Author Description

St. Joseph Bay, Cape San Blas and St. Joseph Peninsula, constitute one of the few remaining relatively untouched areas in Florida with unparalleled opportunities to encounter marine life. St. Joseph Peninsula has the highest coastal dunes in the state and was named the best beach in America (2002) for its pristine beaches. Gulf County is the largest nesting place for Loggerhead Sea Turtles in Northwest Florida, and a major feeding ground for the Green Turtle. On this thin strip of land, you are always on the edge, with either the Gulf or bay in view and sometimes both at once. Jump into an informal, relaxed description of various creatures and phenomena that the resident and visitor will encounter here. Arranged by season, with photographs to illustrate the narrative, it is an engaging introduction to the natural history of the bay. In it the reader will learn there is an organism in the bay that holds a Guinness World Record, an organism in the bay so powerful it can slow down a supertanker, an organism in the bay honored by the Florida legislature, a thumb sized serial killer that murders its victims in a most gruesome way, and a plant whose leaves can take the place of your morning coffee.