Paris Hoisington, 31, and her daughter Josie Law, 11, point to the area on Cortez Beach in Manatee County where the girl found a message in a bottle on Sunday (Spectrum News/Josh Rojas).

BRADENTON BEACH, Fla. – When Paris Hoisington and her family found a message in a small bottle on the beach last month, it seemed the story had ended with the bottle’s 4,600-mile, eight-year ...

The right bottle proportions: After several years of testing, we’re convinced that 20- to 24-ounce bottles are the perfect size. Although bottles under 20 ounces are wonderfully portable, ...