BACK COUNTRY BY ROBERT ADAMS- Summer 2025
Summer is the time to be near the water and this green heron [Butorides virescens] is no exception.
Lovers' Quarrel, Joe Campanellie 2025 is part of the Outdoor Mural Exhibit: The Moods of Nature at the A.E. Backus Museum & Gallery in Fort Pierce. All new framed mural panels by award-winning photographers will grace the outside walls for three to five years. They are 6 to 8 feet tall. A.E. Backus Museum & Gallery
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Nurse Practitioner Madetric N. Wood has been recognized for the excellent care she provides for her patients, traveling to serve those who cannot get to her office in Fort Pierce. She sees patients in the mornings at her office off the Turnpike Feeder Road in Lakewood Park.
Going the distance
Inspired by her beloved grandmother and the struggle she had getting medical help in rural north Florida, Madetric N. Wood opened her nurse practitioner practice in geriatrics — where she literally goes out of her way to reach patients who couldn’t make it to her office.
Brandee Anthony, known as the Vero Beach Mermaid, teaches “mermaiding” and free diving and can hold her breath for about 2½ minutes. BRANDEE ANTHONY MEDIA PHOTOS
FINNY BUSINESS
Little girls all around the world dream of becoming a mermaid, but only a very few make that a reality. Even fewer are able to parlay that love of the mythical sirens into a thriving business venture.
Vibrant, flavorful fillings dress up shrimp tacos for a quick weeknight meal. DANIELLE ROSE PHOTOS
Summer love
While the rest of the country celebrates the first day of summer, Floridians brace for it. It marks the beginning of hurricane season, as well as the return of relentless heat, humidity, and mosquitoes.
Raised gardens are equipped with cage enclosures to keep the peacocks out. KERRY FIRTH PHOTOS
Grow forth
It started with a low-income retiree struggling to grow a garden behind a church parking lot. What has blossomed is a thriving community garden that provides fresh vegetables to about 1,000 people each week.
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The Peacock House Art Foundation at 722 Orange Ave. in Fort Pierce opened in January as an up-and-coming nonprofit and art center for the Treasure Coast. PEACOCK HOUSE ART FOUNDATION
Creative roost
Signs of creative energy are everywhere in Fort Pierce’s Peacock Arts District. Vibrant murals stretch across otherwise unassuming walls.
Students take their fleet to the Indian River Lagoon while learning how to navigate the water and wind. YOUTH SAILING FOUNDATION
Sail on
You can’t change the direction of the wind, but you can adjust the sails,” is an adage that’s valuable on sea and land.
The Grady Bunch, based out of Vero Marine Center, enjoys a “raft-up” in the Sebastian River, with the first and oldest Grady-White boat owners group. BRIAN CUNNINGHAM
The way they became THE GRADY BUNCH
In the late ’80s, Vero Marine Center realized something peculiar about its customers: They hardly used their boats.
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