Sunlight pushes through a wall of dark clouds on a Thursday morning in June as young golfers, toting their golf bags over their shoulders, come trotting onto the driving range at Tiger Point in Gulf Breeze.
In addition to its cosmopolitan downtown and top-rated beaches, Pensacola is also rich in history. Founded by Don Tristán de Luna y Arellano in 1559, it was the first European settlement in the continental United States; however, it failed to thrive under Spain’s rule. The country abandoned it only to return in 1698. France, which settled New Orleans, began encroaching upon Pensacola, and claimed it in 1722. But the Spanish took it back. And then, France burned it down.
Last week, Navarre Beach Fishing Pier staff attended training through the Loggerhead Marinelife Center (LMC) on how to respond when sea turtles get caught on fishing lines.