The next time you are heading south on US 1 in the Florida Keys, when you get to mile market 78, look to your left, and you will see a small island sitting about three-quarters of a mile off-shore. Known as Indian Key, the island has played an important role in the history of the […]
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Like most people in Florida, I have spent the last week glued to the Weather Channel watching Hurricane Dorian. Luckily, the West Coast was taken out of the cone over the weekend, but for most people, Labor Day plans had already been changed or cancelled. According to NOAA, historically, Labor Day has been a prime
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For me, a third grader at Beach Elementary, September 10, 1960, started off like any normal day. The sun was out, the sky was blue, and the gulf breezes were cool. At this time, we lived in a 40 foot trailer on the gulf side of Red Coconut Trailer Park. As I prepared for school
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Part I: The Storm As a kid growing up on Fort Myers Beach, I can recall many times packing our belongings and heading into Fort Myers because of a potential hurricane. Luckily, most of those trips turned out to be nothing more than a social event for the parents and kids who drove to town
By September 1928, the real estate boom in Florida was beginning to fade. The Great Miami Hurricane of 1926 had frightened many new residents when they realized how vulnerable their homes were when a hurricane hit. The Miami hurricane caused flood waters from Lake Okeechobee to enter the city of Moore Haven, killing over 100
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