Biking is a great way to keep kids healthy, fit, and outside. Polk County has plenty of scenic trails to take advantage of, from the Van Fleet Trail to the Auburndale TECO Trail. The problem with buying bikes for children? They grow! Stew and Meghan Mackie, owners of the Bike Shop of Winter Haven, have a solution – the Pedal Up Club. Meg and Stew have little ones of their own: Wattson, four, and Millie, two. They understand parents’ challenges with finding the right bike for

James ‘Lone Star’ Camp may not have gotten to play a cowboy in old Westerns, but he has darn sure lived like one. Lone on the range, the Bartow native traveled across the country from Tupelo to Devil’s Lake, painting murals along the way. For 83 years old, Lone Star is still plenty sharp between the ears. And boy, does he have stories to tell. Photograph by Amy Sexson Most would know the old cowboy for the orange tricycle he rides around Bartow (he calls it Trigger), which ha