Alva’s love of honey has attracted a new friend. As too much of Florida’s agriculture has been diminishing, honey bee farming has been increasing. Finding local honey wherever you are in Florida is easy. Check any flea market or local[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy becomes very aware of vultures during International Vulture Awareness Day. It’s unfortunate most of us are too aware of our Florida vultures as we traverse the highways and byways of the state. Too many people speeding so fast and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a brochure from, what appears to be, 1960 or so.The map shown sure has changed.(This brochure is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection)
Happy Play in the Sand Day! Get out and enjoy any of the 1,350 miles of coastline around our great state! You can learn more about Play in the Sand Day here: Getting some sand between your toes on Play[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The docks were a popular place for business and travel in Punta Gorda. Here is one of the railroad docks in the early 1900s. To the left are fish warehouses. Watch for an upcoming Swampy’s Florida cartoon about Punta Gorda.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Trilby was all set to celebrate jerky day until he finds out what kind of jerky Zuber is munching on – alligator. Swampy recommends Alligator Bob’s jerky. You likely see it everywhere. Bob makes jerky of beef, alligator and even[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
An interview with Swampy’s good friend Bill Coleman, an American hero. Bill was part of the D-Day Normandy invasion in France that turned World War II around and led to the defeat of Hitler’s dream of taking over the world.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today remembering Swampy’s old friend Bill Coleman. Bill was part of the D-Day Normandy invasion in France that turned World War II around and led to the defeat of Hitler’s dream of taking over the world.An interview with Bill will[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
As hurricane season starts, wildfire season is in full swing. There are over 100 blazing across Florida. Reporting of it is slim. If you want a better idea what’s going on in those areas you smell smoke, this current map[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Celebrate our armed forces today! You can learn more about Armed Forces Day by clicking here: https://militarybenefits.info/armed-forces-day/ #ArmedForcesDay
Jimmy Fazio moved to Broward County in ’52 and continued a string of food and entertainment establishments he had started in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His House of Ribs was one of the best known. Fazio died in ’98 and here is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s #MerMay as cartoonists draw mermaids throughout May. Here I want to include Florida items, places or people with the mermaids! Please feel free to post what you’d like to see me draw involving Florida and mermaids in the comment[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…