07/02/2026
Historic and magnificent memories of growing up here on Treasure Island ☀️🇺🇸🥰
DID YOU KNOW : 41 years ago today😎 Rising up from the pristine beaches of Treasure Island, Florida, on the Gulf of Mexico in 1985, a series of the most spectacular sandcastles ever built entered The Guinness Book of World Records(With this Photo). Shaped by an assembled group of professionals and thousands of volunteers, the sandcastles achieved this world renowned status as the tallest and longest sand sculptures ever built. This could not have come true without a visionary with the wisdom and capabilities to market, sell and motivate an enormous team...John Reyelt, a founder of the Sandcastle Group.
Two dozen sand sculptors from around the USA and Canada, along with heavy earth moving equipment, constructed "Blue Beard's Castle" in 1985.
Blue Beard's Castle stood 37 feet tall and weighed more than 25,000 tons, on a space the size of a football field. The sandcastle stood erect for nearly two weeks. More than 350,000 visitors came to view this enormous sandcastle, and they expressed awe for its size and artistry. This accomplishment was acclaimed throughout the world. People Magazine devoted a two-page single photo of Bluebeard's Castle in its July edition. ABC's Good Morning America featured the sandcastle during its carving stage on one of its segments, with the Mayor of Treasure Island leading 1,000 volunteers in a cheer of, "Good Morning America."
