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Category Archives: florida history
Schools Open At Tallahassee’s Leon High for the 183th Year
School has started in Florida this week Public schools started this week across Florida and it is unlikely few people knew that this is the 183rd year of Florida’s oldest continuous school. Leon High school is the 21st oldest K-12 … Continue reading
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Despite Moving the Lion King Still Roars Loud and Clear
While vacationing in Orlando last week, I dropped by to see the status of my favorite live Walt Disney World show – the Lion King. The popular show was moved to make room for the construction of Avatar, WDW’s gigantic attraction which … Continue reading
The Schooner Freedom Is A Trip Back to the Civil War
The Schooner Freedom Is A Trip Back to the Civil War.
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The Schooner Freedom Is A Trip Back to the Civil War
There are a lot of ships in Florida offering a cruise from the largest fleet of luxury ocean liners to replicas of pirate ships, but in Saint Augustine, visitors can take a relaxing day or romantic sunset cruise on … Continue reading
Best Florida Snorkel Spots Outside the Florida Keys
Some Florida visitors believe you have to go to the Florida Keys and even rent a boat to snorkel in Florida. While it is true, Florida’s shoreline limits snorkeling locations, there are plenty of opportunities to snorkel off Florida … Continue reading
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The Best Florida Lighthouses To Visit
It’s summer in Florida and its the time the native Floridians really hit the beaches. Popular attractions are some of Florida’s surviving 30 lighthouses which are open to the public, thanks in part to groups like the Florida Lighthouse Associations. … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Canaveral, Florida, historical buildings, Key West, lighthouses, mcbobleonard, Pensacola, Saint Augustine
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Florida’s First Controversial Film Is 100 Years Old
The Florida Enchantment (1914, Vitagraph Company), Florida’s first controversial motion picture was distributed across the nation one hundred years ago. Variety announced that “The picture should never have been put out.” Virginia Woolf loved the movie. The film, based upon … Continue reading
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Tagged Florida Enchantment, Florida films, Florida history, Florida movies, mcbobleonard, Sidney Drew
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St Pete’s Home Shopping Network Started With 112 Can-Openers
In 1977 Lowell “Bud” Paxson, owner of WWQT 1470 AM Radio in Saint Petersburg had a problem – an advertiser dropped out leaving the station with 112 avocado green-colored can openers. Paxson assigned his top on-air personality Bob Circosta three … Continue reading
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Tagged Florida, home shopping, HSN, mcbobleonard, pinellas, st. petersburg
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Ride And Drop Bike Riding Comes To Tampa and Orlando
Central Florida has recently joined a popular trend of recreational biking: bike sharing where people rent the use of bikes by the hour or have a monthly membership and pick up the bikes at hub locations thanks to a unique … Continue reading
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Tagged biking, CycleHop, Florida biking, mcbobleonard, social bicycles, Tampa biking
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Webb’s Candy Factory Has Had The Sweets For Central Florida
A few miles south of I-4 on US27 in Davenport stands Webb’s Candy Shop and Ice Cream. It is a real candy factory, featuring products that tourists were enjoying eighty years ago. The store is actually the result of the … Continue reading
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Tagged candy, citrus candy, Davenport, fudge, mcbobleonard, orlando, Webb's
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