Editing Juno Beach, Florida (section)

== During the Second World War ==
During World War II, German U-boats patrolled this coastline. Tankers were a favorite target as they transported oil via the swift, northbound gulf stream which runs close to the south Florida coast.

A submarine attacked this tanker south of Juno Beach, off Singer Island.
[[File:Lubrafol.png|left|thumb|A Panamanian tanker that sunk after being torpedoed by [[German submarine U-564|U-564]].]]

With these submarines offshore, people feared that our sparsely inhabited coastline would be ideal for landing parties of German spies or saboteurs.  To watch for them: "''A beach patrol was formed, and men on horseback rode along the beach to warn of enemy activity. . . Wounded American sailors, whose ships had been sunk by the submarines, occasionally were found on the beach and rushed to the hospital . . . by the townspeople.''" - Nora Fitzgerald, a local resident.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Dawn of Tourism |url=https://www.juno-beach.fl.us/sites/default/files/imageattachments/history/page/4651/the_dawn_of_tourism.jpg |access-date=February 4, 2024 |website=Town of Juno Beach}}</ref>

The U.S. Coast Guard leased the Surf Cottages motel during the war. Horseback beach patrols, which included civilian volunteers, used the motel car sheds across the street as stables.