<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1527562/open_sms">Send us your Florida questions!</a>Ross Allen&apos;s daughter, Betty Allen Bashaw, talks about growing up around her father&apos;s menagerie, some of her most interesting tasks at the Ross Allen Institute, and how to get a gator to take a nap.Pictured: A young Betty Allen holds an indigo snake (now threatened) at Ross Allen&apos;s Reptile Institute. Photo courtesy of Betty Allen Bashaw.<a rel="payment" href="https://paypal.me/floridaspectacular?country.x=US&amp;locale.x=en_US">Support the show</a>Question or comment? Email us at <a href='mailto:cathy@floridaspectacular.com'>cathy@floridaspectacular.com</a>. Subscribe to <a href='http://eepurl.com/df4f_T'>The Florida Spectacular newsletter</a>, and keep up with Cathy&apos;s travels at <a href='http://greatfloridaroadtrip.com/'>greatfloridaroadtrip.com</a>. Keep up with Rick at <a href='http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/'>studiohourglass.blogspot.com</a> and get his books at <a href='https://www.rickkilby.com/'>rickkilby.com</a>. Find Cathy on social media: <a href='http://www.facebook.com/SalustriCathy'>Facebook.com/SalustriCathy</a> and everywhere else as <a href='http://www.twitter.com/CathySalustri'>@CathySalustri</a>; connect with Rick <a href='https://www.facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth'>Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth</a>, Bluesky (@<a href='https://bsky.app/profile/oldfla.bsky.social'>oldfla.bsky.social</a>), and IG (@<a href='http://www.instagram.com/ricklebee'>ricklebee</a>). NEW: Florida landscape questions — Send us your Florida plant questions and we&apos;ll have an expert answer them on the show! Use <a href='mailto:cathy@floridaspectacular.com?subject=Plant%20question'>this link</a>!

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1527562/open_sms"&gt;Send us your Florida questions!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ross Allen&amp;apos;s daughter, Betty Allen Bashaw, talks about growing up around her father&amp;apos;s menagerie, some of her most interesting tasks at the Ross Allen Institute, and how to get a gator to take a nap.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pictured: A young Betty Allen holds an indigo snake (now threatened) at Ross Allen&amp;apos;s Reptile Institute. &lt;em&gt;Photo courtesy of Betty Allen Bashaw.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://paypal.me/floridaspectacular?country.x=US&amp;amp;locale.x=en_US"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Question or comment? Email us at &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='mailto:cathy@floridaspectacular.com'&gt;&lt;b&gt;cathy@floridaspectacular.com&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Subscribe to &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href='http://eepurl.com/df4f_T'&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Florida Spectacular newsletter&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, and keep up with Cathy&amp;apos;s travels at &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href='http://greatfloridaroadtrip.com/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;greatfloridaroadtrip.com&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;. Keep up with Rick at &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href='http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;studiohourglass.blogspot.com&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; and get his books at &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.rickkilby.com/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;rickkilby.com&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Find Cathy on social media: &lt;a href='http://www.facebook.com/SalustriCathy'&gt;Facebook.com/SalustriCathy&lt;/a&gt; and everywhere else as &lt;a href='http://www.twitter.com/CathySalustri'&gt;@CathySalustri&lt;/a&gt;; connect with Rick &lt;a href='https://www.facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth'&gt;Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth&lt;/a&gt;, Bluesky (@&lt;a href='https://bsky.app/profile/oldfla.bsky.social'&gt;oldfla.bsky.social&lt;/a&gt;), and IG (@&lt;a href='http://www.instagram.com/ricklebee'&gt;ricklebee&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;NEW: Florida landscape questions — Send us your Florida plant questions and we&amp;apos;ll have an expert answer them on the show! Use &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='mailto:cathy@floridaspectacular.com?subject=Plant%20question'&gt;&lt;b&gt;this link&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send us your Florida questions! Ross Allen's daughter, Betty Allen Bashaw, talks about growing up around her father's menagerie, some of her most interesting tasks at the Ross Allen Institute, and how to get a gator to take a nap. Pictured: A young Betty Allen holds an indigo snake (now threatened) at Ross Allen's Reptile Institute. Photo courtesy of Betty Allen Bashaw. Support the show Question or comment? Email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com.  Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsle...

