The Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance (CBA) launched a calendar photo contest at the beginning of 2025 as part of the Mattie Kelly Environmental Initiative. The contest invites amateur photographers of all skill levels to capture the natural beauty and ecological heritage…
A new Gulf Coast cruise will take passengers from historic Pensacola to the vibrant streets of New Orleans—and vice versa. The seven-night, eight-day voyage offered by American Cruise Lines will charter trips in March and December of each year. The…
While we may be in the sunshine state, Northwest Florida is sure to experience a few chilly days throughout winter. If you’re coming down with a case of the winter blues, you can now easily fly south for winter thanks…
Shane Reynolds is a true Floridian. He was born in Pensacola, raised in Fort Walton, and lives in Destin. As a kid, Reynolds didn’t stray too far from home. “My dad liked to be home, and that was his thing,” he…
Florida is known for its must-visit getaways. Folks from far and wide flock to our state in search of sun, fun, and all the things that make Florida, well, Florida. So, when you learn that The New York Times listed…
Nestled along both sides of a quiet street in Ponte Vedra Beach, about 20 miles away from Jacksonville, the Ponte Vedra Inn & Club has been providing guests an amenity-packed seaside escape since 1928. Steeped in tradition, the property occupies…
Boasting hundreds of thousands of acres of pristine, protected wilderness, Franklin County is heaven for hikers. Within Tate’s Hell State Forest, visitors can traipse among ancient, 150-year-old dwarf cypress trees, native pitcher plants, and coastal scrub ecosystems that populate the…
As visitors approach the Chronos portal—the gateway to Universal Epic Universe—they’re greeted with these words: “Beyond this gate find gardens green and epic worlds to fill your dreams.” It’s a big promise but one that Epic Universe more than fulfills…
The independently branded, premium hotel provides a gateway to the natural beauty of the Emerald coast
The Lodge 30A ranked among the Top 12 Most Anticipated New Family Resorts and Hotels of 2023 by USA Today
With events and new facilities, Visit Panama City Beach, under the leadership of Dan Rowe, has succeeded in expanding the community’s tourist season.
A few miles south of Clearwater Beach, you’ll find the bucolic town of Belleair, home to the charming Belleview Inn. But the inn didn’t start its storied life in this exact spot. In the late 1800s, railroad and steamship magnate…
Soccer is widely recognized as the world’s most popular sport. Even in the U.S., where the NFL dominates viewership, more than 14 million Americans participated in organized soccer in 2023, according to Statista, about twice as many as tackle and flag football.…
When the Florida Department of Environmental Protection first acquired the acreage now known as Deer Lake State Park, wetland environments were overrun by invasive hardwood species
Take a Step Back in Time to the Raney House Museum Located in downtown Apalachicola, the Raney House Museum is an example of architecture and the interpretation of life in Pre-Civil War Florida. Apalachicola was one of the ports along…
Today, 33 new reefs are helping the Pensacola Bay System recover, but there is still work to be done.
While we may be in the sunshine state, Northwest Florida is sure to experience a few chilly days throughout winter. If you’re coming down with a case of the winter blues, you can now easily fly south for winter thanks…
At the Sunbright Inn, the rest is history
Emerald Coast springs offer refreshing reprieve from dog-day heat
Over $849K in prizes delivered amidst exciting competitions
A record-breaking year with high stakes and high spirits
Located about an hour south of Tallahassee on Florida’s Northern Gulf Coast, Franklin County is nearly 80% national and state forest — a protected oasis with quiet beaches, wooded trails and scenic paddling sloughs
Over $849K in prizes delivered amidst exciting competitions
A record-breaking year with high stakes and high spirits
More than $2 Million in awards up for grabs
Current and future guests can expect new rooms and enhanced amenities
Invasive weeds can escape detection in your lawn, and armadillos can tear up turf. But on the bright side, a migration of yellow butterflies heads to the Emerald Coast, looking to roost among native pea plants.
Three ways The Nature Conservancy in Florida conserves our wild wonders
A writer visits the tiny German village where she grew up, discovers a new sense of belonging and gains a reputation as a woman given to jogging on a winter’s day while wearing next to nothing.
