Archive for Swampy’s Florida News
Swampy’s Florida is a part of the Florida Parent Educators Association event in Osceola County through Saturday. If you’re going, look for Swampy’s publishers and supporters, The Knowledge Exchange booth at the event. Swampy’s Rob Smith, Jr. will be there[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s been grounded for awhile due to an automobile accident involving the Swampy Mobile. During the very rainy late Friday afternoon the car hydroplaned going from the Florida Turnpike onto the East/West Expressway in Orange County. The vehicle spun around[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This photo is from ‘Going, Going– Almost Gone: Lutz-Land O’ Lakes Pioneers Share Their Precious Memories’ by Elizabeth Riegler Macmanus and Susan MacMauns, page 116. You can purchase a copy by clicking here or below.
Martha Ross, from New Smyrna Beach, has been an active part of the Swampy’s Florida Facebook page, but I had never met her until the Marion County Springs Festival this weekend. She’s a big Swampy fan and here she is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Lot’s and lots and lots and lots of rains, lightning, thunder, etc throughout our state! Nevertheless, an independent rocket program, Space X, got it’s rocket off the launch pad in between storms. A light of hope for the space program[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is the Florida Midland Railroad depot in Ocoee, in west Orange County. The photo is from here and you can read a bit more about the depot there.
A boardwalk trail through the wet area and a paved trail through the canopy. Prepare to be accompanied by the native butterflies that live around the park. >br />
This crowd was in Williams Park in 1931 watching a co-ed card game. Seems gambling was set aside, as there appears to be no chips or cash. One lady looks mighty happy with her hand, which might doom her game[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…