A slice of the Caribbean with its resident alligator, Willie, and dining decks overlooking a Mississippi Coast river closed up shop for good over the weekend.

Sunday, Oct. 26 was the last day for owners Don and Joann Worner at Huck’s Cove Grill on the Bayou in Gautier. They sold the restaurant to a local buyer who owns another restaurant on the Coast.

“Sad,” is how they describe the end of the era that began on Oct. 19, 1999, when they purchased the restaurant on the West Pascagoula River. They recently totaled $10 million they’ve invested in the business and community since then, the college kids and local staff members who worked there, the bands who entertained and the countless people they fed.

“We’re kind of an icon in Gautier. Like a yacht club where everyone could belong,” Don sa

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