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Jul 11, 2025

Cabbage Key Inn & Restaurant: No Cheeseburger In Paradise?

Cabbage Key Inn and Restaurant are accessible only by boat. It was the possible inspiration for Jimmy Buffet's Cheeseburger in Paradise.

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Jul 11, 2025

Useppa Island and Cabbage Key - Reminders of Old Florida

Useppa Island has been the location of luxury resorts for more than 100 years, and is currently the location of the private Useppa Island Club.

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Jul 10, 2025

Bridge of Lions: St. Augustine Historic Treasure

The Bridge of Lions was rebuilt from 2006 ti 2010, The rebuild preserved the beautiful historic features.

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Jul 10, 2025

Old Florida Lot Sales Towns: History & Hidden Gems

Explore the history of Florida’s mail-order lot sales towns, from Lehigh Acres to Cape Coral, and uncover Old Florida’s hidden gems.

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Jul 09, 2025

Cocoa Village Playhouse

The Historic Cocoa Village Playhouse is a theater in Cocoa, Florida. The 500-seat theater hosts community Broadway-style musicals in downtown Cocoa Village.

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Jul 09, 2025

Ferran Park and Alice McClelland Bandshell: Eustis, Florida

Ferran Park and the Alice B. McClelland Memorial Bandshell is a historic site in Eustis. Located on Lake Eustis, the park offers a lakeside walkway and greenery

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Jul 09, 2025

Fort Cooper State Park: Inverness, Florida

Fort Cooper State Park is in Inverness, Florida. It covers 710 acres around Lake Holathlikaha. The park preserves a historic site from the Second Seminole War.

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Jul 09, 2025

Koreshan State Park

Koreshan State Park is in Estero, Florida. It preserves the Koreshan Unity Settlement, a 19th-century utopian community.

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Jul 09, 2025

50 Florida Ethnic Restaurants: A World of Great Food

Florida ethnic restaurants include anything that is not typically American, such as hamburgers, pizza, etc.

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Jul 09, 2025

Lakeside Inn In Mount Dora: Oldest in Florida, Still Charming

This historic hotel has been in business since 1883. It is on Lake Dora in downtown Mount Dora close to shops and restaurants.

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WEBSITE AUTHOR

Mike Miller has lived in Florida since 1960. He graduated as a civil engineer from the University of Florida and has lived and worked in most areas of the state.  His love of Florida is reflected in the pages of this website. Mike is the author of 25 books.  Many of the books are about Florida and can be previewed or purchased at Amazon.

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Mike has logged more than 2,000,000 miles in 37 different vehicles on the Florida back roads

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