Florida Spectacular

This week, Florida Spectacular hosts Cathy and Rick celebrate the work of Tim Dorsey. Dorsey created the lovable serial killer Serge Storms, who served vengeance with a side of history... or perhaps history with a side of vengeance. From there, they talk about Florida books for everyone on your holiday shopping list. Links we Mentioned Florida books for every reader Tim Dorsey books in order A History of Florida Through Black Eyes by Marvin Dunn We Come for Good A People's History of Florida The Burden of Southern History by C. Vann Woodward Souvenirs of the Old South: Northern Tourism and Southern Mythology by Rebecca Cawood McIntyre The Springs of Florida by Doug Stamm Once Upon a Time in Florida The History of Florida by Michael Gannon Gamble Rogers: A Troubadour's Life by Bruce Horovitz Dreams in the New Century by Gary Mormino Healing Waters by Rick Kilby Backroads of Paradise by Cathy Salustri Bookstores Sanford: Maya Books Deland: Muse Bookshop Barrel of Books ...and... Gamble Rogers Folk Festival in St. Augustine Switchgrass Outfitters airboat tours of St. John's near Orlando Support the showWant more Florida? Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com. Find her on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy Twitter and Instagram: @CathySalustri Have a Florida question or comment? Love the show? Hate it? Let us know – email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com. Get Rick's books at rickkilby.com/, and make sure to bookmark Old Florida with Rick Kilby (http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/) and read through the archives. Connect with Rick on social media: Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Twitter (@oldfla), and Instagram (@ricklebee).

If you thought the Pilgrims celebrated the first Thanksgiving in the present-day United States in Plymouth, well, you've been lied to. Cathy and Rick talk about the first and second Thanksgivings, both of which happened in Florida, and why the 16th-century French Huguenot Thanksgiving — celebrated in what is now Jacksonville — may be the only of the first three that didn't celebrate the darkest parts of our national origin story. Links We Mentioned The French first Thanksgiving in North America LeMoyne engravings of French first Thanksgiving Michael Gannon and the "Grinch who stole Thanksgiving" How the Mayflower arrived in a world already scarred by slavery. Support the showWant more Florida? Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com. Find her on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy Twitter and Instagram: @CathySalustri Have a Florida question or comment? Love the show? Hate it? Let us know – email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com. Get Rick's books at rickkilby.com/, and make sure to bookmark Old Florida with Rick Kilby (http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/) and read through the archives. Connect with Rick on social media: Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Twitter (@oldfla), and Instagram (@ricklebee).

This week, Cathy calls BS on Turkey Day and scholar Jeremy Carnes helps us understand the connection between art created by American Indians imprisoned at Fort Marion and the art produced by contemporary indigenous people. The trio also offers their perspective on how they attempt to respectfully observe the fourth Thursday in November. Ever heard of Ledger art? Links We Mentioned Ledger Art and Comics: The Talk Away from Home exhibit about Indian boarding schools Betty Mae Tiger Jumper (a legendary storyteller) Highwater Press (comics) Marvel's Indigenous Voices Red Planet Books and Comics Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki (Seminole Tribe of Florida museum) nativelands.ca (Who lived where you lived before colonization?) Catalog of Plains Ledger Art Silberman collection of Native Art (with a lot of Ledger Art) from the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum Red Planet (Now ATCG) books and Comics Highwater Press The origin story for America's Indian Boarding Schools begins in St. Augustine Ledger drawings produced by American Indians who were prisoners at Fort Marion Connect wth Jeremy: Facebook Instagram Bluesky Support the showWant more Florida? Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com. Find her on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy Twitter and Instagram: @CathySalustri Have a Florida question or comment? Love the show? Hate it? Let us know – email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com. Get Rick's books at rickkilby.com/, and make sure to bookmark Old Florida with Rick Kilby (http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/) and read through the archives. Connect with Rick on social media: Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Twitter (@oldfla), and Instagram (@ricklebee).

Rick and Cathy talk about the evils of beach renourishment — not only why it's a no-win situation, but how great Florida beaches could look without renourishment. It's a controversial take — especially for beach property owners. Links We Mentioned Fort De Soto Canaveral National Seashore St. George Island State Park Anastasia Island Anna Maria Island public beach Washington Oaks State Park Army Corps will not renourish Pinellas Beaches Indian Shores Tiki Garden Beach Support the showWant more Florida? Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com. Find her on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy Twitter and Instagram: @CathySalustri Have a Florida question or comment? Love the show? Hate it? Let us know – email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com. Get Rick's books at rickkilby.com/, and make sure to bookmark Old Florida with Rick Kilby (http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/) and read through the archives. Connect with Rick on social media: Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Twitter (@oldfla), and Instagram (@ricklebee).

