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A cafe and bakery opens with Eastern European baking, a haunted forest arrives ahead of schedule, the Rock the Dock tournament returns for a sixteenth year, and volunteers count up the beds they have built for children. |
Trivia Question❓Panacea, Florida, home to the Rock the Dock Fishing Tournament, is known as the "Blue Crab Capital of the World" and sits along which body of water that connects to the Gulf of Mexico? Answer at the bottom of the newsletter |
Farmer's Milk, an Eastern European-inspired cafe and bakery built around fresh farm milk, is now open at 27049 Halter Loop in Wesley Chapel. Read More... |
Wakulla County’s coastal towns just worked one of the biggest weekends on their calendar. Owners in St. Marks and Panacea say the Labor Day crowds are what carry them through the quiet fall and winter months. Read More... |
Friends & Families Reaching for Abilities holds its annual Skelebration fall festival and Haunted Forest walk-through on Saturday, Oct. 24, from noon to 9 p.m. at Lecanto Community Park on W. Educational Path. Read More... |
The Wakulla County volunteers of Sleep in Heavenly Peace have built and delivered beds to more than 80 children so far this year, up from about 60 at the end of July. Read More... |
Masaryk Winery hosts its Apple Fall Craft Show on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 26-27, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days at 19121 Phillips Road in Masaryktown. Entry and parking are free. Read More... |
Quote Of The Day |
"It is never too late to be what you might have been." George Eliot |
Secret Little Hack |
Catch More, Wait Less If you're heading out for a fishing tournament or any weekend on the water, stop by your local bait shop early in the morning rather than the afternoon before. Staff tend to have more time to share insider advice about which spots are producing and what the fish are hitting, and your live bait will be fresher and more lively after a shorter time in the bucket. Once you're out on the water, pay attention to the tidal charts for your specific area of the Nature Coast, since our shallow grass flats and river mouths can change dramatically with even small tidal swings. A low tide that looks discouraging from the dock often pushes fish into predictable feeding lanes that locals have learned to work to their advantage. |
💡 Answer to Trivia Question: Ochlockonee Bay |
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