On the Treasure Coast, at last count, 1,379 people have no place to call home. Of these, 26% are children.

In honor of our 20-year anniversary, we’ve pulled 12 favorite stories from our archives to share with you each month. This one is excerpted from an article about the St. Sebastian River, which appeared in the January 2007 issue.

When the United States decided to field two teams for the Olympics, Les was a natural candidate. He had played well in Japan and the American team would again be picked by Leslie Mann, executive secretary of the United States Baseball Congress.

"Of no particular importance except as “a convenient place of resort for pirates.”

Laura (Riding) Jackson came to the little town on the banks of the Indian River with her husband, Schuyler Jackson, also a writer.

Where do you go after Canada?

Leslie McNeece was never very well known in Vero Beach, even though he lived here for the last eight years of his life.

He just keeps rollin’ along”—that’s what the St. Sebastian River does year after year like the Mississippi in Ol’ Man River, the unforgettable theme song from Show Boat.

What do Broadmoor, Cummings, Echo, Enos, Kitching, Narrows, New Haven, Quay, Reams, Stanwood, Toledo and Woodley have in common?