Monthly Archives: August 2012

A visit to the Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife Park

A visit to Homosassa would be incomplete without a visit to the wonderful Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park! With over 210 acres and a 45 foot deep natural spring which forms the headwaters of the beautiful Homosassa River … Continue reading

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Homosassa Butterfly Experience

July 2012 One of the many wonderful stops while in the Homosassa area is Butterfly gardens and exhibit at Homosassa Butterfly. Located just off  19/98 on Cardinal Street you will find a wonderful place for the whole family to experience! … Continue reading

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Yulee Sugar Mill Ruins Historic State Park

  July 2012   Having a Florida State Park Passport I noticed in the pages Yulee Sugar Mill Ruins Historic State Park and wanted to go check it out. I was going to be spending about a week in Homosassa and this … Continue reading

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Bayport Park and Pine Island July 2012

Bayport Park and Pine Island July 2012 We decided to take a bit of a drive one day and checked out Bayport Park and Pine Island. If you have ever taken a boat ride or a kayak trip from the … Continue reading

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Crowley Hangout and TS Debbie June 2012

Crowley Hangout June 2012 Summertime camping can be pretty rough, especially in Florida. We decided to hold a “hangout” event to show everyone that even in the higher temps and rainy afternoons you can have a great time outdoors in … Continue reading

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A visit to historic Ybor City, Tampa, Florida

June, 2012 I have lived in Tampa know for over 20 years and I had yet to get down to visit the Ybor City Museum State Park . This part of Tampa oozes with history! The buildings and the streets always remind … Continue reading

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Kayaking the Little Manatee River

June 9, 2012 It is no surprise to anyone that lives in Florida that summer is our slow time of the year. Hot days, high humidity and daily afternoon rains keep all but the stubborn indoors. It just so happened … Continue reading

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Little Big Econ State Forest – Jones East Trailhead

June 7, 2012 My friend Ben had been asking me for weeks to come out and hike with him. Finally I decided to take the drive over from Tampa to the other side of Orlando to spend a day with … Continue reading

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