| Affordable Caribbean: St. Maarten/St. Martin (New York Times) St. Maarten/ St. Martin — the half-Dutch, half-French island in the West Indies — has a bit of a split personality. When the big cruise ships pull into Great Bay on the Dutch side of the island, its capital, Philipsburg, turns into a giant duty-free shopping mall and casino. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Even more water dischargedfrom parched Lake Hopatcong (Roxbury Register) ROXBURY TWP. – Citing even more damage to not only the local economy but also their businesses, a group of Lake Hopatcong business owners have refueled their ire against the state’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). us.rd.yahoo.com |
Fish Stories: Alden Club fishing tournament draws to a close (Old Colony Memorial & Plymouth Bulletin) The saltwater fishing continues to be good in the Harbor, as well as at Race Point. There have been a couple of fishing tournaments over the past two weeks and they are included in this week’s article. I finally got out to fish last week, but managed only one largemouth that succumbed to a top-water “Zara Spook.†Of course, I did lose a largemouth that hit a black rubber worm, but apparently ... us.rd.yahoo.com |
Weather leaves some out in the cold (Key West Citizen) For the second time this winter, an extended cold snap has thrown the local tourism industry for a loop. A combination of less-than-ideal weather in the Florida Keys and massive snowstorms in other... read more us.rd.yahoo.com |
Angling for good cause COCONUT GROVE, Fla. -- Shake-A-Leg Miami's Community Watersports Center has long been recognized as a sailing hub for the disabled -- teaching children and adults with a wide range of conditions how to master the breezes to propel them on Biscayne Bay. read more standard.net |