The coastal, pristine barrier islands that are now Lovers Key State Park on the Gulf Coast in Southwest Florida once were slated for development.

Florida acquired them in 1983 ... There would have been no sailboat mishaps, no fishing tales, no vow renewal. This state is full of golf course communities, but there's only one Lovers Key ...

Whether lounging by a pool, sipping margaritas, or boating, Florida offers ample opportunities to forge new friendships and ...

Key Largo is quieter than Key West, but just as beautiful, and offers many exciting activities. With snorkeling, scuba diving ...

The Coast Guard said one of its crews seized roughly 10,000 pounds of cocaine, worth an estimated $74 million, from a boat in ...

Growing up in Erie, Pennsylvania, as the sixth of seven kids, O’Brien spent most of her childhood on the water—either sailing, fishing ... out clay in her South Florida studio.

Hommell is one of the all time great skiff guides in the Florida Keys ... a 62-pound 4-ounce sail- fish on threadlike 6-pound-test line. It was the light-tackle fishing that lured Nicklaus ...

The boat operator who fled after the collision with the Clearwater Ferry had been involved in previous crashes.

after the crew of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Calhoun identified what the agency described as a suspicious fishing vessel some 1,200 miles west of Las Palmas in the Canary Islands. Sailing through ...

The tradition goes back centuries with roots in the Spanish Colonial times when sea-faring vessels were blessed to have a successful fishing campaign ... the Jacksonville Sail and Power Squadron.

after the crew of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Calhoun identified what the agency described as a suspicious fishing vessel some 1,200 miles west of Las Palmas in the Canary Islands. Sailing through ...