Category Archives: florida history

One of the important Florida economic institutions that are in limbo during this Coronavirus Pandemic is the restaurant industry. While you can pick up and have delivery of most comfort foods from the large restaurant chains, the stand-alone family restaurants … Continue reading →

I have returned at a strange time.  Most of Florida’s attractions and resorts are closed so to fully benefit from my articles you might have to wait until that sunny day when things return to normalcy. Still, if you enjoy … Continue reading →

Florida has 11,000 miles of rivers and most Floridians will remember that the 310-mile St. Johns River flows very slowly northward just a few miles from the Atlantic before reaching the ocean. People recognize the Suwannee River, with its 206 … Continue reading →

After reading Jack L. Roberts’ The Writers Compound, a book about four Key West writers, I became curious how many National Register Literary Landmarks were in Florida and I discovered that 33% of Florida’s sites are found in one town … Continue reading →

The story of European Florida begins with the two voyages of Ponce de Leon to the peninsula of Florida, but despite good records by the explorer, the location of his first landing on the East Coast of Florida can not … Continue reading →

The recent destruction of much of Notre Dame in Paris brought a lot of questions from my college students since they know my long-time involvement in historic preservation. The restoration and rebuilding of historic structures is guided by the 3-M … Continue reading →

Famed Yankee catcher Yogi Berra once said that “no one goes to that (place), it’s too crowded.” That is the problem of many of Florida’s top beaches – if you don’t get there early, you might not get a decent … Continue reading →

March and early April are the best months to visit Walt Disney World due to reasonably mild temperatures, the lowest humidity of the year, and a low probably that your expensive day will be ruined by heavy rains. The parks … Continue reading →

Last week I took my annual trip up to Dade City.  The more I visit Florida’s small towns, the more I realize how much of Florida’s personality an charm is lost of tourists who jam into the booming coastal resorts … Continue reading →

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 →