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TravelAwaits Jun.6.2021 "Christ of the Deep" in John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park (Photo Credit: Stephen Frink / Florida Keys News Bureau) Jun.6.2021 The string of subtropical islands stretching 125 miles west from Florida between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean are known as the Florida Keys.    Many people do not realize that the Keys are home to ten state parks. Each has something unique to offer and provides expansive scenery and wide-open spaces. It is easy to find some solitude in all the parks, and the outdoor recreational activities are plentiful. Some of the best and m...

Illustrated map by Amelia Flower Bejeweled at both ends by historic riverfront mansions and ancient live oaks, with a dynamic commercial district in between, Bay Street in downtown Beaufort seems a microcosm of the city: a place where Old South and New South peacefully coexist. Founded in 1711, Beaufort was the birthplace of secession, but the town was occupied by Union forces early in the Civil War and later spared Sherman’s torch. On nearby St. Helena Island, the 1862-founded Penn Center memorializes the country’s first school for freed slaves; Martin Luther King Jr. wrote his “I Have...

Investigators search for arsonist after 11 suspicious fires at Everglades National Park Published:  Updated:  Tags:  Investigators search for arsonist after 11 suspicious fires at Everglades National Park EVERGLADES, Fla. – Federal and state investigators are searching for an arsonist who has been setting fires at the Everglades National Park. U.S. National Park Service Law Enforcement Ranger Nicholas Money said there have been 11 suspicious fires at the park. Aside from damaging the protected area, he said the fires have threatened the lives of the firefighters who have responded. “...

A state program set up in 2018 to help people whose homes were damaged or destroyed in Hurricane Irma in 2017 has been plagued by delays and has only completed one project in the Florida Keys to date. The state Department of Economic Opportunity launched the Rebuild Florida program in September 2018 to help workers and their families rebuild their homes after Hurricane Irma. The program is designed to pay for significant repairs of homes for people who did not have insurance or enough insurance, did not receive federal disaster funding and do not have the funds to complete work on their homes...

Young Republicans plan to ‘save Gasparilla’ with Tampa boat parade Gasparilla was canceled, but an unofficial “Gasparilla” boat parade on Saturday aims to make it happen anyway.     The pirate ship Jose Gasparilla bears down on Tampa for the annual Gasparilla pirate celebration on Jan. 25, 2020. The event was canceled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla says the next one won't be held until January 2022. [ Tampa Bay Times ] Updated 48 minutes ago There’s a map of the parade route, a newsletter announcement and a T-shirt for ...