Pasco Pete has a bit of Joe at the Dune Dog in Jupiter. Suddenly, someone arrives who seems to have had a bit too much coffee… You can learn more about National Coffee Day by clicking here: http://www.punchbowl.com/holidays/national-coffee-day The Dune[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Missed that today is #BatmanDay. Here’s a home for any batman: The Temple Terrace Bat Tower. This used to sit along the Hillsborough River as an experiment of mosquito control. It was part of the original development of Temple Terrace[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy and the gang head over to Golf-n-Gator in Cape Canaveral to celebrate Miniature Golf Day. Zuber, the cat, wonders if any of the gators in the surrounding pools are related to Trilby. Golf-n-Gator is right on A1A in Cape[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the First Methodist Church of Fort Myers depicted in this unmarked postcard. The church is still very active in Fort Myers. You can plan to visit a service by clicking here: http://fumcftmyers.org/
Postmarked 1913 this postcard from somewhere near Lee County ended up in Brawley, California. The note on back is a sister not happy that she’s going to have to stay where they are in Florida for “a few more years’.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It is sad to learn of actor Martin Milner’s death. He is best known for starring in two television programs, ‘Adam 12’ and ‘Route 66’. Milner made a number of trips into Florida for film projects. One of the most[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy and the gang are taking full advantage of International Literacy Day and reading all they can. Hope you get a change to turn more than a few pages yourself today! You can learn more about International Literacy day by[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This Labor Day is a good day to go to your local book store Hopefully you have one nearby and purchase a volume or two to read. Even better to buy a book based in or about our great state[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Ma Watson, Swamp Ape Hunter, has ranted long enough for Pasco Pete to steal Trilby away. Now Ma has a problem. The vulture enjoys the show while celebrating National Cheese Pizza Day. #InternationalVultureAwarenessDay
This is a promotional shot of 3 E9 A locomotives of the Florida East Coast Railway fleet in Downtown Miami in 1955. The E9 A were considered by their crews to be the “Cadillac” of engines due to the power[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Ma Barker, Swamp Ape Hunter continues her rant while deep in the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge. You can learn more about National Wildlife Day by clicking here: http://www.fws.gov/refuge/arm_loxahatchee/ #NationalWildlifeDay
DANIA BEACH, Fla. – For half a century, they have haunted the swampy forests east of Federal Highway. The Dania Beach monkeys, African vervet monkeys thought to have been released by an old tourist attraction in the 1950s, beg bananas,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…