This week's episode welcomes Floridian David Jordan, a puppet master (not his real title, but we love to use that phrase) who wrangled the puppets on Pee-wee's Playhouse. Hear him talk about his puppetry with efforts to save the whooping crane and the Florida panther, his work with the Henson family, and his Central Florida charity, the Big Potato. Links We Mentioned Pee-wee's Playhouse Pee-wee's Christmas Special David Jordan Billy Baloney Panther and Crane Heather Henson Kermit's Swamp Years Big Potato Foundation Support the showWant more Florida? Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com. Find her on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy Twitter and Instagram: @CathySalustri Have a Florida question or comment? Love the show? Hate it? Let us know – email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com. Get Rick's books at rickkilby.com/, and make sure to bookmark Old Florida with Rick Kilby (http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/) and read through the archives. Connect with Rick on social media: Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Twitter (@oldfla), and Instagram (@ricklebee).

For the final podcast of October, Rick and Cathy tell ghost stories and a few "wait, was that a ghost?" stories. Join the fun and let yourself get scared (or not so scared!) with the Florida Spectacular podcast this week! Links We Mentioned The Blair Witch Project Robert the Doll Robert the Doll by David Sloan Robert the Doll Key West Ghost Tour of Fort Martello Hernando Historical Museum Ghost Tour May-Stringer House in Brooksville Imagination Skyway podcast about Disney's Haunted Mansion Cassadaga Spiritualist Camp Rick's Cassadaga blog. Support the showWant more Florida? Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com. Find her on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy Twitter and Instagram: @CathySalustri Have a Florida question or comment? Love the show? Hate it? Let us know – email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com. Get Rick's books at rickkilby.com/, and make sure to bookmark Old Florida with Rick Kilby (http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/) and read through the archives. Connect with Rick on social media: Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Twitter (@oldfla), and Instagram (@ricklebee).

Forget ghosts and ghouls, this week Rick and Cathy talk about Florida things that should scare you — like baby gators (a protective mom is near), coyotes (hide your cats!), and killer manatee (OK, that one isn't a thing.) They end on a Florida B-movie note (because happy scary season!) and talk about, of course, snakes (they're more scared of you than, but don't push it!). Links We Mentioned Frogs Slotherhouse Rick's post on Reptile World in St. Cloud Yearling special with rattlesnake And looks like Rick was wrong about the brown recluse spider National Park Service's social media bear safety post. Support the showWant more Florida? Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com. Find her on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy Twitter and Instagram: @CathySalustri Have a Florida question or comment? Love the show? Hate it? Let us know – email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com. Get Rick's books at rickkilby.com/, and make sure to bookmark Old Florida with Rick Kilby (http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/) and read through the archives. Connect with Rick on social media: Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Twitter (@oldfla), and Instagram (@ricklebee).

Quick, name a B-movie made in Florida. Did you say Creature from the Black Lagoon? Cathy and Rick talk about the history of one of Florida's most enduring movies and the areas where Universal filmed it, its little-known connection to Citizen Kane, and why The Little Mermaid and Creature from the Black Lagoon tell essentially the same story. Links We Mentioned Creature from the Black Lagoon Shape of Water Fiji Mermaid Ningyo The Legend of Mami Wata Rick’s blog "Remembering Marineland” Rick’s blog about Marine Studios Rick’s blog about underwater starlet Ginger Stanley Hallowell Newspaper article about Ricou Browning The Creature Returns to Florida Check out classic horror films showing on Turner Classic Movies all month. Support the showWant more Florida? Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com. Find her on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy Twitter and Instagram: @CathySalustri Have a Florida question or comment? Love the show? Hate it? Let us know – email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com. Get Rick's books at rickkilby.com/, and make sure to bookmark Old Florida with Rick Kilby (http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/) and read through the archives. Connect with Rick on social media: Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Twitter (@oldfla), and Instagram (@ricklebee).

This week Rick and Cathy talk about Florida Man — but not the weird ones; the men who make Florida spectacular. From Abiaka to Lawton Chiles, they celebrate these wonderful men. (And yes, there's at least one in the works about great Florida women, too.) Links We Mentioned Governor Bob Graham and his Workdays Governor Lawton Chiles and Walkin Lawton [VIDEO] — trail named for Chiles Nat Reed (and his book, Travels on the Green Highway) Guy Bradley and Officer Down Memorial Page and the Guy Bradley Trail Abiaka/Sam Jones Support the showWant more Florida? Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com. Find her on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy Twitter and Instagram: @CathySalustri Have a Florida question or comment? Love the show? Hate it? Let us know – email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com. Get Rick's books at rickkilby.com/, and make sure to bookmark Old Florida with Rick Kilby (http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/) and read through the archives. Connect with Rick on social media: Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Twitter (@oldfla), and Instagram (@ricklebee).

