Kayaking Peter’s Creek
By Peter Clayton About 12-13 years ago, The Admiral (Peter Spoehr) and I paddled our namesake creek – about which I didn’t remember much – but on Wednesday seven of us (Bud, Ellis, Mike, Stan,…
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By Peter Clayton About 12-13 years ago, The Admiral (Peter Spoehr) and I paddled our namesake creek – about which I didn’t remember much – but on Wednesday seven of us (Bud, Ellis, Mike, Stan,…
By Peter Clayton Today’s paddle was different from any before it – on the plus side: a creek with nice width and bends, pleasant homes, some lovely old growth trees, especially cypress which were changing…
The surprising benefits of switching to ‘lamb mowers’ Republished courtesy of the Washington Post October 24, 2023 at 6:30 a.m. EDT Cory Suter of Lamb Mowers lets Oreo, Marshmallow and other sheep out of his…
Staring out at a sunset is often used as a metaphorical tool to signal someone or something is near the end. But when it comes to Frank Delzingaro, if that was your bet, you’d likely…
www.SAMFestival.org Photo above: Chamber Orchestra playing Beethoven’s Violin Concerto Op. 61 (Rechtman arrangement) Featuring Nigel Armstrong, violin, on Sunday, July 2, 2023. Below are other photos from the 2023 St. Augustine Music Festival…
Peter Clayton When driving into our community for the first time, our mailboxes usually make a distinct impression as they line one or both sides of our roads. The originals were sturdy wood affairs with…
By Peter Clayton We had another urban paddle with surprises on Wednesday. Our launch was from the northern edge of Tilly Fowler Regional Park which is off Roosevelt Blvd. opposite the Jacksonville Naval Air Station…
By Peter Clayton The ’23-24 Marsh Creek Kayak season officially got under way today with near perfect weather, two new paddlers and a new rest stop on Trout Creek. Eleven of us participated with Gus…
Reprinted Courtesy The Washington Post By Fenit Nirappil September 20, 2023 at 3:20 p.m. EDT The Washington Post is providing this news free to all readers as a public service. Just as a summer covid…
Our neighbor, Patty Damon, is on the board of a non-profit called Hearts to Homes. This organization is a finalist in a competition to win a $3000 award. Patty is asking for your support to…
From the Marsh Creek Board of Directors Controlled Access Gate System Upgrades – What You Need To Do The new camera and controlled access (gate) computer systems have been installed and will go live on…
As good as it gets … Another view from John Martin on Marshside Drive …
Editors are sometime intrepid, and often they’re late in getting to the important news of the day. That said, you be the judge. The editor has learned that our new Costco at World Golf Village…
By Peter Clayton The Audubon Certification group met on July 27th, and learned from Chad Hansen that the Club has received three of the required seven certificates for full accreditation with three others pending and…
David Muir captured this terrific sunset last Friday, but because of technical glitches on this end, we couldn’t immediately publish it. Here it is, a little late, but it’s a knock-out!
“OPERATION BACKPACK” Update from Louise Nelson Spoonbill Neighbors Community Outreach has met another goal! Thanks to the generosity of Marsh Creek residents, 35 backpacks of all shapes, sizes and colors, some jammed with an array…