Sorry to learn today of the death of former Governor Reubin Askew. Apparently hip replacement surgery led to pneumonia that weakened him to death. Click here to learn of Askew’s life and service to Florida as Governor from 1971 to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the Main Street Bridge stretching out from Downtown Jacksonville over the St. John’s River.
Swampy’s friend, John Rose, who draws the comic strip Snuffy Smith, will be visiting from Virginia in The Villages and Palm Coast to give a cartooning talk and classes only this Thursday and Friday! Click here for details – http://snuffysmithcomics.com/2014/03/03/snuffy-visits-th-sunshine-state/#more-57092
St. Ann’s Shrine was built by French-speaking Catholics in 1923 east of Lake Wales along the shore of Lake St. Anne. The Diocese of St. Augustine de-sanctified the shrine. Remnants of the shrine still exist in the area.
Florida State College for Women celebrated their first 25 years in 1930 with a Silver Jubilee Parade. This entry by the class of 1920 into the parade won 2nd place. This is from the book, ‘Femina Perfecta: The Genesis of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is portion of the artwork for the upcoming ‘Swampy’s Florida: Silver Springs’. This one features a page about the many steamboats that floated the waters of the adjacent Silver River. A popular boat was the one above, the Okeehumkee.
Monkey Jungle has always been as much fun as a barrel of monkeys! As shown in this postcard from around 1970. Sadly, Monkey Jungle is still closed to visitors. Hopefully, it will open again soon for the fun of all![…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This photo is from ‘Yesterday’s Florida’ by Nixon Smiley, page 171.
The ‘Swampy’s Florida: Melbourne’ was delayed but finally heads to the printer and will be available in two weeks! On the heels of this one, ‘Swampy’s Florida: Silver Springs’ is way along in production. Watch for artwork for that one[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The original Christ Church built in 1830 stands in the Pensacola Historic Village in Downtown Pensacola. This was the second church that was built in 1903. Click here to learn more about the church and plan a visit. There are[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
