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A Religious Massacre Haunts this Tiny Florida Island

By Kathleen Walls

Fort Matanzas

A notorious, massacre haunts Rattlesnake Island on Florida’s Atlantic Coast, just south of St. Augustine. A hint of those dangerous days lingers at Fort Matanzas, which was built protect the back door to Florida’s oldest city.

Filed Under: Florida History, Florida State Parks Tagged With: fort matanzas, Palm Coast, St. Augustine

St. Augustine Distillery

By Florida Traveler

St. Augustine Distillery

This craft distillery in St. Augustine is the first since Prohibition to legally produce and sell Bourbon whiskey in the state of Florida. Housed in a rehabilitated ice plant, it’s a unique place to enjoy the spirit of historic Florida in the nation’s oldest city.

Filed Under: Florida Day Trips, Florida History Tagged With: distillery, St. Augustine

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

Palm Coast: The FloridaTraveler Review

By Michael Warren

PALM COAST, FL — When the perfect vacation consists merely of a book and a beach, the ideal location is necessarily defined by way of negation. Such a place would not have crowds, noise or congestion; it would not have nearby attractions that demand inordinate time and attention; it would not require unusual effort in […]

Filed Under: Florida Beaches Tagged With: Marineland, Matanzas, Palm Coast, St. Augustine

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