Episode 234: Growing Up at Silver Springs, Ross Allen, and How To Make a Gator Take a Nap

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1527562/open_sms">Send us your Florida questions!</a>Have you been to Havana? No, not that one — the one near Quincy, in North Central Florida. Mark Pettus, co-owner of 16 newspapers in North Florida, gives insider tips for visiting Havana and Quincy.Things To Do in Gadsden County<a href='https://visitgadsdencounty.com/our-historic-towns/quincy/'>Visit Quincy</a><a href='https://www.havanamainstreet.com/'>Havana Main Street</a><a href='https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g147271-Activities-c26-t137-Havana_Ciudad_de_la_Habana_Province_Cuba.html'>Antiques in Havana</a><a href='https://www.havanamainstreet.com/'>Havana Main Street</a><a href='https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61575305475742'>Sist3r Chicks</a><a href='https://www.facebook.com/Oscars.Havana/'>Oscar&apos;s in Havana</a><a href='https://www.instagram.com/heroesandvillains850'>Heroes and Villains</a><a href='https://eljalisco.com/locations/havana/'>El Jalisco</a><a href='https://www.instagram.com/weezies_cottage/'>Weezy&apos;s Cottage</a><a href='https://www.facebook.com/weeziescottageliving/posts/weezies-red-door-wine-bar-is-now-offering-non-alcohol-drinks-herbal-alternatives/10159500787611359/'>Red Door Wine Bar</a><a href='https://visitgadsdencounty.com/location/planters-exchange/'>Planters Exchange</a><a href='https://havanahistoryheritage.com/'>Havana History and Heritage Society</a><a href='https://www.facebook.com/HavanaMainStreet/posts/pfbid04772NH2W1XS77LWeXvx9e48C1wv72MofKUR3T47UwhgEkXb561yVyNQwRf1SZUBEl?__cft__[0]=AZXc0YpBakPG8Lsh7ayim7eMwTOmB2pOvrd1CPvXwxHzWgguMa37pK9t1njd4yW8xWpLOTnwUBTORcqMrwsv2ay9alaqaZ8oiBvSKqAGs11GmmfKVPkEHSL1_lVTWYO6xt55TfQl_jxZCy-SFFHctb3Bj-96IwOjzqi7KiQ1SRG8RAIKNTHK9q0HngeL7Kr_boI&amp;__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R'>Coon Bottom Farms Country Store</a><a href='https://www.facebook.com/OfftheRailsIrishPub'>Off the Rails Irish Pub</a><a href='https://visitgadsdencounty.com/location/gadsden-historical-society/'>Gadsden Historical Society</a>Links We Mentioned<a href='https://dos.fl.gov/cultural/programs/florida-artists-hall-of-fame/ray-charles/'>Ray Charles</a> in Florida<a href='https://www.drugs.com/cdi/attapulgite-tablet.html'>Attapulgite</a><a href='https://theherald.online/'>The Herald</a><a href='https://www.floridanewsline.com/'>Florida Newsline</a>  <a rel="payment" href="https://paypal.me/floridaspectacular?country.x=US&amp;locale.x=en_US">Support the show</a>Question or comment? Email us at <a href='mailto:cathy@floridaspectacular.com'>cathy@floridaspectacular.com</a>. Subscribe to <a href='http://eepurl.com/df4f_T'>The Florida Spectacular newsletter</a>, and keep up with Cathy&apos;s travels at <a href='http://greatfloridaroadtrip.com/'>greatfloridaroadtrip.com</a>. Keep up with Rick at <a href='http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/'>studiohourglass.blogspot.com</a> and get his books at <a href='https://www.rickkilby.com/'>rickkilby.com</a>. Find Cathy on social media: <a href='http://www.facebook.com/SalustriCathy'>Facebook.com/SalustriCathy</a> and everywhere else as <a href='http://www.twitter.com/CathySalustri'>@CathySalustri</a>; connect with Rick <a href='https://www.facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth'>Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth</a>, Bluesky (@<a href='https://bsky.app/profile/oldfla.bsky.social'>oldfla.bsky.social</a>), and IG (@<a href='http://www.instagram.com/ricklebee'>ricklebee</a>). NEW: Florida landscape questions — Send us your Florida plant questions and we&apos;ll have an expert answer them on the show! Use <a href='mailto:cathy@floridaspectacular.com?subject=Plant%20question'>this link</a>!

