SweetTea Journal


SweetTea Journal celebrates all that is great about Northwest Florida. With its informative writing and remarkable photography, the award-winning magazine captures the essence of this distinctive corner of Florida. And like its namesake, SweetTea Journal is Southern in all the best ways.

From the Porches of Northwest Florida

Summer 2009 Issue

In the glorious underwater caves and caverns of Jackson County, Florida, thrill comes easy to divers. In our Summer issue, we profile a dangerous cave diving sport, a Blue Mountain Beach artist weaving life of art and a trip to Florida with a mean Chihuahua named Barnabas...
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Spring 2009 Issue

It's a simple pleasure to travel within a complex landscape and know you're just one small piece of the puzzle. In our Spring issue, we visit wildlife preserves near Lake Wimico and the Apalachicola River, pursue the perfect fish in the perfect setting as well as revisit the Confederacy's last victory...
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Spring/Summer 2008 Issue

Photographer Brian Francis traveled along U.S. Highway 98 and County Road 30-A from Grayton Beach to Alligator Point to capture the most alluring front porches and entryways for our photo essay...
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Summer/Winter 2007 Issue

In our third issue, readers familiar with the Forgotten Coast (that lovely stretch of coast extending from a few miles west of Port St. Joe to just east of Apalachicola) will know the kind of brilliant beaches that are found here and consistently named among the nation's finest...
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Fall/Winter 2006 Issue

Beyond the obvious attractions of great beaches and great oysters (see Gourmet contributing editor John T. Edge's paean to the city's famous bivalves), there are plenty of other memories to be made in our region of Northwest Florida...
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Spring/Summer 2006 Issue

This inaugural issue contains knowledge to be shared among those who love this distinctive area. In this issue, we've asked renowned photo journalist Richard Bickel to turn his lens on the residents of his adopted town, Apalachicola, to introduce the hardworking people who make this coastal area so singular...
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