Destinites hold hands across the sand at James Lee Park (PHOTOS)

More than 100 people created an actual and metaphorical line in the sand at James Lee Park in Destin to protest drilling off the Florida coast on Saturday.

For more photos of the protest in Destin, click here.

To see photos from the main protest site in Seaside, click here.

To see photos of hand-holding protesters at Okaloosa Island, click here.

The protesters began arriving at noon, and by 12:30 p.m. Destin Area Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Shane Moody had them lined up and linked. From afar, the group of strangers looked like a dark stain on the beach, symbolizing the aftermath of an oil spill in the area.

"Do we want to see these white beaches turn to asphalt?" Moody asked during the protest. "If you want to see property values decline rapidly, let these waters turn black with oil."

Moody said the protest garnered a lot of support from the chamber, with only a few members on the other side of the drilling issue.

The city of Destin was also out to support the cause, with Councilman Jim Bagby and City Manager Greg Kisela joining family and friends to create a human chain across the beach.

"We're very supportive of the effort to restrict drilling in the Gulf," Kisela said. "Hopefully, these protests will impact the legislature."

To read more about the event and its founder, click here.