‘Mommy and Me’ group flourishing – Organizer says group includes 80 families in variety of activities
When Caitlin Sedlak moved to Marathon a few years ago, she did everything she could to connect with other mothers of young children, including...
Marathon native instructs others in art of spearfishing
James Simsic is one of those fortunate few: he’s found his purpose.
“My passion is teaching kids about spearfishing,” he said.
The 28-year-old Marathon native has...
Artist finishes lighthouse replicas for city signage
Larry “Lighthouse Larry” Herlth is seriously into lighthouses. But not in the tiny-wooden-replica-that-sits-on-the-shelf kind of way. He’s into macho-thousand-pound-weld-it-out-of-steel kind of way. The Islamorada...
Price likes giving back to the community.
Rachel Price’s first foray into volunteerism came with teaching ballroom dancing to school age children.
“I went into it thinking ‘I can’t do this,’ and...
Locals have a personal stake in the seafood festival success
The vast majority of Marathon residents are very passionate about the Original Marathon Seafood Festival because they have a personal stake in it. In...
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