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Swampy’s Postcard Saturday: Swamp walk, Gatorland, 1970s.
on January 19, 2013
at 2:14 am
This is a 1970’s postcard of Gatorland’s boardwalk trail in a swamp on the southside of the property. The boardwalk trail is still there today.
Here’s a preview of Sunday’s webcomic of Pasco Pete reflecting on his mail. find out why Sunday!
Can you guess what bit of Florida history will be the subject having to do with mail in Florida?
Swampy attended an informative meeting of plans for the property that was the site of Fort King in Ocala. The location was pivotal during the Seminole Wars in the early 1800s.
The plans include interpretive hiking trails and, eventually, rebuilding the Fort in five years. The project is a joint venture of the City of Ocala, Marion County and private interests.
Great to see such an important Florida location get the treatment it deserves. Combine that with the plans seen earlier this week for Silver Springs, Marion County is building to substantial Eco-historical destination sites for tourists to visit.
Swampy Live: with Rick Smith at ‘Patrick Smith’s Florida’.
on January 16, 2013
at 1:52 pm
It’s a packed, packed house at this event celebrating Patrick Smith’s ‘A Land Remembered’ at the W.T. Bland Library in Mt. Dora! It’s extremely heart warming to see such a huge turnout for an event presented by the book’s author’s son, Rick Smith. The book is considered THEE book of fiction that covers Florida’s history.
This is Rick’s first tour through Florida presenting the history, ideas and personal history that brought about ‘A Land Remembered’ and Smith’s other books. Rick travelled from his current residence in California to make this multi-stop tour through the state.
The event starts off with Florida folk music performed by Kathy DeWitt from Gainesville. DeWitt asks the audience how many Florida natives are in attendance. Great to see about half the crowd raise their hands.
Rick’s presentation includes video appearances of his father enhancing Rick’s story of his father’s writing history.
You can still attend Rick Smith’s stellar program:
January 17 Villages Public Library Wildwood Community Center, 6500 CR 139, Wildwood 2:00 PM
January 19 The Henegar Center For The Arts 625 E New Haven Ave # 119, Melbourne 2:00 PM
January 20 Central Brevard Library, 308 Forrest Ave. Cocoa 2:00 PM
January 22 Tampa Bay History Center 801 Old Water Street, Tampa 6:30 PM