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1527562/open_sms"&gt;Send us your Florida questions!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Have you been to Havana? No, not that one — the one near Quincy, in North Central Florida. Mark Pettus, co-owner of 16 newspapers in North Florida, gives insider tips for visiting Havana and Quincy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Things To Do in Gadsden County&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://visitgadsdencounty.com/our-historic-towns/quincy/'&gt;Visit Quincy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.havanamainstreet.com/'&gt;Havana Main Street&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g147271-Activities-c26-t137-Havana_Ciudad_de_la_Habana_Province_Cuba.html'&gt;Antiques in Havana&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.havanamainstreet.com/'&gt;Havana Main Street&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61575305475742'&gt;Sist3r Chicks&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.facebook.com/Oscars.Havana/'&gt;Oscar&amp;apos;s in Havana&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/heroesandvillains850'&gt;Heroes and Villains&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://eljalisco.com/locations/havana/'&gt;El Jalisco&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/weezies_cottage/'&gt;Weezy&amp;apos;s Cottage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.facebook.com/weeziescottageliving/posts/weezies-red-door-wine-bar-is-now-offering-non-alcohol-drinks-herbal-alternatives/10159500787611359/'&gt;Red Door Wine Bar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://visitgadsdencounty.com/location/planters-exchange/'&gt;Planters Exchange&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://havanahistoryheritage.com/'&gt;Havana History and Heritage Society&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.facebook.com/HavanaMainStreet/posts/pfbid04772NH2W1XS77LWeXvx9e48C1wv72MofKUR3T47UwhgEkXb561yVyNQwRf1SZUBEl?__cft__[0]=AZXc0YpBakPG8Lsh7ayim7eMwTOmB2pOvrd1CPvXwxHzWgguMa37pK9t1njd4yW8xWpLOTnwUBTORcqMrwsv2ay9alaqaZ8oiBvSKqAGs11GmmfKVPkEHSL1_lVTWYO6xt55TfQl_jxZCy-SFFHctb3Bj-96IwOjzqi7KiQ1SRG8RAIKNTHK9q0HngeL7Kr_boI&amp;amp;__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R'&gt;Coon Bottom Farms Country Store&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.facebook.com/OfftheRailsIrishPub'&gt;Off the Rails Irish Pub&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://visitgadsdencounty.com/location/gadsden-historical-society/'&gt;Gadsden Historical Society&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Links We Mentioned&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://dos.fl.gov/cultural/programs/florida-artists-hall-of-fame/ray-charles/'&gt;Ray Charles&lt;/a&gt; in Florida&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.drugs.com/cdi/attapulgite-tablet.html'&gt;Attapulgite&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://theherald.online/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Herald&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.floridanewsline.com/'&gt;Florida Newsline&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://paypal.me/floridaspectacular?country.x=US&amp;amp;locale.x=en_US"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Question or comment? Email us at &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='mailto:cathy@floridaspectacular.com'&gt;&lt;b&gt;cathy@floridaspectacular.com&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Subscribe to &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href='http://eepurl.com/df4f_T'&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Florida Spectacular newsletter&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, and keep up with Cathy&amp;apos;s travels at &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href='http://greatfloridaroadtrip.com/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;greatfloridaroadtrip.com&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;. Keep up with Rick at &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href='http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;studiohourglass.blogspot.com&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; and get his books at &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.rickkilby.com/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;rickkilby.com&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Find Cathy on social media: &lt;a href='http://www.facebook.com/SalustriCathy'&gt;Facebook.com/SalustriCathy&lt;/a&gt; and everywhere else as &lt;a href='http://www.twitter.com/CathySalustri'&gt;@CathySalustri&lt;/a&gt;; connect with Rick &lt;a href='https://www.facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth'&gt;Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth&lt;/a&gt;, Bluesky (@&lt;a href='https://bsky.app/profile/oldfla.bsky.social'&gt;oldfla.bsky.social&lt;/a&gt;), and IG (@&lt;a href='http://www.instagram.com/ricklebee'&gt;ricklebee&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;NEW: Florida landscape questions — Send us your Florida plant questions and we&amp;apos;ll have an expert answer them on the show! Use &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='mailto:cathy@floridaspectacular.com?subject=Plant%20question'&gt;&lt;b&gt;this link&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send us your Florida questions! Have you been to Havana? No, not that one — the one near Quincy, in North Central Florida. Mark Pettus, co-owner of 16 newspapers in North Florida, gives insider tips for visiting Havana and Quincy. Things To Do in Gadsden County Visit Quincy Havana Main Street Antiques in Havana Havana Main Street Sist3r Chicks Oscar's in Havana Heroes and Villains El Jalisco Weezy's Cottage Red Door Wine Bar Planters Exchange Havana History and Heritage Society Coon Bottom Fa...

