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[June 19, 2008]Orange Beach, Alabama 2Unless you live near the Gulf Shores region of Alabama, the thought of boating in the state probably includes mental images of sticky summers and bass boats. It might be surprising to find out that families who can’t decide between a beach vacation and time on the boat often wind up in a nautical Alabama haven called Orange Beach.
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[May 6, 2008]Livin' on Sponge CakeTarpon Springs was founded on the shores of the Anclote River in 1887 by Greek sponge divers and their families. The sponge industry thrived in the settlement until 1940, when sponges were wiped out by a bacterial infestation. It wasn’t until nearly 40 years later in the 1980s when divers began to find healthy sponges again.
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[March 31, 2008]Shell Game 1Thump-thump. The sound of trailer tires pounding over imperfections in the road was as hurried as it was constant. The workhorses (mud-splotched duallies and oxidized light-duty trucks) headed down a two-lane strip of patchy asphalt to the nearby launch ramps on the morning of the year's biggest boating day in the Gulf coast town of Crystal River, Florida.
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