Travel & Outdoors

Day Trips along the Emerald Coast

Stunning sugar-white sand. Check. Emerald water and balmy breezes. Check. A fun, family vacation destination that won’t break the bank. Check, check, check. There are plenty of reasons millions of visitors flock to this area year after year. As the…

Oil in the Gulf

Monday, May 10, 2010 - Gov. Charlie Crist and Attorney General Bill McCollum today called on former Attorneys General Bob Butterworth and Jim Smith to chair a Legal Advisory Council to explore options relating to the Deepwater Horizon incident and…

Endangered Waters

Walton County is home to 15 to 18 natural dune lakes, such as Deer Lake pictured above — more than any other location on Earth. Only Madagascar, Australia, New Zealand and the U.S. Northern Pacific Coast offer similar ecosystems. Photo…

Paradise Found

By Faith Eidse T ranquil ponds mirror flared cypress trunks, great egrets, rare white-top pitcher plants and purple pickerel weed on a once-private fishing ranch near the Washington County community of Greenhead. Red-winged blackbirds soar and bees buzz among yellow St.…