Tag Archives: Florida

Florida: Home of the 13,000 Year Old Art Work

Posted on November 9, 2015 by floridatraveler

Most of us were taught in school about the migration from Asia across the frozen Bering Straight of the ancestors of today’s American Indians (the Clovis Theory).  In Florida there are two archaeological sites that may challenge that as the … Continue reading →

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Lake Wales Is Scenic Florida Beyond Bok Tower

Posted on October 26, 2015 by floridatraveler

Chalet Suzanne closed last year when the Hinshaw family retired, leaving beautiful Bok Tower on 289-foot Iron Mountain as Lake Wale’s lone super attraction. But if visitors stop by downtown Lake Wales, they will be impressed with a small town … Continue reading →

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Brooksville Preserves Its History Well

Posted on October 12, 2015 by floridatraveler

BROOKSVILLE, located 50 miles north of Tampa, is a wonderful city of hills, ranging in elevation from 175 to 274 feet. Coupled with its condensed area (2.77 square miles) and its long history of successful planters, growers, and cattlemen, Brooksville … Continue reading →

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Everglades City: Still Florida’s Last Frontier

Posted on October 5, 2015 by floridatraveler

You can’t travel any further south along the Florida’s Gulf of Mexico than EVERGLADES CITY and CHOKOLOSKEE, at the entrance to the Western Everglades.  In many ways this area is still Florida’s last frontier,  a place for fishermen and nature lovers and people who … Continue reading →

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Boca Grande: Florida’s Most Laid Back Retreat For The Rich

Posted on September 28, 2015 by floridatraveler

Once I ordered an ice cream at the converted railroad depot at Boca Grande and behind me an elderly woman with white hair and huge sunglasses remarked, “That looks good.  I’m going to get one.” It was only as I watched … Continue reading →

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Visit A Florida Museum This Saturday on Museum Day

Posted on September 22, 2015 by floridatraveler

This Saturday is the 11th Annual Smithsonian Museum Day and the opportunity for people to go online and get two free tickets to museums that may cost up to $15 dollars a ticket. In Florida there are 97 museums to … Continue reading →

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America’s Wierdest Ghost Town Is In Florida

Posted on September 15, 2015 by floridatraveler

Koreshan State Park, south of Fort Myers in Estero, is a wonderful place to camp, fish, picnic, take your dog for a walk, and even kayak to a famous Indian Mound in Estero Bay. It is also the home to … Continue reading →

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WINTER PARK: CITY OF LAKES AND FIRST COLLEGE

Posted on September 7, 2015 by floridatraveler

Winter Park is identified across Central Florida as an upscale community filled with a downtown of attractive stores and restaurants along Park Avenue, glamorous lakeside estates, and Florida’s first four-year college, ROLLINS COLLEGE. Winter Park has lots of sightseeing options; this town … Continue reading →

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Quincy: Center of Florida’s Old Tobacco Kingdom

Posted on August 25, 2015 by floridatraveler

QUINCY, capital of Gadsden County is today a quiet, somewhat laid-back Panhandle town, although the existence of beautiful antebellum mansions, large warehouses and packing houses, and an interesting downtown hint at the town’s status when it was the center of … Continue reading →

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Florida’s Grande Dame Hotels Are Holding Their Own

Posted on August 10, 2015 by floridatraveler

While the latest high-rise hotels in Miami and Orlando seem to be getting all the recent headlines, Florida’s great Victorian and 1920’s resorts are still garnering the great reviews, the support of loyal visitors, and something new places can’t provide: an … Continue reading →

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