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Ocali Country Days at Silver River State Park

By Michael Warren

Ocali Country Days

Central Florida’s 19th-century history returns to Ocala each November at the Ocali Country Days festival, hosted by the Silver River Museum and Environmental Education Center. “This is an 1800s-themed folk fair,” said museum director Scott Mitchell. “What sets it apart is that a lot of folks are demonstrating old pioneer skills and crafts that have […]

Filed Under: Florida Events, Florida History

Wild Florida and Exiled Russian Royalty Meet at Princess Place

By Michael Warren

Princess Place Bridge

This free park in Flagler County lets you live like exiled royalty.

Filed Under: Florida Day Trips, Florida History, Florida State Parks

Hiking Chernobyl Memorial Forest

By Michael Warren

Ocklawaha Prairie

The whisper of the wind in the long-leaf pines gives this forest in Ocklawaha the perfect atmosphere for contemplation. Part of the Ocklawaha Prairie Restoration south of Ocala, this 314-acre forest was dedicated a decade after the Chernobyl disaster to honor the victims and survivors of the 1986 disaster half a world away. The hike […]

Filed Under: Florida Day Trips

Finest Florida Kitsch at The Shell Factory

By Michael Warren

In the mood for the finest Florida Kitsch? Then it’s time to pay a visit to the Shell Factory. The Shell Factory & Nature Park, which bills itself as the largest shell shop in the world, is a vast roadside menagerie of shells, shellacked gator heads and tacky gifts. But wait, there’s more! The Shell […]

Filed Under: Florida Day Trips, Florida Oddities, Things to Do

Wild Bison Call this Florida Prairie Home

By Michael Warren

Florida Bison at Paynes Prairie

The typical picture of “buffalo” roaming the great North American plains understates just how far the bison ranged in their heyday. In the 18th century they could be found as far afield as Alaska, New York . . . and, yes, even Florida. So when the Florida park service in 1975 reintroduced a small herd […]

Filed Under: Florida Day Trips, Florida State Parks Tagged With: bison, gainesville, paynes prairie

Ma Barker House: Infamous Hideout Open for Tours

By Michael Warren

Ma Barker's Bedroom

Ma Barker’s bullet-riddled, two-story cracker home in Ocklawaha that witnessed the longest gun battle in FBI history is open for tours.

Filed Under: Florida History, Florida Oddities Tagged With: history, ma barker

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