There are modern-day Pirates on Amelia Island that believe that the San Miguel, one of the top 10 unrecovered Treasures in the world is located off the coast here. Valued at $2 billion the pirates with Amelia Island Rescue and Recovery hunt treasure like sharks hunt for food. With their $3 million specially designed […]
To anyone who gardens, enjoys walking through nature, is conservation-minded or likes to get off of the grid, Frederick Law Olmsted’s name should ring a bell. Often called the “Father of American Landscape Architecture”, he was a titan among those who designed with nature, and an iconoclast during an industrial age that was built upon […]
Pam Coe,My dear friend, a beautiful doggie caregiver for over 20yrs.. She has a special love for –dachshund‘s. Her beloved Susie passed But being a Michigan fan Pam would dress her in a Michigan Jersey and play hike!! too cute.!! Pam’s new pup is a dachshund named “Faith..” The other pups that Pam cares for […]
Step back in time to the late 40s and 50s at Truman’s Little White House. While the building was built in 1890 as the first officers quarters on the naval station the house was converted into a single family dwelling at the beginning of the 20th century. Thomas Edison resided in the home during World […]
While hurricane Ian danced past Key West on it’s destructive way to Naples and Ft Myers they did experience substantial flooding with high winds. Let’s get some facts straight. Florida is the hurricane capital of the US, 40% of all hurricanes hit Florida. Key West is directly impacted by a hurricane every 6 years. The […]
During the 1850s, James Howard McHenry purchased about 850 acres in Pikesville, MD, just outside of Baltimore, and named it “Sudbrook Estate”. McHenry contracted with American landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted in 1876 to design a resort on his land. Shortly thereafter, he got the Western Maryland Railroad to provide passenger service through his property […]
In the 1880s Pioneers migrated South to the St Sebastian River and here began a small fishing village where people survived and made a living from the waters of this beautiful area. Railroads helped transport fish to Northern markets as fishing shanties popped up along the banks. It became the most fish shipped out commercially […]
Three and a half miles off the coast of Key Biscayne they are building the largest man made reef ever. Over 16 acres of ocean floor are being transformed into an underwater cemetery, which makes for some Spooky Diving. Representing the Lost City of Atlantis these structures have formed into coral reefs creating an abundance […]
You might be used to seeing road signs in this monthly category, but this one was just too good to pass up. Ben Meyer runs the Vagabond Sandwich Shop in Belair, MD. His wonderful sense of humor is on display on every wall in the place! This is not the only funny thing on the […]
Head South on US 1 at the Indian River Lagoon at Valkaria where the winds are up and the dolphins are at play. For 10 years Endless Windz Kiteboarding has been the location for anyone that wants to get into the sport by taking lessons. With a great […]
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