Category Archives: florida history

Florida has l.5 million American alligators and as saltwater intrusion continues in the Everglades, the activity of transporting wandering gators from South Floridians’ swimming pools and backyards has increased as gators move northward. There are so many gators that there … Continue reading →

With mild weather and little rainfall this time of year is a great time for one of Florida’s favorite outdoor activities – food festivals. In the summer almost every Panhandle town has a seafood festival and in the fall Walt … Continue reading →

This is the time of year when Floridians, snowbirds, and visitors alike head to the warmer waters of springs and electric plants and even nuclear plant complexes to watch our favorite manatees.  While people call manatees sea cows, the female … Continue reading →

When my family first came to Florida, we landed at Tampa Airport, rented a car, went over the causeway and then “took a ferry” across the mouth of Tampa Bay from Saint Augustine to Bradenton. Today, the “second” Sunshine Skyway … Continue reading →