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May 21, 2024

Lewis Plantation - Lost Florida Tourist Attraction

Lewis Plantation was an old time Florida tourist attraction that defied all probabilities of succeeding

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May 20, 2024

Port St Lucie, Florida: Large Master Planned City

Port St Lucie, Florida is a large planned city on the east coast.

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May 20, 2024

Robert Is Here: Far More Than Your Average Fruit Stand

Robert Is Here is a world class fruit stand in Florida City on the edge of the greater Miami metro area.

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May 18, 2024

HavAnnA Cafe of the Everglades | Chokoloskee, Florida

Havanna Cafe of the Everglades in Chokoloskee focus on seafood with a Latin touch.

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May 18, 2024

Alligator Alley. A Road Trip Across The Everglades

Alligator Alley is an east-west extension of I-75 that runs from Naples to Fort Lauderdale.

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May 18, 2024

Yankeetown, Florida: Where Elvis Followed That Dream

Yankeetown, Florida still treasures the days back in 1961 when Elvis Presley was in town to make the movie "Follow That Dream".

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May 18, 2024

Steinhatchee, Florida. Scallops, Fishing and Small Town Charm

Steinhatchee Florida is an Old Florida fishing village at the end of the road about 1.5 hours by car west of Gainesville.

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May 15, 2024

Our Favorite Florida Small Inns, Motels, and Hotels

Florida historic yet modernized small inns are a pleasant alternative to the big chain hotels and motels. Many are off the beaten path.

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May 14, 2024

23 Florida Historic Hotels: National Register of Historic Places

Many Florida historic hotels have been upgraded and renovated. Have fun staying in lodging that is on the National Register of Historic Places

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May 14, 2024

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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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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