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Ghosts of Pioneer History Echo on The Yearling Trail

By Michael Warren

Long Family Cemetery

Hike through history on the Yearling Trail to the remains of the Long homestead on Pat’s Island, setting for Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings novel, The Yearling.

Filed Under: Featured, Florida Day Trips, Florida History Tagged With: hike, Ocala National Forest

Florida’s Tallest “Mountain” Offers a Rare Vantage Point

By Michael Warren

Sugarloaf Mountain Road

The tallest mountain in Florida would barely count as molehill in many other states. But Sugarloaf Mountain offers a rare, scenic view of the surrounding landscape. You might forget for a moment that you’re in Florida!

Filed Under: Featured, Florida Day Trips

Florida’s Ghost Highway: The Old Red Brick Road

By Michael Warren

Forgotten Dixie Highway

Deep in a forgotten scrub forest, this 10-mile stretch of red-brick road once saw a steady stream of ‘Tin Can Tourists’ in Model-T Fords from as far away as Chicago to the exotic, tropical wilderness of Florida.

Filed Under: Featured, Florida Day Trips, Florida History Tagged With: dixie highway, flagler county, road trip, St. Augustine

Pinecastle Bombing Range

By Michael Warren

Ocala National Forest Bombing Range

This hidden bombing range in central Florida has it’s very own ghost town, SAM missile sites and a mock-up runway. It provides target practice for Navy jet pilots preparing for combat.

Filed Under: Featured, Florida History, Ocala National Forest Tagged With: bombing range, history, Ocala National Forest

Florida’s Best Shelling Beaches

By Michael Warren

Seashells on the Beach of Sanibel Island in Florida

Love shelling? These are the Top 7 beaches in Florida for shell collectors, according to a man who researched shells at Harvard for 50 years.

Filed Under: Featured, Florida Beaches, Florida Day Trips Tagged With: beaches, Captiva Island, cedar key, Fernandina Beach, Panama City Beach, Sanibel, shell factory, shelling, Venice Beach

Koreshan State Historic Site: ‘The Ghosts of Florida’s New Jerusalem’

By Michael Warren

If the dream of Dr. Cyrus Teed had come true, the capital of the world would be located just south of Fort Myers, Florida. A century later, the fascinating remains of Teed’s failed utopia are preserved at the Koreshan State Historic Site. The story began in 1869 when Teed, a 30-year-old Chicago physician, had a revelation that he was the Messiah. He changed his name to Koresh (the Hebrew form of ‘Cyrus’), and in 1894 he led his wealthy followers into the muggy wilderness of Estero, where they founded a commune called the Koreshan Unity.

Filed Under: Featured, Florida History, Florida State Parks Tagged With: estero, florida ghost, florida history, Fort Myers, Ft. Myers, haunted florida, koreshan

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