Monthly Archives: March 2024
Jeffersonian Florida – statehood
Jeffersonian Florida- Statehood. Whigs and anti-Jeffersonians did play a role after statehood.
Trails of the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge
The Leslie M Duncan Memorial Trail is similar to cutting through an untamed jungle habitat.
Finally! Avelo starting Lakeland and Orlando base being rebuilt
Months ago, I reported that Avelo Airlines would be splitting its Orlando base with operations at Lakeland’s Linder Airport. Well actually that has not happened (yet) but at least Avelo now has announced service to Lakeland with twice weekly flights to New Haven, CT starting June 13. Even though it’s just two flights a week, […]
Florida Democrats are in a state of delusion about 2024
We’ve focused more on history and other aspects of Florida society on this site recently partly because Florida seems to be dead and gone politically. Yet Florida Democrats keep crowing about how good their chances are in 2024- especially US Senate candidate Debbie Mucarsel-Powell. Florida Democrats cancelling its Presidential Primary was colossally stupid. When you […]
The Disney Dark Age & MGM/Hollywood Studios
On this past week’s Florida History Podcast we discussed the Disney “Dark Age” of the 1980’s as well as the opening of MGM studios. You can listen to the Florida History Podcast on Anchor (which hosts our show), Spotify, Google, Apple Podcasts, Radio Public, Breaker, Overcast, Castro or Pocket Casts. Overcast, Castro, Spotify, Radio Public and Breaker have App Store apps for free which enable you […]
JetBlue scales down Fort Lauderdale in massive reshuffling
JetBlue’s large Fort Lauderdale focus city, once promised to rival American’s hub in nearby Miami is a casualty of the victorious DOJ lawsuit to block the JetBlue-Spirit merger. JetBlue will stop flying from Fort Lauderdale to Atlanta, Austin, Bogota, Lima, Nashville, Newburgh, New Orleans, Quito and Salt Lake City this summer. To offset this, JetBlue […]
Ferry ride to Fort Matanzas
Fort Matanzas National Monument is only accessible by National Park Service ferries.
The Florida Squeeze 