Visiting the Chassahowitzka River: Many Manatees & a Gnome
Recently, NatureCoaster was part of an exciting adventure on the Chassahowitzka River. Hunter Springs Kayaks is a wonderful partner with NatureCoaster.com. The team there has… Read More
Travel & Vacation Ideas
Family Fun & Kumquat Delights at the 2019 Kumquat Festival
Kumquats are fun to eat and the word kumquat is fun to say, so it stands to reason that the Kumquat Festival January 26 in… Read More
Shaped by Fire: Prescribed Burning Benefits Ecosystem Restoration
Black plumes of smoke bellow up from beneath distant pine trees, sending silvery bits of ash fluttering down from a crisp blue sky. After several… Read More
Easily find fun in Florida’s Adventure Coast
Florida’s Adventure Coast app makes planning local adventure easy and fast Hernando County rebranded itself as Florida’s Adventure Coast several years ago, with an emphasis… Read More
Fairfield Inn breaks ground in Hernando County
Fairfield Inn & Suites recently broke ground on a new hotel that will be located at 14078 Twin Dolphin Drive in Brooksville. This new four-story… Read More
Discovering the Halls River by Kayak during Save our Waters Week
Driving up US 19 past the Wildlife Park, I could not imagine what the “Halls River Experience” with Hunter Springs Kayaks was going to be… Read More
Florida Outdoor Writers Association explores the Adventure Coast
Wednesday, September 12, professional outdoor writers from throughout Florida came to the Adventure Coast for our annual conference. We came to experience the best of… Read More
Citrus County Visitors Guide Wins Best Publication in State Competition
The Citrus County Visitors and Convention Bureau has won the prestigious Charlie Award at the Florida Magazine Association’s Awards banquet held at the Hilton Orlando… Read More
Clear Bottom Kayak Excursion to Three Sisters Springs
A couple of weeks ago, Pat Manfredo and I were invited to join the team at Hunter Springs Kayaks for a photo shoot with their… Read More
Scalloping in Florida’s Nature Coast: Why and How
July 1 began scallop season for recreational harvesters in Citrus and Hernando Counties. Most of us are recreational harvesters because this simply means we do… Read More
Quick Trips: The Rainbow River and the Ocala Hilton Experience
— This is the first of our occasional articles about quick trips from Florida’s Nature Coast. —- Last year I went to Ocala… Read More
Wyland to restore Manatee Sanctuary Mural May 6 at Wildlife Park
Internationally renowned marine life artist and environmentalist, Wyland, will be returning to the Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park on Sunday, May 6, 2018 to restore… Read More