Episode 233: An Insider's Guide to Quincy and Havana, Shade Tobacco, and Florida News

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1527562/open_sms">Send us your Florida questions!</a>This week, Ryan Worthington and Cathy Salustri talk about their forthcoming podcast, Submerged Stories: Florida&apos;s Other History.Find <a href='https://www.facebook.com/groups/floridasotherhistory'>Submerged Stories</a> on Facebook.Find <a href='https://www.instagram.com/the_fl_excursionist'>Ryan</a> and <a href='https://www.instagram.com/cathysalustri'>Cathy</a> on Instagram.Links We Mentioned<a href='https://apalachicolariverkeeper.org/prospect-bluff-lonely-place-with-a-rich-history/'>Prospect Bluff: Part of the Underground Network to Freedom</a><a href='https://youtu.be/M2xudBNF_HE?si=mqd2kH2aSLYp0HFj'>Dale Cox YouTube Episode</a><a href='https://www.fs.usda.gov/r08/florida/recreation/underground-railroad-fort-gadsen'>Fort Gadsden and the Underground Railroad</a>  <a rel="payment" href="https://paypal.me/floridaspectacular?country.x=US&amp;locale.x=en_US">Support the show</a>Question or comment? Email us at <a href='mailto:cathy@floridaspectacular.com'>cathy@floridaspectacular.com</a>. Subscribe to <a href='http://eepurl.com/df4f_T'>The Florida Spectacular newsletter</a>, and keep up with Cathy&apos;s travels at <a href='http://greatfloridaroadtrip.com/'>greatfloridaroadtrip.com</a>. Keep up with Rick at <a href='http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/'>studiohourglass.blogspot.com</a> and get his books at <a href='https://www.rickkilby.com/'>rickkilby.com</a>. Find Cathy on social media: <a href='http://www.facebook.com/SalustriCathy'>Facebook.com/SalustriCathy</a> and everywhere else as <a href='http://www.twitter.com/CathySalustri'>@CathySalustri</a>; connect with Rick <a href='https://www.facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth'>Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth</a>, Bluesky (@<a href='https://bsky.app/profile/oldfla.bsky.social'>oldfla.bsky.social</a>), and IG (@<a href='http://www.instagram.com/ricklebee'>ricklebee</a>). NEW: Florida landscape questions — Send us your Florida plant questions and we&apos;ll have an expert answer them on the show! Use <a href='mailto:cathy@floridaspectacular.com?subject=Plant%20question'>this link</a>!

