Swampy visited the Dunnellon Chamber of Commerce this morning. Swampy’s Rob Smith, Jr. and the Chamber discussed tourism ideas and how folks can better know Dunnellon as a tourism destination. Talked about the upcoming Swampy’s Florida: Dunnellon and the new[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Gold Coast by Elmore Leonard My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is part of my Swampy’s Florida book collection. Not sure why I had trouble connecting with this book. It does occur to me that I’ve had trouble connecting[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Just had a lot of fun on Twitter commenting about locations & history as ‘Flipper’s New Adventure’ (1964) on TCM played. Have to do that again sometime. Here’s the IMDb page for the film: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058105/ By the way, you can[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Tomorrow is the last day of The General Store in Lakeland. Terisa Glover, above, and her little dog, Sparky, have run The General Store for the past six plus years. During that time The General Store became the heart of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Soon to visit the bumper of your car – It’s the Lovebugs! Live and in concert amongst the goldenrod in Ocala! this small field of goldenrod is loaded with flying creatures from the lovebugs to wasps, bees and butterflies. In[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A family drive on Indian River Drive in Jensen Beach in 1910. Seems like Mr. and Mrs. Penny are out to go-to-meeting in their horse-less carriage. This photo is from ‘History of Martin County’. You can purchase a copy by[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Florida Indians and the Invasion from Europe by Jerald T. Milanich My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a very thorough book. Covering Florida’s early history, how the Spanish explorers roamed the state, the indian interactions, archaeological evidence found.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This postcard wasn’t mailed and not sure of the date of it. The Monticello is still around. Here’s a photo of it today: View Larger Map
This is the first wire photograph sent of a football game and the game was in 1935 in Miami at, what was then called, the ‘Orange Bowl Festival’. This photo is from ‘Fifty Years on the Fifty: The Orange Bowl[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here are the commons of the Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota in 1963. Click here to plan a visit to the Ringling Museum of Art. This photo is from Florida – A photographic journey by Hans Hannau. You can[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Looking for an excuse to practically visit a beach? The mess of our inter-coastal waterways on both sides of the state is what this event is all about. Though problems are already being worked on after an emergency legislative meeting[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here are some lovely ladies getting even lovelier courtesy of beauticians of Chez Maurice in Miami in 1939. This photo is from ‘Floridians at Work’ by Margaret Wilson. You can purchase a copy of this book by clicking here or[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…