Date Visited: 12/9/2019 While in Homosassa Florida, we took the opportunity to visit the Historic ruins of the Yulee Sugar Mill located off of County Road 490 West. Although we've visited many of these such mills around Florida, this one was of particular interest due to it's association, not with the Seminole Wars, but with... Continue Reading →
We Saw a Coral Snake at Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park
If there is one thing you can find in Florida with relative ease it's the ruins of a sugar cane plantation. Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park is a 150-acre state park with hiking, canoeing and a brief, but interesting history. Around 1821 Major Charles Wilhelm Bulow began to develop his 4675-acre tract into the... Continue Reading →
Cruger-dePeyster Plantation Sugar Mill Ruins
Date Visited: 5/7/2019 In past post I've mentioned that my perspective has changed as I get older. For instance, our next daytrip took us to a place I've visited many times as a child on both field trips and family outings. During those long lost years I was more fascinated by the rocks and the... Continue Reading →
Elizabeth Female Academy: Natchez Trace Parkway MP 5.1
Date Visited: 4/3/2019 As we start out on the Natchez Trace Parkway, we come to our first stop just five miles north of the southern terminus. Here at mile post 5.1 are the remains of the Elizabeth Female Academy; a historic site and monument to the advancement of women through access to higher learning. On... Continue Reading →