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1527562/open_sms"&gt;Send us your Florida questions!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This week, Ryan Worthington and Cathy Salustri talk about their forthcoming podcast, &lt;em&gt;Submerged Stories: Florida&amp;apos;s Other History.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find &lt;a href='https://www.facebook.com/groups/floridasotherhistory'&gt;Submerged Stories&lt;/a&gt; on Facebook.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/the_fl_excursionist'&gt;Ryan&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/cathysalustri'&gt;Cathy&lt;/a&gt; on Instagram.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Links We Mentioned&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://apalachicolariverkeeper.org/prospect-bluff-lonely-place-with-a-rich-history/'&gt;Prospect Bluff: Part of the Underground Network to Freedom&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://youtu.be/M2xudBNF_HE?si=mqd2kH2aSLYp0HFj'&gt;Dale Cox YouTube Episode&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.fs.usda.gov/r08/florida/recreation/underground-railroad-fort-gadsen'&gt;Fort Gadsden and the Underground Railroad&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://paypal.me/floridaspectacular?country.x=US&amp;amp;locale.x=en_US"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Question or comment? Email us at &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='mailto:cathy@floridaspectacular.com'&gt;&lt;b&gt;cathy@floridaspectacular.com&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Subscribe to &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href='http://eepurl.com/df4f_T'&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Florida Spectacular newsletter&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, and keep up with Cathy&amp;apos;s travels at &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href='http://greatfloridaroadtrip.com/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;greatfloridaroadtrip.com&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;. Keep up with Rick at &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href='http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;studiohourglass.blogspot.com&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; and get his books at &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.rickkilby.com/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;rickkilby.com&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Find Cathy on social media: &lt;a href='http://www.facebook.com/SalustriCathy'&gt;Facebook.com/SalustriCathy&lt;/a&gt; and everywhere else as &lt;a href='http://www.twitter.com/CathySalustri'&gt;@CathySalustri&lt;/a&gt;; connect with Rick &lt;a href='https://www.facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth'&gt;Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth&lt;/a&gt;, Bluesky (@&lt;a href='https://bsky.app/profile/oldfla.bsky.social'&gt;oldfla.bsky.social&lt;/a&gt;), and IG (@&lt;a href='http://www.instagram.com/ricklebee'&gt;ricklebee&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;NEW: Florida landscape questions — Send us your Florida plant questions and we&amp;apos;ll have an expert answer them on the show! Use &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='mailto:cathy@floridaspectacular.com?subject=Plant%20question'&gt;&lt;b&gt;this link&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send us your Florida questions! This week, Ryan Worthington and Cathy Salustri talk about their forthcoming podcast, Submerged Stories: Florida's Other History. Find Submerged Stories on Facebook. Find Ryan and Cathy on Instagram. Links We Mentioned Prospect Bluff: Part of the Underground Network to Freedom Dale Cox YouTube Episode Fort Gadsden and the Underground Railroad    Support the show Question or comment? Email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com.  Subscribe to The Florida Spectac...

Episode 232: (Bonus Episode) Submerged Stories, Prospect Bluff, and Hidden Florida History

