Upstate native details losing business during Hurricane Idalia
RECOVER. AND AT THIS POINT, WE KNOW THE ISLAND COMMUNITY OF CEDAR KEY, FLORIDA, WAS ONE OF THE HARDEST HIT AREAS IN THE PATH OF HURRICANE IDALIA PHILIP COLLINS IS A NATIVE OF THE UPSTATE WHO HAS BEEN LIVING IN CEDAR KEY FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS. PHILIP IS THE OWNER OF TIDEWATER TOURS, A SMALL COMPANY THAT PROVIDES SCENIC AND EDUCATIONAL BOAT TOURS TO VISITORS AND RESIDENTS ALIKE. THE DOCK AREA FOR TIDEWATER TOURS WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED, ELIMINATING PHILIP’S ONLY SOURCE OF INCOME. HE HAS STARTED A GO FUND ME TO HELP HIS BUSINESS RESURFACE. THE PURPOSE OF THE GO FUND ME IS TO BUILD THIS DOCK BACK SO THAT I CAN CONTINUE DOING WHAT I DO AND AND CONTINUE TAKING PEOPLE ON THIS TOURS. WE INTEND TO STAY IN BUSINESS AND WE INTEND INTEND TO KEEP DOING WHAT WE’VE BEEN DOING FOR SO LONG, H...