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Celebrating its 60th season, the A.E. Backus Museum and Gallery was first envisioned as a building with an open air atrium. Backus painted this as an artist’s rendering in 1959. A.E. Backus [American, 1906-1990] Fort Pierce Art Gallery, 1959. Oil on board, 15x30 inches. Gift of Dorothy Shapiro Manello.

Backus turns 60

Community support has helped the museum survive difficult times including the pandemic

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Heathcote Botanical Gardens in Fort Pierce creates knock-out dazzling light displays each year, all done by volunteers who work on them for months. It’s a fantastic holiday experience. HEATHCOTE BOTANICAL GARDENS

Merry Makeovers

The holidays are a welcome distraction from the coronavirus pandemic. While not all of our favorites are on this year, many are.

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To my No. 1 fan

In the 15 years since we launched this magazine, one reader has shared her opinion about how we are doing or what we should be doing more than any other. That would be my mother, Katie Enns, who has always been quick to suggest a good story, note who might be a good advertiser or critique our latest issue.

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