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Fernandina and St. Augustine are in a battle for the ages

30 Jan 201930 Jan 2019
My favourite sort of gossip is the kind people spill about their home towns. Sometimes it’s the traditional kind of people-gossip; sometimes they’re barely aware they’re divulging secrets. “Oh, Fernandina…
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Circuses, sideshows and marvels at Ringling and in Gibtown

31 May 201718 Jun 2017
GIBSONTON, Fla. It was a bit of a hard sell, convincing me to fly to Florida for just a week. I hemmed and hawed, but my ears perked up a…
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Mabel Ringling and Ca’ d’Zan, the house that love built

30 May 20171 Jun 2017
SARASOTA, Fla. “I’m a little bit obsessed with Mabel,” confessed Alice Murphy, without a shadow of shame. In her capacity as PR manager at the John and Mabel Ringling Museum…
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A Walk in the Park: Silver Springs State Park

14 May 201730 May 2017
One day, there were two people who wanted to ride on the boat. Their names were Melani and Jillian. When they were rowing everywhere, they saw two baby alligators. One…
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Solomon’s Castle, a palace hidden in a Florida swamp

30 Apr 201714 May 2017
ONA, Fla. There are roadside attractions that are centres of power, author Neil Gaiman says. His book American Gods takes us to a few of them, and we’ve visited some…
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Mermaids and chemical warfare at Yeehaw Junction

24 Apr 201730 Apr 2017
YEEHAW JUNCTION, Fla. It was hot as steam pipes outside the car and though we'd just stopped for a pee break, the building-cum-roadside-attraction was so cool I was wandering around taking…

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