Archive for Florida Outdoors
Karen Chadwick is an expert of the Ocklawaha River. Folks can charter boats with her to guide all over this river and connecting rivers. You can contact Karen here: http://northstarcharters.net/ . . . . . . . . . #Florida[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Outdoors Everyday: Along the Bartram trail in Putnam County. Trotted along the shore of Deep Creek, a stream traveling north from the Ocklawaha River. The nearest city is Interlachen about 10 miles north. This area has a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Trotted along the shore of Deep Creek, a stream traveling north from the Ocklawaha River. The nearest city is Interlachen about 10 miles north. This area has a lot hidden along it as my boating friends can tell you. This[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Trotted along the shore of Deep Creek, a stream traveling north from the Ocklawaha River. The nearest city is Interlachen about 10 miles north. This area has a lot hidden along it as my boating friends can tell you. This[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A view of T. Mabry Carlton, Jr. Memorial Reserve in southern Sarasota County. You can plan a trip to T. Mabry Carlton, Jr. Memorial Reserve by clicking here: https://www.scgov.net/Home/Components/FacilityDirectory/FacilityDirectory/604/4283 This photo was taken during a visit in 2009. . .[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a view of the McArthur Dairy pasture land in Okeechobee County just north of the city of Okeechobee. This view is not unlike what the pioneers viewed of the area in the 1800s. McArthur Dairy began in 1929 by[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Outdoors Everyday: Ponce de Leon Park, Punta Gorda. This taken during a trip to Ponce de Leon Park in Punta Gorda. You can plan a trip to Ponce de Leon Park by clicking here: https://www.ci.punta-gorda.fl.us/visitors/ponce-de-leon-park .[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Postcards: View of the Ocklawaha via Steamboat, 1911.
This postcard, on the mail side is labelled: ‘Home of the “Gator.” Ocklawaha River, Fla.’ The description continues, ‘The tourists on the Hart Line steamers [steamboat] watch for the “gator” in his native home, every now and then the cry[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This taken during a trip to Ponce de Leon Park in Punta Gorda. You can plan a trip to Ponce de Leon Park by clicking here: https://www.ci.punta-gorda.fl.us/visitors/ponce-de-leon-park . . . . . . . #Hike #Hiking #Florida #FloridaHike #FloridaHiking #HikeFlorida[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…