Jeremy Carpenter takes his job as president of the Central Pasco & Gulf Railroad very seriously. Well…sort of. “We’re just a bunch of old guys who love playing choo-choo,” Carpenter dead-panned. “My job is to keep the cranky ones in line.” Carpenter joked that he was voted in at a… Read More
“Let’s take a hike,” my sister said. We sipped a morning cup of coffee at Cattle Dog Coffee Roasters, a cozy wooden coffee house in historic downtown Crystal River on Florida’s Nature Coast. She and her husband were visiting from Florida’s west coast. They never miss the opportunity to explore… Read More
Croomfest 2023 is a three- to four-day event February 3-6, where friends and family gather at the Withlacoochee State Forest’s Silver Lake Recreation Complex to enjoy the outdoors on Florida’s Nature Coast. Put on by the SWAMP Mountain Bike Club and Bike Florida, Croomfest attracts… Read More
Who doesn’t love a train? Trains represent a period in America’s history that is romantic and powerful. The industrial revolution was fueled by supplies shipped via locomotives. People were able to travel by the “new” transportation quickly and efficiently compared to the horse and buggy or even the early automobiles. Read More