The 24-year-old has finished the Great Loop, a path of waterways through the eastern United States. He left his hometown of ...

Southwest Florida is on a roll when it comes to recognition for things to do outdoors. Or, as we like to call it: paradise. For the second consecutive week, the 2024 USA TODAY Reader's Choice Awards ...

Let's have a paddle pow-wow. And let's admit, there's no better place to do that than right here in Southwest Florida, a place some people might cal a paddler's paradise. Now that the weather is ...

The woman, who was not identified, was boating at the Tiger Creek Canal in Polk County on Monday, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The gator bit the woman on the ...

Monkeys falling from the sky is one of the last things you’d expect to see while kayaking in Florida. Barring a flying-monkey ...

Helene made landfall in Florida on Thursday night. Wild video shows a Florida man paddling around his flooded living room in a kayak after Hurricane Helene’s devastating landfall on Thursday night, ...

Deep in Florida’s backwaters, Robert Field goes after one of the state’s most unusual fish - the clown knifefish. Known for its eerie glide and lightning-fast strikes, this exotic species makes for ...

As cruises depart from Florida once again, offering travelers luxury while sailing the Seven Seas, it’s worth remembering that sometimes the greatest joy comes from traveling with a much simpler setup ...

The Coast Guard is continuing its search for a man who went missing while kayaking near the St. Augustine Inlet in Florida. Family and friends on social media have identified the man as Eiffel Gilyana ...