Florida Spectacular

Send us your Florida questions! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1527562/open_sms] Rick and Cathy talk about Florida adventures for the new year and talk about kayaking. They also look ahead to 2025 and some possible new benefits for podcast subscribers.  Links We Mentioned Earth Kinship bioluminescence kayak tours [https://www.earthkinship.us/] Florida State Parks camping reservations [https://www.floridastateparks.org/reservation-information] Harvest Hosts [https://www.harvesthosts.com/] Florida Bucket List scratch-off adventures [https://reachinternationaloutfitters.com/collections/state-bucket-lists/products/florida-adventure-bucket-list]  Keaton Beach [https://www.taylorflorida.com/keaton-beach/] Support the show [https://paypal.me/floridaspectacular?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US] Support the podcast! For $5/month, you get premium Florida Keys history and travel tips [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1527562/supporters/new] with Brad Bertelli and Cathy Salustri. Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter [http://eepurl.com/df4f_T], and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com [http://greatfloridaroadtrip.com/]. Find her on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy [http://www.facebook.com/SalustriCathy]; Twitter/IG: @CathySalustri [http://www.twitter.com/CathySalustri] Question or comment? Email: cathy@floridaspectacular.com [cathy@floridspectacular.com]. Free, weekly episodes of "The Florida Spectacular" are co-hosted by Rick Kilby. Get Rick's books at rickkilby.com/ [https://www.rickkilby.com/] and http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/ [http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/]. Connect: Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth [https://www.facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth], Twitter (@oldfla [http://www.twitter.com/oldfla]), and IG (@ricklebee [http://www.instagram.com/ricklebee]). Premium, biweekly episodes of "The Florida Keys" Spectacular are co-hosted by Brad Bertelli. Find Brad's column in The Keys Weekly newspaper [https://keysweekly.com/42/category/weekly-columns/keys-history/], ch...

Send us your Florida questions! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1527562/open_sms] AyoLane Halusky talks about possible changes at Marineland, why you shouldn't be afraid of alligators [https://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/wildlife/alligator/facts/], and favorite paddles in St. Johns area. Marineland [https://marineland.net/] Unusual gator behavior in Big Cypress [https://www.instagram.com/p/CEu5V7bHPRD/] My Life as a Turkey [https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/my-life-as-a-turkey-introduction/7268/] Earth Kinship Kayak Tours & Nature Education [https://www.earthkinship.us/] Geotripper [https://geotripper.blogspot.com/2018/01/a-look-at-ten-years-of-geotripping-into.html] Local Lorax [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_yfnXimPoE] Top  Kayaking Spots in the St. Johns Area  Deep Creek [https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/earthkinship/items/356736/calendar/2024/12/?flow=711231&full-items=yes&back=https://www-earthkinship-us.filesusr.com/html/4b0044_38a287ce45937bc2a35e80a0e6a79686.html] Welaka [https://www.floridarambler.com/northeast-florida-getaways/welaka-florida/] (Dunn's Creek to Murphy Island [https://bartramtrailsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Murphy-Island-Loop.pdf] or Mud Springs [https://www.floridapaddlenotes.com/mud-spring-july-2016/]) Guana Lake [https://pontevedranaturally.com/fishing-on-guana-lake/] at the dam [https://estuaryexaminer.blogspot.com/2017/11/guana-dam-what-you-might-not-know.html] (bioluminescence tour [https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/earthkinship/items/495905/calendar/2025/01/?full-items=yes&back=https://www-earthkinship-us.filesusr.com/html/4b0044_38a287ce45937bc2a35e80a0e6a79686.html&flow=711231]) Mantanzas Inlet [https://paddling.com/paddle/locations/fort-matanzas] Durbin Creek [https://www.floridapaddlenotes.com/durbin-creek-bartram-canoe-trail/] Hontoon Island [https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/earthkinship/items/594669/?full-items=yes&flow=684626] Support the show [https://paypal.me/floridaspectacular?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US] Support the podcast! For $5/month, you get premium Florida Keys history and travel tips [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1527562/supporters/new] with Brad Bertelli and Cathy Salustri. Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter [http://eepurl.com/df4f_T], and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com [http://greatfloridaroadtrip.com/]. Find her on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy [http://www.facebook.com/SalustriCathy]; Twitter/IG: @CathySalustri [http://www.twitter.com/CathySalustri] Question or comment? Email: cathy@floridaspectacular.com [cathy@floridspectacular.com]. Free, weekly episodes of "The Florida Spectacular" are co-hosted by Rick Kilby. Get Rick's books at rickkilby.com/ [https://www.rickkilby.com/] and http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/ [http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/]. Connect: Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth [https://www.facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth], Twitter (@oldfla [http://www.twitter.com/oldfla]), and IG (@ricklebee [http://www.instagram.com/ricklebee]). Premium, biweekly episodes of "The Florida Keys" Spectacular are co-hosted by Brad Bertelli. Find Brad's column in The Keys Weekly newspaper [https://keysweekly.com/42/category/weekly-columns/keys-history/], ch...

