Holiday Lights in the Garden

Holiday Lights in the Garden

 Holiday Lights at Florida Botanical Gardens Every year the Florida Botanical Gardens presents the Holiday Lights in the Gardens event. It is well worth the visit. Holiday lights are strung to trees and bushes throughout the gardens, illuminating the wide variety of unique plants, and remarkable garden settings. The event is held at the three […]

Veterans Day Fall Kite Festival at Treasure Island

Veterans Day Fall Kite Festival at Treasure Island

Veterans Day Fall Fly at TI We visited the Veterans Day Fall Fly at TI on Sunday, hoping the clouds would part for some great kite photos. With overcast skies most of the day, we were happy to see clouds part in the late afternoon, right as we arrived. Big kites were in the sky, […]

Pass A Grille Chowder Challenge

Pass A Grille Chowder Challenge

Discovering the Pass A Grille Chowder Challenge 2014 The Pass A Grille Chowder Challenge happened last weekend, November 8th and 9th, bringing a lively event to a beach community that is a bit different from the rest of its neighbors on the coast. Pass A Grille is a laid back Florida beach community, sitting on […]

Clearwater Beach TriRock Triathlon 2014

Clearwater Beach TriRock Triathlon 2014

Clearwater Beach Hosts TriRock 2014 The TriRock Triathlon returned to Clearwater Beach on Nov 9th this year, adding another great event to a beach community whose fame is on the rise. With awards such as best sunset and best beach town, just to name a few, Clearwater Beach is entering a larger spotlight both in […]

Clearwater Beach Chalk Walk 2014

Clearwater Beach Chalk Walk 2014

Chalk Walk 2014 at Clearwater Beach The October 2014 Chalk Walk took up much more space on the Beach Walk at Clearwater Beach than last year. Many return visitors expressed pleasant surprise at the expanded scope of the event. The Beach Walk sidewalks used were nearly doubled in length, with more works of art than […]

Finding the Lost Dunedin Pass

Finding the Lost Dunedin Pass

Barrier Islands of the Florida Gulf Coast Clearwater and the City of Dunedin have some of the best barrier islands in the United States. They are the three best known islands in the area, consisting of Clearwater Beach, Caladesi Island, and Honeymoon Island. Other great islands are also along our coast, just to be clear, […]

Super Boat Race Success at Clearwater Beach

Super Boat Race Success at Clearwater Beach

Fun Super Boat Race Weekend at Clearwater Beach Super Boat Races at Clearwater Beach created a fun weekend for large numbers of spectators on September 28, 2014. Crowds lined the beach from Clearwater Pass northward, the sands of Clearwater Beach serving as the natural arena for the spectators. For those who wanted a closer look, […]

Fantastic Fall Festivals St Pete to Clearwater Beach

Fantastic Fall Festivals St Pete to Clearwater Beach

Why Visit the Florida Gulf Coast During the Fall? The beaches from Clearwater Beach to St Pete Beach on the Florida Gulf Coast are exciting places to visit year round. While we experience seasons like everyone else, our winter temperatures are mild, making us a popular tourist destination from January through March. Other season attract […]