September 2011

Volume 31
Number 9

Feature

Florida Monthly’s 2011 Best of Florida Winners
It’s the article everyone’s been anticipating—the results for the 16th annual Best of Florida Awards have been tallied and the wait is over! Learn which Florida institutions took home the prizes—whether it’s for best nightspot or best daytrip, best entertainer or best burger.

Our Florida Heritage®

Mapping the State
Take a look at beautifully detailed Florida maps from the 1800s.

The Murats: Tallahassee’s Royal Couple
Prince and Princess Murat moved to Tallahassee in the early 1800s, bringing royalty and grace to the city.

Florida Living®

State of Mine
Book Reviews, This Month in Florida History

Watching Wildlife
Visit the Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park, view the schaus swallowtail butterfly, and learn how to cope with drought and flooding conditions.

In the Florida Garden
Go Green: Planting a tree adds many benefits

In the Florida Kitchen
This month, enjoy fried Florida soft-shell blue crab and Florida blue crab cakes with tangy butter sauce.

Natural Florida
Florida's Lighthouses offer mystique ... many have appeared
in movies.

Florida Festivals and Events
There are more than 3,000 festivals and events in this issue and at floridamagazine.com

State Secret
Horse racing may still be popular, but the venues are slowly disappearing.

Travel Florida Highways®

Shop Havana!...Gadsden County
Find an array of shops within Havana.

at www.floridamagazine.com you can find …

News
Stay informed with regularly updated Florida news coverage.

Festivals
More than 2,000 festivals, events, sports, exhibits, concerts and shows held this month throughout the Sunshine State.

Dining
Discover new waterfront eateries, Old Florida dining, Best of Florida winners and recipes for every occasion.

Books, CDs, Videos
Visit www.floridabookstore.com to find Florida authors, texts, music, DVDs and more.

The Florida Map
Plan a trip or just get to know the state through our new-and-improved interactive map, broken into regions.

Issues
Get a peek at our current and past issues, then subscribe or order back issues to print or online magazines and get the whole story.

2012 Best of Florida Ballots
Winners for the 2011’s Best of Florida winners are spotlighted and linked online; now, readers can get a head start on next year’s winners by voting for their favorite restaurants, attractions, performers, beaches and more at www.floridamagazine.com.

Florida Monthly Blog
Take a look at Florida Monthly articles from the past, see what events our writers are attending, and get a bit more of Florida on our semi-weekly updated blog.

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Twitter
Get up-to-the-minute updates and unique Florida Finds on our Twitter page, floridamonthly.

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