An inspiring place in remote North Central Florida, High Springs was first settled almost two hundred years ago. The railroads accelerated development later in the century, and there are hints …
In a lake-strewn landscape in Polk County, Lake Alfred is a small but fast-growing city of 6,500. I’m telling the truth when I say that water is everywhere in Lake …
Couched in a sprawling urban area in Pinellas County, this town of 5,000 shares a boundary with St. Petersburg. Kenneth City is purely residential, apart from a commercial area along …
Set on a barrier island next to Boca Ciega Bay, Treasure Island is part of Pinellas County’s Gulf Beaches. The island has three unbroken miles of some of the loveliest …
Part of the Gulf Beaches, St. Pete Beach is a sublime coastal escape on a barrier island. The city was incorporated in the 1950s and is actually made up of …
The seat of Hardee County is a quaint small town surrounded by pastoral farmland. Flowing by, just east of Wauchula is the scenic Peace River. This might be my favorite …
This beautiful and historic city, often named among America’s best small towns, was built around a unique almost perfectly circular spring-fed lake. DeFuniak Springs was developed in the 1880s as …
This laid-back city is a few miles in from the Atlantic shore in Indian River County. For me Fellsmere embodies the best of both the coast and the inland rural …
This understated rural city is on the western flank of the Clermont Chain of Lakes. In fact, a big portion of Mascotte’s area is made up of water, and there’s …
A southern suburb of Jacksonville, Orange Park is a half-hour commute to downtown Jax. The town sits next to a wide stretch of the St. Johns River, and it’s well …
