• Fourth of July in Northeast Florida: Where to Celebrate in 2026,Joey Larsen

    Fourth of July in Northeast Florida: Where to Celebrate in 2026

    How Northeast Florida Celebrates the Fourth of July There is something about the Fourth of July in Florida that operates differently than the holiday does further north. The heat is real. But the evenings here are something else entirely. Warm air off the ocean, views of the St. Johns River, firewor

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  • The Best Bird Watching Spots in Northeast Florida,Joey Larsen

    The Best Bird Watching Spots in Northeast Florida

    Why Northeast Florida Is One of the Southeast's Best Birding Destinations There is a certain kind of early morning that Northeast Florida delivers without apology in every season: cool air, clear light, the sound of water somewhere nearby. For people who have discovered birding -- and in retirement,

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  • The Best Art and Culture Near Jacksonville Beach,Joey Larsen

    The Best Art and Culture Near Jacksonville Beach

    There's More Culture Here Than Most People Expect The knock on beach towns, delivered by people who have never actually lived in one, is that they are all sun and sand and not much else -- that the cultural life is thin, that if you want serious art or live music or theater, you have to drive to the

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