Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you've ever looked at a map of Florida, you might have noticed the state nearly takes away all of Alabama's access to the Gulf.

Florida's Panhandle is often forgotten, sometimes left off maps and dismissed by those in big Florida metro areas such as Miami and Tampa as an inconsequential footnote, a backwoods briar-patch with ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A portion of the Florida Panhandle, including the city of Pensacola and ...