As I pulled up to Fort George Island Cultural State Park, the impressive Ribault Club caught my eye first. Painted a brilliant white, the club sports yellow doors and window frames, along with green shutters that matched the large live oaks and other trees on its grassy lawn. Read the rest at Firsthand Florida Fun!
Author: Erika Zambello
Erika Zambello is a writer, birder, and photographer living and working along the Emerald Coast of Florida. She has a master’s degree in environmental management, where she specialized in ecosystem science and conservation. Her love of the outdoors was inspired by a childhood in Maine, where she returned for her National Geographic Young Explorer grant. In addition to Maine, she has lived in New York, France, Washington, DC, and North Carolina. Erika believes in the power of communicating conservation and exploration, which was the inspiration for One World, Two Feet.
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