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Sep 15, 2026
Waldo, Florida: A Railroad Town with an Old Florida Past
Waldo, Florida is a small city in northeastern Alachua County, about 13 miles northeast of Gainesville. U.S. Highway 301 passes through town.
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Sep 15, 2026
Cape Coral, Florida: Things To Do, Lodging, Dining, Real Estate
Cape Coral is a planned community across the Caloosahatchee River from Fort Myers in 1957. It has grown to a population of almost 180,000.
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Sep 14, 2026
Homosassa, Florida: Old Fishing Village Then and Now
Homosassa is on the river of the same name whose headwaters are in the springs of the same name.
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Sep 13, 2026
Avalon Park: Orlando Master Planned Community
Avalon Park in Orlando is a family friendly community in southeast Orlando
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Sep 12, 2026
Alva, Florida: A Quiet Town on the Caloosahatchee River
Alva Florida: watch the Caloosahatchee River flow by from a pretty little town
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Sep 09, 2026
Deseret Ranches: 295,000 Acres of Old Florida
Deseret Ranches, also known as the Mormon Ranch in Central Florida has almost 300,000 acres. Largest cow-calf cattle ranch in the United States.
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Sep 09, 2026
Port Salerno, Florida: Historic Fishing Village on Manatee Pocket
Port Salerno Florida is a historic fishing village south of Stuart. It is on the protected waters of Manatee Pocket, a natural hurricane hole.
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Sep 08, 2026
Ah Tah Thi Ki Museum: Treasure of Seminole History
The Ah Tah Thi Ki Museum near Clewiston, Florida is dedicated to preserving the history of the Seminole Tribe of Florida
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Sep 08, 2026
Princess Place Preserve - Story Behind the Name
Princess Place Preserve is a 1500 acre pristine park north of Palm Coast. Its lodge is the oldest standing structure in Flagler County.
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Sep 07, 2026
The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art
The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art is located on Park Avenue in Winter Park, Florida and is a treasure chest of American art.
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