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Choctawhatchee Estuary Family Festival in Niceville April 26

The Seventh Annual Choctawhatchee Estuary Family Festival, a free family and community event for all ages, will be held Saturday, April 26 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park, located at 4281 Highway 20 East in Niceville. There is no park entrance fee for the festival which offers fun activities, hand-on displays and environmental awareness. The event is hosted by the Mattie M. Kelly Cultural & Environmental Institute at Northwest Florida State College, with...

Community clean up day at Legion Park April 26

Walton County District 4 Commissioner Sara Comander will be hosting a community clean up day in Miramar Beach at Legion Park April 26 from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. The park is located on Ponce de Leon Street. Dumpsters will be provided for Walton County residents to dump trash, yard debris, tires, appliances and other miscellaneous items.  A crew and equipment will be available to off-load heavy items.  Recycling trailers will also be available for newspapers, glass and aluminum. Items...

Step back in time at the Apalachicola Maritime Museum

If you haven’t been to the Apalachicola Maritime Museum lately you are in for a pleasant surprise. Over the last few years many enhancements have been made, and the museum now is chock full of the area’s maritime history. The building houses several restored wooden boats, motors, marine equipment and a pictorial glimpse of days gone by along the river. The museum was founded to celebrate and preserve the rich maritime history of Apalachicola in a hands-on learning environment with...