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1527562/open_sms">Send us your Florida questions!</a>The Florida Wildlife Federation calls <a href='https://floridawildlifefederation.org/conservation-champions-karen-chadwick/'>Karen Chadwick a conservation</a> hero. She&apos;s spent her life on and around the waters of Central Florida, and she talks about her passion for the Ocklawaha, the impacts of keeping the dam, and the splendor of the regular drawdowns.Links We Mentioned<a href='https://lake.wateratlas.usf.edu/waterbodies/rivers/1149/ocklawaha-river'>Ocklawaha River</a><a href='https://reunitetherivers.com/location/rodman-reservoir-and-rodman-dam/'>Rodman Reservoir and Dam</a><a href='https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/earth-systems/blog/florida-environmental-history-the-cross-florida-barge-canal/'>Cross-Florida Barge Canal</a><a href='https://reunitetherivers.com/location/kenwood-recreation-area/'>Kenwood boat ramp</a><a href='https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/buckman-lock-st-johns-loop-north-south'>Buckman Lock</a><a href='https://northstarcharters.net/'>North Star Charters</a><a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceeHT3cq5J8'>Karen&apos;s YouTube channel about the Ocklawaha</a> <a href='http://www.captainerikasfloridaboatcharters.com/'>A Cruising Down the River</a>Photo of Karen Chadwick by Alan Halaly.<a rel="payment" href="https://paypal.me/floridaspectacular?country.x=US&amp;locale.x=en_US">Support the show</a>Question or comment? Email us at <a href='mailto:cathy@floridaspectacular.com'>cathy@floridaspectacular.com</a>. Subscribe to <a href='http://eepurl.com/df4f_T'>The Florida Spectacular newsletter</a>, and keep up with Cathy&apos;s travels at <a href='http://greatfloridaroadtrip.com/'>greatfloridaroadtrip.com</a>. Keep up with Rick at <a href='http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/'>studiohourglass.blogspot.com</a> and get his books at <a href='https://www.rickkilby.com/'>rickkilby.com</a>. Find Cathy on social media: <a href='http://www.facebook.com/SalustriCathy'>Facebook.com/SalustriCathy</a> and everywhere else as <a href='http://www.twitter.com/CathySalustri'>@CathySalustri</a>; connect with Rick <a href='https://www.facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth'>Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth</a>, Bluesky (@<a href='https://bsky.app/profile/oldfla.bsky.social'>oldfla.bsky.social</a>), and IG (@<a href='http://www.instagram.com/ricklebee'>ricklebee</a>). NEW: Florida landscape questions — Send us your Florida plant questions and we&apos;ll have an expert answer them on the show! Use <a href='mailto:cathy@floridaspectacular.com?subject=Plant%20question'>this link</a>!

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1527562/open_sms"&gt;Send us your Florida questions!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Florida Wildlife Federation calls &lt;a href='https://floridawildlifefederation.org/conservation-champions-karen-chadwick/'&gt;Karen Chadwick a conservation&lt;/a&gt; hero. She&amp;apos;s spent her life on and around the waters of Central Florida, and she talks about her passion for the Ocklawaha, the impacts of keeping the dam, and the splendor of the regular drawdowns.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Links We Mentioned&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://lake.wateratlas.usf.edu/waterbodies/rivers/1149/ocklawaha-river'&gt;Ocklawaha River&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://reunitetherivers.com/location/rodman-reservoir-and-rodman-dam/'&gt;Rodman Reservoir and Dam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/earth-systems/blog/florida-environmental-history-the-cross-florida-barge-canal/'&gt;Cross-Florida Barge Canal&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://reunitetherivers.com/location/kenwood-recreation-area/'&gt;Kenwood boat ramp&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/buckman-lock-st-johns-loop-north-south'&gt;Buckman Lock&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://northstarcharters.net/'&gt;North Star Charters&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceeHT3cq5J8'&gt;Karen&amp;apos;s YouTube channel about the Ocklawaha&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.captainerikasfloridaboatcharters.com/'&gt;A Cruising Down the River&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Photo of Karen Chadwick by Alan Halaly.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://paypal.me/floridaspectacular?country.x=US&amp;amp;locale.x=en_US"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Question or comment? Email us at &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='mailto:cathy@floridaspectacular.com'&gt;&lt;b&gt;cathy@floridaspectacular.com&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Subscribe to &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href='http://eepurl.com/df4f_T'&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Florida Spectacular newsletter&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, and keep up with Cathy&amp;apos;s travels at &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href='http://greatfloridaroadtrip.com/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;greatfloridaroadtrip.com&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;. Keep up with Rick at &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href='http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;studiohourglass.blogspot.com&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; and get his books at &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.rickkilby.com/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;rickkilby.com&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Find Cathy on social media: &lt;a href='http://www.facebook.com/SalustriCathy'&gt;Facebook.com/SalustriCathy&lt;/a&gt; and everywhere else as &lt;a href='http://www.twitter.com/CathySalustri'&gt;@CathySalustri&lt;/a&gt;; connect with Rick &lt;a href='https://www.facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth'&gt;Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth&lt;/a&gt;, Bluesky (@&lt;a href='https://bsky.app/profile/oldfla.bsky.social'&gt;oldfla.bsky.social&lt;/a&gt;), and IG (@&lt;a href='http://www.instagram.com/ricklebee'&gt;ricklebee&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;NEW: Florida landscape questions — Send us your Florida plant questions and we&amp;apos;ll have an expert answer them on the show! Use &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='mailto:cathy@floridaspectacular.com?subject=Plant%20question'&gt;&lt;b&gt;this link&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send us your Florida questions! The Florida Wildlife Federation calls Karen Chadwick a conservation hero. She's spent her life on and around the waters of Central Florida, and she talks about her passion for the Ocklawaha, the impacts of keeping the dam, and the splendor of the regular drawdowns. Links We Mentioned Ocklawaha River Rodman Reservoir and Dam Cross-Florida Barge Canal Kenwood boat ramp Buckman Lock North Star Charters Karen's YouTube channel about the Ocklawaha  A Cruising D...

