• Large alligator resting in the water in St. Augustine, FL

    The Palatka to St. Augustine Rail Trail: A Local's Guide

    An Old Railroad Bed Turns Out to Be the Best Thing in the County There is a stretch of asphalt running east and west across St. Johns County that most people who live here have never been on. It is flat, it is quiet, it is mostly shaded, and for long sections you cannot hear a car. On a Saturday in

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  • Lifeguard stand under a blue sky in Jacksonville, FL

    Car Shows and Cruise-Ins on the First Coast

    The Garage Door Goes Up on Saturday Morning There is a particular sound in Northeast Florida neighborhoods on a cool Saturday morning. Somebody two streets over is starting something that does not sound like a Camry. It idles for a while in the driveway, and then it rolls out slow, and by nine o'clo

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  • Empty pier at golden hour in Jacksonville Beach, FL

    The Best Places to Photograph Northeast Florida

    The Light Here Is Better Than People Expect You will notice it before you can explain it. Something about the flatness, the water everywhere, the way the marsh grass goes copper in November. Northeast Florida does not have mountains or canyons. What it has is horizon, and an unbelievable amount of s

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