Martha Ross took this photo along the Black Point Wildlife Drive on Merritt Island in January 2021. You can plan a hike there by clicking here: http://www.merrittislandwildlifeassociation.org/black-point-wildlife-drive.asp . . . . . . . . . #Hike #HikeFlorida #Florida #Gainesville[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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This photo is from ‘Florida Cities’, published in 1965. The book is part of the Swampy’s Florida library.
Photos of a Swampy hike through part of Alachua County’s Sweetwater Preserve. This hike was taken in 2017. You can plan a hike there by clicking here: https://alachuacounty.us/depts/pcl/landconservation/pages/sweetwaterpreservetrailmap.aspx . . . . . . . . . #Hike #HikeFlorida #Florida[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Photos of a Swampy hike through part of Alachua County’s Sweetwater Preserve. This hike was taken in 2017. You can plan a hike there by clicking here: https://alachuacounty.us/depts/pcl/landconservation/pages/sweetwaterpreservetrailmap.aspx . . . . . . . . . #Hike #HikeFlorida #Florida[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida Postcards: Fishing off Hontoon Island, near DeLand, 1970.
“Fishing off Hontoon Island, near DeLand, Florida.” states the back of this postcard. Though the postcard was not mailed, there is a copyright of 1970 in a corner of the back of the postcard. Today this is part of Hontoon[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“It’s great to be in Delray Beach, Fla.” postcard was sent from West Palm Beach, March 12th, 1955. S. Wilchmann sent the card to Mr. & Mrs. Carl Vancelord in Pluckemin, New Jersey. The writer writes that it has been[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida Postcards – The Tomoka River
Here’s a card of the Upper Tomoka River in Volusia County. There’s no date on the back, but I would suspect the 1920s. Notice the canoe and the occupants on the middle left side. This postcard is part of the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…