This was a favorite spot for tourists in Fort Lauderdale for many years. It eventually closed in the early 1990s. The property has been redeveloped to include a condomineum and the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale.
Rob Smith, Jr. is adding the above just finished painting to the available print collection for Swampy’s Florida. Look for a tab above soon to get your print of ‘Critter Camp Out’.
Here’s artwork for a Swampy’s Florida coloring book I just wrapped up a preliminary version of Gatorama , in south Florida. I’ll be showing this version at the Florida Historical Society meeting starting Thursday.
“Chute the Chute’ is the title of this postcard of St. Augustine’s Alligator Farm. The card is postmarked 1966. The Alligator Farm is still with us. You can learn more about the St. Augustine Alligator Farm and plan a trip[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Above is a banner from around 1955 of Parrot Jungle. There’s a lot of history to Parrot Jungle. Not the least of which is that it is no longer Parrot Jungle. After opening in 1936, the attraction that featured so[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Anthony Westbury: Trouble with raccoons, teenagers and other wild animals By Anthony Westbury, TCPalm , Posted August 7, 2010 at 2:28 p.m. Bothered by recalcitrant raccoons? Blindsided by buzzards? Homeowners who turn to their local animal control department might end[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy visits Billie’s Swamp Safari near the Big Cypress Seminole Reservation. Click here for more information about this great park! Here’s the welcoming sign… There are Seminole chickees all over the park. Here’s one that has demonstrations of the traditional[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy visited Homosassa Springs State Park Saturday and here are some photos… Here’s Swampy at the entrance. Here’s the entrance. A mural at the entrance. This is Lu, the hippo, who is over 50 years old, has been at Homosassa[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Click here to see some wonderful photos of whale sharks off the Sarasota coast by way of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune and Mote Marine Laboratory.