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7th Annual Blackwater Bike Festival

by on May 7, 2012 in Biking, Biking Events, Events, Family Fun, Featured, Festivals

The 7th Annual Blackwater Bicycle Festival will take place this Saturday and will be a lot of fun for the whole family. Proceeds go to benefit the trail. When: May 12, 2012 Where: Blackwater Heritage State Trail Visitor Center at 5533 Alabama St. in Milton (next to the Milton Library). Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. [...]

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Pick Organic Blueberries at Hillcrest Farm

Pick Organic Blueberries at Hillcrest Farm

by on May 4, 2012 in Backyard, Family Fun

Head on over to Hillcrest Farm, grab a pail and start filling it with plump, organic blueberries. You might want to go for two buckets, so you have one left after the one you eat on the ride home. We recently loaded up the car and headed to Hillcrest Farm to meet some friends and [...]

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Environmental Geocaching Tour

by on February 14, 2012 in Explore, Family Fun, Hiking

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Escambia County and the City of Pensacola worked together to make it more user-friendly and fun. The tour is comprised of 13 stops and guides residents and visitors to the area’s major environmental restoration projects and unique environmental habitats.

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UWF Nature Trails And More To Explore

by on January 13, 2012 in Explore, Family Fun, Hiking, Kayaking, Run

The University of West Florida has a beautiful campus with miles of trails for outdoor fun and learning.

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Family Fishing- Teaching A Girl To Fish

by on August 11, 2011 in Explore, Family Fun, Featured, Fishing

This year, there were a few weeks between the end of snapper season and the beginning of the amberjack season. While this meant some downtime for many of the areas charter boats and their captains, it was a great time to take the kids out for some fun. Out in the Gulf of Mexico, the mingo snapper, triggerfish, dolphin, wahoo and king mackerel are biting. Closer to shore, on the inlets of Choctawhatchee Bay, the catfish and pinfish are plentiful.

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