Sierra Club began today in 1892 by one of Florida’s great chroniclers, John Muir. Today folks celebrate this organization that looks after natural areas. One of the Sierra Club Florida leaders was a great friend of Swampy, Whitey Markle.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Trilby wanted to celebrate Grilled Cheese Sandwich and Licorice Day, so Zuber obliged by cooking a unique sandwich only a baby alligator would try. Where’s your favorite Florida restaurant to get a grilled cheese sandwich? Tomorrow: Florida and our second[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Walter Powell, daughter and friend at Smith’s Stemper Store in Land O’Lakes in the 1920s. This photo is from Elizabeth & Susan MacManus’ ‘Going, Going…Almost Gone’, 2012. Author MacManus points out that folks then, as now, would get baby critters[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s Owen Godwin with his friends at the place he started, Gatorland. The postcard is undated, but I would guess this is from the mid-60s. Swampy’s handler, Rob Smith, Jr., had the opportunity many years ago to speak with Owen’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The photograph was taken by Gleason Waite Romer who took photos from 1925 until the early 1950’s all over Dade County. No idea where this was taken or who created the sculpture. Though, this does appear to be taxidermy involving[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Chester B. Keene shared these photos of a hunting gator near Arcadia. The cows decided to protest. “Not a good day for the Gator after Brenda Mercer Barnes cows. Photos taken by Brenda Mercer.Barnes.”
Trilby and Estero’s canoe trip comes to an abrupt end as they strike mud! #InternationalMudDay #MudDay Save
A visit with Jerry King, retired Orange County fire fighter, at the Pine Castle Women’s Club in south Orange County. He speaks of memories of a railroad wreck, alligators on a runway and why he was paddled as a young’un.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A breezy day today throughout our state and Trilby learns he can take flight! #UmbrellaDay
Here’s an interesting undated postcard. This is what The Florida Orchestra needs: Singing Alligators. It sure would fill some seats!
Coming next Saturday to the Marion County Springs Festival is the introduction of this newest Swampy print! It’s of the location of the Festival – Rainbow Springs. A photo was given to me of a section of the Rainbow River[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A young lady and a baby gator! this 1896 is not an unusual site as tourists visiting Florida saw these little fellows as not much different than a lizard. They would buy them and carry them around in a cigar[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…