After a crash in Ochopee in The Everglades less than a week ago, many people are asking: What is an airboat? How does it operate? How fast can it go? Is it safe? We have the answers, and here's ...

Tours that run on airboats – open-air vessels with huge fans at the back that propel the boat – can be very loud. Companies will generally offer ear protection, but if you or your companions ...

(WNEM) - A life-saving tool is being deployed in Bay County. For the first time, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office has an airboat for ice and water rescues. On Friday, Jan. 24, members of the ...

The first time I ever went to Florida was in the spring of 1971 to visit my cousin, Jack Lounsbury, who was a National Park Ranger based in the Florida Everglades. I had pictures in my mind of ...