The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is lowering the water level in Lake Lure by 30 feet to scrape out 376,000 tons of silt and sediment pushed into the lake by Helene, the Town of Lake Lure reported in a ...

For morning visitors, Mountaineer Coffee serves up artisanal brews in a space that feels more like a friend’s living room ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — There’s one thing everyone agrees on. Developing a 1,287-acre piece of land on the western edge of Lake Wales will help drastically change the rural city. However ...

But this incredible house can beat them all as it sits on the bank of a substantial fishing lake that has history as well as ... arguably one of Wales' most unique lakeside homes.

The location in the Lake Wales Ridge area – an ancient island chain when much of Florida was underwater – created unique growing conditions that early settlers quickly recognized as ideal for ...

The Lake Wales Mardi Gras, a vibrant celebration rooted in community spirit, has been a cherished tradition since its inception in 1984. It began as a heartfelt tribute to Vinton Davis, the lively ...

Pelican Island is administered as part of the 8,000 acres Everglades Headwaters NWR complex along with Archie Carr NWR, Lake Wales Ridge NWR, and the Everglades Headwaters NWR and Conservation ...

Two ancient artefacts found at a North Wales airbase have been classed ... had been thrown from a wooden causeway to an island in a lake for a ritual purpose perhaps over a period of time.

Wildlands Conservation Inc., a nonprofit based in Tampa, has received a $25 million award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to support the Lake Wales ... ridge, a remnant of Florida’s ...

The writer was hosted. While Central Florida might be a place you pass through on your way to Orlando and Walt Disney World, ...

Credit: Florida State Parks The barrier islands keep moving ... Now, she said, most Florida beaches are being rebuilt using sand from the ancient dunes that form the Lake Wales Ridge, which runs down ...

THERE’S A LOT OF HISTORY THAT’S UNDERNEATH THAT LAKE, FOR SURE. AND CEMETERY ISLAND. IS JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG. THE ISLAND USED TO BE PART OF HARRIS PLANTATION FOR MORE THAN 200 YEARS ...