Antique engine demonstrators were also at the Railroad Days in Callahan that we attended.These sort of engines were the early machines that charged our Florida agricultural industry. Thee best places to experience and even interact with all shapes and sizes[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Archive for Swampy’s Florida Travels
The six story Tarpon Inn opened in January 1914 and was considered one of the best hotels on the Florida west coast. The hotel was destroyed by fire March 24th, 1927. Just note: There is a Tarpon Inn now in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida #Sunday Services: First Baptist #Church, Auburndale.
First Baptist Church of Auburndale, in Polk County, celebrates 100 years during September!!! Here is the church’s history:https://www.fbcauburndale.com/church-history/ When i took this photo in 2013, i looked all around the building for a foundation stone or marker to determine the structure’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s Swampy out by The House of Refuge near Stuart. This is Hutchinson Island and the limestone rocky area you see the water splashing into is called Anastasia Formation. This is one of the best places to experience this geological[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy visits Mead Gardens in Winter Park. The park is a shallow shadow of it’s former self. I’ll post further sometime in the future.
If you look reeeeeal close you’ll see a couple decorative anklets worn by this stylish sand hill crane. Those are made by only the finest spanish moss found in the exclusive environs of Moss Park in south Orange County!
Besides the opportunity to learn all about Stephen Foster and the tunes he tuned, there are all the opportunities to enjoy Florida outdoors. Above is a shot along the Suwannee River which goes along with you as you take the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s Swampy at Lake Okeechobee on this very windy March day.
Here’s Swampy along Lake Weir in Marion County. This is from the boardwalk from the 1909 Ocklawaha Yacht Club below. Will try to post more about the Yacht Club building in the future.
Since this Swampy photo was taken in 2013, the suspension bridge has been removed for a far more uninteresting boardwalk. You can see Swampy on the middle of the bridge. Here’s where the historic site is:5709 Mill Pond Lane, Milton,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…