Often Bucko and I like to escape the hubbub of busy times in Fernandina Beach by driving a bit less than two hours up to Darien, Georgia. Over the years, we have seen this town transform from a …

In an era dominated by digital technology, it’s easy to assume that analog tools are outdated or unnecessary. With smartphones, cloud storage, and AI-powered apps at our fingertips, many people …

In our tradition of taking traveling adventures, my sister, Betsy, and I signed up for a tour that would take us to five national parks in the Southwest, a part of the country neither of us has …

Volunteers for the North Florida Land Trust worked together with the community to plant stabilizing vegetation on Little NaNa Dune at American Beach on May 15, 2026. Little NaNa Dune is owned by the …

When you are taking care of a Loved One, you never know where your source of strength will be. For us, it came as each walked apprehensively into the Caregiver Support Group held at the Nassau County …

Do you have a family member or friend who died in the service of their country? This is the weekend to pause and remember them, and commemorate the sacrifice they made on our behalf. I had an …

Another piece of Old Florida is disappearing this weekend: Chiappini’s Gulf Station in Melrose, Florida — not really a gas station at all, at least not for years. Thirty years ago, when I lived …

Something has quietly changed in how we communicate, and most of us have been too busy communicating to notice it. We are speaking less — not because we have nothing to say, but because we have …

If you live in the South, you had better know the difference between grilling and barbecuing. Even in my own household, I am corrected, as the Big Guy heads out to the backyard with a big slab of …

On Thursday, May 14, a sea turtle was released at Main Beach as part of the Wild Amelia Festival. A crowd of people watched as a juvenile green turtle named London Fog was returned to the ocean. …

I’m 73, and until six months ago, I did not know who my father was. It’s complicated. Families are. Last week, on the day before Mother’s Day, I met, for the very first time, a relative on my …

I admit it. I fell in love with a giant Pacific octopus named Marcellus this week. My love interest has thousands of other admirers. He is one of the stars of the wildly popular movie released May 8 …

Like most everyone else here, I have long heard of “the rock” and when I was younger, lots of television commercials for Prudential Insurance featured the Rock of Gibraltar. And believe it or …

There is a quiet frustration that plays out every day in homes and offices. A meeting is scheduled. A reminder is created. An appointment is “definitely in the phone.” And yet …

Amelia Island offers a unique opportunity to experience history. Fernandina Beach's Historic District is a living museum. Like sleeping beauties, the …

Red wolves are beautiful; they are smaller than the more familiar gray wolf and have a reddish coat with relatively short hair. The red wolf was declared critically endangered in the 1970s. Wildlife …

Recently I walked to the new riverfront park for the first time since its opening in April. I had every intention of going to a quiet place to read. I placed my book on the bench — and never picked …

When Mother’s Day approached five months into my job as a church’s lead pastor in the late 1990s, I was surprised to see a small group of elderly women in our church parlor busily folding facial …

Bucko and I recently took a trans-Atlantic cruise from Miami to Barcelona with a few stops along the way. Spain was new to us, and we happily signed up for a few-hour tour of Cartagena while we were …

If you’ve ever found yourself staring at your printer with a cup of coffee going cold in your hand, wondering why it suddenly refuses to work — you’re not alone. Printers have a reputation for …