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News, Port Orange, Restaurants, Taste, Volusia

Local Favorite Ice Cream Parlor in Business for 10 Years in Port Orange

Let’s play a game called, “How Well do You Know your Neighbors?” Did you know that one of your neighbors is a local general store with gifts, lottery, a post office AND over 30 flavors of delicious homemade ice cream right in your back yard? And, it has been open for over 10 years?! Neighbors Ice Cream Parlor and General Store is that place! Located Read More » Continue reading Local Favorite Ice Cream Parlor in Business for 10 Years in Port Orange

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Travel

Down on the Farm

Obloy Family Ranch, Merritt Island – FL or Bust Travel Column  Text // Photos by Kelsey Walters Things to Do in Merritt Island Spring is on its way with its official arrival later this month, but we have already been getting a taste of the warmer days ahead. Spring is traditionally associated with precious baby animals, and if that’s your jam, a 36-acre petting zoo Read More » Continue reading Down on the Farm

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Blog, Daytona Beach, New Smyrna Beach, News, Ormond Beach, Volusia

It’s Time For A Clean Beach – No Butts About It

*The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the East Coast Current. Protecting Florida’s Beaches I’m an opinion writer. I examine facts and evidence, and then arrive at my conclusions (which are mostly negative), and then I share those screeds here for you to peruse, digest and, hopefully, form your own independent Read More » Continue reading It’s Time For A Clean Beach – No Butts About It

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Travel

Sea Cow Snuggle Season

St. Johns River Cruises @ Blue Spring State Park Things to Do in Central Florida Florida or Bust It’s officially manatee snuggle season, and the big squishies are out in full force throughout Central Florida’s springs huddling in the waters to keep warm!  No other spring has quite the reputation for manatee spotting like Blue Spring State Park in Orange City. With nearly 500 snuggly Read More » Continue reading Sea Cow Snuggle Season

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Travel, Volusia

Smooth Waters Wildlife Park – Deleon Springs

Text // Photos by Kelsey Walters After a While, Crocodile Living in Florida, we all know about alligators. We joke to visitors that they are just as much a part of our daily lives as squirrels, but in reality, unless we are encroaching on their territory, we don’t often get an up-close experience. A new wildlife park is offering the chance to really get to Read More » Continue reading Smooth Waters Wildlife Park – Deleon Springs

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No Bones About It

Things to Do in Orlando Skeletons: A Museum of Osteology It’s my favorite time of the year and I can’t wait for Halloween with my husband, Scott, and our favorite little monster, our 7-month-old daughter Avery. We may not watch the leaves change here in Florida and the cooler temps are a long way off, but we can certainly get into some spooky fun all Read More » Continue reading No Bones About It

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Travel

Spring into Summer

Salt Springs @ Ft. McCoy, FL Photos by Kelsey and Scott Walters Summer has officially arrived in Florida and there are really only two ways to cool off – stay in the air conditioning, or head out to the water. Seeing as Florida is nearly completely surrounded by the stuff, it isn’t hard to do and there is no shortage of fresh water either. If Read More » Continue reading Spring into Summer

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