Gators, Galleons, and the Fountain of Youth: What to See in St. Augustine
Both young and old, history buffs and modern thrill seekers can find something to tickle their fancy in America's oldest city, St. Augustine, Florida.
View ArticleA Growing Feast in Saint Augustine
Like other Southern cities before it, Saint Augustine has taken a locality rich in regional farming and fishing and a city known for tourism and translated this bountiful situation into a powerhouse of...
View ArticleSaint Augustine: Inexorably Tied to the Sea
From first to last, the South's most ancient city is and has always been a water wonderland par excellence
View ArticleFlorida’s Ever-Fantasied Fountain of Youth
There is little question Juan Ponce de León discovered Florida, but what about the fabled Fountain of Youth? The folks at Saint Augustine have long said yes, and they've got the Park to prove it!
View ArticleIn the Beginning, There Were Blackberries
A childhood memory so powerful, blackberries get the credit as the impetus for Jackie Garvin’s continuing love of all things Southern, especially Southern food
View ArticleThe Southern Riviera: Henry Flagler and St. Augustine
One man with a lot of money, a big imagination—and the Florida coast for a blank canvas
View ArticleRobert Ripley’s Original Believe It or Not! Odditorium
With locations in such Southern vacation meccas as Myrtle Beach, Gatlinburg, and Panama City Beach, Ripley’s Believe It or Not! has become deeply entrenched in the summer holiday traditions of Southern...
View ArticleCitrus County, Inverness, and Florida’s Gulf Frontier
On the cusp of the beginnings and endings of many aspects of Florida, this manatee-loving Gulf Coast region is one of the most fascinating in the state
View ArticleA Lifetime of Peaches
Southerners have a long, well-established love and appreciation for fresh produce. We supported farm-to-table long before it became trendy. Jackie Garvin reminisces about a multi-generational bond with...
View ArticleRobert Frost: New England Poet with Southern Connections
Robert Frost’s legacy connects him and his poetry to New England, but he had some very strong connections with the South
View ArticleOur Southern Extremities: Key West, Florida
This southernmost extremity, rather than embodying our symbolic and oft-parodied traits, offers a unique glance into the individualities and idiosyncrasies that are as much a part of the South as our...
View ArticleAunt Aggie’s Boneyard
A lot of folks get into the stamp-collecting thing; for others it's rare coins. Boring stuff for Aunt Aggie. You never saw so many beautifully-arranged bones in all your life.
View ArticleFrom Redneck Rebels to Hometown Heroes: Lynyrd Skynyrd and The Charlie...
Two of the South's best-remembered groups started out as long-haired rock-and-roll rebels, and ended up as Southern icons.
View ArticleStories in the Stitches: Teddy Pruett
Though with her hallmark humility and sharp Southern wit, Teddy Pruett makes it easy to underestimate her significance in the quilting world, one look at her jam-packed tour schedule makes it easy to...
View ArticleOkra Jalapeño Fritters
Summertime. Okra, muscadines, and butterflies. Despite the heat and humidity, it’s really a beautiful time of the year here in the South
View ArticleMiami’s South Beach: Uniquely Southern Art Deco
Thanks to turn-of-the-century architects like L. Murray Dixon, a whole new breed of Art Deco found its advent in the American South’s new—and perhaps last—geographic frontier
View Article5 of the Best to Do and See in Apalachicola
Learn to build your own wooden boat, stuff yourself with oysters till you burst, and walk some of the prettiest beaches in Florida, all right here in—how did you pronounce that again?
View ArticleJacksonville: Great Things for Florida’s Largest City
You won't find a larger city by land mass in America, yet this charming Southern metropolis is all too often overlooked
View ArticleThe Whispering Walls of Haile Homestead
At Kanapaha Plantation's Haile house, no one ever had a problem seeing the handwriting on the wall
View ArticleAll Hail the Monarch!
Keep your eyes peeled for this month's monarchs—they're about to undergo the journey of a lifetime.
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