"The rules are different here." Florida attracts all kinds, but often not the right types of people. This week Rick and Cathy talk about some notorious Florida men, starting with the earliest exploration narratives to more contemporary gentlemen (and they use that term loosely.) Links We Mentioned Governor Claude Kirk Governor Sidney Catts The biggest con man in Florida: Gregor MacGregor Jean Jacques LeMoyne (more plates here) Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues and Theodor de Bry's Images of Florida Indians Murph the Surf “Florida Man,” explained article by Kristen Arnett Support the showWant more Florida? Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com. Find her on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy Twitter and Instagram: @CathySalustri Have a Florida question or comment? Love the show? Hate it? Let us know – email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com. Get Rick's books at rickkilby.com/, and make sure to bookmark Old Florida with Rick Kilby (http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/) and read through the archives. Connect with Rick on social media: Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Twitter (@oldfla), and Instagram (@ricklebee).

Bird is the word on today's episode of The Florida Spectacular! Hurricane Idalia brought more than storm surge to Florida — for the first time in a long time, flamingos stroll along our beaches. Although many people (including Cathy!) didn't realize this, flamingos are, indeed, Florida natives — or so says the FWC. Photo credit Beth Forys, for The Gabber Newspaper. Places to Bird in Florida Archbold Biological Station, Ding Darling, Disney Wilderness Preserve, Everglades National Park, Fort De Soto (Pinellas County on Tampa Bay), Lyonia Preserve, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Orlando Wetlands Park in Christmas, Oscar Scherer State Park, Payne's Prairie Preserve State Park, Sweetwater Wetlands Park Links We Mentioned Atlas Obscura: "The Centuries-Old Mystery of How Florida Got Its Flamingos" Birdwatcher, or you want to be? Check out the Great Florida Birding Trail. Learning the Birds by Susan Fox Rogers Vultures strip mining cars in Everglades National Park Support the showWant more Florida? Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com. Find her on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy Twitter and Instagram: @CathySalustri Have a Florida question or comment? Love the show? Hate it? Let us know – email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com. Get Rick's books at rickkilby.com/, and make sure to bookmark Old Florida with Rick Kilby (http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/) and read through the archives. Connect with Rick on social media: Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Twitter (@oldfla), and Instagram (@ricklebee).

With Jimmy Buffett's death still sending waves of sadness through his immense fan community, Rick and Cathy turn to talk of Florida's music scene. Although Buffett wasn't a native Floridian, he spent his fair share of time in the Sunshine State — but he's far from the only great musician to make beautiful music in Florida. Join them as they talk about Tom Petty, Gamble Rogers, and other storied Florida musicians. Links We Mentioned Florida Folk Festival Southern Accents by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers from the Runnin' Down A Dream documentary. Gamble Rogers: The Black Label Blues Tom Petty: Among The Wildflowers exhibit at the Cade Museum in Gainesville Tom Petty: Somewhere You Feel Free: the Making of Wildflowers documentary, 2021 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream documentary Return to Forever: Gainesville’s Great Southern Music Hall exhibit at the Matheson History Museum in Gainesville Figurehead: Music & Mayhem In Orlando’s Underground exhibition at the Orange County Regional History Center Gamble Rogers: A Troubadour's Life, by Bruce Horovitz Music Everywhere: The Rock and Roll Roots of a Southern Town, by Marty Jourard Play All Night! Duane Allman and the Journey To Fillmore East, by Bob Beatty Good Day Sunshine State: How the Beatles Rocked Florida By Bob Kealing Support the showWant more Florida? Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com. Find her on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy Twitter and Instagram: @CathySalustri Have a Florida question or comment? Love the show? Hate it? Let us know – email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com. Get Rick's books at rickkilby.com/, and make sure to bookmark Old Florida with Rick Kilby (http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/) and read through the archives. Connect with Rick on social media: Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Twitter (@oldfla), and Instagram (@ricklebee).

