Here’s one to try 5 times fast using the names of or cities – Sopchoppy, Ochopee, Okeechopee, Kissimmee. 5 times fast! (If you don’t know – All 4 are cities or communities in our state.) . . . . .[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Yogi Bear Campground, Kissimmee, 1970s. – Swampy’s Florida Postcard.
on November 26, 2022
at 6:00 am
Here’s a large, undated postcard for Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Camp-Resort on west US 192 in Kissimmee, just south of Disney World. This was one of two in the area. The other one was about five miles away on Turkey Lake[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Postcards – Monument of States in Kissimmee, circa 1950.
on May 12, 2022
at 6:00 am
Here’s a postcard from around 1950 of the Monument of States in Kissimmee, that is still there today along the shore of Lake Tohopekaliga. Charles Pettis conjured the idea of a statue of rocks of each state as a monument[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida Postcard: City Dock, Kissimmee, 1920s.
on September 24, 2020
at 5:47 am
Here’s the old City Dock on Lake Tohopekaliga just west of Downtown Kissimmee. The postcard is not postmarked, but I’d guess this is from around 1920. .. . . . . . #FloridaPostcard #Postcards #Kissimmee #Boat #FloridaLife #Floridana #FloridaBoat
The Kissimmee Masonic Lodge members and those associated await a train for a trip in the 1890s. These days the Masonic Lodges, and so many more organizations, have a far smaller congregation. People are spending more time entertaining themselves than[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…