Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge

Originally set aside as a buffer zone for NASA’s operations at Cape Canaveral, Merritt Island has, quite frankly, gone to the birds - 310 species of them, as a matter of fact. More endangered and threatened species of all kinds visit or make their home on Merritt Island than any other continental wildlife refuge. They [...]

New Symrna Beach

New Symrna Beach is Daytona Beach’s hipper southern neighbor. It shares Daytona’s obsession for driving cars on the sand, but that’s about where it ends. Separated from its better-known neighbor by an inlet, New Smyrna Beach has a different atmosphere and mindset.

“I’ve lived my entire life on New Smyrna Beach, but I have never [...]