bill McCoy began bringing rum from Bimini and the rest of the Bahamas into south Florida and throughout the Keys. The Coast Guard soon caught up with him and began patrolling the waters of Southern Florida non-stop.

Why are they called Rum Runners?

The term rum-running was current by 1916, and was used during the Prohibition era in the United States (1920–1933), when ships from Bimini in the western Bahamas transported cheap Caribbean rum to Florida speakeasies. It was said that some ships carried $200,000 in contraband in a single run.