ORLANDO, Fla. – On a scorching summer afternoon, Michael Hoffman tightened his son’s grip on a makeshift fishing pole suspended over dozens of chomping alligators. “Woah, hold on buddy,” Hoffman, an ...

For father and son, Roger and Scotty McCandless, swamp buggy racing in Naples, Florida, is a family tradition. Local ...

Racing swamp buggies is deeply rooted in the history of Naples and the surrounding area, including the Everglades. But what are swamp buggies and how did the tradition begin? As one might imagine, ...

Swamp buggies are completely custom made. While they're designed to accomplish the same basic goal, each is one-of-a-kind. Most have been built by their owners, based on the theory that they know what ...