For a good part of Florida’s tourism the beach area from Pensacola to Panama City was labelled “The Miracle Strip”. This postcard advertises part of the strip from Escambia to Okaloosa Counties. A bit of confusion and a reason the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This postcard isn’t postmarked, but this scene is still repeated today at the Gulfarium in Fort Walton Beach. Today the place has a new name, Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park. Click here to learn more and plan a trip to the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This ad is from February 11th, 1969 for Miracle Strip Freezer Meats in Fort Walton Beach. The advertisement appeared in the Playground Daily News. Miracle Strip Freezer Meats was, at one time, on Miracle Strip Boulevard, which is the street[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This postcard is dated from 1955. The message on the back to someone in Largo, Florida, is about the misadventures of a couple and their car that keeps breaking down in Perry, Tallahassee, etc.
The newest Swampy book premieres this weekend – ‘Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival’. The book was created for the Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce‘s annual Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival. Swampy’s Rob Smith, Jr., writer and artist of the book, will[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This newest Swampy’s Florida history and coloring book is the celebrate the last reunion of one of America’s greatest heroes of World War II, the Jimmy Doolittle Raiders. There are five left of the force of 25 that made their[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s the Gulfarium in Fort Walton Beach and it’s still there! Click here to learn more about Gulfarium and to plan a trip. There’s no date on the card, but I would say this is from around 1960. Here’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…