This week, Rick and Cathy welcome Joy Wallace Dickinson to talk about Florida's film history. From the silent film era, to the definitive film on aging gracefully (Cocoon), to more modern films, this episode's a walk down Florida's celluloid history. Find Joy’s old Florida mystery, Secrets of the Flamingo Cafe, on Amazon. Links We Mentioned Dave Barry's Big Trouble Why you can't watch Cocoon anywhere. Jacksonville’s Norman Studios Bouncing Baby, a 1916 silent comedy, that was filmed in Jacksonville and stars a young Oliver Hardy. A Florida Enchantment, 1914 silent comedy filmed partly in St. Augustine. Florida filmmaker Victor Munez Gal Young Un on Prime Elvis Presley’s Follow That Dream Ruby in Paradise on Prime starring Ashley Judd Trailer for Ulee’s Gold Theatrical trailer of Sunshine State by John Sayles 1981 trailer for Body Heat with Kathleen Turner and William Hurt 1948’s Key Largo (mostly not filmed in Florida) Trailer for Parenthood (1989) – much of which was filmed in Orlando Support the showWant more Florida? Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com. Find her on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy Twitter and Instagram: @CathySalustri Have a Florida question or comment? Love the show? Hate it? Let us know – email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com. Get Rick's books at rickkilby.com/, and make sure to bookmark Old Florida with Rick Kilby (http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/) and read through the archives. Connect with Rick on social media: Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Twitter (@oldfla), and Instagram (@ricklebee).

There's no denying Florida's dealing with its hottest summer in... well, as long as we've measured such things. It's tempting to feel like individuals cannot make a difference, but that's not the case. This week's episode goes over simple things everyone can do to help cool Florida — and the planet. Links we mentioned The Plastic Project FDEP's letter to the EPA Diane Roberts' brilliant opinion piece from the Florida Phoenix Map of Wakulla cave system (largest on the planet) Proposed 16-pump gas station above aforementioned cave system fails Florida Springs Council Support the showWant more Florida? Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com. Find her on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy Twitter and Instagram: @CathySalustri Have a Florida question or comment? Love the show? Hate it? Let us know – email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com. Get Rick's books at rickkilby.com/, and make sure to bookmark Old Florida with Rick Kilby (http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/) and read through the archives. Connect with Rick on social media: Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Twitter (@oldfla), and Instagram (@ricklebee).

Florida education's making national news. This week, Cathy and Rick take a walk down memory lane to their own first days of school. They also talk about Florida school integration — which happened not that long ago — and how that created a ripple effect that still impacts where elementary school students attend school. Finally, they debate the merits of sending a child to a public Florida school knowing the state has revisionist history curriculum mandates. Links we mentioned School integration in Florida Florida school choice A fantastic history teacher from a Florida public school (read the comments under his obituary) Why Governor Ron DeSantis is a modern-day Claude Kirk (no, seriously) Support the showWant more Florida? Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com. Find her on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy Twitter and Instagram: @CathySalustri Have a Florida question or comment? Love the show? Hate it? Let us know – email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com. Get Rick's books at rickkilby.com/, and make sure to bookmark Old Florida with Rick Kilby (http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/) and read through the archives. Connect with Rick on social media: Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Twitter (@oldfla), and Instagram (@ricklebee).

Ever heard the phrase, "you have to go north to get South"? That's not untrue. People often ask whether Florida is part of the South. The short answer: It's complicated. Yes... and no. Rick and Cathy talk about why that is, what they love about the South, and why it's such a complicated answer. Links We Mentioned Garden & Gun Magazine Burden of Southern History by C. Vann Woodward "Is Florida Part of the South?" Southern Storytellers on PBS The Liberal Rednecks and the Liberal Redneck Manifesto Our Favorite Southern Towns in Florida Welaka (To see: Welaka Fish Hatchery and Aquarium) Two-Egg History of the name Two-Egg Stump Jumper Cross Creek The Yearling Restaurant Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park Wood and Swink General Store Support the showWant more Florida? Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com. Find her on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy Twitter and Instagram: @CathySalustri Have a Florida question or comment? Love the show? Hate it? Let us know – email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com. Get Rick's books at rickkilby.com/, and make sure to bookmark Old Florida with Rick Kilby (http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/) and read through the archives. Connect with Rick on social media: Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Twitter (@oldfla), and Instagram (@ricklebee).