Send us your Florida questions! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1527562/open_sms] Kimball Love makes an appearance on the podcast to talk about her new book, Florida Is Not For Sissies.  Links We Mentioned Florida is Not for Sissies [https://floridaisnotforsissies.com/] Florida Is Not for Sissies merchandise [https://florida-is-not-for-sissies.printify.me/products] Florida Is Not For Sissies on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61567639437007] Support the show [https://paypal.me/floridaspectacular?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US] Support the podcast! For $5/month, you get premium Florida Keys history and travel tips [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1527562/supporters/new] with Brad Bertelli and Cathy Salustri. Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter [http://eepurl.com/df4f_T], and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com [http://greatfloridaroadtrip.com/]. Find her on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy [http://www.facebook.com/SalustriCathy]; Twitter/IG: @CathySalustri [http://www.twitter.com/CathySalustri] Question or comment? Email: cathy@floridaspectacular.com [cathy@floridspectacular.com]. Free, weekly episodes of "The Florida Spectacular" are co-hosted by Rick Kilby. Get Rick's books at rickkilby.com/ [https://www.rickkilby.com/] and http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/ [http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/]. Connect: Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth [https://www.facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth], Twitter (@oldfla [http://www.twitter.com/oldfla]), and IG (@ricklebee [http://www.instagram.com/ricklebee]). Premium, biweekly episodes of "The Florida Keys" Spectacular are co-hosted by Brad Bertelli. Find Brad's column in The Keys Weekly newspaper [https://keysweekly.com/42/category/weekly-columns/keys-history/], ch...

Send us your Florida questions! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1527562/open_sms] Chris Meindl, associate professor or geography and the director of the Florida Studies Program at USF-St. Pete, joins the podcast to talk about his new book, Florida Springs: From Geography to Politics and Restoration [https://upf.com/book.asp?id=9780813079158#]. Cathy, Rick, and Chris talk about the springs, the Florida Studies Program, and the politics of water. Go see him at the Sulfur Springs Museum [https://www.sulphurspringsmuseum.org/] in Tampa: Jan. 12, 2 p.m. Links We Mentioned Florida Geological Survey: Florida Springs [https://floridadep.gov/fgs/fgs/content/springs] Water's Journey: The River Returns [https://vimeo.com/14489922] Fenholloway River [https://floridaphoenix.com/2021/01/07/fl-sacrificed-a-river-to-get-paper-mill-jobs-the-deal-really-stunk/] Florida Swallets [https://geodata.dep.state.fl.us/datasets/FDEP::florida-geologic-survey-fgs-swallets/about] Florida Studies Program [https://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/florida-studies/] Support the show [https://paypal.me/floridaspectacular?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US] Support the podcast! For $5/month, you get premium Florida Keys history and travel tips [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1527562/supporters/new] with Brad Bertelli and Cathy Salustri. Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter [http://eepurl.com/df4f_T], and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com [http://greatfloridaroadtrip.com/]. Find her on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy [http://www.facebook.com/SalustriCathy]; Twitter/IG: @CathySalustri [http://www.twitter.com/CathySalustri] Question or comment? Email: cathy@floridaspectacular.com [cathy@floridspectacular.com]. Free, weekly episodes of "The Florida Spectacular" are co-hosted by Rick Kilby. Get Rick's books at rickkilby.com/ [https://www.rickkilby.com/] and http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/ [http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/]. Connect: Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth [https://www.facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth], Twitter (@oldfla [http://www.twitter.com/oldfla]), and IG (@ricklebee [http://www.instagram.com/ricklebee]). Premium, biweekly episodes of "The Florida Keys" Spectacular are co-hosted by Brad Bertelli. Find Brad's column in The Keys Weekly newspaper [https://keysweekly.com/42/category/weekly-columns/keys-history/], ch...

Send us your Florida questions! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1527562/open_sms] What started as an episode on gratitude for Florida things meandered as much as the Kissimmee River in the 1920s. Rick and Cathy talk about what they're grateful for in Florida, and — naturally — that turns to talk of finding dead bodies and how to kill someone. It's the most nontraditional Thanksgiving episode ever. Take a listen. Links We Mentioned White Gate Court [https://whitegatecourt.com/] Drawdown on the Oklawaha River [https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/rodman-recreation-area] Birding in Florida [https://www.audubon.org/news/birding-florida] Crescent Moon Mysteries [https://taralush.com/series/crescent-moon-mysteries/] by Tara Lush Bury me under a tree and let me be part tree [https://www.prairiecreekconservationcemetery.org/] (Untested, but Cathy's buying it): Florida Adventure Bucket List [https://reachinternationaloutfitters.com/pages/brand-story-fl?utm_source=fbig&utm_medium=paid-social&utm_campaign=RIO_META_2024_ACQ_HOLIDAY_FL&utm_content=110124_FLGIFTMAP-BISCAYNE_VIDEO_Group_1&utm_term=TOF&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0BMABhZGlkAAAGEdPqv5YBprAZ-QZiLTIyvDi7Wx3v7hkY7Nz_w300mBzmmL4W-_fXgURHeSmpMP0uGQ_aem_BlaVYd3jdVtznZUnNbGG-Q&campaign_id=6671520669134&ad_id=6673637267334]) Support the show [https://paypal.me/floridaspectacular?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US] Support the podcast! For $5/month, you get premium Florida Keys history and travel tips [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1527562/supporters/new] with Brad Bertelli and Cathy Salustri. Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter [http://eepurl.com/df4f_T], and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com [http://greatfloridaroadtrip.com/]. Find her on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy [http://www.facebook.com/SalustriCathy]; Twitter/IG: @CathySalustri [http://www.twitter.com/CathySalustri] Question or comment? Email: cathy@floridaspectacular.com [cathy@floridspectacular.com]. Free, weekly episodes of "The Florida Spectacular" are co-hosted by Rick Kilby. Get Rick's books at rickkilby.com/ [https://www.rickkilby.com/] and http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/ [http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/]. Connect: Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth [https://www.facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth], Twitter (@oldfla [http://www.twitter.com/oldfla]), and IG (@ricklebee [http://www.instagram.com/ricklebee]). Premium, biweekly episodes of "The Florida Keys" Spectacular are co-hosted by Brad Bertelli. Find Brad's column in The Keys Weekly newspaper [https://keysweekly.com/42/category/weekly-columns/keys-history/], ch...