Swampy took The Historic Jungle Trail last week in Indian River County. Swampy took the trail from the entrance at the Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge and headed south. The Pelican Island refuge is the first designated in the United[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Archive for Swampy’s Florida Travels
Here are two pages of art from the first Swampy’s Florida Storybook: Trilby’s Flower that Rob Smith, Jr. will introduce at the 2012 Pine Castle Pioneer Days festival in south Orange County February 25th and 26th. Come on out[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Ochopee, Florida – This morning Big Cypress Swampy emerged from a hollow tree in the wilds of the Big Cypress just south of the Tamiami Trail. He lumbered up and out enough to find the great Florida outdoors illuminated in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Travels: San Felasco State Park, near Alachua.
Swampy joined the Florida Cracker Chapter of the Florida Trail Association to hike part of San Felasco State Park in Alachua County. Above Swampy is at the south entrance to the park where the hike started. Swampy rests on a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy made his way to Mt. Dora this past week… Amongst Swampy’s stops was to Julianne’s Coastal Cottage, which has all Florida based or made products. The photo above is of Swampy with a Kermit’s (from Key West) chocolate covered[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy made his way into Orange County and found the Santa standing guard outside the Park Plaza Gardens on Park Avenue in Winter Park. Here’s a gigantic Christmas tree in Central Park on Park Avenue in Winter[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a well cared for building in Clewiston, Saint Margaret Catholic Church. You have to look reeeeal close to find Swampy in this photo.
Swampy finds an early version of a barber chair at the Riverview Hotel in New Smyrna Beach. Click here to learn more and plan your own visit to the Riverview Hotel.
Swampy’s Travels: Marshall Hampton Reserve, near Lakeland.
Swampy visited Polk County’s newest park last weekend, Marshall Hampton Reserve along Lake Hancock near Lakeland and the Circle B Bar Reserve. Riding the newly built trails Bob and Lee Julius encounter the elusive Swampy. Bob’s very happy to have[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy will be at the 2nd Annual Polk Authors & Illustrators Festival in Downtown Lakeland, Florida, this Saturday. Swampy’s Handler, Rob Smith, Jr., will be signing (& doodling in) Swampy’s Florida coloring books from 9am to 3pm. Rob will also[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Travels: Finds the entrance of the Upper Hillsborough park land in Pasco County.
Swampy found the main entrance to the Upper Hillsborough tract just east of Zephyrhills in Pasco County on County Road 54. Click here to learn more of all you can do on this tract of the Southwest Florida Management District.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Due to a a computer that had to be replaced and the delays of getting one waaaaay out into the swamps of the Big Cypress, Swampy’s Florida updates of the weekly features will be delayed until next week. In the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…