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Flutterby in action caught on camera

This little flutterby was caught in action as she donned her new wings and explored the Flutterby Festival at WaterColor. The festival features activities for children including adorning their own wings with shiny things. The festival also features and abundance of locally crafted artist’s wares for sale. The festival runs through Sunday. For more information Click here ::MAP::...

White pelican winter visitors arrive in the Florida Panhandle

Migrating American white pelicans spotted around the Choctawhatchee Bay With a wingspan as great as nine and a half feet, the American white pelican is one of North America’s largest birds. Unlike the brown pelican, which is found year-round in Florida, and non-breeding white pelican juveniles, healthy adult white pelicans are winter visitors to the state. In the summer, white pelican adults breed in colonies on lakes in the interior of western Canada and the northwestern United States. Winters are...

Driftwood Estates County Park opens

Ribbon-cutting ceremony scheduled for Nov. 12, 10:00 a.m. Walton County District 5 Commissioner Cecilia Jones and neighborhood leaders of Driftwood Estates in Santa Rosa Beach will officially open the new Driftwood Estates County Park on Thursday, November 12 at 10:00 a.m.  The ceremony will be located on the grounds of the new 10-acre park located on East Shipwreck Road in Santa Rosa Beach. Construction of the $181,167 park began in April of 2008 and includes a basketball court, multi-use field,...

Local horticulturist shares passion for the indigenous beauty of Walton County

Go Native Tours with Snookie offers locals and visitors educational tours of natural habitats Local Florida Master Gardener and Master Naturalist, Snookie Parrish has a passion for nature and the outdoors. As one of the most recent additions to the Walton County Tourist Development Council’s list of certified nature outfitters, Snookie is now sharing her love of nature by offering guided tours. Appropriately named Go Native Tours with Snookie, she provides interpretive hiking, biking and walking tours in Walton County,...