Episode 231: Reunite the River, the Ocklawaha River, and a Conservation Hero

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1527562/open_sms">Send us your Florida questions!</a>Jason Vuic (rhymes with Buick!) talks about his latest book, A Town Without Pity: Aids, Race, &amp; Resistance in Florida&apos;s Deep South. In it, he delves into two notorious cases from Arcadia: the <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_brothers'>Ray brothers</a>, and the <a href='https://www.cltampa.com/arts/watch-this-free-film-about-a-black-arcadia-man-wrongfully-imprisoned-for-21-years-for-killing-his-seven-children-12309840/'>James Richardson</a> case. Links We Mentioned<a href='https://amzn.to/4p6k4Q3'>A Town Without Pity</a><a href='https://amzn.to/3JYhr40'>Swamp Peddlers</a><a href='https://www.yelp.com/biz/wheelers-cafe-arcadia'>Wheeler&apos;s Cafe</a><a href='https://amzn.to/4p4snMn'>Florida&apos;s Peace River Frontier</a> by Canter Brown, Jr. PHOTO:  In 1987, Arcadia brothers Ricky (left), Robert (center), and Randy (right) Ray suffered from hemophilia and contracted the AIDS virus through tainted blood factor. Ostracized by their community and thrust into the national spotlight, they were the victims of intense anti-AIDS hysteria (courtesy Tribune Publishing).<a rel="payment" href="https://paypal.me/floridaspectacular?country.x=US&amp;locale.x=en_US">Support the show</a>Question or comment? Email us at <a href='mailto:cathy@floridaspectacular.com'>cathy@floridaspectacular.com</a>. Subscribe to <a href='http://eepurl.com/df4f_T'>The Florida Spectacular newsletter</a>, and keep up with Cathy&apos;s travels at <a href='http://greatfloridaroadtrip.com/'>greatfloridaroadtrip.com</a>. Keep up with Rick at <a href='http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/'>studiohourglass.blogspot.com</a> and get his books at <a href='https://www.rickkilby.com/'>rickkilby.com</a>. Find Cathy on social media: <a href='http://www.facebook.com/SalustriCathy'>Facebook.com/SalustriCathy</a> and everywhere else as <a href='http://www.twitter.com/CathySalustri'>@CathySalustri</a>; connect with Rick <a href='https://www.facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth'>Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth</a>, Bluesky (@<a href='https://bsky.app/profile/oldfla.bsky.social'>oldfla.bsky.social</a>), and IG (@<a href='http://www.instagram.com/ricklebee'>ricklebee</a>). NEW: Florida landscape questions — Send us your Florida plant questions and we&apos;ll have an expert answer them on the show! Use <a href='mailto:cathy@floridaspectacular.com?subject=Plant%20question'>this link</a>!

