Monthly Archives: January 2020
Carillon Beach, A Gem of the Emerald Coast
by Rita Montgomery Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines the French word carillon as “a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard.” At the original keyboard was New Orleans architect Lloyd Vogt, who sought to build a pedestrian-friendly community with a variety of bells, if you will, in the form of amenities,... Read More
What’s Not to Love in the Waters of 30A
By Sallie Paris When I was little, I played in the spillway and swam in Uchee Creek on my Alabama farm until my fingers wrinkled. My best childhood memories are from vacations to Tennessee when cousins and I skied Douglas Lake, tubed Little River in the Great Smoky Mountains, and had “diving contests” at hotel... Read More