The story of the Peace River is, in a sense, the story of Florida. Parts of it look like they did before Florida was ...

“Oh yeah,” my sweetheart says as he steps tentatively into the wobbly canoe, “we are totally going in today.” The vessel sways precariously and I grip the sides at the front where I’m already seated, ...

This is an excerpt that was adapted for High Country News from The Peace in Peril: The Real Cost of the Site C Dam, by Christopher Pollon, with photographs by Ben Nelms. In 1962, BC Hydro sent Charlie ...

Like the naming of the Kissimmee, the origin of the Peace River’s name is subject to dispute. It helps, when looking at old maps or reading old books, to recognize that Peas Creek and the Peace River ...

CHARLOTTE COUNTY – The 30th consecutive Freedom Swim from Port Charlotte to Punta Gorda will occur at noon Sunday, on what should be an outgoing tide. The swim was technically closed to the public in ...

Arcadia, Florida, is 40 miles from the Gulf Coast, but parts of the city remained underwater days after Hurricane Ian ravaged the state. When torrential rain flooded the city Friday afternoon, the ...