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1527562/open_sms"&gt;Send us your Florida questions!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jason Vuic (rhymes with Buick!) talks about his latest book, &lt;em&gt;A Town Without Pity: Aids, Race, &amp;amp; Resistance in Florida&amp;apos;s Deep South&lt;/em&gt;. In it, he delves into two notorious cases from Arcadia: the &lt;a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_brothers'&gt;Ray brothers&lt;/a&gt;, and the &lt;a href='https://www.cltampa.com/arts/watch-this-free-film-about-a-black-arcadia-man-wrongfully-imprisoned-for-21-years-for-killing-his-seven-children-12309840/'&gt;James Richardson&lt;/a&gt; case. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Links We Mentioned&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/4p6k4Q3'&gt;&lt;em&gt;A Town Without Pity&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/3JYhr40'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Swamp Peddlers&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.yelp.com/biz/wheelers-cafe-arcadia'&gt;Wheeler&amp;apos;s Cafe&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/4p4snMn'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Florida&amp;apos;s Peace River Frontier&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by Canter Brown, Jr. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;PHOTO:  In 1987, Arcadia brothers Ricky (left), Robert (center), and Randy (right) Ray suffered from hemophilia and contracted the AIDS virus through tainted blood factor. Ostracized by their community and thrust into the national spotlight, they were the victims of intense anti-AIDS hysteria (courtesy Tribune Publishing).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://paypal.me/floridaspectacular?country.x=US&amp;amp;locale.x=en_US"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Question or comment? Email us at &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='mailto:cathy@floridaspectacular.com'&gt;&lt;b&gt;cathy@floridaspectacular.com&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Subscribe to &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href='http://eepurl.com/df4f_T'&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Florida Spectacular newsletter&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, and keep up with Cathy&amp;apos;s travels at &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href='http://greatfloridaroadtrip.com/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;greatfloridaroadtrip.com&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;. Keep up with Rick at &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href='http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;studiohourglass.blogspot.com&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; and get his books at &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.rickkilby.com/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;rickkilby.com&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Find Cathy on social media: &lt;a href='http://www.facebook.com/SalustriCathy'&gt;Facebook.com/SalustriCathy&lt;/a&gt; and everywhere else as &lt;a href='http://www.twitter.com/CathySalustri'&gt;@CathySalustri&lt;/a&gt;; connect with Rick &lt;a href='https://www.facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth'&gt;Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth&lt;/a&gt;, Bluesky (@&lt;a href='https://bsky.app/profile/oldfla.bsky.social'&gt;oldfla.bsky.social&lt;/a&gt;), and IG (@&lt;a href='http://www.instagram.com/ricklebee'&gt;ricklebee&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;NEW: Florida landscape questions — Send us your Florida plant questions and we&amp;apos;ll have an expert answer them on the show! Use &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='mailto:cathy@floridaspectacular.com?subject=Plant%20question'&gt;&lt;b&gt;this link&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send us your Florida questions! Jason Vuic (rhymes with Buick!) talks about his latest book, A Town Without Pity: Aids, Race, &amp; Resistance in Florida's Deep South. In it, he delves into two notorious cases from Arcadia: the Ray brothers, and the James Richardson case.  Links We Mentioned A Town Without Pity Swamp Peddlers Wheeler's Cafe Florida's Peace River Frontier by Canter Brown, Jr.  PHOTO:  In 1987, Arcadia brothers Ricky (left), Robert (center), and Randy (right) Ray...

Episode 230: Aids, Arcadia, and Accusations

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