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FLORIDA: Find flavor in (The Myrtle Beach Sun News)
Taking a left turn off State Road 684 into the tiny village of Cortez is like driving back in time to Old Florida. Gone suddenly are the markings of contemporary Florida's Gulf Coast region: The strip malls, kitschy tourist shops and mobile home parks.
On Gulf Coast, tiny fishing village offers slice of rustic Old Florida (USA Today)
Billed as the Gulf Coast's "last surviving fishing village," the tiny town of Cortez is like a trip back in time to Old Florida. The strip malls, kitschy tourist shops and mobile home parks are gone. In their place are old bungalows, many dating back to the 1920s, along short, narrow, roads dotted with palm trees and live oaks.
Time for snapper (Pensacola News Journal)
Check those fishing lines, folks. Today's the day. The hunt is on for the Gulf Coast's favorite fish -- red snapper -- albeit limited to Florida waters out to nine miles offshore. The rest of the Gulf of Mexico opens next Friday for the federal season, where most of the reefs await in deeper water.