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Step-Up Florida Campbell Lake hike March 6

Take a hike along a coastal dune lake at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park Location: Topsail Hill Preserve State Park 10:30 a.m. Come and join the park folks for a hike. Visitors will be guided down the paved bike path leads you to a rare, pristine coastal dune lake for a 3.5 mile hike where park rangers will discuss coastal dune lakes.  Park at the Day-Use Area off Hwy 30A. $6.00 entry admission into the park. Park at the Day-Use...

Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance celebrates opening of South Walton offices Feb. 25

Public invited to social hour and dinner The Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance invites everyone to join them for CBA’s Annual Meeting on the 25th of February to celebrate CBA’s move and the future of the organization.  Social hour will begin at 5:30, and dinner and the meeting will begin at 6:30. They would appreciate your RSVP by Friday, February 19th; please email cba@nwfsc.edu or call 850-267-1888. 109 Greenway Trail, Santa Rosa Beach CBA spent the beginning of 2010 settling in to...

Ice dream truck in Blue Mountain Beach

Icy art at Gaffrey’s studio Local resident Brandan Babineau shot this photo of Justin Gaffrey’s icy truck in Blue Mountain Beach Jan. 10. Looks like someone left the water on, perhaps just for some icy fun! Freezing temperatures have left this icy art intact for a few days....

Greenway trailhead sporting new improvements

Parking, picnic area and restroom at western trailhead on Satinwood Drive The U.S. Forestry is developing the trailhead on the west end of Point Washington State Forest Greenway Trail on Satinwood Drive in Santa Rosa Beach. Parking is now available for 10+ cars and includes a picnic area pavilion, and bathroom for users of the Longleaf Trail system. Construction should be finished by Jan. 31. ::MAP:: For a related story with the local area hiking trails, Click here For more...

46 ft. boat runs aground at Hogtown Bayou in Santa Rosa Beach

Christmas Eve storm brings bad luck to local boat owner A 46 ft. juniper boat, the LEO IV broke loose of its moorings and ran aground at Hogtown Bayou during the high winds of a storm on Christmas Eve. Owner Jeremy Larnce had just sold the boat, and is waiting for a southern wind to push it loose so he can relocate the vessel to Freeport Shipyard. “It was bad timing all the way around, and I’ve had trouble finding...

Eden lights up for the holidays

Historic Wesley house decorated through the holidays Candelight tour Dec. 19 from 5 – 9 p.m. Eden Gardens State Park and the Friends of Eden invite you to join them for a tour of the Wesley House through the holidays. All of the rooms of the house have been decorated in Christmas cheer with each  decorated in a variety of different themes by local organizations. This year the Green Thumb Garden Club decorated the parlor, The Friends of Eden the...