With unprecedented temps scorching the country, Florida may not seem like the place where you can stay cool in the summertime, but Cathy and Rick share how they stay cool, where they go, and what they do that make summertime in Florida delightful. Links We Mentioned North Florida Dry Air Caves at Florida Caverns State Park Apalachicola Chocolate & Coffee Company Up the Creek Raw Bar Boss Oyster — closed Kelly Park at Rock Springs John Gorrie Museum (He invented air conditioning!) Northeast Florida Flagler College Tour (formerly Ponce de Leon Hotel, built and owned by Henry Flagler) Lightner Museum Government House Museum Springs Park (Green Cove Springs) Lincolnville Museum Meehan Irish Pub Central Florida Orange County Regional History Center Orlando Science Center Blue Bamboo Arts Timucua Arts Foundation Disney Springs Boathouse (eat!) Drawn to Life (watch!) House of Blues (art! blues! food!) Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar (Indiana Jones, tacos, and the Fountain of Youth!) Rick's piece about Disney Springs Support the showWant more Florida? Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com. Find her on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy Twitter and Instagram: @CathySalustri Have a Florida question or comment? Love the show? Hate it? Let us know – email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com. Get Rick's books at rickkilby.com/, and make sure to bookmark Old Florida with Rick Kilby (http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/) and read through the archives. Connect with Rick on social media: Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Twitter (@oldfla), and Instagram (@ricklebee).

This week, fellow Florida-phile Craig Pittman joins Rick and Cathy to talk about Florida's most current "it" exotic invasive: the Burmese python. As usual, the podcast slithers all over the place, so expect some talk about frogs and iguanas, too. More about Craig Craig Pittman is a native Floridian, an author, podcaster and an award-winning reporter. Born in Pensacola, he graduated from Troy State University in Alabama, where his muckraking work for the student paper prompted an agitated dean to label him "the most destructive force on campus." After 31 years at the Tampa Bay Times, he now writes a weekly column on environmental issues for the Florida Phoenix and is co-host of the popular podcast "Welcome to Florida." He's the author of six non-fiction books about Florida, including the New York Times bestseller Oh, Florida: How America's Weirdest State Influences the Rest of the Country. His most recent one, published in 2021, is The State You're In: Florida Men, Florida Women, and Other Wildlife. Check out Craig's podcast (after you listen to ours, of course!) — especially his podcast about pythons and python hunting! Links we mentioned Some writing on the "Ladies of the 'Glades" More about whether the python hunt works Support the showWant more Florida? Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com. Find her on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy Twitter and Instagram: @CathySalustri Have a Florida question or comment? Love the show? Hate it? Let us know – email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com. Get Rick's books at rickkilby.com/, and make sure to bookmark Old Florida with Rick Kilby (http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/) and read through the archives. Connect with Rick on social media: Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Twitter (@oldfla), and Instagram (@ricklebee).

Whether you want to know about Florida travel, history, gardening, or food, Rick and Cathy have a short list of websites you should bookmark and use to make life in Florida even better. Links We Mentioned Authentic Florida Visit Florida Florida Memory Pinellas Memory Water Atlas Palmm collections IFAS/ Extension Fresh From Florida Florida: A History in Pictures Just for fun, or if you're in the Santa Fe area Rum138 Support the showWant more Florida? Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com. Find her on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy Twitter and Instagram: @CathySalustri Have a Florida question or comment? Love the show? Hate it? Let us know – email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com. Get Rick's books at rickkilby.com/, and make sure to bookmark Old Florida with Rick Kilby (http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/) and read through the archives. Connect with Rick on social media: Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Twitter (@oldfla), and Instagram (@ricklebee).

Cathy and Rick discuss their beloved Florida books — along with some they can do without. No matter what you love to read, there's something on this list for every Florida-phile. Books We Suggest Fireworks Every Night by Beth Raymer The Mango Opera by Tom Corcoran The Travis McGee Series by John D. MacDonald Tourist Season by Carl Hiaasen Stormy Weather by Carl Hiaasen Mostly Dead Things and With Teeth by Kristen Arnett Sinkhole, by Davida Breier Florida by Lauren Groff (check out this podcast with her as a guest) The Florida Keys Skunk Ape Files by Brad Bertelli Hoot by Carl Hiaasen Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo Sunshine State by Sarah Gerard Lay That Trumpet In Our Hands Susan Carol McCarthy Islands of Cedars by Shana Smith Lost in the Everglades by Lucy Salamanca (Also: Lost in the Everglades by Carolyn Keene) Key West Food Critic Lucy Burdette Secrets in the Shadows and Support the showWant more Florida? Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com. Find her on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy Twitter and Instagram: @CathySalustri Have a Florida question or comment? Love the show? Hate it? Let us know – email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com. Get Rick's books at rickkilby.com/, and make sure to bookmark Old Florida with Rick Kilby (http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/) and read through the archives. Connect with Rick on social media: Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Twitter (@oldfla), and Instagram (@ricklebee).