015 \\ Skunk Ape

015 \\ Skunk Ape

Kristina surprises the nay-sayers and gives all the details on Florida's very own cryptid, the Skunk Ape. For more information: Myths and Mysteries of Florida by Lynne Wright Eerie Florida by Marck Muncy Spooky Stories from the Swamp by Alderson Doug on Overdrive https://www.skunkape.info/ [https://www.skunkape.info/] https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/trail-floridas-bigfoot-skunk-ape-180949981/ [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/trail-floridas-bigfoot-skunk-ape-180949981/] http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/62786.stm [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/62786.stm] https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/skunk-ape-research-headquarters [https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/skunk-ape-research-headquarters] All books listed are accessible through the Clearwater Public Library System. Visit us at MyClearwaterLibrary.com, on Facebook and Twitter @clearwaterlib, and on Instagram and YouTube @clearwaterlibrary.

014 \\ The Clearwater Sun Newspaper

Karlen tells the history of the Clearwater Sun newspaper, which ran from 1914 to 1989, and which is available nearly in its entirety through the Clearwater Public Library System. For more information: St. Pete Times/Tampa Bay Times Archive database: https://www.myclearwaterlibrary.com/books-more/databases#S Clearwater Sun Archive database: https://pinellasmemory.org/islandora/object/clearwater%3Asun All items are accessible through the Clearwater Public Library System. Visit us at MyClearwaterLibrary.com, on Facebook and Twitter @clearwaterlib, and on Instagram and YouTube @clearwaterlibrary.

013 \\ The Mermaids of Weeki Wachee

Kristina tells the story of Weeki Wachee's famous mermaids, and the gang reflect on Dippin Dots, fair wages, and the human animal. For more info: Weeki Wachee Mermaids: Thiry Years of Underwater Photography by Lu Vickers Glass Bottom Boats & Mermaid Tails: Florida's Tourist Springs by Tim Hollis Weeki Wachee Springs by Maryan Pelland Swim to Me by Betsy Carter All items are accessible through the Clearwater Public Library System. Visit us at MyClearwaterLibrary.com, on Facebook and Twitter @clearwaterlib, and on Instagram and YouTube @clearwaterlibrary.

012 \\ The Three Bridges of Tampa Bay

Karlen tells the saga of the three bridges that cross Tampa Bay and connect Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties in friendship. For more info: St. Pete Times/Tampa Bay Times Archive database: https://www.myclearwaterlibrary.com/books-more/databases#S Clearwater Sun Archive database: https://pinellasmemory.org/islandora/object/clearwater%3Asun [https://pinellasmemory.org/islandora/object/clearwater%3Asun] All items are accessible through the Clearwater Public Library System. Visit us at MyClearwaterLibrary.com, on Facebook and Twitter @clearwaterlib, and on Instagram and YouTube @clearwaterlibrary.

011 \\ Christine Morris and the North Greenwood Library

In the Bay to Beach Season 2 opener, we're celebrating Black History Month as Kristina tells the story of Ms. Christine Wigfall Morris, the first Black librarian in Clearwater. For more info: Christine Wigfall Morris: Stories of Family, Community, and History 1908-2010: https://pplc.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/default/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:576760/one?qu=christine+wigfall+morris Marching Orders (Bethune-Cookman University Marching Band documentary): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6647696/ All listed items are accessible through the Clearwater Public Library System. Visit us at MyClearwaterLibrary.com, on Facebook and Twitter @clearwaterlib, and on Instagram and YouTube @clearwaterlibrary.